The Straits Times, 26 November 1927

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  • 14 1 The Straits Times No. 28,64 L SINGAPORE, SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 26, 1927. PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • 1371 2 *THE FA I HER OF HOMOEOPATHY. To the ni-ijoi'ty of peppk their knowledge of SamiK I riahncraann, ihe founder 'f h 'i';'.'i(ii-!iliy, 1< (OBflncd to the saying •kr rares lika," anil the vision it I j'lusu'r luist of tni't gnat man in .he window of a
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    • 115 2 'PJ I Tjjl £MOKE IN THE MORNING a KVkIAZI cigarette IT l<s TNE SE6INNIN6 lOF A PERFECT DAY 1 TUNNELITE BRn LNG E For use in resei and damp resisting still' till TOUNEL BRAND THE LEADER OF ORDINARY Approved and v- tcton with entire satisfaction. Supplied to Municipalities Govt. Pepto.
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    • 269 2 -~j [if V* f Avoid This Condition I M Cr.licu-a tohelnprcvt-nt |)i\-.ii. I.i balstecsVi n^ndrutT ar.d Irritation poi toaonnhacltby I condr.i.ir-. ol t^e icai> Wbich lc-.:_ to f.-.lling hiir and pren>. I i ooawithCuticurn I by Cuticara O. :i!n-.i".v K-ben re.-.uit!-;!. do :nuc!. to previt ich a i.. uiitlon. M,
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    • 225 2 Healthy, Happy Momilk Babies YOU want your baby to progress to have the bonny looks and healthy colour that betoken sound health and good digestion. Results the world over have proven conclusively that babies brought up on Momilk develop strong and healthy, vigorous and active. Momilk is a Certified Milk
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  • 385 3 Ways of Raising Laughter. During an interval in the pr duction of "A Little Bit of Fluff." in which Miss Betty Balfour and he are the stars, Mr. Syd 'Chaplin (Charlie's brother) told the Duily News Film correspondent his theolies at humour. "You can take any 'gag'
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  • 106 3 Thirteen Millions Distributed. It is officially stated that during the past twelve months 51,51.1 medals have been issued by the War Office, and that the total number issued since 1S»2O is 15.466,821, the details being as follows I!M4 Stars 355,621! 1914^16 Stars 2,078,183 British War Medals 5,670,171 Victory
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    • 125 3 AMERICA'S FASTEST i§| FOUR A New Honour for Dodge Bros. t On September 5, a Dodjje Roadster, piloted by Earl Vance and entered by the Speedway Association, won honours in the stock car race for four cylinder tars held under the auspices J of the American Automobile Association. A Record
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    • 520 3 KOLYNOS removes fermenting food particles, dissolves the film, destroys mouth germs, safeguards against toothache, decay and gum infection—helping preserve the health of the entire body. Try Koly rt os today and see how clean and refreshed your whole mouth feels. KOLYNOS DENTAL CREAM AUCTION SALE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF
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    • 645 3 RUBBER SEEDS THE ANGLO-DUTCH PLANTATIONS <>X JAVA. LTD., SOEBANG. JAVA will have available for sale in January-May 1928, "TJiKADOE" Seeds from then isolated budded seed gardens (87 acres i at Wanco'ii redja. The buds u»ed were taken in rJUJ from twenty-five Mother Trees whose average yield in that year was
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    • 398 3 NOTICE ia aerbjr tvnu taart the Tr»<U .Murk.* depicted abon an the wh prtfertiea of V,« Heong Low of Tun Chiang L.-c. Canton and are naed by them un Trade Marka in eonneetion irith jo"s sticks manuFaetured and aold l>y then in the Colony of thi- Straita Settlement*, Federated and
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    • 499 4 Shipping Announcements P. ft 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APGAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AMI FAR EAST MAIL VCBVICE OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOX 1 II IN A AND JAPAN Tonnage due Spore MOREA
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    • 616 4 (NIPPON YISKN KAISHA) 1 TO LONDON Naplea, MaraeHlea, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam Tonnage Due Sail H SIMM I MAIIT 11,000 D.-.-. 8 9 HAKOZAKI MAIM ***** Dae. 21 23 HAKUSAN UARU 10,60(1 .lan. 5 6 KJTANO MAIM 8000 Jan. 19 M HARI v. \i:r lojbOO Fab. \i I KAMO MAKT
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    • 505 4 BURNS PHHJP UNE (Incorporated la Australia, FOR BRISBANE. SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VJA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly aalliuu. by the vail known .teamer MARELLA (",376 ton.l and the new motor vessel. MALABAR (4.612 j ton.). The MARELLA i. the large.t and f: nest .teamer trading to Auatralia, Cabina
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    • 608 4 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF DATAYIA) (Incorporated In Holland) Under contract with the NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 8640. with sub-connections i<i Passage, rrcicht. Transhipment, Marine Drpis and Manager's Desk. Representatives for Singapore and Strait! Settlements of the Official Tourist Bureau of Java. All information, detailed itineraries
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    • 573 4 THE BLUE FUNNEL UNE THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO.. LTD. (Incorporated in England) REGULAR SERVICE TO LONDON,. AMS TERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP. HAM BUM AND BREMEN. GENOA. MAR SKII.LBS. UVKBPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL ANI GLASGOW. BOSTON, NKW YORK AND BALTIMORE WEEKLY SERVICE
