The Straits Times, 17 October 1928

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    13 1 The Straits Times No. 28,914. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1928, PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      74 1 M.lkm.id S*e«tCM4 1 Full Cream Milk GILBEY^ 7s>/2oa/£e2/gsz/feaCimf/iz2eia Screen <&q/bfier,F a? //ZuSfrafecC 31l jtP TRANSPARENT PROTCCTIVE /So f^Sv\ >^ COVER WHICH CAN BE BROKEN S~—t&J§R ITH PENCIL OR P^NKNIf xfe 'w^gi| ill CLEANEgTBOTTIIJ^L in EXISTENCE S^S Jcrezu Sio/bper^ ensure 1 PERFECT PROTECTION. 2 NO "CORKINE&T 3 ABSOLUTELY NO METALLIC CONTACT
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      4 1 Milkmaid Sterilized Natural Milk
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    HOME LETTER.
    1761 2 A COLOSSAL POLITICAL CENSUS. By Our Special Correspondent. London, Sept. 20. Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Ramsay MucDonaU are home again, and the stage is being rapidly set for the great political battles of the autumn, at which the party programmes will be hammered out in readiness for the
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      184 2 ARRIVED New Wonder of the East FLOATING DOCK J T^\2__3 Gigantic Structure 830 FEET LONG BY 172 FEET WIDE The Acme of Attainment. "BITUMASTir ANTI-CORROSIVE SOLUTION— PRO IS DOCK AGAINST CORROSIVE ACTION Full information and prices f:uir. Si>!c Agents in the S.S.. FJUL, Sinm aiul I!. N. ilorrteo. UNITED ENGINEERS
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      366 2 Careless Washing Spoils Children's Hair .\>r- rail I 1 ha —healthy ami uxurian'. It I* simply :i matttT of ins.-. Proper tkai \ng makaa tl.p h: ir soft ■ml silky. It bringi "ia all ihv rial life iind ustre. all the natural wnvi- and colour, and eaves it fresh lookintr.
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      250 2 INNOXA MILK A WONDERFUL PREPARATION I OK TRE SKIN KEEPS IT CLEAR AND SMOOTH. "INNOXA MILK" us.d ni^ht i-£__~__^>i and morning gives the skin CT~ ~J that healthy appearance every woman desires. INNOXA MILK cleanses the J j_ f n anrl never causes the fiEBSSSS slightest irritation being free from
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    BUSH FIRES IN N.S.W.
    118 3 Sydney, Oct. 8. A blistering G3-mile-an-hour north-west wind is sweeping the State of New South Walaa, uprooting: trees and unroofing house*. The dangerous conditions have been accentuated by bush fires, which vutted a large modern paper mill in Lane Cove. Thf fires are particularly severe in
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    88 3 The German Minister of Defence has issued a decree ordering all members of the Reichswehr and the Navy to leave any function at which the ex-Kaiser or the ex German Ruling: Princes are toastod, or any function which becomes a demonstration against the German Republic. This action recalls the incident
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      268 3 whisky SCOTLAND'S LEADING «v SPIRIT %*L or inn. tSv^Sv Distilled in l!.e heart of the Highlands U'W.Q C&L- X (mm home grown barley and pure nioiin- Vfc %'V. lain water UKI) HACKLE" is real old <<VJSB^'\ I l.ishnm.,l Sr..i,h \\hi,l>> Rich m Mall and delight full) mellow.' it has the
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      236 3 KREMENTZ CAVB time and look always O neat by using Krementz buttons in your washable coats. They are put in aad taken out easily but, when on, there v no possibility of losing them. Neither time nor climate will damage Krementz plate nor affect the beautiful design*. 8j Sold by
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      386 3 YOU JUST MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS! WHATS IT GOT TO DO WITH YOU IF 1. Evinrude and! Lockwood Outboard Motors are chosen and used by men locally who ply for h.re day and ni C ht in calm or Mm and have proved themselves the most rclwble. durable, economical, easy
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      523 4 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in EagaMai) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND AKGO BERVICES. I'KNINSILAR AND OKIKNTAI. S.N. 00. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMKNT. LONDON AND FAX KAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnape uue Spore KHYBKK 9.100 Oct. 20 KASHMIR ft.OOO Oct.
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      623 4 Shipping Announcements (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam Vessels Tonnage Due Sail HAKOZAKI MARU 1(1.500 Oct. IS M HAKLSAN MARU U\,,00 Nov. H b HAUUNA MARU 10.51H1 Nov. 22 2a KITANO MARU 8,000 Dec 1 KAMO MARU 8,000 Due. 20 21 KATORI MAKI. 1 10,000
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      523 4 BURNS PHILP LIKE laeatvecatod in Aaattalia) FOR BBISBANE, BTDMET AJfO MEL. I!'.i'i;Nl. iA JAVA, DARWIN AND 'it-RSDAY ISLAND Regular monthly sai!i:n.s by Urn known steamer MaRL'I.I.a njtn lona) :.r,J the new motor veaaoL .MALABAR M.MJ ions/. Tbe ia MARKLL* ia one of the lajgeal and tin«.-t stearaers tradinj to Australia.
