The Straits Times, 21 September 1928

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    13 1 The Straits Times No. 28,892, SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1928, riUCE 10 CENTS.
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      151 1 Milkmaid Swc«Un« Full Cream Milk v Use ROBINSON'S THE BRITISH EMPIRE" Crystal Cut Glass Ware TYPEWRITER EXTENSIVE STOCKS OF NEW AND DISTINCTIVE DESIGNS IN CRYSTAL AND HALF CRYSTAL. Efficient Reliable Simple <^~rs>- yjm Embodying all the latest improvements and made only from the best material. *^==ssr Ns^ggpr .'j^^^ MAL^yJ: I
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    PITFALLS OF THE STAGE.
    911 2 PATHETIC POSITION OF BEGINNERS. Mr. Sydney W. Carroll, when judging competitors for the Meggie Albanesi Scholarship with Miss Lilian Braithwaite Mr. Alec Rea and Mr. Renneth Barnes, was thrown into a mood of great sadness by the incurable hopefulness, the infec tious gaiety and the confidence
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    FRENCH WINE PROSPECTS.
    94 2 The latest reports from the French wine-growinjj districts give glowing ac'aunts of the prospects of the vintage. According to the Daily Telegraph th<? intense heat lately experienced has bed good for the grapes, which are unusually rich in sugar. The present estimates sag«st the total yield in
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      140 2 I PER^PTION I No. 4 Series B. Ingredients. Wholesome Aerated Waters require wholesome ingredients. Nothing but the best is good enough for F. and N. Where possible we import natural fresh fruit for those .^u drinks tliat have fruit flavourings. In this respect our aim is accomplished. Ifraser&neaveeJ rteMTtD mm
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      439 2 A CLEAN CHILD. A cltan eh.l 1 la a healthy child, proviso that the clcaniin 1: ,s is iasi* as well as out'ii!. It is the child whose digestive tract is cloctred up that causes parents anxiety and trouMi- by beintr fiwtfuL irritable, and almont anvayg more or less indisposed.
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      121 2 f*w \< See wft&i dsiSe? ence Brasses s j iiak«s Try it on ii articles of brass, copper, anti oth^r bright metals. I See what a difference it makes— how l\ Li k y it cleans and < brightens, what a shine! Use > for dsaofz;^ c.t.<2 saetals > >
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    TOM DOGGETT.
    543 3 COMEDIAN FOUNDER OF COAT AND BADGE." Tom Dogffett, the greatest sly droll in his parts, In Acting was certain a master of Arts; A Monument left —no Herald :s fuller His praise is sung yearly by many a sculler." So runs an old hit of doggerel concerning the
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    REVIEW OF CHINA'S TRADE.
    206 3 Hopeful Features In Spite Of Difficulties. Concluding his review of China's trade jfor 1927, Mr. L. de Luca, Statistical Secretary, Inspectorate General of Customs, says After having reviewed the trade of China for the year 1927, and having realised how, despite the multitude of obstacles arising
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    TOTI DAL MONTE'S WEDDING.
    199 3 Great Public Interest In Sydney. Sydney, Aug. 23. The marriage of Signorina Toti dal Monte to Signer Enzo de Muro Lemento took place at St. Mary's Cathedral this morning. Crowds began to assemble at vantage points at 7-30 a.m., although the ceremony did not take place
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      249 3 7v ipURANT M.i -tii' smoothness oceans of re- W {.-rrve power for «-ni«-rj|rnri<-s /HMn Wn r IP control |>erfect vision a i.'i :f: f I rurin-r |h>»|s —Hayes-Hunt coach- AJ,i. g v&\ -j3y Gabriel $>nuhl>ers these' |i*tl; jk arc a few of the reasons for the un- It Js usual
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      815 3 GOVERNMENT NOTICE Tenders will be received at the Resident Councillor.-. Office, up to noon of October 1, 1928, for the following works Construction of a New High School with all outbuildings, approach roads, etc., in Chan Koon Cheng Road, Malacca. Two alternative tenders are to be submitted A. For a
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      193 3 the World's WEr^ foremost NERVE j^ TREATIML£N'JL a They contain just those said at aii ingredients which enrich chemist* the blood, build up a and in healthy nerve system, Bazaars and correct acidity and flatulence. They improve appetite. DR. CASSELL'S j;:x;: |g^_^ rp a fl¥ prpn Mlkl. Hid HI Ikw
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      601 4 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES ("Incorporated in England} MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSI'LAR AX I) ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AVI) FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnage due Spore •LAHORE T..300 Sept. 21 KHIVA !UOO
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      575 4 Shipping Announcements (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp and RotuTilum Vessels Tonnage Due Sail SL'WA MARL' 11,000 Pcpt. 27 2H FUSHIMl MARU ***** Oct. 11 U HAKUZAKI MAKU l»,.>(>0 Oct. 25 H HAKUSAN MABU 10J9Q N-.v. X !l KITANO MARL' 8,000 Nov. H 2:; HARUNA MARC 10,500
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      505 4 BURNS PHIUP LINE (Incorporated In Australia) POS BRISBANE, BYDNET AND MILBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND Regular monthly sailing* by the wellknown steamer MARKI.I A (7,875 torn) and the new motor vent-!, MALABAR (4.61? tona). Th» s.s. MA1U! t.A is on.- nf .no Urgent and linvsi itoMMft trailing to
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      687 4 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAV. CO. OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with the NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Telephone No. SC41I, with sub-connection-n Pas-gag.'. Freight, Transhipment Marine Dents, und Managers Desk. EepreeentatlTei for Singapore and Strait? i St liUni- nts of the OBeial Tourist Itureau i>f|| lava. All infurmation,
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      526 4 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STE\M NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in England) I REGULAR SERVICE TO LONDON, AMS ■KKDAM. ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAH 11UKG AND BREMEN.— GENOA, MARSEILLES. LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW.— MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW -BOSTON, MEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY BBBTICI
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      453 4 THE SIAK! STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. Ilr orporated in S!«m 1 BANGKOK COASTING BEatVICE For Krelay, 1 Kelantan, Baagnara, lelupin, 1-. Btngara, Lacoa, Sirhon, |.in.i.,n X ii I, l.ingsaan, Chumpvn aad Ufclipkok. Arrival DepartVra M.AY S.-pt. Bl Bept M The i;tteil throagkoat with eleclri have excellent accommoda tion 1 paeaengera.