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    • 458 4 THE SUM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. For Kemaman. Krrtay, Trengganj. KHantan, Bangnara, Telupin, l'aiani, Singora, Lacon, Banaon, Kobaamui, Langsuan, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure VAI.AYA Not H Nov. 30 BUDDRAOIB Dae. 1 The steamer, are Titled throughuut with electric light and have excellent accommodation
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    • 507 5 Shipping Announcements ibmiMD^ ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTI. (Incorporated In England) "EU.ERMAN" I.INH PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO THE UNITE]) KINGDOM AND CONTINKNT PBEIGIIT SERVICB Ol'TWARDS To Hone Kong, Shanghai and Japan Da* S'pore U. riTY n^ rEKIN Dee. 17 CITY OF GLASGOW Jan. IB HOMEWARDS I.nmlon. Antwerp nnd Liverpool
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    • 484 5 STATE SHIPPINI SERVICE M. 8. KANGAROO FROM FREMANTLE, W.A. due Singapore Dec. 17. For particulars regarding patiagt and freight rates, apply to McALlSTER CO, LTD. DOLLAR STEAiSHIP LIRE ROUND-THE-WORLD PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE BOSTON and >few YORK via PORT SAID. ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES, GENOA and MARSEILLES. 38 Days to Boston 41
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    • 574 5 CHARGEURS REUNIS (Incorporated in Franca) SINGLE CLASS STEAMERS Regular monthly freight and passenger service. HOMEWARDS for Marseilles, Havre, Dunkirk and Antwerp. S.S. CAP SAINT JACQUES Dec. 23 SS. CAP VARKLLA Jan. 20 S.S. CAP TOURANE Feb. 17 S.S. CAP LAY Mar. 16 Basic fare to Marseilles (Cap line) $535. From
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    • 264 5 PROTECT and 1 STRENGTHEN Jyour THROAT &CHESTB IVALDAJ PASTILLES i B On Sale al nil Clv rnisn M .V 1)r,.«, sls B W INSIST on Ihr In, x,s Inuring B B^ the name VALDA. M BRUCKNER CO. 251. BIKIT TIMAII KOAD (opposite Newton Station). Phonaa 404H and 4049. Where (own
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    • 132 5 The Qvesiion oi Cool y: A Pefresliind Drinks I ;J Solved Bd tfo* OS AERATED TEL WATERS IUfJ TE i*T^Tss»litfss»asTlHlaTMassTrfw»llJlW .It V'ljJtUJLJ ilMiUiUiUil'Jiulllili/illllilillilal MIL-l-lliJlL^llaPiiii 1 "liiU'lllllll'lflll I Belliss Morcom, Ltd. BIRMINGHAM. MAM I \< MR KltS- Of HEAVY OIL ENGINES (Diesel Type), STEAM TURBINES, CONDENSING PLANT, AIR COMPRESSORS, Etc Etc.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 674 6 TO-NIGHT. POSITIVELY THE LAST NIGHT OK ELLA CINDERS featuring COLLEEN MOORE THE NAVIGATOR featuring BUSTER KEATON AT THE ALHAMBRA (TAW < lIKM. KBB iV. < •>. III).. Proprietors) Trom Sunday. November 27 to Friday, December 2 In (h<- Second Slum, nimmcnrini; p.m. A United Artists' Comedy Special in "hirli THB
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    • 178 6 Victoria Theatre FOR THREE NIGHTS ONLY Thursday, Friday and Saturday, December 1, 2 and 3, at 9.30 p.m. CHARLES CHAMIER Presents OUR CABARET THE SHOW WITH A BUJ REFUTATION. Opening Night. Thursday, December 1, at 9.30 m. HEY! HEY! Friday, December 2, at 9.30 p.m. Saturday. December 3. at 9.30
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    • 328 6 HOPE OR KNOWLEDGE Hope is goo; I but knowledge is belter. Whoever loads his camera with "kodak" Film doesn't hare to hope for the hes! he knows he"s got it I Kodak Film The dependable film in the yelloiv carton KODAK LTD. Incorporated In England) Itoill.VSON HO.W, SINGAPORE. due STOP
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  • 250 7 I l\ II KKS. Silurday, November 20 M W. 10.59 am., ».6. MiilHcca H. W 8.10 a.m., T.U, 8.20 p.m., 6.3 Rugby Malaya Cup, S.C.C. v. Malacca, Malacca. Uuirhy, B.C.C. v Services 'A.' S.C.C. Sunday, November 27 II W. (1.7 am., X.fi, 11.28 a.m., 9.C. .Malacca: II
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  • 222 7 Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. KlltH HARBOUR. Hail Whirl I.ch. S.-nndu, Patrol, \v u EnUi Simbang. (Jil Wh»rf Mil Coal Wharf Nil VESSELS m DRY DOCKS. l.mjnng I'agar Dock Nil Victoria Dock Nil krppt-l Harbour King's Dock No. 1 Caisson .No. 1 Dock Lighter
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  • 127 7 To-day. Upset liuiina i PiHchatipok i I i.m Baaka Island, Hladjoe falen.ban.: Senang) !i p.m North and East India i Samsung! :l pin ircoi 3.30 p.m. Sarawak i Angby 4 p.m. ih <.f Sarawak) 4 p.m Upper Burma iThay Gwaa) 4 pm. Tanjong Balei and Laboean Bilik
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  • 396 7 Matrimony and Mothers-in-Law. In a cue before the Fourth Police Mi. Q: T. l'«;i I, in which a ChinajM wnni.tn riuinu'il maintenanu« from Her husband, on the gin mil of desertion .hr latter, a VrcaSDiy ju rk named Lim Siew Tim k. uplied that whon he ltft
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  • 176 7 Rose Macphail and Co. Singapore, Nov. M. London. Rubber Is. 712 d.,7l2d., up '»d. London. Tin £264 10s.. up 16s. Mining Steady. Kuchais 2.14-::.IS. Nortr Taiping 1.12-1.15. Rantau Pref. 1.82-1.85. Kuntau Ord. 1.70-1.75 Lingui 1.85-I.SO. South Taiping 71-74 cents, TairmE 1 ;-1;-1 i. Penawat >>7'j-'jo cents, Malaya
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  • 71 7 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, Ncv. 25. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 12.07■4, Athens :i674. Berlin 20.42. Bombay 1:. .U-:IM.. Brussels :J4 94. Bucharest 795 Buenos Am 17 •_>7-:(2. Copenhagen 1H.19, Geneva 2.'. Helsingfors 1931;. Hontr Kong Kobe la. l.'i-lrtd Lisbon 2 T-ll Madrid 28M. Milan 88.11, N<w York 4.«7 18.524,
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  • 31 7 Wl I b IBM Mian is involved in dutpute h- tir-t eencara is to nnminatc an arbitrator who is liktly to bm the case in proper Ufht Mr. U. A. Skelton.