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      681 4 K. P. ivl. (ROYAL PACSET ?.AV. GO. OF BJITAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with t>>e NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 3C40, with sub-connections to Pasjnee, Kieii;ht, Transhipment Marine Depts. and Manager's Douk. Representatives lor Singapore and Straits Sittlements of the OrKoial Tourist Burenu »l l Java. All information, detailed
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      534 4 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAM SIIIP CO, LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO.. LTD. (Incorporated in England 1 UCCULAR SERVICE TO LONDON. AMSrERDAM, ROTTEBAAMj ANTWERP, BAMJLiH. AND BBEMEN.— OBNOA, MAKOULLES, Liverpool and Glasgow. HARSEILI.KS, HAVRh;. LIVERPOOL AND ,I«Ai>GOW. BOSTON, NEW VOKK AN!) BALTIMORE. WEEBXT SKKVICE— LONDON AND
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      482 4 THE SIA-fl STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (laeorporatod ia Btan) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE, tmt [Krtrtay, Trengfanu, Kelantan, Bangnara, Teluiim. l'.u.ini. Singora, Lacon, Bicaon, >i. 11. Chun. poll and Departure 1 > ALAYA rt Oet 17 The steamers are Tuti-i! ihroughout with elect! i i«Hi and have excellent aeeomraodaion tor Brat-elaas paaaengers.
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      559 5 Shipping Announcements ELLERMAN BUCKNAU STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) "ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICI T( THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT FREIGHT SERVICE OUTWARDS To Bong Kong, Shanghai and Japan Dus S'pori *.s. CITY OF MOBII B Oct 19 CITY OF CKfcSTER Nov. 17 s.s. CITY OF MADI: \S
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      463 5 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE AMERICAN idAIL UNE ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICH NEW YORK and BOSTON via COLOMBO, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES GENOA and MARSEILLES Arrive Leave Leave Spore Spore Penang President Hayes In port Oct. 18 Oct. 20 President Polk Oct. 29 Nov. 1 Nov. President Adams Nov. 12 Nov. 15 Nov. 17
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      453 5 DUTCH MAILS Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland and Rotterdam Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGEI SERVICE TO Genoa Amstrrdat Southampton Marseilles Kottrrdsc Tunnaf e Leave S'por Prins der Ned. 930 S.M.N. Oct. 1 Tjerimai 7,700 R.L. Oct. 2 Chr. Huygens 15,700 S.M.N. Nov. Patria 10,000 Rl. Nov. Johan de Witt 10,400 S.M.N. Nov.
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      429 5 JAVA PACIFIC LUN DIRECT QUICK BMP REGULAR SERVICE Between SINGAPORE AND LOS ANGELES (SAN PEDRO) SAN FRANCISCO, SEATTLE via MANILA. NEXT SAILING S.S. BINTANG Leaves Singapore ov 3 Arr. Los Ancflrs Dec. 3 Kxcellcnt passenger accommodation available. For full information please apply to INTERNATIONALE CREDET AND UANDELS VEREEMGING ROTTERDAM." Tel.
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      47 5 The WOOTTON LANTERN is Something better in Electric Hnndlamps. Ask for a demonstration of the WOOTTON The lamp of a thousand uses. fENTRAI SINGAPORE IPOH KUALA LUMPUR. E— 3B ...I, 8R1M65 HAPPIHESS TG ALL f PHDHE^ 3463 .TT"iiiVr Till". Jl »S—^^HSlSZ^^Zr'v FRASER NEAVE, LTD. Distributors for Malaya.
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      405 6 GAIETY CINEMA Junction Alb it and Benroolen Street*. THONE No. 3156. From Friday, Oct. 12 to Thursday, Oct. IS. 9 p.m. International News Universal* Hi* l'olire Melodrama THE SHIELD OF HONOR Spectacular Jewel Theft*. Blood-Tingling i Mystery, Startling Re\plutions by Police, I Kot>bed Hair Gang Leader, Shut in Vault, Machine
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      78 6 SURINA THEATRE North Bridge Koad. M. No. 289. TO-NIGHT'S Two Smashing Attractions from WednvMda). October 17 to Tuesday, October 2.1. At 9 p.m. International News No. 17 F. 8.0. GOLD BOND FLAMING WATERS Starring MAKV CASK, MALCOLM VcCKKI.OR and I'Al LINK (iARON. The Great TUNNEY-DEMPSEY Fight. I'nr the World's HeavyweicNt
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      397 6 VICTORIA THEATRE THURSDAY, OCT. 25 TO SATURDAY, NOV. 3, AT 9.30 P.M. WILBURS BLACK 18 Coloured Artists in the Latest and most up-to-date Jazz, Harmony, Syncopation, llevues. Dances, etc. and Old Plantation Melodies and Negro Spirituals. Frequent Change of Programme. Booking now open at LITTLE S. Prices $4, $2 and
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      234 6 NEW "SKASON" PIANO, solid tcakwnod CM6, ir.aho^any |»<.li>| t ed, full iron Iramc, ovitsliuiik, (ierman made. $180 or $20 monthly instalments. SEASON CO., LTR, 111 and 11.1. NORTH Ml DM ROAD. Send Photographs Home with your Christmas Letters. Kodak Film K^Developing \\jji@j Prinlintf KODAK LIMITED, (Incorporated in Knicland) 8. BATTERY
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    DAILY TIME TABLE
    173 7 FIXTURES. Wodn.-sd.iy. Oi-tnhcr 17 M. \V. f J a.m., 9.0. 0.3 p.m.. 9.3. Cup Competition, Bale»ti><> 1 I p, Malays 11, v. S.R.C. Thurwln.. llrl.ih^r Is 11. \V. .i V. M, 0.2! l p.m.. 92. 1 M'i:., Damar Road M.M. homeward nail blmm, l p.m. Aimtralusian mail
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    203 7 Oct. 17. Ships alorfsiHi- the Wharrra or expected to arrive. KEPI'EL HARBOUR Main Whaif riredeer Kuantan, Dredirci t, Ihr. Van <lcr dee. w n Spring, Arcr,Lek. Lady Eralyn i i K Brl Tunda, F..M.S. 1 and :i, M/LIfktai Oil Wharf Nil CmI Wharf Bm Belle, Attaka VESSELS
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    139 7 To-day. Traffgam, l'»*..ni and Ban- p.m. ura (In« :i p 11:.1 1 n, <'.iJ!;i?rn and Western India 0 p.!:. >.'. But ami N. West Suma- p.t:-. V, luccas and Dilly (lai H.i <;uan) p.m. PUdjef Md i'alemThcd< ii- p.»i. .n:ik i Khci<-n I i t- > 4
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    32 7 < ttrmnci-«ux K <1.t NolTlandcn left Arrd. S'porr l.nndan S» u t. Oct. I '•<■;, t. '3 Oct. C Hi«ot. 14 Or* S Sept. 21 Oct. U Sept. 21 Oct. IS
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      Macphail and Co., Ltd.