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      592 5 Shipping Announcements ELLERMAN BUGKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) EL? 2RMAN LINE PASSF.NGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT FREIGHT SERVICH OUTWARD 9 TO Hong Kong Shanghai aad Japan Due Spore v CITY OF GLASGOW In port 5... CITY OF KHIOS Sept. 24 ..a. CITY OF
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      528 5 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICH NEW TORK aad BOSTON via COLOMBO, POET SAID ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA and MARSEILLES Arrive Leave Leave Spore Spore Penang President Tsa Baren Oct. 1 Oct. 4 Oct. 8 President Hayes Oct. 15 Oct. 18 Oct. 20 Preaident Polk Oct. 29 Not. 1 Not. 8 President
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      517 5 DUTCH MAILS Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland and Rotterdamsche Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO Genoa Amsterdam Southampton Marseilles Rotterdam Tonnage Leave B'pore Kon. der Ned. 8.200 S.M.N. Sept. 21 Insulinde 9,600 R.L. Sept. 29 J. P. Coen 11,100 S.M.N. Oct. 6 Sibajak 14,000 R.L. Oct. 12 Prins der Ned. 9,200
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      364 5 British-India Steam Nay. Co., Ltd. (APCAR LINE) For HONG KONG, AMOY, SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE and OSAKA S.S. TALMA Sailing Septeirber 24 This vessel has excellent modem accommodation for first and second class passengers. For full particulars as to passage, etc., apply to ADAMSON, GILFILLAN CO., LIMITED Hong Kong Bank Chambers.
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      75 5 Have an up-to-date BATHROOM By installing Doulton's Bath and Sanitary Fittings to Prices and particulars from the Sole Agents for Malaya PENTRAI V [ENGINE WORKS LTDIL SINGAPORE IPOH K. LUMPIR. .^sasssssaf^^ Mr'"'"' Ml DALTON The machine that adds and subtracts. Will also subtract a larger sum from a smaller, printing
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      337 6 GAIETY CINEMA SURINA THEATRE Junrliun Albert and Bencnolrn Mm la. .North Bririur Knad. Tel. No. 28*. TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT! I '.til ThunuU,. SrpUmber 37. l ntil >ll >3 At 7 p.m. At 9 p.m. International News International News The Wildest ..f the Wild t iim i ii ni a irrr THE
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      386 6 Phone PAVILION P h <>ne No. 903. V No> 903 i From Tuesday, September 18 to Monday, September 24, at 0.1.1 p.m. sharp. HOT HEELS (Comedy) THE LATEST PATHE GAZETTE ROD LA ROCQUE in THE FIGHTING EAGLE In the First Show at 7..">0 p.m. AL WILSON in THREE MILES UP
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      208 6 From SEPTEMBER 30 ALHAMBRA VALENCIA with MAE MURRAY To be preceded by ROOKIES with KARL DANK and GEORGE ARTHUR Metro— Goldwyn— Mayer Productions. Release;] In I'NITED ARTISTS CORPORATION. Keep Your Doors Locked The Gorilla Is Coming! l\ m Speedy, Accurate, Strong IBm live wood Ijjjp TENNIS RACKETS YP' Ranging from
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    DAILY TIME TABLE
    256 7 FIXTURES. l'ridsy. September 21 iJ. W. l!.:(7 a.m., 7.6, 2.12 p.m., 8.5. Malacca: H. W. 11.10 a.m., 6.6, 11.10 p.m., 5.1. I. and O. homeward mail closes 8 p.m., traia 4 p.m. St. Andrew's Society Practice Dance, Kui-o|>e. 5 p.m. Football Chinese v. Malays, Stadium. Saturday. September
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    263 7 Friday, September 21. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected lo arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUB Main Wharf Jhr. Van der does de Bije, llumeneld, Edith, Cliona, Lch. Petrel, W/B Kitty I, Dredger Foremost, The Cable. Oil Wi.arf Nil tal Wharf Sea Belle, Khoen-Lie VESSELB IN DBY DOCKS Tanjong l'agar.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    167 7 To-day. Bolat Pandjang, Bengkalis, Siak and !;.i (Hong Kwong) 2 p.m. Baaka Island. Java, South-West Suroatra, South-East Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas Timor Dilly (Plancius) 2 p.m hl;ia, ilium, Japan, Korea, Formosa, East Siberia, Philippine Islands, Western Canada and West. in States of U.S-A. (Norviken) 2 p.m. Indo-Caiaa i
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    403 7 Slight Fluctuations In Price. Messrs. Barlow and Co.'i report of Sept. 20 states Prices have fluctuated slightly from day to day and the period closes '«d. easier in London, H cent gold in New York and cent locally. To-day's cables quote London at 8 7 16d. and
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      Macphail and Co., Ltd.
      133 7 Singapore, Sept. 21. Rubber. —Local 29 cents per lb. Flat. Tin.—London.—£2l3 7s. 6d. Rubbers.—Quiet. Amal. Malays 2.35-2.50, Ayer Moleks 1.06-1.15, Pajams 1.074-1.15, Jeram Kuantans 80-85 cents, Connemaras I.ott-1.06, Ayer Hitams 2.16-2.30, Indrsgiris 5.75-6.50, New Scudais 1.03-1.09, Utan Simpans 1.274-1.334, Punggors 40-444 cents, United Malaccas 1.20-1.25 cum.,
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      Rose Macphail and Co.
      188 7 Singapore, Sept. 21. London.—Rubber 8%d., down 116 d. Local 29 cents. London.—Tin £213 73. 6d., down 2s. 6d. Mining.—Steady. Rahman Hydraulic 1.4741.624, Petaling 4.674-1.724 cum. div., Kuehai 1.61-1.53, Johan 324-334 cents, Klang River 3.624-8.724, Sungei Way 2.96-3, Hong Fatt 41-45 cents. Malaya Consol. 69-71 cents, South
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    EXCHANGES.