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  • 250 7 I EXCHANGE. Singapore. On I.umliMi. Bank 4 m -'I 'fin. uni IK I'rivtiti' .tin. credit I I W On New YoVk, IX-maml I! 16 1'iiva'r !)u d s S7 ,9 16 Or France, Bank T.T. |4M un iiuii>, B«m,, r.r. »na« On 11,'tijr Kong, Hunk T.T. Ill
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  • 68 7 lone 01 urni aiaaay. Lateit Cable Loo lon Spot Sheet Is. 7\d. per lb. New York Spot BhMl 8. cents 3i» 7 per Hi. R.S.S. •qua) to Standard. Q.C.F. Standard RS.S. Standard KSS. on Tender Spot tool mbcr Jan -March Apiil-June 71 71 7:(
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES.
    • 476 7 Val. Pd. B.y.r. Seller! £1 £1 Asoni Kuinlmug 50 i; 57 9 cd. (1 II Kniivnn Tin M I 41 1 1 Butane Pudang 0.60 0.55 1 1 Batu Caves tUM 1.27V4 £1 £1 Ch»ad«ri«ng 19/- 21/6 1 1 Chin Chin 1,15 1.20 £1 fl Eattern Siam 22 't,
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    • 176 7 v".°Pd. Buy.n S*ll«ra £1 £1 B. Am. Tobacco 4.18.0 < 6.().0-» < 1 1 Central Engin* Nominal 1 1 CycK' 4 Carriage 0.80 I).*" i'l £1 E. Smelting Co. 24.00 24.50 ed.cr. 5 6 Fraser Neara 18.60 1900 100 100 Hammer Co. 175.00 178.80 Hk. 125 125 H. ft
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    • 95 7 U. Eng p.e. $1,134,800 t% 6% prem. Singapore Cold Storage D«b. 7 p.e. (555,000 104 108 Singapore Municipal 6 p.e. 1,878,000 of 1001 par. 5 pi»m. Singapore Municipal 4V4 p.e. cf 1907 $1,600,000 80 par. Singapore Municipal 4H p.e. of 1909 $1,100,000 90 par. Singapore Municipal 4 p.c. of
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    • 400 7 Fraier and Co. and Lyall and Evatt'a qontatioaa. To-day's Prices Fraser Lyall Co. Evatt. All.nby 1*1) Alor Gajah <il< A. Hitam ($1) A. Kilning ($1) Am. Malay ($2) A. Molik lslr A. Panas (SS) Ilalpownie I *1 tWsaatt <»1> Kroeas N. ($1) Hrum-i I B. JilutonK [%l) B.
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  • 50 7 S ANIHlKttS CATIIKDIIAI.: 7 :,.m. ll.C. T.l.i am.. ll.C. with »orinnn icno-all; !l.l. i.m.. Uatiai and Litany; 4 p.m., QMIliron 5.30 i.m, EvFnftoiiK icho"-ali nn(l srrninn. On S. Aiidr.w's l> H y I Wodni-sila> I 7.30 a.m. ■m hymns itn<l mimIivns. I and Missionary ml«nrw.iKii» «t U3D p.m.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 62 7 v MAI \IIVK. lUUVBD NOVKMIIKK J:i. ISL'7. anre per th* above steasMi 11,.in1 1, .in Sv.ln.-\ are bereb) notified thai general sarvejf of all eerge landed In a damacetj condition will be held at Godowi M, on Saturday, Dreember s. l'.i-jT. at I ;,n. Na farther aunrej «:ll be held.
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    • 164 7 10 to 1 YOU WILL AGREE TOD MUST HAVE YOUR DAILY BREAD, but be particular as to what BREAD you get. do not leave it to your COOK to supply you with what UK THINKS is BEST. \VK supply one quality only "THE BEST.- WE guarantee our BREAD to be
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    • 217 7 TENDERS MUNICIPAUTY OF SINGAPORE Tenders are invited for the erection of i Six Shophouses off Joo Chiat Terrace, for r Madam Aminah binte Mohamed Zaki arid T I > ".1,, > a,, „.v,.ed for excav.tinir on th. M. A. K. Nurud-Din L, *S^£g2£.*gt Id^fo, Tenders will close at noon on
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    • 565 7 SAXH.1JY At Private Hpirltal, Nov.mbc ■1. L9S7, Puriir.i.i't.i. to Mi. I M. H I S.:\.I!pv. l:itc i>f Sin^ipor. anil now o. S'.-una: Farm. Caltll Hill. PuSIMtU N s.w.. a laaghtor. PERAK GYMKHANA CLUB TAIPING. AMATEUR MEETING. II mler S.k.A. Kuks ol Racing) Wednesday and Saturday. December 21 and 24. 15)27.