      136 7 Singapore. >ct. 17. Rabber. l»ral tQ% cents per lb. Quiet. Tin. Louden £2!e. Kabbar. Quiet. AHmbyt I.2^^-1.35. Amal Malays 2.40-t.MVi, Ayt-r Molrks 1.07M-I.U Balgowniei l.::".-l.-i:;'j. K;itu Lintunv- BV-TI eanta, Brogai 90-67 H cats Glmmlyi 1.351.10, MenUlubl u'>i-i;«'.. c;-nts. New ScuduH 1 -IT 1.1.!. I'lu Benuts 21H-86U
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      Rose Macphail and Co.
      205 7 Singapore. Oct. 17. Loadoa.— Hatter I i.vied., down i-ic,d Local 30.. c-iits. London.— Tin f_'is. up 10s. Mining.— Steady. Kahmaa Hydraulic i.">I Ml. Kucha: 148-1.71, Johan SSH-SSVi cents Boaa. i-;.ti 18-tfi eeata, Bnaoel Way ;t-:j.ni Taipini 1.06-1.06, Boath Taiplnc 4:i-46 cents North Taiping 84-86 eeata, Klan
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    EXCHANGES.
    81 7 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Kugby, Oct. IC. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 12.10, AtbcDi 874 Vi, Berlin 20.37, Bombay Is. 6 l-32d., Bruss.ls IMS'.'. Bucharest 801"s Buenos j«ires 47 5-IC. t'openhagen 18.19, Ceneva 25.20, Helsinyrfors 192.3-J, Hong Konp 2a. 0',<1., Kobe Is. 0 15-lCd.. Lisbon I 07»». Madrid L'n.<tSs, Milan U2.GO,
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    129 7 A verdict of culpable homici'! no: ;imountin^ to murder against tivi' unknown > iiincsi was n; niv. (l by tht Singmporc Coraiwr (Mr. G. Do-jrne) yesterday afternoon in the in whin P.WJJ. mutden was Fatally ■twiwltH OB the .Miiii(!:i' Kurd. In statement rMd to 'he CoroDM th» dWMaed stated thai
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    88 7 Kvirvonr who roads Mr. Lajpnt Uai's Ixicik, L'nhappy India,' must, agree that it is the reply that has been, awaited io Miss Muyo's 'Mother India,"' writes Mr. Wilfred Wolloek, M.P., in the Now Lviidcr ,)l Oct. -1. He declares, that Mr. Lajpat Rai's restraint, delicacy and care, and bis support
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
    233 7 EXCHANGE I'nomvE Singapore, Oct. 17. On London, Bank 4 m/s 2/4H DMwM 2/3 It/It Pnv«t« 3 m. credit 2/4 r i v York. Demand i'rivatc 1)0 d s 58'i On France, Bank T.T. 1446 On India, Bank T.T. i:,j On IlonK Koba Bank T.T. 11 p.c iit
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    52 7 l.S.S. equal to Standard, Q.C.F. 30". tandard R.S.S. on Tender n,-;,,ber M^ Nor.-Dae xo\ u Jatu-M»t. 3O'i SI Tone of Market Ka,Vr. Lntcst Caole Loiu! in Spot Sheet 8 15-164. per lb. New York :-Spot 3fae*t G. cents l»\ per lb. !2 o'clock r<>on
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      MINING.
      462 7 Issue Val. Pd. £1 fl As.un Kumbang £1 £1 Sangria Tin 1 I Batancr Padang 1 1 ]);itu C.ivcs 1 .7 BaUt Aran? £1 Durmah Malay XI £1 Chi'iidtrianK 1 1 Chin Chin ii Eastern Staa £1 £1 IlaaJ Yai 1 1 Hitaoi Tin 1 Iloi! X Kntt £1
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      GENERAL.
      229 7 MM Val. I'd. Buyer* SelUnv 2 2 Alex. Brick. Prefi. 2.02H 2.07H 2 2 Alex. Brick. Ords. 2.60 2JO £1 f 1 Brit. Am. Tobacco G. 17.8 7,2. <", < nnariian Katies ll'fi 15 C 1 1 Central Knijine 0.60 0.55 1 1 Cycle and Carriage 0.13 0.50 10s.
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
      119 7 U. En*. 6 p.c. 1,225,500 8% 6Ct> prem S'puro Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 106 110 Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. of 1901 red. 1930 $1,878,000 par. 67c preiri Singapore Municipal 4V4 p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 95 par. Singapore Municipal 4'.i p.c.
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      397 7 Fraaer and Co. and Lyall and Eratt's qnotations. To-day'a Price* Krwr Lyall Co. Kvatt Alli-nliy ($l) l.::o i.:i.-i IM \M Alor Gajah ($1) 1.00 l;zr> 1.00 I.JS A. Hitam ($1) 2.00 2.25 2.00 2.50 A. Kuninc ($1) 0.30 0.H5 MO 0.35 Aip. Malay ($2) 2.10 2. C0 2.1.".