    76 7 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, Sept. 20. Foreign exchange* are Amsterdam 12.09%, Atbeni 376, Berlin 20.36, Bombay Is. 6 31-32d., Brussels 34.90, Bucharest 707fe, Buenos Aires 47 11-32, Copenhagen 18.19, Geneva 26.20, Helsingfors 192.34, Hong Kong 2s., Kobe Is. 0.15-16d., Lisbon 107%, Madrid 29.374, Milan 82.75, New York 4.85 1-32
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
    264 7 EXCHANGE Singapore, Sept. 21. On London, Bank 4 m/s 2/3 16/16 Demand 2 '3% Private 3 m. credit 2 4% On New York, Demand 56 Private 90 d s 67 IS 16 On France, Bank T.T. 1431 On India, Bank T.T. 153% On Hong Kong, Bank T.T.
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    60 7 Tone of Market Quiet. Latest Cable :—London Spot Sheet 8 5-16 d. per lb. New York :—Spot Sheet G. cents 177* per lb. t.S.S. equal to Standard, Q.CJ. Standard R.S.S. on Tender M M Spot Spot Oct. -Dec. Jan. -Mar. 29 29 W 29
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      MINING.
      452 7 Val. Pd. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 1 1 Hatang Padang 1 1 Batu Caves 1 .75 Bukit Arang £1 £1 Chenderiang 1 1 Chin Chin £1 £1 Ea3tern Siam £1 £1 Hand Yai 1 1 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt £1 £1 Huey Yot
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      GENERAL.
      214 7 ■MM /al. I'd. Buyers Sellers 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefi. 2.00 2.05 2 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 2.60 2.66 El £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 6.5.0 6.10.0 Canadian Eagles 14 16 1 1 Central Engine 0.60 0.55 1 1 Cycle and Carriage 0.43 0.50 (is. 10s. Duff Development 9/6 10
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
      121 7 U. Eng. 6 p.c. 1,226,600 8% 6% prem. <js,or« r»H Qb> rM 7n, V? nw. Tmi im nn dab. of 1928 red. 1981-36 108 110 Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. of 1901 red. 1980 $1,878,000 par. 6% prem. Singapore Municipal 4V4 p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 90
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      395 7 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt'g quotations. Fraser Lyall 4 Co. Evatt Allenby ($1) 1.27'i 1.32H 1.20 1.30 Alor Gajah ($1) 1.00 1.25 1.00 1.25 A. Hitam (fl) 2.00 2.2. r > 2.00 2.50 A. Klin ing (fl) 030 0.35 0.30 0.35 Am. Malay ($2) 2.26 2.70cd.
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    62 7 S. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL—Sept. 23, 16th Sunday after Trinity. 7 a.m.. Holy Communion 7.45 a.m., (choral) Holy Communion and Serr.ioM I'.lh a.m.. Matins and Litany 4 p.m.. The Cat;c!v.sm h.30 p.m., (choral) Evensong and Sermon. On Mori. Wed. and Friday, Holy Conn, at 8 a.m. On Tues., Thurs. and
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      94 7 INCORPORATED SOCIETY OF PLANTERS TECHNICAL EDUCATION SCHEME. The first series of Examinations will be held in the following order LANGUAGES.— October. 1928. ESTATE PRACTICE.— November. 1828. SURVEYING.— December, 1828. BOOK-KEEPING LAW.— January, 192U. ELEMENTARY BOTANY.— February, 1989. Entrants must sit for not less than three ul the aDove subjects. Papers
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      133 7 SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NOTICE is hereby given that tbc HalfYearly General Meeting of Members will be held in the Exchange Room, Fullerton Building, on Tuesday, September 25, 1928, at 2.15 p.m. for the following purposes 1. To inform Members of what has taken place during the previous six months.
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      79 7 CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM. C-d, Bonham St., Raffles Sqoare, SingaporeOver Yokohama Specie Bank. Reading Room Open Daily 8.30 to 11.30 Service every Sunday 10. Testimony Meating first Wednesday, 6.30. I SECONB-HAND CARS FIAT i»9 MODEL. 2 aeater 775 6M TOURER 51.15* s*l HOO s*l M 5 501 M« s«2 9
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      669 7 LIM. On Wednesday, September 19, 1925. Singapore, to Mr. and Mrs. Lim Chuan Geok, a daughter. Both mother and child are well. Java papers please copy. NGO— CHEAH.— On September 15. 1928, at I the Church of St. Peter St. Paul, Stanley Ngo Beng Swee, second son of Mr. and
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      863 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Classified Adrta., see pag* If. WANTS, FOR BALK, ETC. I A FEW VACANCIES occur in refined guest 'louse. Healthy surroundings. Mrs. Millard, I 7, Institution Hill. TENNIS GEAR FOR SALE. Water ballast rullcr. «ire netting, etc. Apply K--J, I'mm Kuil"i-iK -It li floor). WANTED, Chinese shorthand-typist. Apply
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      76 7 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. Kandang kerbau Station. il!\ OMftMf <>f (.overnment Health Office.) For the 24 Hours ending at Midnight on September 20. dec,iur :n|» rature 86.5 F. Mm. shade temperature 78.5 F. Mam shade temperature 78.8 F. lailiation 152 F. i! m. |M radiation 71.5 F. .*ia temperature Max. 85, Min.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21. BEATING THE AIR.
    770 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21. BEATING THE AIR. In our leading article of Wednesday last we dealt with the question of Indian estate labour in Malaya and the proposed new rates of pay for Indian labourers from the point of view of the planting community as presented in
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    17 8 Mi. W. J. Thorogcod, M.C.S., has been seconded for service in Kedah, states the F.M.S. Government Gazette.
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    16 8 Dr. H. O. Hopkins underwent a slight operation at the European Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday.
