The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 23 November 1929

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    14 1 Singapore Free Press 111 CVN IS SINGAPORE, SS. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 23, 1929. NO. 12,881
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    281 1 There has been further discussion m Parliament on the i~ ingapore Base and oil cial statements of policy have been made. Questions regarding can- el. at. on of orders are to be asked Pages j. and 11. The R.G.A. rubber scheme seems to be fCßCrolly d<..riej MM
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    972 1 (jn /(-'ja ul egunl homine" noetri eel furregi Libtlli. .luv<n:-.1. Our Sporting Prophet had rather a poor time at the Races last week m leading h. > •-.ade's on the road to wealth, 'out what about our Political Tipster with hN Nap of Cecil t le.nenti
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      276 1 WISG LOONG. fH NISED HOUSE ROPTCAL SUITS STREET. j Raffles Hotel t Monia Litter and His Orchestra. i* IpROGR -MIIBIFOB SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24th, at i* 9.30 p.m. X I ITNGAL'S CAVE Mendelssohn-Bartholdy V EUGEN ONEGIN P. Tschaikowsky V tf Inttrml. JL I l t: C. Debussy J^ f do X
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      431 1 J* _il (a) I I Modern Equipment for I I THE UP-TO-DATE SHOP. I W 'a) W JE 1 "^.^-VTsjfT fl n_~lllj__^b fl BIa k and Deckor Quartet huh P^fc fl_i^[ WfdN^r Ball Bearing Heavy Duty Electric Drill j^£isv v__ vi i ■KSB Eel _y j r« I^P| |^M£ 1
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      148 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. t.aflae burglary polities Page 10. A few Fresh Food "Bests" Par, 12. The safety of* Chatwood safes Page 11. Taikoo granulated sugar cube— Page la. Spey Royal whisky at Guthrie's-— Page 10. F.A.. Bartholomeusz, for goldleaf tea Page 20. John Little st< ck the latest Tootal fal; rics
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      14 1 WING LOONG. FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32. HIGH STREET.
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      191 1 THE WEEK SmtmrMmpt tML HiL'h Water. Ml a.m.. ,'.5, L'.IO p.m.. 8.6. 8.1. outward mail due. Ch: of Com: Council Mem. km- election 12. T:upinj_r Amstcai Race entries c.o><\ S.V.C annual service shoot. Ku^rbv: Singapore ye. Sembilan, S.C.C. Hockey: Y.M.CA VS. R.A.. Plakan Mati; 1. A. vs. Police. Thorn- on
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      320 2 MOONLIGHT HALL, New WorldSUNDAY NEXT, NOV. 24. ONE NIGHT ONLY. BANVARD NEW MUSICAL COMEDY CO., Present ROSE MARIE AT t.lB P.M. FULL COMPANY. CHORUS, ORCHESTRA. PRICES: Box Seats $4, Seats $3, $2 and $1. ■AT MUAR TO-NIGHT. For a short season only.TAMAN SETIA 25 Actors. 20 Actresses 10 Manila Girls,
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      304 2 VICTORIA qpHEATRE W. R. BANVARD PRESENTS THE Banvard Musical Comedy Co. Full Company of Thirty-two Artists including ESTELLE ROSE— ALEC KELLAW AY— THELMA BURNESS. TO-NIGHT AT 9.30 p.m. 44 Folies Bergere Revue" (Last Edition) Monday, Nov. 25th. "ROSE MARIE* Tuesday WVd.. Nov. 26th. and 27th. SALLY." Winter Garden Theatre's Greatest
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      422 2 I ALHAMBRA^ PROGRAMME V Commencing Tuesday. Nov. 19(h.. and endi jAt v. X N,,v t ,i, In the Second Show at !i p m 7*//£; LATEST EM PI RE yf.iv t X REX INGRAM'S elm I Thc Garden of Alfal X WITH 1 ALICE TERRY AND IVAN PETROVfn_i V A
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      582 2 I CHURCH SERVICES. Si. WDRKWS CATHEDRAL. SUNDAY NEXT BKFOBE ADVENT. 1 mo. H<-1> < ..nnminiv.... T.:;i» aji Matin*. s n>.|\ Communion I Choral). |g Sandaj School ;tt Rt. Aadrsw. s.hool. r, 1 1 pji Even rong Choral I iiol Senium. Momlaj Wednetwlay and Friday tt s aja. Holy < 'ommunion.
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    THE CINEMA WORLD.
    989 3 m "BIGGER AND BETTER" i THAN EVER! j Colour and Width. P _H_4TlV__ 0U Fih;l rol, es^'»dent). ||A]LED aa the screen entertainment o_ the future, the Grandeur pictures .pon.-ored hy that pioneer, William Fox. hava En n sn, wn for the first time before an audi. nee
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    WHAT IS A "TALKIE"?
    258 3 Film or SI aye I .ay? A Parisian law court v ill shortly have to decide the question whether a "talkie is a mare film or whether it is a stage play. Th.>i question has already arisen m connection with the dispute between the director ofl
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    "BULL" MONTANA.
    36 3 "<<<trilla -kike" Ilridegn.i.m af a Typi-t. "Bull" Montana, the Rim star noted fa* Ihis wrestling powers and gorilla build, has obtained a licence to marry Miss Mary Faolson Mathews, a shorthand-typist of l.o& Angeles.
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      240 3 V" THE "SINCLAIR SERIES fhristmas Greeting Cards j jn Xdtural Colours mm attractive ael of foar illustrations, prtatad m i.'h pictora ('V friends at home typical beauty JOHN LITTLE COMPANY, LTD. j 000 (Incorporatad hi England.) Singapore Penang Kuala Lumpur. fTECTRICITYIi V :gNDMY AND SERVICE I but heat as well!
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      656 3 S U HIE' t— 1 S -THE __f _^_r___v__ x w w mm warn AS PRO OF I^^M^^!^^^^ UN6 i T 5 QAUSE TH IRT V^MI Ll 1^ rTIjSERS DEMONSTRATE ITS POWER &d3KK2 Ir. t £*^^r^^™- -V S GrC;U Brit S -t A ri Australia, and New of the B
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    SHANGHAI AWHEEL.
    817 4 CENSUS AND TRAFFIC PROBLEMS. Toll of Life. The progress of the motor vehicle industry m Shanghai has been, one may say, almost phenomenal, as is shown by the quarterly statistics issued by the traffic departments of the S.M.I*, and the French 'oncession. The increase m the number of
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    CITROEN AND GENERAL MOTORS.
    152 4 Paris, Oct. 10. The rumours circulated last year to the effect that an important interest m the Citroen works had been acquired by General Motors have recently been revived. It is believed that the banking firm of Lazard Brothers, which was responsible m a large degree
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    BETTER AND BETTER.
    1033 4 OLYMPIA REVEALS MORE PROGRESS. Easy Mechanism Smart Bodies. by The Hon. Mrs. VICTOR BRUCE. ALTHOUGH I am guided only by first impressions, it is already clear that this year's Olympia Exhibition shows more real mechanical progress m the design of motor cars than has been seen for
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    LONDON TO GLASGOW AT 80 M.P.H.