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      DEATH
      23 7 LAWFORD. On UcU*er 1938, at th. m »1 'i- sk> «;u. I I, of Malaya Gcueral L'j^Ltd Rengam, Jeborv, atad :i'.' fear
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      93 7 SECOND-HAND CARS FIAT 30S MODEL. 2 neater 77s MS TOI'REK Jl.ir.o 5 n 11.150 •'<" f 800 SOl 825 Ml M IBM •2 1 9.-0 5«l 11,123 !S 923 M 2 875 5»3 |i, 150 593 $h209 503 SI 100 fITROEN TOURER 475 RENAULT TOURER 5M CALTRORPE TOURER 600 ANSALDO
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      63 7 634 TAN KAH KKE (O.s Tyres and Tubes 29 by 4.40 at II4JM and $2.50 as aKainst 523.10 and IMI charged by (.(her makers. 21 by 3.50 Tyros and I uli«'^ M $10 and $2, rcspcctivcl) compared with $21.70 ;:inl $5.30 for other makes. TENG SENG GUAN Iliimond Dealer* and
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      123 7 MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE Tender! arc invited from Licensed Contiaclurs under Drainage. F'lunibiiiK and Sanitary By-Laws for the installation of Sanitary Fittings at the following premise* N'cil Road .Nos. 120, 122 and 124. Eeeag Saik Road, Nos. 1,0, 11, 11, 17, lfi. 21. 2r,, :w. S7, :«>, 41. t:t. m, 47.
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      501 7 Beqaien iiiuh Mass for Ik* repeal aflki ■oal v: the late Christopher Alfred 1 Holly Francis formerly of Tanjonir Laliu Batata Batu l'ahat. father of (hail.s \V. I (Sam), Jnhus and Robin Fran. is. v 1.. died at Tanah Merah Besar. Singapore on the 13th instant, will l>c suiik at
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      756 7 PST ADVERTISEMENTS Clarified AdrU.. gaaj pif» 1< ANTS. FOR BALB, FTC. i.'iw ro I ET, 19, Barker !:,.ud. ED, child* woodra eel and praaj AUSTIN li, newly painted, new rovers, eral condition, fl.ooo or nearest. ics. FOR SALE, IM6 Morria Cowley, fj^*seatcr. original paint. (.'"'"I runnii Apply 628, Straits Time*.
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      75 7 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. Kandang Kerbau Station. (By Courtesy of Government Health Office.) For the M Hours ending at Midnight on Oct. iS. cleg. Max. shade u mpiMHturc s7.., Mm. shade temperature 74.2 K. Maan shade temperature T!U> i'. >;.-ix. s.i is radiation IH Kin. radiation c;i'.-, p, Sea t*mp*ratnn Max. .Mm.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17. WANTED: A PALMERSTON
    512 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17. WANTED: A PALMERSTON Britons in the Far East may hold with some justification that a Palmerston is what we need at the Foreign Office just at present for "Civic Britannicus sum carries little weight nowadays, especially in China, where no impartial critic could
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    19 8 Examinations in Malay will be helJ in Kuala Lumpur, Taiping, Seremban anl Kuala Lipis on Dec. 17 and 18.
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    18 8 Mr. Lloyd-Owen, the Seremban Rugby player, has returned from leave, and i< on Beruntong Estate, Ayer Kuning South.
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    28 8 A Tokio cable of the 15th inst. states that two-thirds of the original estimates put forward by Departments for new undertakings during 1 1 J2U havo been disallowed.
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    31 8 Mr. H. R. W. Lobb, secretary of the Singapore Swimming Club, and Mrs. Lobb are leaving by the Nieuw Zealand tomorrow for Australia. They will be away for about four months.
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    43 8 Dr. Chen Su Lan, the lay delegate from Malaya to the Methodist General Conference heid last May at Kansas City, U.S.A., will deliver an address on his impressions of the Conference at the Tamil Methodist Church, Short Street, on Sunday at 5.30 p.m.
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    72 8 The Muar Assizes having concluded, Mr. Justice McCabe Reay has returned to Johore Bahru, and will preside at the Assizes there. The Assizes open on Saturday, and the criminal cases include four murders, one gang robbery, one housc'oreaking by night, and one banishment case. One of the murder charges dates
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    92 8 A Reuter cable from New York announces the death of Mr. Ucnjaniin Strong, Governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Mr. GatoM W. Mc-Garrah, chairman of the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, has been appointed acting Governor. Mr. Strong, who was 56 years of
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    140 8 At the annual general meeting of the Chinese Friendly Association, Singapore, the following were elected office bearers for the ensuing year: President Mr. Lim Lian Quce vice-presidents, Messrs. Onj* Song Que°, Chia Chye May, Choo Choon Chew, WM Chwee Quan hon. secretary, Mr. Choo Ah Thye hon. asst. secretary, Mr.
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    161 8 H M S. Bridgewater, which wa3 launched on the Tyne on Sept. 15, is the first o' a new class in the Royal Navy, combining the principal features of the old type sloops and mine-sweepers. A second ship the Sandwich, is also building. They are the first of the new
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    17 8 Dr. J. G. Castellain, Health Officer, F.M.S. Railways, Kuala Lumpur, will be leaving for Home next week.
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    18 8 Mr. W. A. Gummer, Superintendent of Surveys, Malacca, and Mrs. Gummer are leaving Malacca very shortly for Home.
