The Straits Times, 13 October 1926

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    Overscas News by Mail.
    1068 2 A London Chinese Fined For Opium Smoking. Taken ill through eating too many raw blackberries, Gerrard Matthews (14), of Penarth, Glamorgan, died the following day. I Mr. S. Bolem won the first prize in the I Weymorth angling festival with a fhark caught from the beach
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      348 2 YX7IIEN skin is broken, as m cuts, bruises, VV burns and scalds, millions of dangerous microbes are waiting to invade the tissues. Don't lose a moment m smearing that injury with Zam-Buk. This grand antiseptic lw!ni kills all dangerous germs and brings quick dean healing. Where festering or blood-poisoning is
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      637 2 Buy British Goods! ENVELOPES NEW STOCK JUST ARRIVED ALL SIZES. SAMPLES SENT O N REQUEST THE PROMPT PRINTERS (RICKARD LTD.) 76, Cecil Street, Singapore GHEONG KOONSENG GO. AUCTION SALE of Singapore town and country properties. At Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng Co's saleroom. No. 30. Chulia Street, on Wednesday. October 20,
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      151 2 Write for the latest list Season Co., Ltd. 11l and 113, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. Reap the Utmost Satisfaction FKOM YOUR HOBBY BY ALWAYS USING CONTESSA-NETTEL CAMERAS ARE YOUR SHOES FRIENDLY. TIGER HEAD BRAND Y. H. shoes are the most friendly shoes m the world. They never pinch or Fqueak or
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    China's Lace Trade.
    543 3 The Romance Surrounding The Industry. The manufacture of lace in the Northern part of Shantung Province has made the name of Chefoo a household word wherever the autocratic sway of Dame I ashion is exercised. It is not difficult to associate so delicate and laborious a task
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    Implacable Goes to Sea.
    343 3 Restored Wooden Wall Taken To Falmouth. After having been in the hands of the ship repairers for a period of about nine months, the old Implacable, one of the few remaining links with naval history of Nelson's time, passed out of Plymouth Sound on Tuesday on
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    22 3 Frankness about America is a luxury we Enxlish cannot afford for fear of offending: a notoriously sensitive nation. Mr. A. B. Walkley.
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    25 3 I Revolutionaries learn to their c< howl easy it U to underrate the influen. even I of a corrupt and apparently unpopular ifligum.— The BishopofDurjum^^^
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      152 3 WHITE AWAYS Standard Values the "HYGIENIC" •^fffcSS^L l, CARAFE&GLASS v j Xi "THIRSO" TUMBLERS. y A cood quality dear class with wmTWAYS STANDARD W.USS neat border m three distintt CARAFFE AND UPS. Finest value m Malaya. plain ha f trysta Caraffe and as Sizes Vi pint. sketch. Standard Value $1.75
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      430 3 v J OUTSIDE AND INSIDE. It is important to keep the outside of your body dean. It is even more important to keep the inside clean and m regular working order. If constipation troubles you, use Pinkettes. They are laxative perfection, Plnkettes ke,ep the liver active, the skin clear and
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      326 3 Maa n(^ fee* i^nV ■ufn >„ IQXo f^ lsl Big enough for the Job/ AS an elephant lifts a log with dignity and ease so a Crossley 15/30 does its work without fuss or strain. POWER is the vital factor m the life and performance of any car. The engine
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      573 4 P. ft tj.-3R.TISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated In England) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CAIC.O SKKVICES. PINTNBITLAR AND ORIENTAL *X. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJKRTY*S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR FAST MAIL BBKTI4 I OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAI'AN Tonnage do* B'por* MIZAmP.E (cargo only! V 0 Oct.
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      624 4 Shipping Announcements N.Y.K. LINE (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) LONDON LINE Marseilles, London and Antwerp Vessels Tonnage Due Sail KITAXO MARU 8,000 Oct. 14 15 lIARUNA MARU 10.500 Oct. 28 29 KAMO MARU 8,000 Nov. 11 71 KATOP.I MARU 10,000 Nov. 25 26 ATSUTA MARU 8 000 Dec. 9 10 KASHIMA MARU
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      526 4 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated m England) 1 I REGULAR SERVICE TO LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN.— GENOA, MARSEILLES. LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOWMARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND J GLASGOW.— BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON
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      511 4 THE SSAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated m Siam) BANOKOE COASTING SERVICE/ For Kretay, Kemnman, Kelantan, Rangnara. Telupin, Patani. Singnro, Lacon, Bandon, Kohsainui, Langsuan, Chumpon and .Bangkok. Arrival Departure MALINI In port Oct. 18 VALAYA Oct. 17 Oct. 20 The Ster.mers Brc fitted throughout with elc-cliic light and have excellent