    95 4 Mr. Kave Dim's Peep into the Future. London. Oct. 2.V Sports cars capable at 150 miles per hou. were predicted by the racing motorist. .Mi. 1 Kayo Don, m discussing the car of the future with a Reuter correspondent at the .Motor Show. "In
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    MOTOR HEADLIGHTS.
    171 4 A Kcpton reader writes: "I quite agree that foi cats with no dipping device the headlights should he foeusssd on the near side of the road about thirty yards ahead. Nevertheless I think that an approaching car. with its headlights focussed about the level of your face, will
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    56 4 The proposal to build a new by-pass to the west of Manchester was recently discussed by local authorities. The proposed road would pass through the areas of nearly all the local authorities m Greater Manchester, including Salford. Stretford, Eccles. Swinton, Pendlebury and Barton-upon-Irwell, involving also the building of a high-level
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    CAR FACTORY FALLS AFTER EXPLOSION.
    221 4 Six Killed and Many Injured. Six workmen were killed and over 20 injured, m a serious explosion at the Talhot motor-car works at Suresnes, near Paris. Apparently a gas container burst m the foundry at H.l. r a.m.. and three-quarters of th.' great building crashed
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    BRITISH MOTOR INDUSTRY.
    136 4 Wonderful Sales at Olympia. London, Oct. 25. British motor car manufacturers are rei joicing at the wonderful sales transacted j at the Motor Show at Olympia, which closed j this week. They more than held their own with foreign competitors, and experts prophesy that this year's exhibition
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    NEW BUSES AND TAXIS FOR LONDON.
    147 4 The announcement that a new fleet of completely silent Buses has just been ordered by the London General Omnibus Company is most welcome to Londoners. It is said the new type will be as noiseless as the best private cars and that when these
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      220 4 m r *>-' c:^^^>ae** t____Tl__Cr M.__»__L_ V^*-^—- "X IpH^ Tr^-~{. 1^! i_^_ J H^ __^nnHBMI ____X_ _X H^^^^^ v^ _^Bg Sleeve' valve power for speed and economy I ndecic vllaSSlS rt>o "lOC The patented Willys-Knight double sleeve-valve engine, 4j/^9 JL mCmSmmW with its extreme simplicity of design, assures an exceptional
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    THE DOCTOR AND HIS ART.
    479 5 Hard Sayings About the Pi fessol ol Medicine m tht t Oxford, Sir K. Farquhar Buz im been saying some hard thing- -ion. remarks, which were made on the the opening ol the Medical r Birmingham, are rec rded m the M**t number of the
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    WAR ON RATS.
    264 5 How Australian Would Rid World of Them. Mr. W. Kodier. an Australian, of Melbourne, wants tr: rid the world of rate. In this laudable intention he has a theory rot f y any means a new one; but he has a novel Way of attempting to thrust
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    120 5 The R.A.C., m an endeavour to minimise the unnecessary blowing of motor horns, especially m urban areas and during the normal hours of sleep, has issued a letter to members and associate members and to all associated clubs urging them to support the Club m its endeavours to stop this
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    KEEPING UP "FRONT."
    1151 5 er.ne-. T. HOW HOLLYWOOD TRIES TO DO IT. Living on the H. P. System. Keeping a stiff upper lip is stUl the practice m cinemalandEvery known ruse has been called upon to maintain what is known as "appearance"! m other cities and is termed "front"' here, v.
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    JAY WALKER AND THE SPEEDING CAR.
    314 5 Law Lords' Killing. The position of the "jay-wa!ker" who gets run down was dealt with by Lord Justice Scrutton m a Court of Appeal judgment. The case lefore the c«.urt was the appeal (>' Mrs. E. Sundell. of Quoon Anne-street «"avi ndish-squaie. from the
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    34 5 ..ccoroing to Judge Whitmore Richards, pedestrians have a natural right to walk on the road, even If there is a footpath. He wished that the law compelled them to use the paths. I i
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    THOMAS ATKINS HIS RELIGION.
    931 5 Except in .Military Circk's. it is not perhaps generally known that there are four recognised religions fa the Army with Chaplains provided for each of these. Outside of this charmed circle everything 1 Ki labelled 1 y the rank and tile as a "fancy religion." On
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    CARS ON CREDIT IN SOUTH AFRICA.
    96 5 General Hertzog\s Warning lo Farmers. .le)hanneshurg_ Oct. 18. Nothing threatens the South African farmer with ruination more than the purchase of expensive motor cars, declared General Hertzog at Bloenvt'ontein to-day. "The purchase of cars on credit." he said, "is at. absolute disease and menace
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      180 5 W* j\ I ,-%j#old i I Tht owner of an Austin soon develops the feel- V f inu for his car that most men have for their V f dog— rwped amounting almost to affection. For X I tht Austin soon becomes a valued friend: so X sound— so utterly
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    PARTIAL ECLIPSE
    2043 6  -  Mildred Barbour THE LOVE STORY OF TWO SISTERS. By CHAPTER XI.V. PURSUIT. Tony stared at her sitting so complacently m hi- sitting-room, a tea-tray beside her. Hi> i act darkened. 'What are you dedng here?" he askea abruptly. "Courteous host, aren t you, she chuckled, calmly pouring tea
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    TETRAZZINI DOES NOT DIET.
    398 6 TETRAZZINI DOES NOT DIET. But she will not eat Spaghetti! Mine. Tetrazzini is a woman who enjoys life. You can tell that trom her laugh, which is frequent, long, and only curbed with reluctance. This plump little prima d< nna with the laughter lines round her shrewd brown eyeu is
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    Gramophone Notes and News.
    1169 6  -  GRAMOPHONE EDUCATION BY Mr. F. Ycats-l.ivwn. m the September issue ef The Spectator, calls attention to the International Educational Society, a non-pro.;t-making organization, whi.-h by means of records bring within the reach oi all the voices of th hading thinkers of our time-. Ibe pr- btem
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    FAMOUS FOOTBALLERS WRITE ABOUT THE GAME.
    884 6 FAMOUS FOOTBALLERS WRITE ABOUT THE GAME. FROM THE PLAYER'S ANGLE "NJ HOW NOT TO lUDGE 100Ti..,, >. BY Ul I Fred Kean. J« (Bolton Wandererst DECAUSE Bolton Wanderers have ne.t done as well as was expecteel, there have been many explanations of our so-calicd failure. Many of these have bordered
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    MR. KIPLING'S ADVICE TO BOYS.
    555 6 MR. KIPLING'S ADVICE TO BOYS. "Burning One's Own Smoke/ Mr. Budyard Kipling made an inspiring speech to boys when he opened Miliwr couit, Sturry, a> a school. The Junioi King's School. Canterbury, ha. been transferred to this building, which, on Lord Milner's death, was presented by Lady M liner to
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    18 6 i Qeu** fB 7< Prisoaer si WA^ f 9^*\ five o'clock mi drink, and st nrlk Having ferewe
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    EDUCATION IN INDIA.
    718 7 FAILURE TO REACH LITERACY. "Inefficiency and Waste." The Auxiliary Committee appointed by the Simon Commission to consider the edu--at.or.a! system m British India have issued their leport. They declare that throughout the whole educational system there is waste and inefficiency. The Committee's report will not form part
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    A.A.A. FOR PENANG.