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    23 8 The London Daily Express of Sept. 12 Jias a photograph of a Malayan owl, b?1 longing to Miss Chawner's aviary tt Wargrave Berks.
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    22 8 A special meeting of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners to consider the Municipal estimates for 1929 will be held on Monday, Oct. 22.
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    29 8 Mr G. M. Kidd, District Officer, Tampin, will succeed Mr. A. B. Jordan as (hairman of ti»e Kinta Sanitary Board m h"n the latter goes on leave next month.
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    43 8 Major W. F. Chipp, D.5.0., M.(, X R G.H., of the Indian Forest Service, i. ■nding a few days in Singapore before returning to India after an extended ton. <>f the forests of the Philippine Islands OI bshalf of the Government of Madras.
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    44 8 The engagement is announceel betv.c, i Hem v Bruce Ijingworthy. Assistant COMmissioner of Polke. F.M.S., eldest son oi the lat« Frederick W. I^ngworthy am Mrs. I-angworthy of Walliucy. Cheshire ;>nd Clare, youni.-est elaughter of Sir Hcni> Deering (Bart.) and Lady Deermg, 01 Ptackley, Kent.
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    48 8 A telegram has been received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies stating that Mr. John Scott, C.M.G., who has been appointed to succeed Sir Hayes Marriott, K.8.E., C.M.G., as Colonial Secretary, Straits Settlements, will leave Dar-es-Salaam on Jan. 8, and arrive at Singapore on Feb. 9.
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    51 8 A Paris message states that in a remarkable outburst against King Skander!>erg 111. of Albania (Ahmed Bey Zogu), Mustapha Kemal Pasha, in an interview with the Petit Parisien representative in Turkey, swore that he would not recognize him, even if he (Xema!) was U-o only person who would not do
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    56 8 According to the Malay Mail, Mr K. Ramplen-Jones, of the Hong Fatt Mine, has been taken seriously ill and has been ordered by his medical advisers to procoed immediately for a long rest anil change The directors of the company have released him from his duties and he will be
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    53 8 The Empire Parliamentary Association delegates left Sydney (Nova Scotia) for Home on Oct. 5 at the conclusion of a six-weeks' tour in Canada. The Chairman, Viscount Peel, at a farewell banquet, read a letter from Mr. Stanley Baldwin expressing the hope that the next gathering of the Association wouUl be
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    57 8 Mrs. Annie Besant is expected to make a tour of Northern India late this month, when she will visit some of the bigger towns in U.P. and Punjab with a view to popularising the Lucknow scheme. Mrs. Besant has accepted the Maharaja of Bikaner's invitation to participate in the birthday
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    88 8 The Rev. George Austen, Chancellor of York has the following advertisement in "Notes and Queries" Can anyone suggest or tell me where I may easily find any stories or facts of outstanding persons (officers or men), or incidents, or literary references, relating to the Duke of Wellington's and the Prince
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    115 8 Colonel Sir John He-wat, who died recently at Port Klizabeth, South Africn, whs born in Sarawak in lSti.'J, the son o, Capt. Hcwat. He practised as a doctor in Cape Town and was for many years one of the leading physicians in the city. Dip ing the War he served
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    111 8 Constantinople reports that with a view to popularizing the new alphabet oi Latin characters, the Turkish G«vernmcn_ has decided that all inhabitants of Angora, men, women and children, shall attend special public courses, at which the alphabet will be taught. Coffee houses, casinos and other places of amusement will be
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    163 8 H.E. the G.0.C.. Malaya, inspected the Kuala Lumpur Platoons of "A Company M.S.V.R., and the Machine Gun and Signal Sections attached, at the F M.S V F Headquarters, Kuala Lumpi'.v on Sunday. After the inspection at which there was a record attendance, H.represented the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    832 8 THE STAR OF SARAWAK. A new Order of Honour has been instituted by His Highness Rajah Brooke, and is to be known as the Order of the Star of Saiawak. The first member of it is Mr. One Tiang Swoc, a well-known •i.'jure in Saiawak. He
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    THRILLS OF AIRSHIP TRAVEL.
    877 9 PASSENGERS' STORIES. DISCOURTEOUS (TSTOMS OFFICIALS. [REUTER TELEGRAM] Lakeaarst, Oct. 16. Vivid and hmMmi contrasts marked the II|IH of the (Ir;if Zeppelin, according to Um aceoaata given by passengars Phases cf MrioM nwidksnisnt alternated with aarMb i«f swift, smooth sailing. The first .-red on Saturday, when the
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    ACCIDENT TO DUTCH MAIL.
    148 9 MISHAP IN TAKING OFF AT RANGOON. [REUTER TELEGRAM] Rangoon, Oct. 16. The departure of the fourth Dutch mail aeroplane bound from Holland to the East Indies has been indefinitely delayed as she was badly damaged when taking off here owing to the softness of the ground.
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    CHINA'S CABINET.
    98 9 Appointments in the New Government. [reuter kar eastern service] Nankins, Oct. 17. The State Council held its first meeting this afternoon, wh'.-n the following: appointments were proposed for the reorganised lioveinmcnt Minister of Finance, Mr. T. V. Soong of Foreign Affair*, Dr. CT. Wane; \V:ir, Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang
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    PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
    104 9 Mr. Hoover's Views on Import Duties. [REUTER TELEGRAM] Boston, Oct. 16. Mr. Hoover, the Republican candidate, has broadcast a strong attack upon Mr. Al Smith's attitude on the subject of import duties. He declared that lowering the rates of duty to the Democratic platform standard would mean lowering
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    CURIOUS POINT AT IPOH.