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      473 4 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF DATAVIA) (Incorporated m Holland) Under contract with the NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 3640, with sub-cunnections to passage. Freight, Transhipment, Marine Depts. and Manager's Desk. Representatives for Singapore and Straits Settlements of the Official Tourist Bureau of Java. All information, detailed itineraries
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      479 4 DURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated m Australia) FOR SYDNEY, MELHOURXE. VIA JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLANDS AND RRISHANK Regular monthly sailings by the well known steamer MAKKU.A (7.375 tons) and tIM m-w motor raaaaL MAI.AIIAU [*JHI taoa). Th* ka, MAHKI.LA la the lafgaat and tin.-st steamer trading to Australia, CabiM ill' luxi-,
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      499 5 Shipping Announcements ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England). -ELLERMAN" LINH PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. FREIGHT SERVICI OUTWARDS To Hongkong Doe Singapore a..i. CITY OF CAIRO Oct. 2!) HOMEWARDS Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg s.s. CITY OF RANGOON Oct. 19 tfavre, London, Rotterdam
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      444 5 AUSTRAL-EAST INDIES LINE HMMtoraUd m laglaM] Regular Passenger and Freight Service Tta JAVA PORTS to FREMANTLH (W. A.), ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE and BTDNXT maintained by Da* Balls s.s. KIOTO Nov. t. i.i. CITY OT BPASTA Not. 7 s.s. CITY OF PALERMO Nov. 29 Dec 7 Single Return Singapore to FremanUe $257.14
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      473 5 ADMIRAL ORIENTAL LINE TRANS-PACIFIC PASSENGER AND XIPSESS SISVICI 19 days from Hongkong to Seattle Bailing from Steamer Hongkong PRESIDENT McKINLET Oct. 19 PRESIDENT JEFFERSON Oct. II PRESIDENT GRANT Not. 12 PRESIDENT MADISON Nor. 14 PRESIDENT JACKSON Dee. 6 also a sailing every 12 days from Hongkong to Manila Through bills
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      493 5 STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ "NEDERLANI" ROTTERDAMSGHE LLOYI Sailings from Singapore of the STOOMV. MU. "NEDERLAND" to GENOA, SOUTHAMPTON, AMSTERDAM via Belawan Deli, Sahang, Colombo and Algiers. P. C. HOOFT Oct. 22 PRINSKS JULIANA Nov. 5 JOHAN DE WITT Nov. 11» KON. DER NEDERLANDEN Dec. S •J. P. COEX Dec. 17 Sailing from
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      232 5 HERCULES Engines 7 H-P. and 9 H.P. START AND OPERATE ON CRUDE OIL > V J EEr jsaflE HsVaSsl sasasssV <^^^^jH fc KEROSENE I CRUDE OIL V/i H.P. 6 H.P. 7 H.P. 9 H.P. The lowest price dependable small Oil Engines. Prices from $240. STOCKS IN SINGAPORE, KOALA LUMPUR, IPOH.
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      463 6 GAIETY CINEMA Jumli.n apt' aad Baacaaira s.r.-.tg. TO-NKiHT »J Kcw GBrtoM ;i il I. lairrmtiMal 'INK. NEW LEATHER PUSHERS 41 h Ser..s. Btarrtag Bilij Sullivan K<>u:ivi 21. fOX^nenri '^*sfh*_ Korer hn» there beaa a more colourful personal. ty m I. 1 A MONTEZ, at Wfceea lu.iii.nj; l>i>liticni (U'slinics of Kuropc
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      154 6 SURINA THEATRE North Bridge Ito.irt. Tel. No. 289. TO-NICHT at 9 sharp. New Cartoon ;in<] l.i'tcst International RAIN OR SHINE N'v. NnaiN <'onicd>. V> m. POX I'rcstits TOM MIX The Modern r.:i IT:i !<> liiil m CONQUERING BLOOD A Teekateotesi Weatern itarriac tka famous Cowboy ace In one >f fte
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      371 6 TONIGHT TONIGHT SYD CHAPLIN IN THE MAN ON THE BOX THE MUCH SPOKEN OF FAST, FURIOUS and FASCINATING FARCE Preceded by LATEST PATHE GAZETTE and SPORTLIGHT In the Tirst Show at 7.10 p.m. FINAL EPISODES OF GALLOPING HOOFS Also Comedy and Western Drama. ■Mfcfag at RWBnO A Co., from to
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      107 6 VICTORIA THEATRE TO-NIGHT AND NIGHTLY AT 9.30 STAVJRINAKY DANCERS THE BUSSIAN BALLET TO-NtGHT and Th»rsd;«v. OcUbtT 11. ANCIENT HELLAS AND 1001 NIGHTS (OLYMPIC GAMES). (TAKE OF ARABIAN NIGHTS). Friday and Saturday, Ort:iber 13 and 14. JAMARKA (COUNTRY FAIR) AND BACCHUS Booking open at JOHN LITTLE'S. Prices $1, $2 and $1.
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    DAILY TIME TABLE
    198 7 FIXTURES. j& WYdn.'xd.iy. October 13 BU Water, 2.4 a.m., 1.23 p.m. Malacca JIi(;h Title, 10.40 a.m., 6.0, 10.50 p.m., MHalted BtMN m.-iil cluses, 2 p.m. Kuasian Ballot, Vic. Theatre, 9.80 p.m. Thursday, Or'ober 14 High Water. 3.7 a.m., 2 16 p.m. eta Jii e h Tide, 11.30
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    210 7 Wednesday, Octebw n. Ship* alongside the Wharrn or czpeeud to arrive. KEI'l'EL HARBOUR. Main Wi, ,i Dri r Pomsoat, I.ch. Spn* 16 Cable, Moonstone. Tug Trebover, I'iacuna. W B Joan. Oil Wharf Nil Coal Wharf Nil VESSELS IN DBr DOCK*. Tanjong I'agar Wharf N I Hock Nil
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    151 7 To-day. Seiat Faadjaag nnd liugan Si Api Api I Bameralda) p.m. B< iik-kalis, Siak nnd I'akan Baroe i V v. Uogendorpl 3 p.ru Brnka Island, Pladjoc and Palembang (Van Swell) 3 p.m. N<Tta and Eaat In.lm (Laiaaag) 3 p.m. Japan fl ita Mara) 3^o p.m. China, Hitinam,
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    38 7 By K»w. Ian rirterszoon Cocn bilamai I -eft Arrd. S'pore London Kept. 2 Stpt. 27 Sept. 3 Sept. 28 Bmt 0 Oct. 4 Sept. 9 Oct. 4 Srpt. ill Oct. 9 Sept. IT Oct. 11
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    BIRTHS
    41 7 DPUMMOND.— On October 1, 192fi, at Jesselton, British North Borneo, to Mr. and Mrs. Redvers W. S. Drummond, a son. WEARNE.— On October 12, 1926, to Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wearne, of 301, Tanglin Road, a daughter. Both well.