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    • 1017 7 3 I.ATKST ADVERTISEMENTS Other TlassiHed Advt*., sec page IK. WANTS. KOR SALE. ETC. TO I.XT. f'irn. room* B*. Waterloo Street. T«' I.XT, top rtoor shop house private. 7rti>. si. ii ii:. Timea, V V\ TI I> ■iviceabie ships boal ton Ap .lv 7.1. Strails Times. LARGE ROOM Ifiem* floor., veraadsh,
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 71 7 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. Kandanx Kerbau Station. <lt> lourlrttv of ».o> rrnmrnt Health Officer.) lor I hi It Imh endine at Midnicht un N..\,mlnr -''>. De*. idi U-mperatara .1, M| I till LcmjM ll Max. sun' ra<Uatioq Min. 'Kr.i-- radiation 71 it s, t. mi... i. .i'ii. Max. Bl, Mil vm .in
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  • 687 8 The decision of the Federated Malay States Government to ap(joint an expert agriculturist from outside the Malayan Civil Service to direct the Agricultural Department is very sound providj ed always that there is no Civil j Servant able to fulfil the exacting
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  • 333 8 It is anticipated at Home that Marlborough House will be ready for occupation by the Prince of Waies by the New Year. There has been a complete rewiring of the electrical installation, a new central heating system has been put in, and all the apartments have be:n tedecorated
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  • 1235 8 DIFFERENT WORLD SYSTEMS COMPARED. (By The Hi. Hon. Philip Snowden. M.l.) The critics of the Gold Standard, and the advocates of a system of managed currency," have not been silenced by the fact that nearly all the countries of tht world have now reverted to some form
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  • 386 8 Mrs. K. H. Gale has undergone an operation at the European Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, and is progressing well. The Clergy of the Diocese of Singapore have presented Bishop Roberts tvitn a Pectoral Cross. This was made for the. Bishop by the Warham Guild. It is officially notified
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  • 39 8 Dutch Officer Killed At Bandoeng. (Aneta's Service.) Batavia, Nov. 26. Bandoeng Lieut. Buysen crashed in the course of a trial flight a few minutes after he had started. The machine caught fire, and Buysen was kil'ed instantly.
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  • 111 8 Allegation of Breach of Trust As Servant. H. H. Madill, manager. Moutrie anil Co., Singapore, was charged before the Third Police Magistrate. Mr. C. M. I)akcr>. this morning on three allegations of criminal breach of trust as a servant. The allegations are in respect of 11,774.06, $1,350, aryl
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  • 61 8 From France, by Andrd Lisbon, due at Singapore 3 p.m. to-morrow. r roni China and Manila, by President Polk, due at Singapore 6 a.m. on Mntirluy, the 28th instant. Krom China and .Japan, liy Wakasa Maru, due at Singapore on Monday, the llKth instant. From China and Japan,
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  • 63 8 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc., New York, send us the following cable dated Nov. !2.1, their quotation* heinif in gold dollar cents closing bid prices Rubber exchange mlm to-day .i.ii'J'i tons. November MUM), December 411 cent.i, January 40.70, February 41 cents. March 1 1 .::<>. April II.:.". May
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 192 8 t*^"^ > I(E>S^ THE hojse IX- nr quality FOR I GIFTS THAT LAST ■J <■- in B LADIES' HIGH-GRADE WRISTLET WATCHES. In Silver. Gold and Platinum. Prices from $20.00 to $125.00. ALSO DIAMOND SET WATCHES. Prices from $150.00 to $150.00. GENTLEMEN'S WRISTLET WATCHES. Various shapes.' Jewelled lever movements. Sflver Price
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    • 67 8 ALHAMBRA SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27 In the Second Show at 9 United Artists Comedy Special TOPSY AND EVA I Featuring THE DUNCAN SISTERS. First Show at 7.30 Paramount Production THE GOLDEN PRINCESS Featuring BETTY BRONSON TAN CHENG KEE CO.. LTD., Proprietors $50 CASH Balance as arranged and a brand new ROBINSON
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    • 44 8 On Other Pages. Book of thr Wnk a Finance and Commerce 7 .Shipping and the Mails 7 Meteorological Report 7 To-day's Share Market 7 Cable and Radio News 9 Municipal Meetinc 10 l.initui and Kuchai Mcatiagl It Sixty Wars Ago 10 Sport NfVI .11
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  • 1511 9 IMPORTANT SPEECH BY EARL WINTERTON. v DISMISS ANY IDEA OF INFERIORITY." PRIME MINISTER'S ASSURANCE TO INDIAN OPINION. MOVING the apixiintment of the Statutory Commission on Indian Reforms in the House of Commons, Earl vVinU-rton made an important speech on Indian affairs, emphasising the responsibility of Parliament
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  • 195 9 HUNDRED PASSENGERS. LIKE A FOUR-STOREY HOTEL. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby. Nov. 25. The Air Minister, Sir Samuel Hoare Is to-day inspecting the 5,000,000 cubic feet Empire airship R100, which is nearing completion in east Yorkshire. It will be the world's largest and most powerful airship, being nearly
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  • 183 9 Loans from United States Firms. [RXUTCB TZLKGEAM] London, Nov. 25. Washington No comment is forthcoming from the Stated Department with regard to the protests of Chinese financiers and business men against the loans which Morgans and other firms Bre reported to contemplate granting to the South Manchurian Railway.