    155 9 Judge and European Witness's Protest. (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Oct. 17. Load business circles are much interested In the action taken by Mr. Justice Thome yesterday in a case in which a Punjabi caller sued another Punjabi for a debt. The latter HOUMMd Mr. William
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    TO REVOLUTIONISE FLYING.
    42 9 [TRANS-OCEAN VIA PAN-ASIA] Berlin, Oct. 16. Cap:. Koi'h!, Major Fitzmaurice and Mr. t'hamborlin flow from Dessau to Berlin in the new Bremen type of aeroplane fitted with automatic pilot control. Mr. Chamberlin declares that the invention will revolutionise flying.
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    "ALICE IN WONDERLAND" M.S.
    50 9 ALICE IN WONDERLAND M.S. [REUTER TELEGRAM] Philadelphia, Oct. 1G. Mr. Kldiidjre Johnson, who has purchased the original manuscript of "Alice in Wonderland," yesterda> announced that a special facsimile edition of the Alice manuscript will shortly be available. He added that the manuscript is later froing to London for public exhibition.
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    M.C.C. CRICKETERS ARRIVE.
    182 9 RECEPTION IN PERTH. CHAPMAN ON THE TEAM'S PROSPECTS. [reuter telegram] Perth, Oct. 16. The M.C.C. cricketers arrived th*.; morr.inr, on board the Otranto. They were given a civic reception and ha<! luncheon with the Governor of Wc3tern Australia (Col. Sir William Campion). The voyage was singularly free
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    MOTOR-CYCLE SMASH.
    253 9 Criticism of Penang Ambulance Service. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Oct. 17. A serious motor-cycle accident occurred at the junction of Perak and Pangkor Roads, Penang, yesterdny. It appears that Mr. It. J. l-vitus. an assistant employe. l by the Eastern Smelting Company, was riding his Triumph motor-cycle
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    PATIENT ON ROOF.
    150 9 Froiijjhl Down With Fire Hose At Ipoh. (From O'ir Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Oct. IG. Following the recent water shortage, Ipnh is now gloomy over the heavy rain i.nd the swollen stream*. There was a enriou diversion to-(!ay, however, which excited the oceopantl of a large ward in
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    OIL ASSOCIATION PLANNED.
    86 9 [reuter telegram] NOT York, Oct. IG. Taking advantage of flip facilities afforded under the Webb Act for effecting eCMWfa< i: i the export trade, the executives of It of tho largest oil comiwni<l :n considering plans for orfranisMOcimtiOß on similar lines to the Copper Export Association. The
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    LOAN SOCIETY'S PROFITS.
    65 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penanjr, Oct. 17. The fourth annual report of the Penanj* QoYernmMt Co-opcrathra Thrift ani I.o.ci Boriaty -hows that the membership daring Um year from 335 to 487. The total of Bubseriptioni i-eceived during the year was $15,766 and thf total number <.f loans
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    43 9 It is reported from Kimberley that a native employee at the Iftirkly West diggings picked up a diamond, the size of an egg, weighing: 282 carats, the biggest ever found in the alluvial diggings. A Kimberley diamond merchant paid i'4,500 for the stone.
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    HOW PIRACIES ARE PLANNED.
    978 9 ELABORATE NEGOTIATIONS. CONSIDERABLE RELIANCE ON COMMUNAL SPIRIT. Analysis of the common name applied o pirates, bandits, robbers and such like -hows that the outlaw is not an outcast in Chinese social life. The name is Lo Gar" (Cantonese pronunciation.) In its worst light it conveys the
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    FAMOUS PICTURES SOLD.
    197 9 AUCTION OF AMSTERDAM COLLECTION. [REUTER TELEGRAM] Amsterdam, Oct. 16. Holland is dismayed at the dispersal of the famous collection of pictures formed four centuries ago by Jan Six, Burgomaster of Amsterdam and patron of Rembrandt. The portraits of the Six family with others composing the collection have
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    AUSTRALIAN STRIKE.
    58 9 Men Expected to Return To Work. [REUTER TELEGRAM] Melbourne, Oct. 16. According to the Melbourne Herald, it is almost certain that the strike will be declared off to-morrow. It is reported that the management committee of the waterside workers has ordered secret ballots but is urging the men
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    GERMAN EXPLORERS.
    104 9 Finds Seized by Chinese Authorities. [REUTEK TELEGRAM] New Delhi, Oct. 16. The German explorers Dr. Hrinkler and Dr. Deterra, who have been exploring the Western Himalayas and the Karakoram Range in Chinese Turkestan, are now here en route for home. They report that 40 pony loads of geological
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    DIRECT AIR MAIL TO EUROPE.
    209 9 Malayan Correspondence by Dutch Aeroplane. The Secretary for Postal Affairs, S.S. and F.M.S., issues the following: announcement A Dutch aeroplane is to leave Medan on the 31st inst. for Europe, and the opportunity is being taken to forward from Malaya a special Air Mail to
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    RUSSIAN CONTRACT FOR U.S.A.
    72 9 [reutek telegram] New York, Oct. 16. Through the Amtorg Trading Corporation, Soviet Russia has signed a contract with the International General Electric Co. for at least £1,000,000 and not more than £2,000,000 worth of electrical apparatus for export. The contract will hold good for two years,
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    UNEMPLOYMENT RETURNS.
    44 9 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, Oct. 16. The latest unemployment returns show an improvement as compared with recent weeks. On Oct. 8 the registered unemployed numbered 1,319,700, which was 16.679 less than in the week before but 246,700 more than a year ago.
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    FUNERAL OF EX-EMPRESS.