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    DEATHS
    139 7 ROE. Moe Eng Watt, at liunca Rampay Villa. East Coast Road, on Tuesday, October 12. L9M, ut th« age of 47. He leave. widow, two sons, fiva daughters aai four sons'ln-law, Chin Chye Fong, Ec Kirn Cunn. Pact Tack Ckaa tad Lha CTmnj Henir. imd eight grandchildren to mourn
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    ANNOUNCEMENT
    49 7 FUNERAL.— The remains of the late Mr. Tham Leone Ouun will be removed from idi i iv, l'v-.'i. Stevens Road, or day, the ]4th instant, the cortefcr at II a.m. for Beach Rond from thence to bp taken on board the s.s. Mern.ng for the intiiment at Kemamaa.
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    238 7 EXCHANGE. Singapore, October 13. On London, Bank m/i 2/4 3/1G Demand 1/3 13/16 Private 3m. credits 2/4 tt On New York, Demand EC4 Private 90 d/s 58 On France, Eank T.T. 1900 On India, Bank T.T. tfeftf On Hongkong Bank T.T. 12 p.c. dis. On Shanghai, Bank
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    57 7 Buyers Sellers n.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spot 71% 72'4 Standard R.S.S. on Tender Ortober 72 72'/*i >:<>v.-Dec. 73»* 74 Jan.-March 71* 76 (nom) 77 78 Tone of market Quiet, steady. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet Is. 8%d. per lb. New York Holiday. DAILY
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      MINING.
      351 7 Val. Pd. Buyers Seller* £1 £1 Asam Kumbang 67/- 68/1 1 Batang Padang 0.95 1.00 il £1 Chendcrian>: Itt/G 34/6 ill £1 Eastern Siam 31/- 32/£1 10 Haad Yai 1."./- 17/- pm. 1 1 Hitam Tin 1.5.1 1.60 £1 £1 Idris Hydraulic CO/ii Cl/0 1 1 Johan Tin 0.12
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      GENERAL.
      147 7 Val. Pd. Buyers Seller* El SI B. Am. Tobacco 4.15.0 4.17.6 1 1 Central Engine O.y5 1.00 1 1 Cycle and Carriage 0!»5 1.00 ;i £1 E. Smelting Co. 17.73 18.00 5 5 Frascr Neave 16.60 17.00 100 100 Hammer Co. 168.00 17" 00 00 100 Kati Broe. del
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      DEBENTURES.
      101 7 U. Eng. 0 p.c. 51, 234 ,300 57e 15% pm. i Spore Cold Storage Deb. 7 p.c. $555,000 105 110 Spore Municipal 5 p.c. $1,878,000 of 1901 par 6 prem. i Spore Municipal 4 ,4 pic of 1907 $1,600,000 90 par Spore Municipal 4^4 p.c of 1909 $1,100,000 90
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      385 7 'raser nd Co. and 1 y.Il and Evatt "s Quotations. To-day's Prices Fraser Lyall Co. Evatt. Allenby ($1) 3.30 3.40cd.3.20 3.40 Alor Gajah ($1) 3.00 3.10 3.00 3.10 A. Hitam ($1) 4.85 5.00 4.50 5.00 A. Kuning (SI) 1.05 1.15 1.00 1.10 Am. Malay ($2) 4.85 5.00 4.80
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      113 7 The marriage of Mr. Peck Kirn Chye, fifth son of the late Mr. Peck Boon Chuan, to Miss Loh Poh Neo, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Loh Geok Boon, will take place on Sunday. October 17, 192G, at hiresidence No. 173, Havelock Road. I Cowing THE SEA BEAST WITH
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      113 7 SINGAPORE TURF CLUB To THE ORDINARY MEMBERS, of the Singapore Turf Club. NOTICE is hereby given that a General Meetinc of the Ordinary Members will be held at the Victoria Theatre, on Friday, October 29, 1996, at 5.15 p.m. BUSINESS. To consider and. if approved, to pans ihc accompanying proposed
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      86 7 NOTICE OF ASSUMPTION OF TRADE MARK I, Albert N'agnensky of Singapore, Diamond Merchant, hereby give public notice that by virtue of an exemption granted to me, by His Excellency the Governor of the Straits Settlements m Council under Section 8 (3) of Ordinance No. 168 (Aliens Restriction) 1 have assumed
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      850 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Classified Advtg.. sea page If. WANTS. FOR SALE, ETC. VACANCY AT 13,' LLOYD ROAD~ (\p OVKItLANI) CAR FOR SALE. Appiy 2 rirnhill Road. $20,000 TO LEND, on good mortean. Ap ply 512, Strait* Times. CITROEN two-seater car for sale, iiTgood condition. For inspection and trial, appl U
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      855 7 I AUCTION SALE irapore town and country prepertie.< iir». Cheong Koon Seng Co.'» saleroom. No. 30, Chulia Street, ■fdnwdiy, October 20. at 2.50 p.m. Valuable freehold 1.-iml and shopdwellings known as Nos. 16 to 21. liiyun Road, off Jnhin Hexar, Singapore, areas 7.32G square feet and LSI] aquara feet. Lot
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      67 7 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. Randan? Kerbau Station. (By Court.-sy ol Government Health Office.) For the 24 hours ending «t Midnight on Octakw n. int. Dcjr. M-.x. tl nature r I Hin. miii- tei i|" ■>' lire Mean ihadel tempeninre 7it.1>. Mas. sun nfUation 188 f, Hin. cniss radiation Ti.oi'. Sec Uaptratun 81
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    The Straits Times WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13. THE RAISED BLOCKADE.