    91 7 An in.'iujrural meeting e>f the' I .'nang Amateur Athletic Associatie>n was held m the Penang Cricket Club on Tueselay afternoon. Mr. Justice P. J. Sproule was m the chair and amongst those present were Messrs. L. W. Arnold, H. Mortimer the Rev. P. L. Peach anel about
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    116 7 A verdict of death being due to a bullet wound m the head self-inflicted while mentally deranged, was given by Mr. I. T. Morris, registrar, m H. M. Police Court. Shanghai, at the inquest on Inspector George Morgan of the Hongkew station who was found dead m bed at his
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    IRAQ PREMIER'S SUICIDE.
    785 7 POIGNANT LETTER TO HIS SON. An Irreparable Loss. Bagadad, Nov. 14. The death of the Premier, Sir Abdu Mushin Beg Sa dun, created a tremendous stir m Baghdad. Yesterday he spent a perfectly BOrmal day. He carried out the usual duties at his office m the me.rnmg,
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    SHELL-MEX. LTD'S BID FOR HOTEL CECIL.
    64 7 Westward Movement of Business m London. London, Nov. 14. Another stage m the westward movement of business m London will be reached if the negotiations now proceeding to purchase the Hotel Cecil by Shell-Mex, Ltd's, with a view to its conversion into a block
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      387 7 Skin Sufferers I PRESCRIPTION I D.D.D. Prescription is an infallible rem- A?\± *dy for Bad Leg, Eczema, Psoriasis, IMMfJ 5? Salt Rheum, Prickly Heat, Ringworm, l^*m X* Dhobies Itch, or other skin trouble. EQENA Salves cannot do the work t2^s___Z s- they simply clog the pores. D.D.D gg»»/ is not
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    A WAR RAIDER.
    662 8 CAPTURED BOYS WHO WISHED TO STAY. Gentleman Pirate. A new story of the war is revealed how some English boys, captured by a German commerce raider, wanted to stay with her "to see the fun." War pictures which have never been seen before- -photographs of British ships
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    BABY AGED TWO WHO SWIMS 65 KEET.
    178 8 Arrival of America's Child Champion. Southampton. Oct. 16. Little Marjorie Best, aged two years and tw< months, the champion child swimmer of the United States, arrived here thi> evening aboard the Berengaria. I .ord Birkenhead, sir Harry McGowan, Sir E_dwin Lttty ens, Sir
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    "THE RIGHT TO KILL."
    232 8 Man Shoots Mother to End Her London. Nov. 4th. Draguignan. The whole of France and England an. most interested m a trial. Which opened at the Var Assizes to-day. of Richard Corbett, (25), an Englishman, who shot and killed his mother, who was suffering from incurable
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    82 8 At the last meeting of the Council of the Royal Empire Society, the following from the Far East were elected Fellows: British Malaya: Selangor, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hollway, G. K. Narayan and P. V. Norman. Johore, Robt. J. Paterson and H. Bille; Kedah, J. Hargreaves: Malacca. R. B.
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    "BEAUTY QUEEN'S" SUICIDE IN LAWYER'S ROOMS.
    374 8 "BEAUTY QUEEN'S" SUICIDE IN LAWYER'S ROOMS. Alleged Efforts to Stop an Inquest. Brisbane Oct. 17. Startling allegations against Queensland officials have follows, the suicide hen of Miss jDulcie Barclay, noted Australian i eauty. It is alleged that Stat*.- Government <»n.eials, m an endeavour to shield highly placed! persons, have done
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    116 8 Vincent Richards would rather play any amateur m the world, with the single exception of Henri Cochet, than Karel Kozeluh, he told an Associated Press representative recently. Richards thinks Cochet, the little Frenchman, on his day, would be even more formidable than Kozeluh, the Czechoslovak master of control. "When at
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    JAPANESE CABLE NEWS.
    176 8 Japan's Favourable Trade. [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi. Service.] Tokyo, Nov. 20. Trade returns for the second ten days of this month show a total of Y..._\(.4K,000 of import? and Y. .">_*. Q.4.000 for exports. SINGAPORE NAVAL BASE. Naval authorities referring to the position of the Singapore Naval Base at
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    THEIR MAJESTIES SEE "THE MIDDLE WATCH."
    44 8 Third Theatre Visit m a Week. London, Nov. 13. The King and Queen paid an unannounced visit to the Shaftsbury Theatre last night to see "The Middle Watch." This was Their Majesties' third theatre visit m a week.
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      273 8 DW Ei||i BABYUACE Caused Great Disfi gure ment. Cuticura Healed. "Wlnomybs she had dry started with I.K. burned so j. to keep h-r I bnfc^ great disfigu* '-auw a restle.s i... ne n <i n>tt. v "I rt-r d v Soap and Out C sample. Aft km m^ relief so'
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    THE UNEMPLOYMENT BILL.
    530 9 LIBERALS' CRITICAL SUPPORT. Tory Condemnation. [Reuter's Service.] London, Nov. 21. In the House of Commons, on the first occasion m history, a woman Cabinet Minister introduced a Bill to-day. Miss Bondfield (Minister of Labour) moved the second reading of the Unemployment Insurance Bill. M*Jor Walter Elliott (C.
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    GERMAN PROPERTY LIQUIDATION.
    180 9 Proceeds to be Retained. [British Radio Official Service.) Rugby, Nov. 21. The Chancellor of thc Exchequer, m the House of Commons to-day, stated the position of the Government on the question of i the liquidation of German private property. He said he had consulted the British experts
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    SECOND HAGUE CONFERENCE.
    63 9 France Wants Postponement. Rugby, Nov. 21. The French Government, owing to the Budget discussions m the French Chamber, have suggested that the meeting of the Second Hague Conference should l>e postponed until January 3. The German Government have agreed and have now inquired of the British Government
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    WOMEN KILLED IN TEXAS RAIL SMASH.
    34 9 Dallas, Texas, Nov. 22. Five women were -killed to-day when their car crashed into a train at a level-crossing at White Reck Lake during a blinding snow- storm.
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    "GROSS & CLUMSY ERROR."
    497 9 "GROSS CLUMSY ERROR." GOVERNMENT'S BASE POLICY SLATED. Insistent Opposition. [Reuter's Service.] London, Nov. 22. In the House of Commons, on the motion for the adjournment, Capt. Robt. Eden (C. Warwick) raised the question of Government's Singapore Base policy. He said Government decided to change its policy and had not even
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    WHITE HOUSE ECONOMIC CONFERENCE.
    162 9 i Optimistic Leaders. [Reuter's Service.] WnaMngton, No\. 11. A second conference with the object of organising the economic structure of the United States against any general business depreciation owing to the decline of security values was held at White House between Mr. Hoover and a score
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    CATHEDRAL REQUIEM FOR "TAY PAY."
    56 9 CATHEDRAL REQUIEM FOR "TAY PAY." [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Nov. tl. The funeral of Mj-. T. P. O'Connor, the Father of the House of Commons, took place at Kensal Green, London, to-day. Previously a solemn Requiem Mass was celebrated at Westminster Cathedral, the Archbishop of Liverpool, Dr. Downey, pontificating
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    UKRAINE ANTI-RED PLOT REVEALED.