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  • 102 9 Situation Reported As Calm. [EEUTH TKLKOBAM] London, Nov. 25. Bucharest The situation is calm. The new Prime Minister, M. Vintila Bratianu, reported to the Cabinet that negotiations had been opened with the Opposition leaders with a view to the formation of a national coalition, and they were pro- jfivasinjr
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  • 56 9 Surprise Expressed at Spanish Attitude. [REUTER FAR EASTERN SERVICE.] Shanghai, Nov. 26. Peking The Foreign Office, replying to the Spanish note, expresses surprise at the Spanish attitude and denies the 1 Spanish statement that the Foreign Minister promiesd that, pending a new treaty, Spain would be granted
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  • 42 9 [BELTER TXLEGRAM] 1 London, Nov. 25. Geneva Mr. Ching-lo, the Chinese Minister tu Paris, who will preside at the December session of the League Council, will attend the meetings of the Prepara- tory Disarmament Commission, assisted by Mr. Chuan-Chao.
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  • 30 9 lBEUTER TBLECRAM] I London, Nov. 25. His Majesty gave an audience at i Buckingham Palace to Viscount Gort, who was Chief of Staff to Major-General Duncan in Shanghai.
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  • 245 9 WARDER KILLED. SCENES IN UNITED STATES GAOL. [MUTER TELEGRAM] London, Nov. 25. San Francisco A thousand convicts •t the state prison at Folsom mutinied. Five hundred militiamen and deputy sheriffs are bitterly besieging the convicU. At least nine have been killed, including two prison guards, and 20
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  • 146 9 Surprise at Italian Announcement. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, Nov. 25. < Ji communique issued in Rome contains the text of the Italo-Albanian defensive treaty, which it is announced was signed last Tuesday. The British Press has so far refrained from comment since the terms of the; agreement were not
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  • 79 9 Scenes at London Docks. [RF1TFR TELEGRAM] London, Nov. 25. Mothers and wives who trudued through miles of docks in the morning mist VM the first to hear the marjhinir Magi whic-i heralded the return of the Reservists from China by the Karmala. The authorities closed their eyes when
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  • 41 9 A New High Level Reached. [BCUTCB TBLXGRAM] London, Nov. 26. New York Sterling reached a new high level of $4.88. The rise is attributed in banking circles to heavy dealings in transfer balances ami other commercial requirements.
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  • 50 9 Mayday as Equivalent Of S.O.S. [REl.'TER TELEGRAM] London, Nov. 25. Washington The Internatoinal Radi-> Conference decided that Radio Telephony's distress call, equivalent to telegraphy's S.O.S., will be Mayday." Mayday already adopted by the British Air Force is the phonetic spelling of the French m'afdsz," meaning help me."
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  • 402 9 MR. LLOYD GEORGE SUPPORTS GOVERNMENT. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, Nov. 25. The House of Commons disarmament debate, raised on the Labour motion, terminated with the adoption, by 288 votes to 66^ of an amendment which read i That this House, recognising that the efforts of the Government have been
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  • 101 9 Lithuanian Problem Threatening. [TRANS-OCEAN SERVICE] Berlin, Nov. 25. Warsaw A Russian not* on the Polish-Lithuanian conflict has been received. It is believed to state that Uu>sia would consider a Polish coup against Lithuania as a casus belli. A similar note was simultaneously sent to Kovno. Moscow reports
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  • 75 9 End of Amsterdam Negotiations. [reuter telegram] London, Nov. 25. Amsterdam The sugar supply regulation negotiations between Cuba and Holland have been concluded. A communique states that both parties concerned will keep in touch with each other and continue to co-operate within the limits of their mutual interests. They
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  • 96 9 [P.EITER TELEGRAM] London, Nov. 2">. The death has occurred of Sir Alfred Dent, K.( \M .<.. Sir Alfred Dent occupied an interesting poskii n in BwtOTB affairs on account of the fact that he obtained the Royal charter for the British North Borneo Company in
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  • 202 9 ELECTRICITY SUPPLY FAILURE. HOUR'S DELAY. V COMMONS DEBATE BY CANDLE-LIGHT. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, Nov. 2.".. Owing to the failure of some high tension electric light cables, a considerable area of London was plungxl in darkness for about an hour last night. The area affected included the
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  • 124 9 Promise of a New Process. [BELTER TELEGRAM] London. Nov. 26. Berlin Lecturing in Berlin, Dr. Brueckmann, director of the German Mineral Oil and Coal Utilisation Com- pany, declared tha: with an expenditure of ±-20,000,000 to 1325,000,000, Germany wouW be able within ten years to erect sufficient coal-refining
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  • 54 9 Conservative Elected At Canterbury. [UUTIB TEUCGEAM] London, Nov. 25. The Canterbury by-election, due to the elevation of Mr. Ronald Mi-NVill In the Peerage, resulted a< follows Sir W. Waykiml, Conservative. 18,667. Colonel Carnegie, Liberal, 10.1 7-V The result of the l»»t flection w»« Mr. Uonald MeNaill, C, I6.6M, Col.
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  • 64 9 Suspension of Mickey Walker. [MOTH TKl.K(iRAM) London, Nov. M. Htm York The world's middleweight champion, Mickey Walker, has MM placed on the ineligible list by the New York State Athletic Commission. Walker's manager Jack Kearns was similarly dealt with. The action, which amounts to indefinite suspension, followed Walker's failure
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  • 54 9 M ELBOURNE STRIKE. Ship-Owners in Detirmin d Mood. [UUTER TELEGRAM) London. Ni'v. H. Melbourne The waterside workers daciined the assistance nf the Australian Trade Union ConciMI i" the prtscnt dinpute. The shipowner- informi-il the wutersidc workers that after Nov. :f(i worh would be offered only if all the conditions ot
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  • 2577 10 SITE REFUSED TO NEW COMPANY. COMMISSIONERS TO REVIKW DEI ISION. lay's meeting of the Municipal Commissioners the decision to refuse the Singapore Hume Pipe Company acres of land at the sixth mile. Bukit Timah Road, was criticised by Mr. 11. Wolskcl. who pointed out that ihe pipe company
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  • 143 10 The V.M.C.A. School of Commerce. Singapore, is so well-known that it needs no introduction. As will be noticed from an advertisement appearing in another column, the new session of the School will commence on December 7. Admission closes on the sth. The School prepares students for
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  • 41 10 Berlin. Nov. IS. Dr. Stresemann recrh-ed UtviaoflP this ifternoon. when a lengthy coin :ook place. It is reported that Lunaharski, who accompanies Litvinoff to the Qeneva (llssraiaaienl conference, will bt ippointed Ambassador to Home in sucession to Kamenev.