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    24 8 Mr. Hugh Fraser, Assistant Adviser, Kedah, will go on Home leave shortly, and his place is to be taken by Mr. C. C. Brown.
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    23 8 Mr. N. Jone?, M.C., acting Deputy Controller of Labour, Kedah, has gone on leave, and has been succeeded by Mr. W. J. Thorogood.
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    65 8 The F.M.S. Court of Appeal is sitting at I poh. in the new Supreme Court building. The judges attending are Mr. Justice Thome, Mr. Justice Acton, and Mr. Justice Stevens. The death took place on Wednesday of Mrs. Lim Bock Kee, wife of the manager of the Ho Hong Bank,
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    83 8 The Hon. Mr. P. T. Allen, M.C.S., Secretary for Chinese Affairs, F.M.S., who was married in Shanghai recently, was in Singapore yesterday with his brid?. Mr. j Allen, who has bin 26 years in the Civil' Service and was 50 last week, is retiring in the near future, his resignation
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    SECRETS OF SINGAPORE SOCIETY.
    1188 8  -  Pen Churi (By NO. VI.— CONFESSIONS OF A LOUNGE LIZARD. I regret to admit that "Confessions," in the case of Lennie, is something of a misnomer. There is no repentance about Lennie. He is, it would appear, a hardened sinner. Complaints would be nearer the mark,
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    THE GOVERNOR'S PORTRAIT.
    515 8 PRESENTATION CEREMONY. GIFT OF THE MOSLEM COMMUNITY. The Victoria Memorial Hall was the MM in' an interesting ceremony yesterday afternoon, when a portrait of H.K. Governor;, Sir Hugh Clifford, painted by the well-known Russian artist Mr. Anatule ShUtcr and purchased by the t M(...liMn community w.is presented
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    FATHER COUVREUR.
    80 8 The many friends of the Rev. Father Couvreur, formerly a well-known figure in Singapore, will be interested to learn that he is celebrating to-day the golden lubilce of his ordination to the priesthood. father Couvreur first arrived in the Far East in IX7B. After three years in Hong
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    41 8 Mails from Europe (London mails despatched on August .10) ex P. and O. Khiva will arrive by train to-morrow morning. Correspondence will be ready for delivery to boxholders at 9.30 a.m. From China by Kumsnng, due at Singapore, to-morrow.
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    66 8 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc. New York, send us the foljowing cable, dated Sept. 20, their quotations being in sold dollar cents closing bid prices Rubber exchanges sales to-day 525 tons. September 18 cts., October 18 cts., November 18 cts., December 18.10, January 18.10, February 18.10, March 18.10,
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      63 8 ALHAMBRA TO-NIGHT In the Second Show at 9. William Fox Production SQUARE^ CROOKS THE NEWS PARADE Along with Latest Empire News. First Show at 7.30 Fox Western Drama HEARTS AND SPURS Featuring BUCK JONES. TAN CHENG KEE CO., LTD., Proprietors GILBEY'S G I N S OLD TOM DRY ARE THE
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    WOMAN PILOT KILLED.
    196 9 BROOKLANDS FATALITY. CRASH NEAR RAILWAY LINE. !.i£i:ter telegram] I. .n.l<.n, Sept. 20. Margaret ILikt Wcllby crashed nrnl WM killed while flying ct Brooklands. She was the fust woman pilot to be Killed in an air crash in Great Britain. The machine developed a spin above telegraph wires
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    CABLE CONFERENCE.
    114 9 New Rules for Code Messages. [REUTER TEI.ECRAM] Brussels, Sept. 20. The International Telegraphic Conference agreed, l>y 4G to 4. that code telegrams should be divided into two categories, namely those containing' words of not more than ten letters and those of words of not more than five letters.
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    CHANG TSUNG-CHANG.
    114 9 Reported Submission To Nationalist Regime. [Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio, Sept. 21. General Chang TsunK-chanK. ex-Mili-tary Governor of Shantung, has issued a declaration submitting himself to the Chinese Nationalist regime. Chang Tsungchang declares his willingness to support Chang Hsueh-liang on condition that Yiinu: Yu-ling is expected. The allegation that Chang
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    " LASHED TO THE RAIL."
    202 9 LASHED TO THE RAIL." U.S. Inquiry Into lli-Treatment Of British Sailor. The Assistant United States District Attorney, Mr. Radcliffe Swinnerton, ha« been ordered by Washington to |fo to Ixmdon to investigate further the case of Lieut. Frederick Thomas, at one time in the Welsh Fusiliers, who, about a year ago,
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    FLIGHT TO THE CAPE.
    74 9 [WATER TELEGRAM] London, Sopt. 20. The first news >>f the progress of the u'tcmuted (lijfht at Capt. Hope, winner tjf the Kind's (up from England to the Cape via Kenya, is contained in a message from Ueuter's Cairo correspondent announcing his arrival at Heliopolis ami depart
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    INDIAN SHIPPING.
    147 9 QUESTION OF COASTAL TRADE. [REUTER TELEGRAM] Simla, Sept. 20. The unofficial groups in the Legislative? Assembly combined to defeat the Government and European group on a bill introduced by the Opposition proposing to reserve the Indian coastal trnde to Indian-owned shipping. The opposition succeeded by 71 to 46
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    WHY COME TO MALAYA?
    452 9 Judge and An Immigration Mystery. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Sept. 20. Another interesting document was read at the Penung Assizes to-day. It was thrown out M a Hylam school building .luring a police raid at Butterworth, and yesterday a Chinese who was one of two
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    CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF.
    122 9 [trans-ocean via pan-asia] Berlin, Sept. 20. President von Hindenburg to-day visited the room in the cadet school at Wallstatt which he himself occupied 70 years ago. He exhorted the cadets to hold fast to their traditions and to serve their country loyally. Sofia, Sept. 20. Baron
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    U.S. LIBERTY LOAN.
    34 9 A Washington cable printed in the China papers last week stated that there was the unprecedented over-subscription of $96,000,000 for the issue of $525,000,000 for the refunding of Liberty Loan certificates.