    78 9 [Reuter's Service.] Moscow, Nov. 22. A counter-revolutionary organisation headed by leading" members of the AntiSoviet Government of General Petlura, is -iT leged to have been discovered m Ukraine for the purpose of making Ukraine a capitalist state. The case will shortly be tried m the Supreme
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    AFRICAN UNREST.
    334 9 COMMUNIST INFLUENCE DENIED. Native Leaders Accuse Govt. [Reuter's Service.] Johannesburg, Nov. 21. A meeting of native leaders to-day issued a statement most emphatically denying that the Third International is responsible for the unrest of the African peoples and alleging that Government is trying to arouse the Whites m
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    PRICE VITAL FACTOR IN CHINA.
    193 9 Hopeful British Outlook. [Reuters Service.] London. N.»\. 21. "Toasting' the China Association al the Association's annual dinner m London tonight Prince George emphasised hi.- interest m Empire trade and recalled hi- two years service m Chinese praters. He said he eras very impressed with all
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    MOKE TAX INCREASES IN AUSTRALIA.
    126 9 New Treasurer Fills m the (.aps. [Reuter's Service.] Canberra. Nov. 21. The Federal Treasurer, Mr. Theodore, m his Budget statement, declared that thert was not time to recast his predecessor's proposals, but m order to fill the gap of i 2.000.000 therein, he proposed to
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    M. CLEMENCEAU.
    48 9 Doctors Hold Out Little Hope. Paris, Nov. 22. M. Clemenceau is suffering from a severe attack of colic. Five injections of camphorated oil were given during the day. There is no immediate danger of heart collapse, but the doctors are unable to hold out much hone.
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    27 PERISH IN TIDAL WAVE TRAGEDY.
    40 9 ma St. John's, Newfoundland, Nov. 21. A fifteen foot tidal wave, following Monday's earthquake, engulfed the waterfront of Burin, on the south coast. Sixteen building's were destroyed and 27 people perished. Communications are interrupted.
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    CONSERVATIVE PARTY'S LEADERSHIP.
    205 9 Confidence m Mr. Baldwin. [Reuter's Service.] London, Nov. 21. Four thousand delegates, including forty I Vers and 150 members of the House of Commons, the largest attendance on record, eagerly discussed the Party's leadership at the ")7th annual conference of the Union of Conservative Unionist Associations at
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    BOILER EXPLOSION IN WASHINGTON.
    52 9 [Reuter's Service.l Washington, Nan 22. One man was killed, 4 fatally Injured, and a score of others injured, by a boiler explosion which wrecked part of a block of buildings m the business quarter of Washlingtcn, and lifted 40 square feet of pavc[ment high m the
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      282 9 'JnsiNESS CARDS. ANMAIXY IN fl- '"bAII XiCOyXT*. money, snd mrvies at collectioa <>t bad othing if we fail will X AGENCY. lection Specialists, s« reet, Singapore. SgjjfflON FLOWERSHOP ;ii! r»site Hotel van Wijk, 1831-4832. .r Superrlskm. "j^VV l-LOWERS. Wreaths Baskets. VKVKK BE WITHOUT I META. IK nhitt mM safety fuel.
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      571 9 TENDERS. NOTICE. Tenders. hOrtCI IB hereby given that lenders are now •nvited for the following materials or services and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained m the Tender Room. Municipal Offices: Tender p,. Date of Closing. Supply of Solid and Pneumatic Tyres, and Tubes for Pneumatic Tyr,s for
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      397 9 NOTICES. TAIPING TURF CLUB. AMATEUR MEETING. Thursday, 28th., and Saturday, 30th. November, 1929. TWO RACES for HORSES, Classes 3, 4. and 5. Six furlongs and a mile and 84 yards. STAKES.— S6OO, $550 and $500 for each Class, respectively. TWO RACES for PONIES, Classes 2 and 3. Four and a
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1929. CHINA'S WAR.
    696 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1929. CHINA'S WAR. The position m the China civil war ifl at the moment not very clear except as regards the South, hut it seems probable that on the whole the Nanking Government is not at any rate doing much more than holding its
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    1230 10 After M years' service m the Railway Department. Mr. S. Ponniah. the Station .Master at Port Swetteham, retired on th,"' 17th inst. He is succeeded by Mr. S. Chellappah. The Socony Athletic Club. Die Malayan Poultry Farm Association und The Live wiies have been exempted from registration, and the Cosmopolitan
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    17 10 The fourth and final round of the F. A. Amateur Cup competition is to be played to-day.
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    53 10 TRAGEDY. MininK T_^ r i.T 0ni (»u,.,,.~~;,. spMfft) A sad discover] Nm European, Mr. on the floor dentin] area of Jj nlthe head a new!.. byhiss.de. Be mm* ward ipoh m P.red this often ltlon Osborne wu promise and wai i a new jol, MM Tin Dredging i
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    A CURIOUS POINT.
    237 10 Chinese Boy's R egue t Ya,. Ah Chin. H a> a house servant Supreme- Court Judf sent empt >< "I* mant, Colonial Second Magistrate .Mr yesterday when h« int Mr. U then P. which he is allege, wo complainant, his 1 the false P tti_.ee to hina.
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    67 10 LATEST TIN WO RI'BBEB PRICES. [FREE PRFSS SK**' COTOMsI London. Nov. 22. Us|» Messrs. Lewis. Lazarus and I notify to-day's tin prices as folio*Spot £186 4 16 (up £22 11 ward £188 10 16 (up B). market is thm. Messrs. Symington and Sincltf notify to-day's rubber prices f
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    SIR C. CLEMENTT'S ARRIVAL.
    21 10 The Officer Admil ment has received i Cecil Clement; leave Hong Konu OT Feb. ;>nd 0. Mantua.
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    AN UNREGISTERED CAR.
    90 10 j~m mm mmmmmm mm Before Mr. I S Magistrate's Court J Ang Swee Chi. Gaiace, was chan Registrar of Veil v1 unreg.stered car SI and fraudulently thereto. Accuse.! charges, and Stated tl tried out with a fie* tion stated that l car bsailng ni«: an Inspector of
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    27 10 Mr. E. M. Beoalar, <• leum Co., Sing, C. Harper and Co., 1 !V agents, has been t- fr«H* m place of Mr. T. 1 to Kuala Lumpur
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      81 10 I ((SelJtoiM p I Ij»EAsJ I A LONDON HOUSEHOLDER recently knocked a burglar downstairs with a poker. We understand that the burglar ha.s resolved that m future he will only visit onestoried bungalows equipped with electric ehwators and will always carry a "GAFLAC" ACCIDENT POLICY. GENERAL j ACCIDENT FIRE LIFE
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      6 10 ARTHUR PEALL OS BILLIARDS. Pat/c 17,
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    MANCHURIA FIGHTING.