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  • 54 10 Ladies wishing to loin the gymnasium •lass at the F.W.C.A. ate requested t i iivc their names at lie office B Raffle? Juay before December 2, when the new eim commences. Lessons are held weaky. from :>.:«i to t:.:!0 p.m. at 8 Forl "aiming Road. The leader of the claai
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  • 747 10 Gifts in money or kind will be most gratefully received by St. AndnwV Mis- bion Hospital f.>r thei: Christmas fund I i Mr. A. S. Small is u> be a member of the Standing Advisory Committee on the u-( of opium in Malaya.' Mr. Lin Kim Seng
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  • 82 10 Orders were given last month by the Admiralty for the crusier Castor to be detached from her duties as senior officer's ship of the Nor" Reserve Fleet lor a trooping voyage to Hong Kong with reliefs for the clews of the submarineserving in the Far Fast.
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  • 36 10 fRFXTER TBLEORAMI London, Nov. Z&. Malta Mr. John arherry, who is tiyinjr to Cape Town in a Kokker monoplane, landed at Hiilfar aerodrome. The resumption of the Bight depend* on the weather.
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  • 71 10 Big Malayan Score Against Kowloon. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hong K< ng, Nov. 25. The match ivtrti- n tfala ra an I Kowloon was drawn. Malaya declared with ;l'T for -even. Congdoa nude 7_' and Whitley Bs. i\ loon replied with 140 for line wickets. The United Services
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  • 29 10 [Ketiter Telegram. Hong Kong, Nov. -ti. The match between Hong Kong and Malaya was bi gni morning. ■I Sr and i eon I the less ot -i
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  • 290 10 Women Held up By Armed Chinese. The preliminary held in the Third Court yesterda) afternoon before Mr. C. H. Dakers, into i charge of armed gang robbery against ton esc Lee I'hak. Kwang Ah Hoo and Ong Chuih. Chief Court Inspector Meredith conducted the case for the Police.
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  • 242 10 LEGISLATION FOR DECK PASSENGERS. I From the S. T. of November i'">. is.-,;.] The Bill for the regulation of passenger ships which will come under the ation of the Legislative Council to-day is an important one. and will require a very careful study before it is attempted
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  • 150 10 CMmm Bapteycea of Barapaan Firm Charged. At the instance of Huttenlach. l.azaru. a:id Sons, a Chinese named Lino Tiaw Kwei was charged before the Third Police Magistrate, Mr. H. Dakers. this morn in;: with theft as a servant of electric fittings valued at M IK pleaded guilty.
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  • 39 10 London, Nov. IS. A meeting of members of I'arliamcir interested ii f i the totalizator decided to <j proceed Immediately to draft a private member's Hill to enable the system to boh introduced in England.
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  • 610 10 Lingui and Kuchai Annual Meetings. The ninth annual general meetlait of Lingui Tin, Ltd, was held ai noon yea istered offices of tielompanj d Marked Street, Sint.'.i Mi. ,1 11. Sine presided and in moving ■uion ot the report and accounts, said, inter alia The profli lor
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  • 37 10 I.S. ami The D»vbi (up. riIRi'TKK TBUtOBAH] London, X,, New Yorfc The Tinted Slates Lawn Tinni- Association Davis Cup ooaimittei decided that the United States would challenge for the cup in the American zone in 1928.
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  • SPORTING NEWS AND COMMENTS.
    • 363 11 HOM E FOOTBALL. To-day's English Scottish League Fixtures. The following l« list of the Kmrli.sh «ml Scottish liacur in:itrl,i to li. played toDivision I Arsenal v. TotUhha Villa v. lllHrkhurn: Hurnl.y w, Manchester U.: Bury v. Kv.rion; l>i rby v Wednesday; Leicester v. Newcastle; Liverpool v. Huddersfleld; Portsmouth v. Birmingham;
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    • 159 11 S( Win (lose Game With The A.P.( la u..n.h brtwtn tfc a the S C C B uam on the I adang veeterday. the Club won by three Koals to two. The team? were evenly matched, i,n<l both acquitted themaalvai well. Th<- Hub were the fir<* to ?oore. after
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    • 91 11 Threat of The Association Succeeds. London, Nov. it. The •ffortl of the I.awn Tamil ciution to bring down thr price <>f balls hitvi- inct— dud, following their announce-; ment on TneilUj ihnt thiy had accepted! n tender for an official hall from an "oat- sidr tirm
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    • 85 11 Hritish Team In South Africa. London. Nov. Hi. (a I it- Town. -The British team played the first match of thi-ir South tuur against the KowbtU Club. In the foursomes Cyril Tolley and U. II dr Motitmorcncy beat Solomon and I.. Juno. I and 1. Hczlet and IVarson boat
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    • 40 11 Waratahs Win At Belfast. l.nlld'ill. Nl)V. 111. Tl.ster w:.s Wcatcn bf New South Wales at Belfast by H i>'< ntt ;<> Notts. Lines and Derbyshire defeated the North Midland* in the County < hump ion shiji by I points to nil.