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    KELANTAN TRAIN SMASH.
    84 9 TRUCKS DERAILED. ONE DEATH: 33 PEOPLE INJURED. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Sept, 21. Information has been received here of an unfortunate railway accident in Kelantan. It is stated that two trucks were derailed on the construction line «t Gamusang, 12 miles from the Pahang boundary,
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    FIRED IN SELF-DEFENCE.
    425 9 Shot-Gun Used in Tamil Quarrel. That he fired in self defence, not at the complainant but into the ground, and that the complainant's injury was caused by pellets that ricocheted from the ground, was the defence successfully set up hy a Tamil motor-car salesman named Suppiah in
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    SIR A. CHAMBERLAIN.
    34 9 Foreign Secretary's Health Miraculously Improved." [REUTER TELEGRAM] Panama. Sept. 20. Sir Austen Chamberlain, interviewed on board the Orcoma, declared that his health was almost miraculously improved." He declined to discuss politics.
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    BADLY LIGHTED STATIONS.
    149 9 1 .M.S. Railways And Johore Planters Association. Five months ago the Johore Planters' Association made a complaint to the General Manager of the F.M.S. Railways regarding the bad lighting of the smaller railway stations. The J.P.A. have now addressed a second letter on the subject as follows
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    SUGAR CONFERENCE CALLED.
    34 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM] Havana, Sept. 20. The Government has dispatched invitations for an international conference in January to discuss restriction of sugar output and the conditions of sugar markets throughout the world.
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    GENERAL DE RIVERA.
    24 9 [IEUTER TELEGRAM] Madrid. Sept. 20. General Primo tie Rivera has returned safe'y from Barcelona. He received an ovation at the station.
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    FASCIST RULE IN ITALY.
    394 9 NEW POWERS. DUTIES OF THE GRAND COUNCIL. (reutf.r telegram] Rome, Sept. 20. Vital changes are to be made in the Italian Constitutional Government as the result of a new measure adopted by the Fascist Grand Coi neil defining its attributes and responsibilities. The measure lays down
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    BRITISH HARVESTERS.
    119 9 Dissatisfied Handful Sail For Home. Winnipeg, Sept. 9. One hundred and five more British harvesters who have arrived here from the harvest fields complain that they did not receive the wages promised them, and they lacked steady work. Further arrivals are expected. The discontented men are apparently led
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    FIRE IN CENTRAL LONDON.
    168 9 Serious Gas Explosion Narrowly Averted. London, Sept. 9. lias-masked firemen, using: telescopic ladders- and flashlamps, battled for hours last night in a roaring furnace and averted a disaster in Central London. The tire was caused by the fusing of an electric cable in a tunnel from
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    FRENCH TRADE RETURNS.
    67 9 [ROTTER TELEGRAM] Paris, Sept. 20. French imports for the first eight months of the year totalled .34 billion francs and 32 million tons, showing decrease* of 244 million francs and one million tons compared with the same period of last year. Exports totalled 33 billion francs and
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    23 9 Berlin, Sept. 20. It is understood that Dr. Stresemann will resume duty on November 1 after his long leave on account of illness.
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    NAVAL CONFERENCE.
    102 9 COMBINED RESOLUTION AT GENEVA. [REUTER TELEGRAM] Geneva, Sept. 20. The drafting committee agreed to a resolution combining the French and German resolutions expressing the hope that a meeting of the disarmament preparatory committee would be held at the end of the present year or the beginning of next
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    M.C.C. TEAM LEAVES.
    117 9 Cordial Leave-Taking At Victoria. [RKUTER TELEGRAM! London, Sept. 20. The main body of the M.C.C. team ltft for Australia from Victoria to join the Otranto at Marseilles. A crowd of Severn! hundreds of people gave them three hearty cheers and a special one for Hobbs. The M.C.C.
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    LANDOWNER FINED.
    241 9 Failed To Comply With AntiMalarial Notic«. The plea that he had sold tin land and was therefore not liable for failure to carry out certain anti-malarial works required by the Municipal authorities was unsuccessfully urged by a defendant* befoi<e the Third Police Magistrate (Mr. C. H. Dakers) yesterday
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    THE ROSSI AFFAIR.
    79 9 [TRANS-OCEAN VIA PAN-ASIA] Berlin, Sept. 20. In connection with the Rossi affair the Swiss press states, that an important discovery has been made concerning secret Fascist activity in Switzerland. A Lugano paper alleges that compromising correspondence has been discovered. The Boei'.scnzritung says the Swiss Note to Rome
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    TEXTILE WORKERS' STRIKE.
    55 9 [reuter telegram) Warsaw, Sept. 20. Forty thousand textile workers have gone on strike as a protest against the new system -of fining. Paris, Sept. 20. Practically all the 7,000 textile workers at Halluin have struck and demand increased wages. It is feared that the movement will cpread
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    THE HAGUE COURT.
    55 9 [BRITISH IMPEEIAL RADIO] Rugby, Sept. 20. Revision of the membership of the Permanent Court of International Justice, which involves an increase in the number of the judges of the court, thus allow :nfor the election of a German Judge and one from the British Dominions, was to-day
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    REDUCING BRITISH DEBT.
    27 9 London, Sept. 13. A White Paper shows that the National Debt icas reduced during the year ended March 31 last by £6,931,000 to *7,714,0QO,0O0.
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    HURRICANE HAVOC DESCRIBED.
    412 9 WEST INDIES REPORTS. PLIGHT OF SUFFERERS IN FLORIDA. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, Sept. 20. A further report of the havoc done by the hurricane in the West Indies was received by the Colonial Office to-day in a ttlegrram from the Hon. Mr. A. S. Jelf, C.M.G.. the
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    CHINA SITUATION.
    110 9 Wu Pei Fu Said To Be Active. According to reports from the Shanghai vernacular 1'ress which are derived from official sources. Marshal Wu Pei-fu is rallying: some of his former leaders in north-west China. The Szechuan leader Liu Chuan-hau is said to be supporting the Marshal, while Wu
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    TAXI AT JUNCTION.