    44 11 ffIINESE FORCES RETREAT. < ™--vinK. •<in Service.l lYiping. Nov. 22. iyi it is reliably re- -ne authorities have •mi Harbin stating have been occupied I ;ir bin. No\. 22. aya the situation .1 to scuts wneiehai ordered it niial is much Japanese resi•i.formation.
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    A FATAL REFUGE.
    41 11 Bomb-- Cause a Thousand Deaths. 1 nlvio. \o\ 22. Harbin correspond report that civilians >eeking me from air- ;<"«•- bombed reports that Maiu-huli iirection of I i active m despatch of two Chinese reported. be active •I .-.•-tern i
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    MUKDEN DECIDES TO NEGOTIATE.
    39 11 MUKDEN DECIDES TO NEGOTIATE. Nankin.. Disregarded. Service*.] Mukden. Nov. 21. ha- de- of the independently nting 1 >i Welling- j believed I sel "J as t lie •san s>\ let hurian border > Nanking is j ir: south I I
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    THE BASE POLICY.
    25 11 w Ord( n Cancelled >PYR_GH..| I midon, \o\ 22. I Jon. i t ioi oi her any I r materials '...vcrnthe work.
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    THE BRITISH LEGION.
    23 11 nt* m London Office. SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.] Loadea, Nov. 22 the organising Legion, has been office and the London! n rdered
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    A MEMORABLE DAY.
    34 11 )rd Diwson on Kin^s Health. r Ra Sercce.l Kagfcy, N«\. 22. posing the dinner of the night, said ra. that grave King his life .eign. Thi, .vhich to state (roes from
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    TO-EAST PROBLEMS.
    30 11 I Rugby, No\. 22. will l__... i i save London •vh... hewffl take 1 ommissioner r Gilbert Clayton. will visit Cairo for Egypt Jerusalem kancellor High c 9.]
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    44 11 Ba Nadr. \l)s. daring the measuring 8 inches, and 14 ZOO, hut these I shipped last ired i.; feet, reaches London rdedhy Rogers red 16 feet S -and several »ught near the ■Sited by Mr. MP., on January Vour'liAX SMITH.
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    MYSTERY OR HOAX?
    253 11 DESTROYERS ANSWER S.O.S. CALL. Strange Story From Steamer. [Reuter's Service.] London, Nov. 22. Mystery surrounds a report that four M n° y T f u the Medit^ranean Station, Malta, have been despatched to help the British steamer Baron Elcho, from Port Said for Marseilles, following the receipt
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    PRINCE TAKAMATSU'S VISIT.
    167 11 PRINCE TAKAMATSU'S VISIT. Sails for London m April. [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.) Tokio. Nor. 22. The Imperial household announces it has been decided that Prince Tukamat .i. accompanied by his bride, will proceed to London leaving Yokohama by tin- Kashlms Main on April 21 to return thanks for the iHike
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    U.S. INDUSTRY.
    39 11 Wages nol lo be Lowered. [Reuter's Service.] Washington. Nov. 22. In order to maintain the country's consuming power the leading industrialists and labour leaders m conference with Mr. Hoover have agreed to maintain the existing wage schedule.
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    M. CLEMENCEAU'S CONDITION.
    20 11 [Renter's Service.] Paris. Nov. 22. M. Clemenceau passed a rather bad night and his family has assembled.
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    CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
    223 11 Shanghai, Nov. 22. Feng troops retreated to Hsinanchen, Kvhile they attacked in Hupeh. Fighting li reported at Tsangyang. Troops in Hunan completed concentration and are waiting instruction. Russians occupied Mishanhsien on Sunday and burned the wireless station, the people evaluated the town. N'tws of the occupation of
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    EUROPEAN BANDITS.
    139 11 ORIENT EXPRESS ATTACKED. Passengers Reported Killed. LKeuter's Service.] Belgrade, Nov. 22. The Orient Express from Constantinople to Paris was attacked by bandits between the Serbian frontier station and Tzaribrod. Only the locomotive arrived safely at TsariLiod- The fate of the passengers is at i lesent unknown. Vienna, Nov.
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    THE WORLD'S WILD LIFE.
    140 11 (.ame Reserves for Malaya. [Reuter's Service.] London, Nov. 22. In the Home of Lords debating the matter of the preservation of Empire fauna. Lord Onslaw urged the importance of the establishment of fame reserves m the Colonies, particularly Africa and Malaya. He dwelt on the increasing
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    THE UNEMPLOYMENT BILL.
    91 11 THE UNEMPLOYMENT BILL. Alterations Must be Made. [Router's Service.l London. Nov. 22. Prophecies that Mr. Maxtoa (Communist, Bridgeton Glasgow) and his colleagues aroald b«- the chief thorn m tht flesh of Government m the Unemployment Hill debate yesterday night, were not fulfilled for it aras Mr. Lloyd George, the Liberal
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    AUSTRALIA'S NEW TAXES.
    102 11 Making Luxuries Pay. [Reuter's Service.l Canberra. Nov. 22. Further provisions of the new budget include a 80 per cent supertax (all the latter of which presumably is applicable to existing taxel not actual earnings) on company's earnings, an increase of eight shillings a gallon on spirits and
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    AMERICAN COTTON MARKETING.
    49 11 [Reuter's Service.] Memphise, Missouri, Nov. 22. It i* announced that officials of the cotton Co-operative Association of the entire cot-ton-belt will meat the Federal Farm Hoard here m a few weeks to lay the foundation of a national co-operative marketing corporation. [Earlier cables on page 9.]
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    CHINESE ART EXHIBITION.
    203 11 Activities Concluded. The Chinese Art Exhibition closed on the 20th instant, when the final committee meeting* in connection with the exhibition was held in the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Hill Street, wilh Dr. B. T. Loh in the chair. At the outset, the Chairman said that as
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    A HOTEL SCUFFLE.
    830 11 TROUBLE OF UNWANTED GUESTS. Refusal to Leave. A disorderly incident m Raffles Hotel recently had a _equel m the Third Polka Court yesterday when two Dutchmen, William La vies and Jan La vies (brothers) were charged at the instance of Mr. Lavarton Assistant Manager of the Hotel,
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    MALACCA GOLF.
    95 11 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Malacca. The following was the result of the Ladies' November Medal Bogey played off" on Wednesday. Mrs. E. D. Lindow 10 2 up Mrs. R. H. Finch 18 2 up Miss Lockhart Mure 18 1 up Mrs. G. Hoiden 7 All square Miss Hoiden
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    43 11 The following was the result of ladies' monthly November medal played on Wed- nesday and Thursday. Seventeen Cards 1 were taken out and the following returned. Lady Colina Hussey 46 9 37 I Miss D. Hope Falkner 54 11 43
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    40 11 Mr. J. W. Cruickshank, manager of Nova J Scotia estate, Teluk Anson, arrived with Mrs. Cruickshank by the Malwa. Mr. R. J L. Parker, who is acting for Mr. Cruick- shank, will go to Kurau estate, Bagan Serai, as manager.
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    WHY WOMEN ARE FLUFFIER NOW.
    509 12 Deadlier Rivals for Man's Admiration." Mesdames, the secret is out. Mademoiselles, .the puzzle is solved. Here, at last, is the truth about the Feminine Woman of to-day a truth which will flatter the pride of Man, the Vain. You have observed with respectful curiosity, men
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    MILLIONAIRS WEDS HIS TYPIST.