    902 8 The Straits Times WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13. THE RAISED BLOCKADE. Although the blockade directed against Honfr Kong has bc^n officially raised by the Cantonese Government and an official memorandum published m all th; local vernacular press staces that the boycott has al. o been officially raised, yet there is a vide
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    AN OCCASIONAL NOTE.
    222 8 In The Ca-jarina Tree, Mr. W. Somerset Maugham, the well-known noveli-t, has produced a book of short stories of life m Malaya and Borneo, and he is at f rcat pains to assure his readers that his characters are imaginary. Singapore, he says, is a city too
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    45 8 Marshal Wu Pei-fu has telegraphed to the Shanghai Chinese General Chamber of Commerce expressinjr his fall support of their demands for the cancellation of the old treaty between China a;id Belgium and stating that if China i> to !>.■;, saved all unequal treaties must be cancelled.
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    404 8 V.'- arc informed that Mr. Aw Boon Half, a Chinese philanthropist of Singaran, hus cabled $:i,OOO to Shanghai m aid of the starving refugees of Wuchang. hief Superintendent Wilson and Superintendent 3. Bourke of the Shanghai Municipal Police have retired after 43 real and 40 years' service,
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    13 8 The Insulinuc Rubber Maatsehnppij of Sumta:a announces a dividend of 20 per cent.
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    14 8 The Wirelet Station nt M:itu, Rcjang ■I-.ita, is completed, and traffic is proceed'•.■j satisfactorily.
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    23 8 Then is aa yet no confirmation from '.o Honjrkon^ police authorities regarding thj piracy of a big vessel near the Tai Shak Karricr.
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    27 8 !r. a pres.; interview. Prof. Van Eerde has declared that he considered Princess Juliana of Holland one of his best student? m the study of colonial subjects.
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    36 8 On page 12 of to-day's issue we print i sketch map of China which will prove if use m following the course of events [he map presents the chief towns ai;: tiTords some idea of distances.
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    36 8 For the first time m Ceylon's history. a Govern t of the Colony has viewed Colombo from several hundred feet abovo it. Recently Sir Hugh Clifford had an hour's fl:ght m a seaplane over the city.
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    38 8 It x said thnt Dr. Otten, Director of •he Pasteur Instituts at Bandoen?, has discovered a dry vaccine against smallpox. It this is correct, it is very important as ordinary vaccine does not keep long m the troplo.
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    56 8 In the V.M.C.A. Hall on Friday evening: at S» a'dock, the Rev. Edwin K. Ix>e >'. ill give a lecture cm Christianity and Civilisation. This is one of the series of teStVM arranged at the bejrinninK of thf f«ar Thj Christian Ideal of Brotherhood. A cordial invitation is extended to
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    95 8 ir.e nearir.p 01 me eignt claims f> participation m a sum of $88,000 paid into court on he-half of Tan Hong Ghee, ;i young Chinese bankrupt, concluded yesLrl:iy m Si.- W'lh.im Unrison'l court, having occupied six days altogether. The claim of L. Alvis to a commission of *20,000 on the
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    56 8 Wa h;:vc received from the Bible House, Singapore, the latest publication if the British and Foreign Bible Society entitled The Everlasting Doors." It is a brightly written brochure and hanl■omehf illustrate:!, the text dealing with the Society's progress the World over. Incidentally it mentions that 1. copies of the scriptures
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    112 8 Mr. A. E. Taylor was charged m the Kuala Lumpur police court with, on September 26, at Dumansara Road, driving a motor car m a manner so rash or nesrli.'c-nt as to be likely to cause hurt or injury to another person, and thereby '.-oniniittinsr an offence punishable und?r MCtion
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    Hospital Appeal.
    274 8 How the Colony May Benefit. We have revcived from the Countess of Stamford an appeal for funds towards tlv; new building.- to be erected by the British Hospital for Mothers and Uubics. In the course of her letter, Um Counters says I hope within a very short time
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    B. N. Borneo Rubber Tax.
    127 8 Trees Planted Last Year Liable. We understand, say.; iho British Xor;h Borneo Herald, that the Court of Directors have decided that if and when the Rubber Tax Ordinance, which was rtail third time at the meeting of the Legislative Council held on March 22, 1MB,
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    $60,000 Worth of Chandu.
    42 8 Big Haul on the Lai Sans. Officers (if the preventive toaiucd ih" I.'ii Suik on her arrival from hina ami found concealed i.i the coal bunkers of the engine rimm 7,040 tahils if Chinese thandu valued at $«0,000.
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    HEAVY RAIN.
    46 8 Great Inconvenience t'.iused In I'enanK(From Our Own Correspondent). I\ nanjr, October 12. Heavy rain is stiil causing put inconvenience. Building eootraeton have ban unable to proceed with their wmk, and s-hips have bci n deiaytd c.wing to the iiripossibility of ihipping or nnloadinc cargo.
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    Mails Expected.
    14 8 From China and Japan by the Kitano lam, dnc at Singapore to-morrow.
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    Bravery at Sea.