    161 9 Runs Into Car, Motor Cycle, And Ricksha. A tavi, a stationary ricksha, an approachinir motor cycle, and a car were involved in an accident in High Street at five o'clock yesterday afternoon. The taxi, which was waiting near the Elgin Bridge end of North Bridge Road, received
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    ZEPPELIN TRIALS.
    59 9 [TRANS-OCEAN VIA PAN-ASIA] 'l Berlin, Sept. 20. The new Zeppelin flew for nine and a half hours, starting at eight o'clock on Thursday morning. Correspondent* on board >:Hioed enthusiastic message* along the ro'.'te over Zurich, Basel, Feiburg, Frankfurt gs Main and Darmstadt. The 22 passengeib carried in the
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    CRICKET NOTES.
    1023 10  -  T.L. S.C.R.CS SUCCESSFUL SEASON. EVAN WONG EXCEEDS 1,000 RUNS. (By The English crickc-t season came to a i la m <*ti Moiiduy when the county champions, Lancashire, were soundly beaten l.y the kest. Lancashire, who batted first, put up ihe respectable total of 296, Imt their howling was
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
    591 10 Chinese Lady's Trying Experience. Alleged to have been concerned in a robbery of over $30,000 worth of jewellery five Chinese, Lim Cha, Koh Tee Tien, Lim Ah Seng, Cheang Yin Cheng, Lee Siew Heng were charged before Mr. Justice Prichard at the Singapore Assizes yesterday with armed robbery.
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    TEN YEARS R.I.
    451 10 Very Brutal Attack On Defenceless Women." An attack on two Chinese ladies in Penang by a Sikh watchman armed with a knife was described at the Penang Assizes yesterday, when the assailant was sentenced to ten years' rigorous imprisonment for attempting to murder Mrs. Heah Joo Seang
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      S.C.C. MILE EVENT.
      794 10 Pinckney Outstanding Among Eleven Starters. The mile race which was tun off in connection with the S.C.C. sports yesterday resulted in an easy victory for Pinckney who, running witii pleasing style, covered, ..rce i 5 mins. 8 sees. He thus beat the scratch time in the last
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      TENNIS.
      364 10 S.C.C. Tournament. The following ties will be played on Monday next Godown Doubles. B. E. Ablitt and K. N. Hamilton v. A. T. Wedgwood and C. E. Hudson. Lt. Dearden and Lt. Brodie v. J. K. Hamilton and G. Waddell. T. R. Alty and H. Hall v. W. R.
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    MORE ASIATIC NURSES.
    112 10 Experiment Made Last Year In F.M.S. Hospitals. During 1927, say* the F.M.S. Medical Department Report, efforts were made to introduce nursing by female Asiatic nurses I'nder the supervision of European sister? into the acute male wards and this is now being: done in the first and second
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    40 10 It is notified in our advertisement columns that an examination fot the purpose of enabling persons to qualifiy tor registration under the Architects' Ordinance will be held on October 8 and the four following days at the Raffles' Institution, Singapore.
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    68 10 The attention of Old Bines of Christ's Hospital is called to the celebration of Founder's Day which will be held in Singapore and some centre in the F.M.S. on or about October 88, and those interested are asked to communicate with Mr. J. H. Kerr, of the Planters' Stores and
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    ARDGLEN'S END.
    160 10 A ProvrH Stayer, Full Of Promise. Ardfflen, the brown Australian horse which tiieil following a fall when being placed on board ship bound for Java at the clost- of the Singapore Autumn Meeting, was owned by the H. E. Kongsi and trained here by T. C. Thompson. By
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    136 10 Another Echo Of athirvaloo Case. In the Bankruptcy Court to-day before the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Sproule, a receiving order was made against Chop Lee Hup Kee and adjudicating orders against Koh Kim Hong and Tan Kiang Siang. An adjudicating order was made against Tok Kim Wee.
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    CAUGHT AT DISADVANTAGE.
    139 10 Eurglar Finds Householder Minus Artificial Leg. Mr. A. J. Buckeridge, an anti-malaria inspector, woke up in the early hours of yesterday to find a strange Chinese in the bedroom of his house in Bukit Timah Road. Mr. Buckeridge jumped out of bed, but, without the use of
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    42 10 Mr. J. A. Lincoln, formerly chief surveyor of the Architects' Department of the Singapore Municipality, states that the Mrs. and Miss Lincoln, who were charged in the police court on the complaint of Mrs. Bcgg, and acquitted, are not related to him.
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    FILM COMPANY FINED $400.
    303 10 Political Propaganda At Upcountry Cinema. When the manager of the Nan Hua Trading Co., a film distributing agency with offices in Winchester House, pleaded gui'ty before the Third Police Magistrate (Mr. C. H. Dakers) yesterday to causing handbills to be distributed that had not been approved
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    CONTRACTOR'S SUIT.
    167 10 Dispute Over East Coast Road Houses. Before the Acting Chief Justice (Mr. Justice Sproule) yesterday, Eng Tong and Co. sued J. Khaliffa for damages for alleged breach of contract and additions to specifications for building ten houses in East Coast Road. The total amount involved was $17,716. Mr.
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    ARM BROKEN IN ASSAULT.
    230 10 Spectator's Plucky Action Leads To Arrest. An assault on a Chinese in East Coast Road, and the plucky arrest of one of the assailants by a spectator, were described in the District Court this morning, when Chua Han Koon pleaded not guilty to a charge of
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    115 10 Silk Stockings," featuring Laura La Plante, will be shown at the Gaiety from to-night. In the first show is The Danger Zone," with Kenneth McDonald. The Police band will perform the following programme outside Victoria Theatre to-day at 6 p.m. March, Kopriva, Nichol Overture, Boccacio, Suppe Reminiscences of
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    34 10 An at home held by H.H. the Yang di Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan in honour of Sir William Peel (Chief Secretary, F.M.S.) and Lady Peel, was attended by two hundred guests on Tuesda)
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      AN ELECTRICAL PIONEER.