    293 12 MILLION AIRS WEDS HIS TYPIST. (iirl Told of Ceremony a Tew Hours Hefore. Preston. Oct. It. A romance that began when millionaire mended typewriter for his pretty gn1typisi ended in their wedding at Preston to-day The millionaire. 74-year-old Mr. William Birtwittle. walked into Preston church at a.m. There he nu-t
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    102 12 A sort of general post is taking place amongst the junior Administrative officers, says the Sarawak Gazette. Mr. P. MurrayScott left on Oct. 20 on transfer to Sibu; Mr. I). C. Hudden has gone from Sibu to Simanggang; Mr. W. S. B. Buck is on his way to Kuching to
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    TAR AND FEATHERS AT EPSTEINS "NIGHT."
    436 12 A "Bombing" Plot that was Frustrated. The vigilance ot" a patrolling policeman and of a night watchman upset care full va.ranged plans for tarring and feathering Epstein's statue "Night" on th** Under* ground building at St. .James's Park Station, S.W. Preparations had ol viously
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    "TWO BOMBS THROWN."
    136 12 I An Anonymous Letter With a 4 T.5." on the Envelope. w The Evening News received the follouring undated anonymous typewritten letter, posted m Norwood. In order to demon-! rate mi: rigi I di>liki of Epsteins 1 works wa intend this evening, to decorate his ghastly effigies
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    RIMA TARRED AND FEATHERED.
    321 12 The hitter controversies that have 1. jarourd Mr. Epstein's Rima, Hhe Hyde Park j memorial to Hudson, the naturalist, w revived m dramatic fashion recently by a i further astonishing attack on the panel 'itself. J At dawn a policeman patrolling the Pari; draw near to
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    SHOULD BRIDES BE "GIVEN AWAY."
    181 12 Should the custom of "giving sway brides be abolished? There is a growing rebellion on the putt of modern young women against the timehonoured regulation that they must be led to the altar and given away— a* though. ai one bride expressed it, they were
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      288 12 Heipte &S_- _____P! *mAmm**^^^ -JO- mw ____^^9^^ ___MB__ __r JBW^^ _____o___l v^^ _N M s— > /_J Baby is fretful and restless, and mother's sleep is disturbed. Why go on night after night like this? Get Woodward's Gripe Water to-day. Physicians all over the world recommend this universal English remedy.
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      203 12 4 \^4^*^^ ?4 'I leave dentures overnight m Odol I Liquid- if ckam 1 f/im thoroughly -kills aUgmns i deodorises. ;_-v J C y I A solution of 1 or 2 per cent. Odol V j Liquid is admirable for steeping AY/I artificial teeth m over night. Odol is a
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    EXTRALITY PROBLEM.
    1545 13 PROF. SHOTWELL'S SUGGESTION. Chinese Selection of Judges. The following is the text of that part of the paper read by Professor James T. Shotwell before the Conference at Kyoto, on the subject of the relinquishment of extraterritoriality m China. The subject is of such grreat importance, and Professor
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    JAPAN'S VIEW OF SINGAPORE BASE.
    186 13 Has No Fears. Ambassador Declares. Ottawa, Oct, .anan's attitude t.wui I th. move for world disarmament) which will i. ad\anced h__rih r sta-ie at the Fiv« Powers Naval '.ufcrence m London January, was ou<*i*UCd by Mr. Iyemasa lokugawa. Hrst lapunese Sftinister to Canada, who has
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    SPRAYING METAL ON DRESSES.
    136 13 Real Gold or Silver Instead of Tinsel. I ondon, Oct. lU. That gold and silver dresses can now be restored to their pristine glory is the claim of the inventor of a metal-spraying pistol, which was originally used for coating glass, wood, and metals. The inventor
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    79 13 As a prelude to the Annual Athletic Sports of 1120 th. Burma Rifles a cross-country race, of 2% miles, was held at Taiping. Five companies entered teams of 30 each. In the presence of the Commandant and other officers of the Regiment, Riffleman Kolu Gam of "A" company finished first.
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    ENGLISH CRITICS PRAISE LINDRUM.
    446 13 Quickness of Execution Remarkable. London. Oct. 17. -Walter Lindrum. play on his first appearance m Great Britain Is BO exceptional that it warrants the opinion that he is at least equal to any player who ever held the English championship,'* says The Times billiards expert. "His
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      38 13 i^__jfl_r*^ Tli I xfl_M.i^______> -t- A 1^ i u*^ w JHtT I 1 /^&y-'^ \s§ r W _f~Mv^\ 1 ____kV ''/i^v X Ml_L/^T v_r? 1 _B i________i ______-3_i Ib^ _fl CIGARETTES TIPPED WITH CORK OF PURE NATURAL GROWTH
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      516 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England). 0 "ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL) FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Dae Spore. s.s. CITY OF DURHAM Dec. 12 s.s. CITY OF HEREFORD Jan. 9 s.s. CITY
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      397 14 British India and Apcar Lin.. (Incorporated m England *^*UVj PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S N m UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY* _nvU__ L LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICa*' OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA \\D Jttg Due m Tonnage. Singapore. D* RAJPUTANA 16,500 Nov. 30 MALWA s,n^ *JEYPORE 5,300 Dec. I
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      640 15 0. S. K. Line. Destinations. Yeaeel. Arrive. Leave. Ua** Kotterdam Hamburg Bremea Vnd Antwerp via Colombo. Aden. gms end lort Said Ar.des Maru Dec. 17 Dec. 18 Town, Rio de Montevideo and (Kound-the- World \\fisase 190 -1 +B A,r s Maru Nov 27 Nov. 28 m rr.f"*- insibmr, Dar-es-Salaam. _ou!-'
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      508 15 DOLJLAR STEAMSHIP UME cJndAMEKU^ 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. Penan.. New York. PRES. MONROE Nov. 25 Nov. 28 Nov. 30 Jan. 7 PRES. WILSON Dec. 9 Dec. 12 Dec. 14
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    100 16 SOVIET SHIP IN COLOMBO. Ater a long interval the Colombo harbour was recently graced with the presence of a Soviet ship. The white hull and black funnel of the Dalnewostolschnik showed a distinct difference from those black and grey ones so familiar m the P. and O. and
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      784 16 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia). 1 (0) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA. DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. (0) I Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,376 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading
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      261 16 LLOYD ROYAL BELGE SOCIETE ANONYME. t lncorporated m Belgium). MONTHLY SERVICE OF STEAMERS from SINGAPORE to VANCOUVER, SEATTLE, PORT LAND AND SAN FRANCISCO via Honsrkonflr and Shanghai. Steamer. Due Singapore S.S. KAM.BOVE Nov. 27 S.S. PATAGONIER Dec. 29 S.S. SUEVIER Jan. 27 For further particulars apply to McALISTER CO., LTD.,
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      442 16 Kerr Steamship Co. Iv 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK *M (Incorporated m U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FUUGHT SERVICE to i BOSTON, NEW YORK PHILADELPHU ah BALTIMORE. Nl (via Suez). M.S. SILVERASH In Port M.S. SILVERGUAVA due Dec. 10 PACIFIC JAVA CALCUTTA SERVirr SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO Sm LOS ANGELES HARBOUR
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      75 16 COOK'S WAGONfiJI? [world ggygpgg* l No bo**. Passages booked 1 t Rail ticket- I id toi the P k;af J» Baggage. Furr.:*.. and Stored. Cook's Interpr I I ■"JJ"'* rf principal steam. J trainB Ports. Insurances, Lift I P *J**^ 00 Letters of Credit in*" Trav.U issued and cash.ii. Foreign
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      714 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. i BY STEAMER TO-DAY. Karimon Soon Lee 9 a.m. Rhio Hong Lian 9 a.m. Pulau Soegi Bee Lam 9 a.m. Kukup and Benut Hong Chuan 9 a.m. Sibu Rajah of Sarawak 9 a.m. Pontianak Bengkalis 10 a.m. Djambi Toh Lam 11 a.m. Fast Coast of Pahang Lipis 11
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      237 16 The M.M. D'Artagnan is due here on Sunday, at 2 p.m. and will probably leave the following day at 6 a.m. for Saigon, China, Japan from the wharves. SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. East Wharf (Entrance (.ate 1). Van Waerwijck East Basin; Hong Peng
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    THE VALUE OF A FAVOURITE "STICK"
    946 17  -  ARTHUR PEALL Willie Smiths Broken Cue. SWINGS TO PRACTICE. By jN the following article, the second of his weekly specials for the Free Press, Willie .Smith, the English Champion, dwells on the importance of the cue m billiards and emphasises the vaue of a
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    SPOTLIGHT ON THE FAMOUS.