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    • 441 11 Outram School Beat Raffles Institution. Raffles InstitatioB met Outram School, uinnmirs of the ichool le-airii-. ytetat daj an.l ware defeated uy tr.-.i;- kohIs t..' two. The Outran b<«ys wer.> two down at half time but in the second ii- forwards played with great effect and m.inai'cd t<> win
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    • 197 11 Three S.C.C. Fifteens in Action To-day. The S.C.C are fii-lding three rugby fifteens this afternoon in games against Malacca, Klanjr. and the Services. In the Malaya Cup fixture at Malacca the Singapore side will be as follows S. E. Kins A. P. Goldman, L. G. on, D. S. Robertson,
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    • 62 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Nov. 26. Th<' team sclcitod to represent PenanK ■gainst Patak tii-day m -Griffin Ashworth, fftnm. Davenport and Cook Poison and Krnn Chuun Harding, Ford, lark*, Burton, Wilkie, Finely Wilkinson and Stansfield. Ki-!ik Chuun injured a knee in Thursday's practin :ind will he
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    • 113 11 SQ UASH RACQUETS. Semi-Finalists In Army Championship. London, Nov. 17. Priaea'l Club.— In the third round of the Aimy Squash Racquets Championship Best (had beat Kannkm, 9—7, 9 0, the Hon. Lytton Milbanki (Rifle I beat J. Hyde Smith (Artillery), 9, i;. ii-'fi; Major Marriott (8 nts (iunidsl beat Lewis
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 77 11 'n p f j //M^Mte LabetlMa i^^Zi /WHst scotch WHis^m^ ON SALE AT ALL DEALERS AND STORES. Sole Agent* Singapore HUTTENBACH, LAZARUS SONS, LTD. (Incorporated in tb« Stralta StttUmtnta) SINGAPORE. PENANG. IPOH AND KUALA LUMPUR. i J Wake Up! WHEN TIRED AND, DROWSY DRINK FRASER NEAVE'S KOLA A bottle contains
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    • 406 11 Raffles Hotel THE HISTORIC HOTEL OF SINGAPORE. McGUIRE'S LITTLE S*YMPHONIE. SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 27. at 11..J0 a.m. Overture S*-miranii<le (i. Rossini. V'alse Triste From .larnefclts Oranui Kuolema (I. Rues till. Violin Solo Waltz Bluett DrfgO-Awr. MAURICE LEPLAT. Opera Fantaisie The Pearl Fisher (by request) G. liiz.'t. Suite Xo. 1 I.\r! sienne
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  • 198 12 Led By "Red"Commander-in-chief. London, Nov. 17. Sinking "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag and other Wartime songs, the unemployed miners from Wales marching tc London, entered Reading to-day, complete wrth field kitchens, a Red Cross detachment and an assortment of banners and flags. They
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  • 149 12 FIERCE FIGHT WITH MUTTRA BULL. A Muttra correspondent wires to the Pioneer an account of a nirht which M>>. I.aurli. wife of 'the Rev. G. J. Laurl:. Garrison Chaplain, had with a huge bull ai Muttia. Whilo out for a walk with her jfirl of four in
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  • 148 12 Third List of Donations. I (An appeal is bring made for a sum of I -*^n L'T.'i t<> rnisv the salary of the Bishop of 1 N from $720 to $800 p.m. Th.- Hon. treusurer, Mr. J. A. Clarke *f Rvatt and (i Singapore, begs
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  • 92 12 "{-Years' Sentence On Rivett-Carnac." London, Nov. 11. I Rivott-Carnai- has been sentenced to thrrr years' ppnul servitude. Th I'ulire Ins|K'ctor emphasised that I the prisoner was in no way connected with the Mivett-Carnac family although he used the name and the proceeding in which he had been
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  • 63 12 Lord Kinnoull's Prospective Mother-ln-I.aw. Following on the Earl of Kinnoull's divorce his engagement to Miss May Mm rick is announced. Hi- Miyi he will open a motor showroom and. will make this his profession. Mrs. Merrick, who is known as the "N'ijrht Club Queen," will thus become
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  • 60 12 Too Early To Consider Amendment. London. Nov. 16. The Home Secretary, Sir William Joyn-■on-Hicka, in reply to Colonel Sir A. Holbrook, (Conservative), in the House of Commons to-day, declared that the Act for the regulation of reports of divorce cases had not been In operation for a
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  • 33 12 Miss Betty Nuthall is to appear in n film. Her amateur status is safeguarded by the fact that she is not to play ten in but simply pose as a sporti-loving English girl."
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 174 12 Model 509 W^P^^^P^^k 9 HP. 2 SEATER Reduced Price jjgQ I is S Sole Importers H ITALASIA, LIMITED n '< Knifincerinji Department. ll 5 60 (>(». ORCHARD ROAD. SINGAPORE. Phone 950. <v 9 V I)Ms!ri!)utui's hSfjl MALACCA MOTOB 6AEAGB, Malacca. £j*7 I'MTKD MOTOR WORKS. Seremban and Kuala Lumpur. 6BO6VENOB MOTORS.