    67 8 Taa Hague, October 7. The Neiherl.inds Consal-Geaen] -t Hamburg h:i^ presented tho captain <ii' the Westfalia with the Order of OranjeNassau, the second officer w :>i a gold watch, and tiic members of the crew of the life-boat each with a silver wat.h as :i toki-ii appreciation
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      145 8 O*^i '^f /I Vi -yJL .•aw, \-> I CIGARETTES EVENING SHAWLS A I Special display of Italian V\> \|l/\ schappe and crepe shawls, V %V 1W& n P' a^ n an d anc y designs. ii Price $16.50. Prices from $19.50. TfT JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. .«^SBEr*ir*»^ (Incorporated m England)
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      79 8 ALHAMBRA TO-NIGHT In the Second Show at 9 The Fifst National Special Production GRAUSTARK (Featuring NOKMA fALMADGB) m 7 I?ei'!s. Preceded by An lintertaining Paramount Comedy Dramu FORTY WINKS m G Reels. (Featuring RAYMOND GRIFFITH) Firsl Show at 7.30 A First National J'roduction THE LOVE MASTER (Featuring STRONGHBAatT, The WONDBat
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      70 8 On Other Pages, Paw. Oversee* Kewi t>--- Mail 2 Cbina'i Lmi 'I r:«<lt- 3 Finance and Commerce 7 Shipping and th.' Maila t Meteorological Krport 7 Rcutrr and BritiKh Impuriai Radio 9 In-.pr'.v. m.-T.t nl Ciritun CoHnsbursii Batata Rtport To-day'« lhara Market '■> Sportinc News 10 Tli.' Knaaian Ballet Note*
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    PLAIN TRUTHS RESENTED.
    647 9 Leaders' Warnings at Labour Conference. DISTRESS IN UNIONS Impossibility of Imposing A Levy. [UFXTEK TELECRAM] London, October 12. In spite of the opposition of Mr. Mac1 ooajd and Mr. J. II. Thomas, who pointed nut its impracticability, the Labour Party Conference at Margate carried by a majority
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    BANK DEFALCATIONS.
    163 9 Bombay Ex-Chief Accountant Found Guilty. Sentenced to Four and a Half Years Imprisonment. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, October 12. Bombay In the High Court, L. Evans, iormer chief accountant of the Bombay bnaeh of the Hongkong and Shanghai fiankins Corporati in, was found guilty on two charges of criminal
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    Soviet Regime Denounced.
    94 9 American Labour Calls It Enemy to Freedom. [RELTER TELEGRAM] London, October 12. Detroit The convention of the Amerii can Federation of Labour denounced the Soviet regime in the strongest terms, and described it as an assassin standing over the prostrate body of freedom. The convention renewed the
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    Lord D'Abernon's Successor.
    44 9 (BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO.) Rugby, October 12. It is expected that Sir Ronald Lindsay, who is succeeding Lord D'Abernon as British Ambassador m Berlin, will take up that post early next month. Sir Ronald Lindsay has been Ambassador at Constantinople since l'J25.
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    Board of Trade Returns.
    31 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, October 12. The Board of Trade returns for September show imports £101,724,341 and exports £50,680,003, incrcasts respectively ofi £587,031 and £893,259 compared with August.
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    Russia and China.
    21 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, October 12. Moscow Karakhan has arrived to consult with the Government regarding the Chinese situation.
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    Exchanges.
    73 9 (BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO.) Rugby, October 12, Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 12.12%. Berlin 20.374. Bombay Is. 5 27-32 d. ninsssls 174%. Buenos Aires 45%. Copenhagen 18.25 ,4. Geneva 25.11. BeJsiagfon 192%. Hongkong Is. ll%d. Lisbon 2 17-32. Madrid 82.59%. Milan 120%. New York 4.85 3-16. Oslo 21.174. Paris 109. league
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    59 9 It is a far cry from the missionary field of Central China to the Thumps Valley, but there Dr. W. A. Tatchell. M.K.C.S., L.R.C.P., has made an auspicious start as the new Wesleyan minister of the Teddington Circuit. I am better at practising than preaching," was the modest declaration he
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    SAFETY MEN REMAIN.
    230 9 More Miners Return To Work. Effect of the Strike On Shipbuilding. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, October 12. The delegate conference of safety men in London unanimously re-affirmed the decision to remain at work. While the minor's in the respactive districts are considering the proposal of the miners' federation
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    GERMAN COMMUNISTS.
    94 9 Hohenzollern Settlement Bill Resented. i Riotous Scenes in Prussian Diet. [REUTKR TELEGRAM] London. October 12. I Berlin lh." debate on the Hohenzollern Settlement Bill provoked unparalleled Communist fury in the Prussian Diet. The sitting was suspended five times owing to tho uproar and opprobrious epithets. Finally it clo£«d
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    LEAGL'E OF NATIONS.
    97 9 Indian Deletes Disarmament Views. (From Our Own Correspondent). Penanpr, October 12. The •Colombo correspondent of the Pinant: Gazette states that Sir Ramaswamy Aiyar, the Indian delegats to the League of Nations, has arrived. In an interview he stated The delegations to the League of Nations received tha
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      Rose Macphail and Co.
      102 9 Singapore, October 13. London.— Rubber Is. 8%d. Unchanged. Local 71 cents. Tin.— £301 15s. Down 37s. Cd. Local $15(> 1 <& for 125 tons. Mining.— Rahman Hydraulics 2.92%2.97' 2 tailing 2.20-2.25. Petalinrc 4.404.43, Rembians 74-76, Nai Hoots 1.07 Ltttt, Pattpnis ].2J%-1.27'.i, Kinta Dredging 2.27 14 -2.32
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    BRITAIN AND RUSSIA.
    190 9 No Change of Attitude Contemplated. Increase in Trade Reported. (BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO.) Bagfcjr, October 12. The statement that M. Krassin, the new Soviet Charge d'Affaircs, hcd some new plan to present when yesterday ha wr.3 received at the Foreign Office by Sir Austen Chamberlain is not correct.
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    New Rubber Uses.
    507 9 Latex for Sealing Food Tins. Judging from correspondence received, says the India Rubber Journal, the problems connected with the use of Jatex for sealing fo >d tins have already been successfully solved in the U.S.A. The Dewey and Almy Chemical Co. commenced work on the utilisation of
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    U. S. Missionaries.