    518 17 SPOTLIGHT ON THE FAMOUS. I Hannen Staffer's "Who's Who." Eighty-six famous men and women Alt revealed by the spotlight of Mr. Hannen SwaJFer's wit and knowledge in "Hann n BwanTer'i Who's Who." hook of Jo.) paces, which is published by Hutchfoaoa at l">s. The following are extracts from the hook.
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    BETTY NUTHALL AS A "WIFE."
    377 17 Best Joke of Tennis Team's Trip. afisi Hetty Nuthall has just returned. from her positively most gorgeous i'vit" trip, and she is just the tame typically nice English girl thai the always was. Betty was nember of the lawn tennis team which has been touring
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    112 17 A recent meeting of Chinese merchants at the Twenty-four Trade Guilds' Association, in Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong-, discussed ways and means of restricting", to some extent, the high rents of houses in the Colony, which the members of the Association believe to be detrimental to the merchants and
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    KING ALFONSO'S LOVE STORY.
    457 17 How he met a Lovely Princess. It was apparently the late Empress Eugenie who brought about the match between King- Alfonso and his queen. The o.d empress, living at Farnborough, sent King Alfonso a photograph of Princess Baa Of 1 Wittenberg, whom she described to him
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    25 17 There is nothing in the Old or "New Testament to surest that they are to be called the word of God. Canon T. A. Lacev.
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      441 17 r T H h IDEAL COMBINATION for your washable coats are the Krementz coat buttons and Krementz collar sets. Krementz coat buttons are biz time savers. They are put on .md taken out easily but, when on, the bodkin-clutch holds them like an anchor. No chance of losing them. \J|
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      596 17 wmmsnus MWF There i* no better pill Fir ih:in MARTIN'S. You can rely upon MARTIN'S PILLS. ISold by all CL*rmigt9 Stores avd TIMMS DISPENSARY. Raffles Square, Singapore. AUCTION SALES SHERIFF'S SALE. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THH STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Writ of Seizure and Sale dated Oct., 28th,
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    PROBLEM OF 'FADING.'
    356 18 Election Siren m m Atmosphere. Oui wireless correspondent recently dealt wth the question of faulty reception m Si gapore. In the following article speal representative of the Morning Post dis ■ess the matter. Dr. Harlan T. Stetson, of Harvard University, and Dr. Greenleaf W. Pickard, a private
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    ONE UP—AND ONE TO PAY.
    39 18 ONE UP— AND ONE TO PAY. When a man was charged at Enfield Wltl b( inp drunk, he -aid: "I had been to the g-olf club and had holed out m one, and ycu know what that means, gentlemen!"
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    13 18 Why should we not make this a disarma ment year Mr. A. Henderson.
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    END OF A B.B.C. DISPUTE
    300 18 Dance Titles to be Given V .m. !t i-n :< tood thai the announcement '-> dance nusic i umb. broad > h Broadcast. >rporaora outside their studios, Khich s/s ntinued st the end < f I ebruary, will b, mcd on Novembei i accor lin;
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    MEN AS CAT FANCIERS.
    111 18 Having become used to looking upon dog shows aa almoat entirely confined to women exhibitors it was a anrpriaing change t find nun carrying off the chief awards at the Siamese Cat show at Kensington. It may be a case of "gentlemen prefei blondes." A working
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    For the Wireless Enthusiast.
    963 18 THE LENGTH OF THE AERIAL. (From Our Wireless Correspondent.) K is no hard and fast rule tor determining the exact length of an aerial to suit all conditions and types oi re- I ceivers. I know af an instance where a Person uses a MO ft.
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      412 18 r^j^^^\^^"^' up Strength k^V'i^lnCl 3 s An^ier's Emulsion is widely and successL^\ —^^frTv^l fully used m the treatment of consumption WfevU- |j^i^**^* and m all forms ot ill-health m which there 13 lrQ*v^^*^&> ,w *l\ ss We is **lmmMMMm to take, it promotes l^aVTtn^ar^JLV* s, strength. In addition to its
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    121 19 Yesterday's Alterations. Buyer Seller. Ham Cave* <*l > 95 1.00 Haad Vai 6s 7s Honjf K. n% Tin (r>s) 17s lid I*.Malayan Collieries (10) 46.00 4tf.7.i Kan tan IYef. ($1) IK) 1 .00 Rau!> Aust. 9.00 '.«.5O Southern Tr<>n«»h v" sl Us U 12s TmifillftUl 24s <Jd
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    108 19 Veeteriay*a Alteration \o\. 22nd. (losing price*. Buyers Sellers. Katu Cavei VtVk l.Ou Hong Kati> »;u Johan Tin sr, Kinta Tin Dred. 1.48^ 1.4s 1 Kucha i l.iN i.;;i Mamliaus 7 L > 77 Penawats SI 4 R-4 Rantau Prefs. HKU ■.;-> South Taipinu SI T,". 1 Sangci
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    IMPORTS AND EXPORTS RETURN.
    186 19 Th*- annual return of Imports and Exports of British Malaya for the year 1028 is now available. Under each article, classified a.corriir^ to the Classification and unit* of quantity, appear the countries from whi.ii it wan received or to w' _eh shipped. A recapitulation of the
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    CHINESE COMMERCIAL BANK.
    706 19 CHINESE COMMERCIAL BANK. Annual Meeting. S^ enteenth ™nual general meeting ot ihe Chinese Commercial Bank Limited was held at the Bank Premises. No. OM Chulia Street, Singapore, at noon vt-sterdav with Mr. Cheok Oheng Kee, the Chairman of Directors, m the Chair. Others present were: The Hon 'hie Mr. S.