      180 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, In your bsue of the 17th inst. your Kuala Lumpur correspondent reported the proceedings of the Rotary Club, wherein the Chief Engineer, Posts and Telegraphs, (Mr. (adman), was eulogised by the Secretary of Postal Affairs, (Mr. Caldecott), as being
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      THE CATHEDRAL CHOIR.
      265 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Will you kindly allow me space in your paper to appeal to lady members of the Church of England in Singapore for help with the music of St. Andrew's Cathedral? The Cathedral choir is sadly short of soprano voices.
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    OIL IN DUTCH INDIES.
    84 10 Colonial Petroleum Co.'s Operations. (Aneta Service) Batavia, Sept. 21. Within two months of starting: operations a large (fas well, yielding 12,000,001) cubic feet a day, has been drilled on the Colonial Petroleum Co 's new Aeld in South Sumatra. It has been closed for the time
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    POPPY DAY FUND.
    263 10 Record Contribution Received From Malaya. The Poppy Day report for 1927, which is just to hand, shows that the British Legion appeal met with a splendid response in all parts of the world. Over £517,000 was raised, and in a letter to Lieut.-Col. G. Crosfield, D.S.O., th<>
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    53 10 Sentence of two years' rigorous imprisonment, to be followed by two years' police supervision, was passed in the District Court yesterday in a Javanese who was convicted of housebreaking and theft. The accused had six previous convictions. A second Javanese who was arrested with the accused was sentenced to three
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    NEW BOOKS.
    882 11 Mr. H. G. Wells in Dean Swift Vein. Mr. Blettsworthy on Katnpolc Island, h> H. Well-. Krnest Benn, Md. H. «d. In consid* ling the honks which Mr Wells continues to turn out with such astonishing industry, the only standard of comparison is thut which he himself has
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    42 11 The Medical Research Institute at Kuala Lumpur is carrying out investigations into the incidence of cancer in Malaya. Statistics are being collected at thr request of the Ministry of Health at Home, and a report will be issued in due com si-
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    RAUB GOLD MINING CO.
    380 11 Increased Profit Expected This Year. At the annual meeting of the Raub Australian Gold. Mining Co.. a dividend of Is. per share, equal to ."> per cent, on the paid-up capital, was declared. Th» secretaries forwarded the report for the year to March SI, embracing the
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    MERU TIN, LTD.
    283 11 Progress At The Mine Entirely Satisfactory." At the statutory meeting of Mcru Tin, Ltd.. held in London. Sir fcrncst vYimmIiopI Birch. K.C.M.G.. (the chairman), who presided, said mine in entirely satisfactory and the installation of additional machinery with a view to increasing the monthly output '\'ill, M
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    COMPANY REPORTS.
    416 11 Kakau Tin. Ltd. The directors' report and st-i'emcnt of accounts of Ilak;iu Tin, Ltd.. to be prescnt■d at the annual BM«tiasj hi Kualu Lumpur or Friday. Sept. 2H, states that the nelt' ■irolil lor the year amounted to $7,107. to which hi:s to be added Sl.TfiO brought .'or-
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      200 11 GENUINE SALE SURPLUS STOCK "His Master's Voice" Records An opportunity that occurs once n .:>r only to secure a selection of the null llMlllll MASTER'S VOICE" Records, at Rrcatly reduced pr 10 inch Double sided Dance Records $0.50 10 V«Cftl and Comedy $0.50 12 Orchestral $0.75 12 Classical $1.00 AH
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      408 11 Raffles Hotel Rooms with Modern Sanitation TEA DANCES EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY DINER DANSANT EVERY TUESDAY, THURSDAY SATURDAY "SAKE" McGUIRE'S RAFFLES ORCHESTRA. For Reserv:; 1 w,ns Phone 2920. McGUIRE'S LITTLE STMPHONII Every Sunday, 9.15 p.m. GRILL ROOM UNRIVALLED IN THE EAST. MLLE. MURA SMIRNOVA Shanghai's Most Popular Dancer will
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    "SQUEEZE" COMPLEX.
    268 12 HANDICAP ON SHIPPING i IN CHINA. Some remarkable evidence of the «Xtent to which commercial corruption handicaps the operation of nutivc undertakings in the Kur I in the report of a GovenUMBt Coromittce on the accounts of tho China Merchants' Steim Navigation Company. This evidence &iiows tha: n
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    FILMS IN THE EAST.
    167 12 Harmful Effects op Indian Children. n, Sept. 6. Geneva. Speaking at a meeting of the Fifth Committee "i the LMfM of Nations Assembly, which deals primarily With social questions urn I is largely composed of women. Dr. .Malik* (India) emphatically declared that a uniform age of
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    STABBED IN POLICE COURT.
    165 12 Attack on Constable In Colombo. A sensational stabbing incident teak place on the veramk.h of tha Colombo Police Court recently, while Mr. H. P. Kaufmanti, the Magistrate, was on ih Bench. The victim was police cunstai> thegesu, of the erime police, and Ma assailant was a
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    COLOURED LABOUR.
    71 12 New Zealand Minister's Views On Free Trade. s. ]<[. Wellington. Addn f«rmers on the possibilities of Kith* Minislir of Indo Mr. A. D. McLeod. sai.l thai Nn would never sul>;nit her worker* to the competition of coloured labour \m other parts of the Empii nor would aiyotM advocate
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    BIG BURMA BANKRUPTCY.
    29 12 :>t. 7. The Chinese tirm. Bhk 8« Company, rin aertham hMM Uimi adiudicatnl insolvent, on the appliestioa of three banks. The i m liabilil Rb. 8,700,0U0.
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      79 12 1:1 II 1,1 111 visualise the superlative fJßfrjur^wmM^^^^ifl f H Concesf-ionaires for Malaya B| 1 ITALASIA LTD. I S SINGAPORE PENANG KUALA LUMPUR MALACCA. PI 1 1 L»— V> —m mm i 1 1 1 l i Ulmlin^^ m^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^W LUCAS Magnetos GUARANTEED FOR TWO YEARS Sole Agents MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD.