    74 9 Three Further Captures By Bandits. Pekinp, October 4. A delayed despatch froin Changshn, dated September 20, which has just reached the Ameri.-an Legation, report.3 tho capture of three American mUslonaries by bandits at Maliwan in Wo<t Hunan, namely, Cal. Beck and Minerva Weil, both of the Reforim-d
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    FRENCH FINANCES.
    118 9 M./Poincare's Budget Presented. Stabilisation Plans to Come Later. [KEUTEIt TKI.KURAM] London, October i:!. Paris: M. Poincare has taken time by tha forelock and presented his Budget to the finance committee several week) befon- l\c reassembly of Parliamcit. Tho estimates of expenditure are Fr. 29,282,000,0CO and revenue Ft. 39,960,C03,OCO.
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    Colinsburgh Estate.
    644 9 Large Balance Saved For Development. The following report has been oAcially supplied i-n' annual |mnl meeting of ColinsbuiK'i Estate, Ltd., v>,:i.s held nt Malu< en, «;ii UctotKT :>, Air. T. V. Anderson P»Ij pro i.iing. 'J'tio chairman said Gentlemen, the year 1 w.'tkiag lesulted in a proiit of
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    77 9 The kiangsu People's 'Association have sent representatives both to the Canton- 1 ese at Hankow and to the city of Canton i to urpe the Cantonese military to cease their invasion of Sun Chuan-fang's pro-|i vinces. At the same time the Assoi-ia! ion i sent an urgent telegram to Murshu!
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    CANTON IMPROVEMENT.
    107 9 Chinese Returning to Former Employers. Difficulties Due to Silting Up Of Wharves. (From Our Own Correspondent). Rpsgiong, Oetobw 12. In qrfta oT grandiloquent talk of intensification of anti-ImperialUm, the hints i i i' Cctton aw returning to duty with their former employers. The situution ii iiiuoh impryvetl. :-r-r
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    China Fighting.
    84 9 Fate of Kiukiang Still in The Balance. (Frjtn Our O.vn Cornap mdfenl >. IIonK*:*»i-ir. October 12. Tl'.f fttle of Kiuki.'.nj; bants in tlM lal;;nt-e. Sun Chaan-fug claims to Imvr ifpul.-L'il Mlia of southern chive.-* on the, main camp. Th'.- allies claim the re occupation >»f sever;.! IBWU towni
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    Hotel Tragedy.
    125 9 Death from Misadventure Verdict. The bupmt regarding the <kath <>f the late .Mr. A. V> Kotoertaon, manager of Johore Rubber Lands, who was killed in a fall from his room in the Europe Hotel on October 4, concluded yesterday. Evidence m given by the jaga at the Europe
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    Run on a Chinese Bank.
    345 9 Result of a Wild Rumour From Hankow. A ran on Chinese bank occurred at shun!4'i'>i on September 'l'j when nimoun we v circulated to the effect Uiat its head oiiice in Ilanl.i.w had been MSprenod by the Southern forces because it was a private organisation
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    93 9 The 93rd half-yearly report of the Yokohama Specif Bank, Limited, states that the net profit of th* bank for the past half-year, after providing for all bad and doubtful debts, rebate on bills, etc., ibmra Yen 14,962,163, inclusive of Yen 5,S05,9!)0, broupht forward from last I account. The direct. us
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      319 10 Regimental Company Team Beat S.C.C. The Krjrimpnt now at Tnnglin gave another demonstration of their rugby yesterday afternoon, when their beat kii SX.c. taaa 21—0. The nxitch was played on the lower p-r.-umi at Tanjrlin, which was not :.iion. The civilian*' lii"' wai enmti i> v f w.uild have
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      TENNIS.
      59 10 S.C.C. Tournament. Inal of A Singles will be played the S.C.C. to-day between Lieut. H. S. I. Bonrke (plus S) and R. G. Pash The A Doable* final (Sir William D. H. Kleinman y. O. B. S. Bateman and A. K. Linton) will be played ".i Friday, after which
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      INTER-PORT ROWING.
      75 10 Singapore's Team Not Yet Settled. .i a being "experienced m connection with the proposal to send a crew t row against the Royal Hongkong Yacht i lull ami the Manila Boat Club ai X on November 6. T. H. Stone and A. P. Goldman may U- unable to
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      BOXING.
      104 10 i Lightweight Wins In Aastralia. In a match last month at the Sydney Eddie Mutton, of England, beat line, feather ami Rrhtweight champion Australia, m the 17th round. Grime was disqualified foi a low punch. tins to MCOfd, as show,,t the dedine of interest Australia m the last year
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      HOME FOOTBALL.
      22 10 [Neuter Telegram.] London, October V 2. beat Sundrrland by four coal? to two m a first division match played to-day.
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      104 10 Tin' CnllliwlM will represent the S.C.C. against tin- Staff ami Dept. at the Stadium to-day P. W. F. Mills Cnjrt. c II Congdon, R. E. Cox; B. E. Ablitt, Cave. T. H. Holyoak E. Murphy, T. I. 1.. Watkins, J. Hugging, Dr. C. and J. N. Wainwright. The following
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    Russian Ballet.
    377 10 Stavrinaky Dancers at Victoria i Theatre. A large audience greeted the Stavrinaky Dancers, who opened a short seasjn at the Victoria Theatre last night. It was found that they were a company who improved on acquaintance. The' first ballet, Sylphid, was the leg^t BncceMful 01 the numbers given,
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    CRUDE RUBBER.
    151 10 Importations into the United States. We are indebted to the Planters Association of Malaya for giving the fohowing details of tho importations of crude rut>-x-r ivo the United States during August, L 926. The figures have been compiled and distributed by the Rubber Association of America. The estimated
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    RUGBY UNION RESULTS.