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    121 19 Katu Tin (First half November) Dredge Hours run 825; Cubic yards treated 76,000; I .kuls 285. Renong Consolidated. (First half Nov.) Hours run 312; Cubic yards treated 93,000; Pikuls 226. Borneo Company, agents: Pahang 3,768. 24; Ipoh Tin 665; Sungei Kinta Tin 840; Temoh Tin Dredging,
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    EXCHANGE RATES.
    232 19 November 22. SELLING. London I months' si^ht flf 151 6 London months' sight 2 3 7 8 London 60 days' sight 2 3 13 16 London 30 days' sight 2 3 25 32 London donaad 2 I 34 London T. 1\ 2 3 1116 Lyons and Paris, demand
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    PRODUCE.
    209 19 November 22. Tin SM Tow *-M*;« Gambier ll"._t Pepper White 90 Pepper ..luck _'J Flake Tnpioc. 6.75 Pearl Sago Sinn. 8.09 Copra Sundried 9.60 Rice, Anam No. -*>•' Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New; 8.80 Rice, Siam old No. 1. 880 Rice, Rangoon Pintan ..60 Rice, Rangoon
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    64 19 No\ ember 22nd., 12 o'clock neon. Buyers Sellers. i;.s..v equal u> London Standard S <>! 26 26 a Standard IJ.S.s. on Tender Dec. 27% 27'_. Jan. -'V 2 Jan-Mar. 28% t»% April lane 29% rone oi' Market: Quiet slightly easier. Late t Cable: London Spot
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    BARLOW'S REPORT.
    156 19 Singapore, Nov. 21. The market has been rather steadier during the past week, but to-day m sympathy v ith London and New York advices, prices have eased about cent and the tone is weaker. London is down 1 Km! at 8.3 Xi and New York down h. cent
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    GENERAL MOTORS' REGIONAL OFFICE.
    59 19 Two more members of the Far Easterr Regional staff of the (General .Motors Ex port Company have arrived m Singapore to join H. B. Phillips, vice-president am! Far Eastern regional director who arrivehere early m November. The new member, are H. H. Veerhusen, regional finance manager,
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      R.G.A. Report Criticised.
      107 19 (FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.) London, Nov. 22. The R.G.A. report has met with a mixed reception. Amsterdam apparently does not believe the plan will secure the result expected though it says it seems on a sounder basis than the Dutch scheme. Symington and Sinclair's report SSjn the
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      FINANCIAL NEWS VIEWS.
      96 19 The Financial News says the report has fallen short of expectations. It points out that the scheme could have only a trivial effect since the R.G.A. control 1,f165jM0 out of 6.000,000. But the report is valuable for other reasons namely as showing the impossibility of central selling
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      THE TIN AND RUBBER MARKETS.
      32 19 The rise m tin has imparted a good tons and many ..astern shares registered improvements. The tin market opened this morning quietly at R ands st.J t.
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      82 19 [Reuters Service.] London. No\. 21. London rubber people describe the Rubber Growsrs' Associnth report as unpmcticnl and consider that, anyhow, the carrying out ol' the recomnu .uiations must be very tedious anil although the scheme is not lihelj to be actively OPpOSSd it will be hind* red by lack ot
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    ROSE MACPHAIL AND PENMAN LTD'S REPORT.
    219 19 s Singapore, Nov. 22. Rubber. London 8 l I6d. down 'gd. i p.m. Prices (L'don Std). Spot 26ft; Dee. 27 January 2<*\ Jan. -Mar. 2S U. April. Jun 29%. Steady. Tin. London ilso ios. sOs. Up. Mining. Steady. Sungei Ways 'i.27 l :>. Kuchais
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    LEWIS AND PEATS REPORT.
    194 19 Singapore, Nov. 22. Pending the result oj the meeting that was held en Monday at which the K.G.A. .considered the report of the Co-operative Selling Committee, the market steadied ana at one time it teemed as though the underlying strength had something behind U jßut although
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      354 19 Mam bxceed mmmm assurance m force over mmm I THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). BEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFTrir. an nu t T <„,npany has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England^ anf comphe! T with^ tS BrS' I__ c Assurance
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      425 19 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 d t L Silver $14,000,000 Keserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000 000 COURT OF DIRECTORS: W, H. Bell, Esq., Chairman. I. A. Plummer, Esq.,
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      184 19 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated m England). Capital f 3,000,000 Subscrihed 1,800,000 Paid-up 1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1,612,046 BOARD OF DIRECTORS. J. M. Ryrie, Esq., Chairman. P. R. Chalmers Esq. Charles J. Hambro Esq. J. O. Robinson, Esq. W. H. Shelford. Esq. Sir Thomas Catto, Bart. LONDON
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      41 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE, I Fidelity Guarantee—Administration Bonds. Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). I A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager. I
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    SIKH MURDER TRIAL.
    2124 20 JUDGE "EMBARRASSED" BY COUNSEL. Stops Personal Examination. A surprising interlude occurred following the midday adjournment at the Botanical Gardens murder trial at the Assizes before Mr. Justice otevens, yesterday, when Mr. E. K. Koek (counsel for defence) objected to certain questions being put by His Lordship to
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      BRADMAN AND JACKSON SCORE WELL.
      182 20 Gilligan's Costly Error. (FREE PRESS SERVICE.—COPYRIGHT.*! Sydney, Nov. 22. The match between Gilligan's M.C.C. side and New South Wales, which has been anticipated with great interest m view of the English performances so far, opened to-day the weather being m every way favourable. The two
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      M.C.C. TOURISTS IN AUSTRALIA.
      290 20 Details of Splendid Win m First Match. Details of the opening match of the M.C.C.. Australian tourists are to hand m the Australian papers. Gilligan was unable to select his team until the morning cf the match. He was anxious to include Rarratt, the Notts fast
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    MALAY CUP RUGBY.
    297 20 Changes m Singapore XV. for To-day. The match between Singapore (S.( .(".> „nd Negri Sembilan to be played on the Padang this afternoon, commencing- promptly at 4. r >o. is the only game m the Malaya Cup competition to-day (the match at Sungei Patani between Kedah and
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    HOCKEY.
    43 20 S.R.C. II Beat S.C.C. 11. Scoring a goal m each half, the S.R.C. II defeated the S.C.C. second team on the Padang yesterday, the S.C.C. being unable to score a single goal R. Armstrong and .ichards were the scorers for the S.R.C.
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    HINDU FESTIVALS.
    942 20 BASED ON ASTRONOMICAL CALCULATIONS. Religious Background. (By Our Indian Correspondent). Last Sunday kind the following day were big festival days for the Hindus, particularly amongst those hailing from South India According to the Hindu Calendar, November roughly corresponds to the month of Kartigai when the Feasts of Lamps
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    47 20 The Lawn Tennis Association of Australia has received intimation that Miss Helen W T ills will not be able to accept the invitation to play m Australia this season. She cannot visit EuVrope and Australia m the same year. She hopes however, to go to Australia later.-
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