    38 9 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, Oct. 16. The Duke of York, who is to attend the funeral of the ex-Empress Marie of Russia, left London to-night for Copenhagen, travelling via Harwich and the Hook of Holland.
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    BRITISH TRAFFIC PROBLEMS.
    173 9 ROYAL COMMISSION. BIGGEST INQUIRY IN RECENT YEARS. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] 1 Rugby, Oct. 16. The Royal Commission <;n Transport will begin O n Thursday what is probably the biggest inquiry in recent years. It is expected to take at leas', two \iars and to provide the basis
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    WORLD'S SHIPBUILDING.
    126 9 Decrease in Construction In Britain. [beuter telegrav] London, Oct. 16. A reduction of 113,000 tons in .shipping at present under construction as compared with three months ago is recorded in Lloyd's shipbuilding returns. There was a reduction of 500,000 tons compared witn Sept. ,'!0 last year. The north-cast
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    RESIDENTIAL CHANGES.
    246 9 Hon. Mr. A. F. Worthington Entertained at Pekan. Prior to his departure for Perak to act as Resident of that State, the Hon. Mr. A. F. Worthington, British Resident of, Pahang, and Mrs.~\Vorlhii»Kton were the guests of honour at a tea party ei'-«?»-T»y. Government officials and Yrrt-mbers of
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    CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF.
    209 9 [TRANS-OCEAN VIA PAN-ASIA] Berlin, Oct. 1C. The Swiss military air manoeuvres have begun at Kucssthal. Bucharest, Oit, 1^^ The autumn session of the Rumanianl Parliament has opened. It is understood that the Government ;nust either conclude a stabilisation loan or b? forced to resign. Budapest. Oct.
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    TAN KAM CHOON GUILTY.
    62 10 Fhree Year./ Sentence For Well-known Chinese. (From Orr Owl I lea*) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. IT. i days Tan Kan well knew n Malacca n m»I at, ur-d l.iniby 11.. I*l .i wy Tan K-m.i i I t.l !WO. Mr. it ''■'■>■ unani- h inres. ..,1 ill
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    HONG HO LITIGATION.
    355 10 Evidnce of Chinese Firm's Manager. i outlawed I afore the Acting Chief Justice, .*lr. Justice P. Spr ule, la in which the Slipway ing Co. are rlaimine; a i i;y (if payment out of I the sale of the s.s. Hoiijj Ho. The other parties involved are
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    MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
    196 10 MUNICIPAL AF FAIRS. Six Sinpapore Streets to Be Reconstructed. ioa has l>i-.n tiken by of the Siagapore Murv- .1 reconstruct, in plaet of New i:..al. the following s.- 1 Camming Btmet, Angiu Synagogue Street. 1925,143 t'. i Mini supcr-itractare, Klwpplementai pro[o,ooo this nar. V of Ml B-tadi Ccn- ii Vunip
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    17 10 P^k i r Waters." a film full of k ihown »t the Surma lrom gAdst
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    SIAMESE FOOTBALL TEAM.
    136 10 To Visit Singapore In January. Arrangements have been made for the rlaft of a party of Siamese footballers to Singapore and Malaya in January next. The party is to BOBbM of students who, if is understood, have an educational as v ill as a sporting motive in
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    COCHIN-CHINA TOURISTS.
    228 10 The Cochin-China touris.s, who left theee shores on Sunday, have gone away In tl".-r off than they came, for Hi y have, undoubtedly '.earned much about the old English game of football through their visit to Singapore They arrived confident that they were going to show Singapore how
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    BRITISH CARS OVERSEAS.
    381 10 Encouraging The Market In Malaya. Mr. C W. Harriaon, late of the Malayan Civil Service, writing on Sept. 13 to The Time.% say- The Federated Malay Stales Governments lend money to their officers to enable them to buy motor-cars, which they nai on duty. The cers so
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    RUSSIA'S OILFIELDS.
    105 10 The Sunday Times features the comment published in the New York livening Telegram !<>• the effect that the Burro:» ?hn,-os in the Sh:il Transport urn! rrmding I'o.. Mi!., comptetM a British combine eouisting of the i\.ynl 1 an ar.il S/V'll eompaniei for the purpose of clotiag Um world
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    78 10 It is ratho>- curious to find in the BanR- kok paper.-' ;< Corman winlHi rmssnpc, ent fioi'i Naan am Oct. <>. whieli says The pabtiestton of an allegedly official it the nolii.-.' siipoiiWta of I.abour by the ex-Premier, Mr. MacDotialrl, durinp and shortly after the War. h.i CMMd h MMMttwi
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      RUGBY TOURNAMENT.
      528 10 Good Work by B. B. and I. Ontsides. The B.P..I. and P.S. won comfortably against the EteatafM nd Law in the S.C.C. Rugby tournament yesterday. The interval sent- wsa >— *i a result which refiactod great credit on the Etceteras, but in the second half the winners' out■Uh
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      GOLF.
      211 10 Vade Cup at S.G.C. The finn! of Va la Cup a ihc Singapore GoM ''lul> melted i.i ;i wfa :'i;r M. Buchanan, who bet! H. T. G. Arthur by •t end The following waa the retail d lh various rouada Hour.'! Buchanan beat DoiR 2 and 1. Kent buiit
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      MALACCA GOLF.
      360 10 Excellent Scores in Ladies' Monthly Medal. (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Oct. 1G. A lam ontiy was forthcoming for the revived ladiM 1 monthly medal, which wai played on stroke conditions over nine bole*. Some tine scoring took place, and ir annexing the medal with a score of
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      FOOTPALL SCENE AT KANDY.