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      890 12 TENDERS FOR TODDY SHOP LICENCES, SINGAPORE, 1929. NOTICE is hereby tiven that Tenders will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office, until noon un September 22, 1028, for the exclusive right, subject tj the limitations of the Liguura Revenue Ordinance, 1927, and to the Rules made thereunder, of selling toddy
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    THE "DRY GUILLOTINE."
    878 13 A WOMAN AT DEVIL'S I ISLAND. Mrs. Bb.ir Niles, the lint woman who has bren allowed :n visit the DOtorionK French penal settlement of Devil's 1-l.iml it v. ■■> in u> it- present u- hmi written :i book entitled, "Condemned to Devil's Island. Tl Unnamed Convict." The
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    NEW LINER ROUTE.
    135 13 Extension of P. and 0. One Class Service. The P. ami O. Company have announced that their "one class" steamers 1c Australia via the Cape (third-class fare) will from December next, take the Sue: :n"l C»p« route alternately, both outwards and homewards. The vessels sailing via Suez
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    SINGAPORE, VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    111 13 Program of Drills up to and fo 1928 Friday, Sept. L'l. 8.11 p.m.. Drill Hall !nfy. Brigade Si»r. Sect (Singhalese) i:.-ii Training; Drill Hall. S.V.F. Ambalance, Inspection by S.M O Malaya Drill Hall, S.V.C. Band, Band Practice Malay Drill Hall, Malay Company, As ;enb|p for Camp. Saturday,
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    92 13 The Daily Kxpress is the first paper in the world to attempt triple publica-J lien. It has hmm ced that, in addition I ii its Minthester edition, it now intends to pablieh in Glasgow, when an up-to-date plant has been installed to produce 'hr Daily Expreai with additional Scottish n,"«s.
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      117 13 Could a Higher Tribute be Paid to the Excellence of this Car than the Fact that Other Manufacturers have been Compelled to Copy it SELF-PRAISE MAY BE NO RECOMMENDATION BUT IMITATION IS THE SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY BORNEO MOTORS, LIMITED. SINGAPOKE. I'F.NANG. TAIIMNG. ll'Olf. KUALA LUMPUR, BBUMBAN, MALACCA. CITROEN MODEL
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      408 14 Srfnftfii iaWift.ru m •v: inPCPMATIOIi HESITATION EXASPERATION NEDITATiOfI c^lL^ DESPtERATIOr) IMSPIRATIOr) N X A__ D£TEPfAinATIO^ 'REALISATION SATISFACTION BORHEO CnCVROLCT- 112. 66 Ockard Road Ba^BVHaW* B Wi |^V*VKBBHHBaS!Z[iSBSaCS{S^?v^HPQE39KSdK!@i9 V /fl Miti JTHLUnWUTI if fIU fiffifllf AVFA 'ii (lays tennis use "4711" Eau 9/jmOL "'AkG^AV I /A-ht BJHII^rKS ii'tf de Col °K
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      501 15 IN THE SH'ItEME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Suit No. 9M of 1»32. In the Matter of the Trusts of the Will of HVED HASHIM BIN KASSIM, DECEASED, Late Sultan of Siak. AUCTION SALE Ai Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng A Co.'s saleroo No. 30, Chulia Street, on
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      355 15 Assets over 18,000,000 S.C. Assurance in force over $30,000,000 The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE Winchester House, Singapore LONDON OFFICE 27. Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the BiitUh Life Assurance Ccmpanles
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      592 15 BANKING CHARTERED RANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter 1858.) Paid Up Capital in 6»0,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £4,000,000 Ketirve Liability of Proprietor* £3,000,000 HEAD Oi'FICE 38. Bishopsgate, London, E.C. 2. Agencies and liranchea Al >r Slur Iloilo Scromban Ainrits.'ir Ipoh
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      585 15 BANKING HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hong Kong) Head Office HONG KONG. Authorised Cnpital J50.000.000, Issued and fully paid up 520.000.000 Ri-servp Funds Sterling 6,000.000 Silvtr $14,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT <>X DIRECTORS. A. ii. fompton, Ksi]., Chairman. N. S. Brewa, Em, Deputy Chairman. Hon. Mr.
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      400 15 BANKING THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England) Capital Authorised £5,000.000 Capital Subscribed 21,800,000 Capital Paid up £1,OKO,000 Reserve Fund and Rest £1,684,846 BOARD OF. DIRECTORS J. M. Ryrie, Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq. Charles J. Hambro, J. O. Robimon, Esq Esq. Sir Thomas Catto, Bart. W. H.
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      856 15 AUCTION SALE OF LAND AND HOUSES. j At Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng A Co's saleroom, No. 30, Chulia Street, on Wednesday. September 26, at 2..10 p.m. Lot 1. Valuable 99 years' leasehold land and shophousc known as No. 10, Johore Road, Singapore, area 812 square feet, dated December ID, 1881.
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      352 16 HINDHEDE CO., LTD. BELTING FROM STOCK "DURABEL" HAIR BELTING. 3 ins. $0.73 4 $0.97 5 $1.21 6 $1.45 8 $2.11 10 $2.88 12 $3.65 R.D.W. BALATA BELTING. V/ t ins. by I ply 17 cts. 2 ins. by 3 ply 22 2Vi ins. by I ply 28 3 ins. by
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      272 16 BRUNOLINUM (WOOD PRESERVER) Prevents the attacks of White Ants, Dryrot and Decay. BRUNOLINUM PLANTARIUM (INSECTICIDE and FUNGICIDE) Cures bark diseases in rubber trees. Obtainable from LEE KIM SOO 40. HIGH STREET. ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SINGAPORE Being some account of the capital of the Straits Settlements from its foundation by
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      905 16 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. PREPAYMENT CHARGES for WANTS. For Sale, To Let, etc., in ordinary close tet type (aTeraje six words to Hoe) are Pe line One insertion 28 cents, two int. 46 cents, three ins. 64 cents, four ins. 82 cents, five ins. $1.00, six ins. $1.13, ten ins. $1.40, twelve
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