    193 10 London, September 18. Following are the results of principal matches played under Rugby Union rutes Blackheath 37, Bradford 3. ffevonporl S. 17, Bath 5 Gloucester 20, St. Thomas H. 14. ll.al. M uin:; I-" 111 Scottish 11. Leicester 41, Northern 7. Newport 12, Cardiff 11. Northampton 47,
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    Notes from North Borneo.
    775 10 (From Our Own Correspondent). October 2. On October 2, a party of Jesselton imateurs gave us a delightful show with ;he Arabian Nights, a farce in three itts. The caste of nine was in excellent f orm and though all were good, we give he palms
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    SEPTEMBER RUBBER RETURNS
    102 10 Alor Gajah.— ls.63o lbs. Ayer Panas. 68,500. Australasia. 16,500 lbs. Bruffh.— 33,6oo lbs. Bukit Timah Rubber.— l3,lo3 lbs. Bukit Kubu.— 2o,ooo lbs. Ohangkat Serdang.— 22,9ls lbs. Glenealy.— 42,osB lbs. Hayt0r.— 15,294 lbs. Inriragiri. 14,517 lbs. Juru. 31,826 lbs. Kunla Reman.— l2l,o2o lbs. Kluane.— 39,ooo lbs. J/.k Kawi.—
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    The Tin Market.
    881 10 A Shrinkage of Visible Supplies. Lean and- Co.'s report of October 3 states Tin, after declining: £3. los. for Caan nnd i"2 10s. for 3 m/s. made a quick recovery and, closing at £318 for Cash and £306 15s. 3 m/>. shows a gain over the week
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    WRANGEL ISLAND.
    58 10 Soviet Tamper with British And American Flags. Tokio, October 4. Hakodate messages state ihat a Soviet st(«mer arrived recently from Wrangcl Island where she landed fifty emigrants, whilst three aviators surveyed the island from the air. It is n'leged that the expedition removed the British and American ftairs,
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    18 10 A consortium of Netherlands banking! interest!" on October 7 grunted a loan of ton million guilders to Denmark.
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    S. S. Association.
    620 10 Various Matters Discussed In Committee. Appended are the minutes of a com- mittee meeting of the Straits Settlements (.Singapore) Association held in the j Singapore Exchange Room on Monday. before commencing the business 01 the i meeting, the President proposed h Utj vote of thanks to ihe
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    RUBBER POSITION.
    210 10 Most of the rubber imports by the Straits Settlements come from the Dutch Indies, and what is described as wet imports (from which, for net weight, a deduction of 30 per cent, should be made) represents the bulk of the Dutch Indies native production. The figures, therefore, have
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    36 10 The Y.W.C.A. Jumble Sale will be held to-morrow at 4 p.m. at the Victory Hall. A eood supply of second hand clothin;! md furnishings has been sent and there Is the promise of h satisfactory sale.
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    Notes from Java.
    646 10 New Governor-General And The Press. (From Our Own Correspondent). Batavia, October 9. Some forty odd representatives of newspapers and periodical*. European. Chinese, Malay as well as Javanese, were received in audience by EL E. the Governor-General on Tuesday evening:. It was an informal reception, and assuch quite
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    SEPTEMBER TIN RETURNS.
    45 10 Pahang Consolidated.- 8,679 pels. Ipoh Tin Dredging Ltd. 680 pels. Kinta Tin. TingkiL 180.49 pels, tribute 20.71 pela, total 151 JO pela. Hitam Tin. ,t<l. piculs. Menglembu Lode Mining Co., Ltd.— Mill 161 piculs, tribnten -'!4 picula, eatinr d revenue SI 1.400.
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    84 10 Tlir wedding of Mr, Arthur George Mumfoi Roneo, 1..d.. Koala i and Mi.ss Uarjorie Irana (Micky* Giollet, sec md daughter of .Mrs. H. G. Simmonda ol Singapore, was solemnised ;:i Si. Andrew's Cathedral, The bridesmaid was .Miss 1) mithy Grollet, sister of the l>ri<!", and Mr. K. 11. Neve was
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    100 10 A young motorist named siacK, wno collided with a motor-eyela in Kingston and failed to stop, was dealt with by the Hinto ton magistrate*. A previous conviction for a motor ufltouM was prorad kjj;i int. him and it was stated that hi* than suspended. For tailing to stop Slack wus
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    MALAYAN HISTORY.
    875 11 Sir John Anderson And Decentralisation. "What His Policy Really Was." Tic second of s>.-n::; of three articles l>y Sir George Maxwell, late Chief Sec-] litary to the F.M.S. Government, dealing with the decentralisation polity of the j Hilfh Commissioner, appears in the cur- j rent iss«M <>f It.iiish
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    935 11 any purpose for which his own might be inadequate." K< j;irdinjt the first of these two paragraphs, I need only say that it is violentiy opposed to any suggestion of ilccf niralitation; and as to the second jiH.ajrraph, I feel sure that every one i is now well
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    84 11 I'roKramme of drills up to and for October 17. Wednesday, Oet bw It, 8.16 p.m. Drill Hall, S.K.A. (v) Signals, Signal Training. Thursday. October 14. 5.15 p.m., Chinese Drill Hall, Chinese Co., N.C.Os. Lecture. Friday, October 13. 5.15 p.m., Drill Hull. B.V.C. Hand, Full Band I'ractice. S;it
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    SKETCH MAP OF CHINA.