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    • 220 12 AT HOME OR ABROAD Keen Sportsmen appreciate the superiority of State Express 555 the world's premier high-class cigarette and demand 555 because they know that wherever they are domiciled they can obtain them always fresh and consistent in quality. ST^TE fXPRESS CIGARETTES 555 <*„ \A MADE BY HAND If wL
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  • 761 13 Tale of Dismissed Professor. Reviewing the Clcghorn Papers in The Spectator, M.I.C.M. makes interesting eferenvc to Ceylon history The l.nird of Denbrae and Stravithie in Fife (wh«n a descendant of his still remains) was Hußh Clejthom, who was from 177.i to ITM Professor of Civil and Natural
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  • 78 13 SHIPMENT OF £100,000 WORTH. Native bear skins, comprising 300 bales, valued at over £100,000, were shipped from Brisbane by the Canadian Government Merchant Marine liner Canadian Britisher for New York furriers. This is easily the most valuable cargo of furs yet shipped from Queensland. The Collector of
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  • 53 13 Programme of Drills up to and foi Nov. 27 Saturday, November 26, 2 p.m., Bukil Timah Range, "C" (Scottish) Company Musketry Classification. Sunday, November 27, 8 a.m., Buki Timah S.R.A. (v), Company Meeting 8 a.m.. Fairer Range, "C" (Scottish Co., Musketry Classification; 2 p.m. Farrer Range, Chinese
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 378 13 HAY FEVER and CATARRH can be cured! 4 D IiITS DOCTOR'S LETTER Ml 24, May, 1927. JP>?*^ Ci l h .v.: i co.i a martyr to Hay Fever <: i'o: .'.\i:cen years and have M"-r'J rr) <-' 0 me good. ToI li\ of your Velocium aa 1 yen already I
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    • 442 13 You can't go wrong if your m "WILLYS KNIGHT" M OvlM^ Krmember that the Kncint- and the brakes ,^r# W Wf I L^ftaVa^^^ ;,rr the \it al |Hiint>i of > our r;ir. ft^Lr Ha^kV iA^^^Br^^aV^^af The "Willys Knight" is a Silent "Knight" gt A M \^^9r iP and the Kngine
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    • 2064 14 AhwIh over S7,GO0,9§§ S.C- Assurance in force over $27,000,000 The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In Strain S«UUa*aU) BXAD OmCI Wlcekorter Booie, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 27, Old J.wry, E.C. Tk« Company «0,M( d«*o*U«d with Ue Supreme .Court of England and eonplUl witfc tha Britiaa Uto Aaauranc* Compani.n Act
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    • 939 14 CHEONG KOON SENG GO. AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE BUSINESS PREMISES ALLOTMENTS FRONTING VICTORIA STKBET AND QUEEN STREET, SING AI'ORE. BY ORDER OF THE MUNICIPAL C OMMISSIONKKS. To he held at Messrs. ('Krone Koon Sent; Co's sale-room. No. 30. C'hulia Street, Singapore, on Wednesday, November .JO, at 2.30 p.m. Sal* T.S.
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    • 772 14 MPORTANT AUCTION SALE i' valoaMe froea*>ld shophouses ai Kampong ii vu Road mill valuable lrr.tK.l.l building ut!- fnintiiiK liukit Timah Road ind KampoiiR Java Ro.nl. Singapore. it tin- ■ale-room of Meaara. Chlng K.-nc I..-,. Co.. United, Rafli Raffle* Place. Singapore. Monday. December :>. at CJi p.m. I'AHTK II AKS Lot
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    • 228 14 -'-^^rfM I i% i* lU¥ v^i uq nrr fonii'l.ilion of sound design, i \|k mix <m1 workmanship, ami a^^l honest value. j a In. i« or. I. Exide Starter Batteries *<•! idinplclc rclial>ilitv S^| .<<Miii.iii.il p6wei -tdng life ■•i \.l ln«- lor iiw)n< v than S'^l 'i i■ 1 1
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    • 194 14 FORDSON TRACTOR The dependable power unit of a Thousand and One ures. The entire ElectHc Lighting and Illuminating plants of the II Manila Shows are run by Two Fordsons Producing 30 K.W. of light and have been doing so for two years. Visit the show and inspect them DISTRIBUTORS UNIVERSAL
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    • 162 15 By Special 'Appointment to II M. the King of Siam. I Established 1872. PfiESENTS t( of Splendour and Value GENUINE PEARL NECKLACES JEWELLERY and SILVERWARE We stock exactly what is needed for you, apart from your ordinary choice. it i B. P. De Silva (The Premier Jeweller) 62/3, HIGH STREET,
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    • 265 15 FOUR OAKS SPRAYERS Stock carried by LEE KIM SOO 40, HIGH STREET. Something Unique CHRISTMAS CARDS Specially prepared for you Embossed in green on front TAPPING RUBBER TREE Inset with Malayan View in Sepia Toned Photogravure Ribboned. Price $3.50 per doz With name printed $1 extra. KELLY WALSH, LTD. (Incorporated
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    • 1492 15 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS THE PREPAID charges for Want*, For Sale, To Let, etc., In ordinary close set type (average six words to line) are Per line One insertion 28 cents, two ins. 46 cents, three ins. 64 cents, four ins. 82 cents, five ins. $1.00, six ins. $1.13, ten ins. $1.40,
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    • 170 15 CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR PRESENTS GOOD NEWS FOR ALL We have concluded arrangements with leading British Manufacturers, which permit us to sell Hall Marked SILVER anJ E.P.N.S. WARE MANUFACTURERS' PRICES Call and ne convinced before deciding elsewhere. HUNDREDS OF NEW DESIGNS in HIGH-CLASS SILVERWARE THE IDEAL GIFT at FRAME BROTHERS
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    • 243 15 Annual! 1928 Annual! PICTURE SHOW ANNUAL A Superb Souvenir of the »(>rl<i'» lit"-! pictures of the year... Main maunili cent plates of world-famous slais nl the screen. Three coloured platM »mi stories of the K-adiiiK lilm favourilirs. A necessity and yet luxury to the picture-eocr. lic»t sioric-. Itrst photographs. The
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