    59 12 The above sketch map of China, for the drawing of which we are indebted t. > Mr. W. Dunman, will prove of use m 'oHowin* th "TrTva ration!" China. Most of the chief places arc mentioned, and m the case of the smaller ones the spelling
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      819 12 NOTICE IN THE ESTVII': Df SYED ABDULLAH BIN MOHD. BIN OMAR ALSAGOFF, DECEASED Pursuant to Section 2."> of Ordinnnce No. 1H (Trustees). NOTICK is hereby (.'iven that all creditor* nnd other parsons having any claim* or ismnnds against ths Batata of Syed Abdullah Vm Mohamed bin Omnr Alsagoff, deceased, late
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      203 12 NOTICE Fresh Mutton Obtainable Wholesale per pound 45 cts. at 22, SUNGEI ROAD. Retail sale per pound 50 cts. at Markets CLYDE TERRACE, TELIiK AVER. KANDANG KERBAU, TANGLIN. N01."57. 59. B 8 245, ROCHORE RD. No. 184. CROSS STREET, No. 115. TANJONG PAGAR ROAD. THE STRAITS CATTLE TRADING CO., No.
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      115 12 I When You Travel I B When you travel hy Steamer, train or motor car, I 1 to be without "4711" Kan de Cologne is to make IB your journey unnecessarily trying. Always carry I "4711." Its cooling, ftoothing fragrance is an imI mcnsc comfort m trying circumstances. X Famous
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      75 12 V. E. H. SAYAMPANATHAN (alias V. E. HITCHCOCK). LICENSED SURVEYOR AND LEVELLER will undertake surveys of all descriptions. Ettate Survey a Speciality. Apply to iS, THE ARCADE. K. HOMMA, D.D.S. (Tokyo), S. HAN At USA. L.D.S. f\("C\\\ H. HANAFVSA, Q\ IkU^ rf\i^ L^/ tfrai ooian noa a t jirmopitr r
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    Awaiting a Throne.
    604 13 ■apgfcnrg Boy with the Sad B] c.-. II. i; writing from Lequeitio (Northern Spain), to the Daily News, states: Hen, in this little Biscay Ashing village, I in»-c just had audience with the 1 l-year-old boy wlio, if rumour If to be bell 'ved, may shortly be
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    BRITISH FILM INDUSTRY.
    90 13 (>ii<'s'ii(.!i of a Co:*: •):!-.()!> (>-i.'t L. London, <> tober The Political correspondent of th< Dailj A ';;!l sayi the coinpr memorandum on th.' Film Industry compiled from information from th nion Governments, the Board of Trade iet\ <■( ai .n- for eoMiderati n bj the tmpi
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    15 13 The average middle-class family to-day I preferable th Intter atom m not I cbendary Mackay.
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      438 13 COMMERCIAL VEHICLES Used by all >lunicipa!itics and P.W.D. throughout Malaya. Prices on application to soic Agents MALAYAN MOTORS M (Prafriafw WBAINB BUOS. LTD.) laaja^Mgj M^^" V^S^JT^^SwP MMF^aJViWV A Careful Choice Now Means No Regrets Later ej I 'HE Huptnobile Eißht has given something more X than dominating pert'orman^e and pleasurable
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      933 13 TENDERS INVITED PAWNBROKERS' LICENCES, NEGRI SEMBILAN. With reference to Federated Malay States Government Gazette Notification No. 6474 of ictobcr 1, 1926, m which the Resident of Wgri Sembilan, under section 5 of "The Pawnbrokers Enactment, 1914." fixed for a period of three years commencing from laaaaij 1, 1927, the number
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      487 14 „n ft(lftnn QP A«inr«nce m lorce over $23,000,000 Assets over $7,000,000 S.C. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements-l LONDON OFFICE 32, Old Jewry, E.C. m zzjzz?z£ tl "n^sr ATTRACTIVE PLANS OF ASSURANCE. AWU>u» «*«iaa/. G. C. KNOX. w BAFsJt. INSURANCE THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE CO.
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      529 14 BANKING INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits U.S. $14,000,000 Owned by THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK Head Office 60, WALL STREET, NEW YORK London Office 86, FISHOPSGATE, K.C. BRANCHES BARCELONA DMREN MANILA ?lgg^B, M KHa K. Mcisco yoEWa vir,-, v votip OSAKA g£gg° N MADRID SHANGHAI
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      511 14 NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK (NETH. INDIA COMMERCIAL BANK) Established 1863 at Amsterdam. Authorised Capital Glds. 60,000,000 (about P< ££,000,000) I*l Paid ud Capital Glds. 65.000.000 (about £4,600,000) I oi Reserve. C1d.. £.£0.703 (about HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. B BRANCH OFFICES: TH^HAGU^ OVERSEA BRANCHES P BATAVIA HEAD OFFICE FOR ASIA. BRANCH OFFICES DUTCH
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      428 14 BANKING THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated m England.) Capital Authored f^T 0 Capital Subscribed "•"^g Capital Paid up Reserve Fund and Rest «Ul2^«4 BOARD OF DIRECTORS t J. M. Ryrie, Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq. Charki J. Hambro, J. O. Robinson, Esq. ESQ. Sir David Yule, Bart, i
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      556 14 "DOUGLAS" Motor Cycle Famous E. W. MODEL Ex Stock Sole Agents Cobb Company 149/151, CECIL STREET. M Built to Last ffPB ffi If* Perfectly balanced, hard-driving, correctly iK HHI proportioned, material of superlative quality, ttffi II JS» These are the features that have estabV m W lished a Reputation. >fflpK
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      291 16 NEW MOMI CASES Immediate and Forward Deliveries. Enquiries Invited. LEE KiM SOO 40, HIGH STREET. JACK'S REFERENCE BOCK FOR HOME AND OFFICE. Always standing m type and kept up to the latest (Hit. A Universal Encyclopaedia. A Medical Dictionary. A Legal, Commerciul, and Parliamentary Guide. A Guide to Education and
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