      173 10 Police Team Leave the Field. The spectacle of a team leaving the fiol.l in protest against a decision of the referee was witnessed at Kandy on Oct. 3. The team concerned was the Police A who wort' playing the Old Antonians in the Kandy District Soccer
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      SINGAPORE BOXING.
      112 10 Another opportunity of seeing that clever flyweight Bud Walley in action will l>e given at the New World on Friday evening, when the Singapore boy will meet Battling Mayo over 15 two mm. rounds. The promoters declare that in I try-out the challenger showed that he is a
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      MALAYAN RACING.
      343 10 The Perak Amateur Meeting. The Perak Turf Clul> is holding: an amateur meeting on Friday and Saturday. Class I horses will be handicap^',! in one division each day and cla ponies in four divisions each day. Race on I'riday becomes Ponies class 2, division 4. si\ furlonRS. Race
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      TENNIS.
      50 10 S.R.C. Tournament. In the final of the Mixed Doublts at the S.R.C. yesterday, N. E. Ess and Miss Pcrciru beat K. C. Oehlers and Miss Smith, A Doubles Hamlicap tic will be played tomorinw, W. A. Baihetchet und V. H. Narril meeting R. C. Ochlcrs and t. L. Oehlers.
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      HOCKEY.
      105 10 I The following have been selected to represent Penan* against Selangor in the first inter-state hockey match of the season Wilkinson, Bishop, Rodripro, Anthony, Hyde, Scarlett, Fletcher, Mosley, Hillard, Philpott, Brodie. Owing to the wet state of the ground, ihe match which was to have been played to-day between
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      YACHTING.
      55 10 The following races will be hold from the Royal Singapore Yacht Club on Sunday A Class.— Final for Mr. F. G. Lundon's Trophy. Stait 10.10 a.m. Club Course No. 1 or 2 according to weather conditions. Handicaps Joy 10 per cent. B. Class. Final for the Vice-Com-modore's Trophy. Start
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    JACK DEMPSEY—ACTOR.
    222 10 JACK DEMPSEY— ACTOR. Hero of Underworld Melodrama. Jack Dempscy, the former heavyweight champion of the world graduated from th>prize rinsr to the stage at the Majestic Theatre, New York. Be appeared as coster-monger with E>telle Taylor, his wife, in "Thr V.\k Fight," by Max Mar. n ■ad K. II. Gropper,
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    42 10 It is reported from Dreslau that a Polish woman, Maria Kania, has been sentenced to two and a half years' hard labour for espionage, by relaying to the Polish Secret Service information regarding the Reichwehr which she had elicited From non-commissioned officer*.
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    72 10 During the recent lighting at Tangshan, Pci Chung Hsi captured General Hsu K;.n and General Wang Tung, of the Chihli-Shantunar armies. It is reliably reported thai the Nationalist Government h:. ordered them to be. sent to the southward whan tbey will be tried for complici'y >n the assassination of General
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    29 10 Tin- r.angkok police have entered an appeal agataat Uic acquittal of Phya Vinayn. a Siamese nobleman who was charged with being concerned in fabricating evidence in the Paklat murder
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    HONG KONG'S STATUS.
    161 10 There arc five classes of British Colonies and Protectorates not possessing responsible government, in which tJe administration is carried on by public officers under the control of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, says the China Mail. Hong Kong conies within th« fourth category not very
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    52 10 From Indo-China, by D'Artagnan, due at Singapore 7 a.m. to-morrow. From Holland, by Patria, due at Singapore to-morrow morning. From China, by Hosang, due at Sinjripore to-morrow. From China, by Taluirba. due at Singapore to-morrow. From Europe (London mails despatched on Sept. 27) by Khyber, due at Pcnanj*
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    68 10 Grovin Xcubert, an 18-year old German seaman, was produced in the Third Court yesterday on charges of entering the Colony without a passport and failing to register as an alien. It was stated that that accused deserted his ship at Prnang a fortnight ago. He arrived in Singapore on Oct.
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    59 10 Rosie Dolly, one of the famous Dolly Sisters, is expressly excluded from the benefits of the will of her millionaire father-in-law, the late Sir Mortimer Data*. The estate is variously estimated hi between U0.000.00P and fci0,O0O,0«0. Rosie Dolly wai secretly married to Sir Mortimer's son in March, 1927, but the
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    KELANTAN NOTES.
    377 10 PROGRESS AT KOTA itAIIRU. (Krom a Correspondent) Kota Bakra, Ott 10. Kota Rain -ii, orhirh until a year or two api was practically nothing more than an over-glow u Maiay kampoaa;, ii beginning to look mote like the capital of State. Tho first thing that strikes returning wanderer
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    NORTH BORNEO TRADE.
    308 10 Satisfactory BaJance On Last Year. The annual report of the Territorial Customs Department of HritMi North Borneo states that the trade balanc:-, I.e., surplus of exports over imports, excluding transhipment trade and treasure was $6,496,018, as against 18,776,048 in 1926, or ?2,279,024 lc.-s, equal to 25.97 per
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    65 10 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc., New York, send us the following 'able, dated Oct. Hi, their quotations befasg in gold dollar cents closing bid prices Rubber Kxchantre sales to-day T'.i'i tons. October 18.80, November lh.!») her 18.00, January 1H.70, Februai March 18.80, April 18.00, May 1!> ets. June
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    S.V.C. ARMED GUARDS.
    64 10 Th» Singapore Volunteer Corps has provided a second armed guard to make the journey to Hong Kong and back in connection with the anti-piracy measures. The guard, under 2nd Lieut. W. T. Cherry, will leave on the Anking on Sun- day and Ls due buck on Nov.
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    6 10 Ulu Pandan (Singapore) has ceased tapping.
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    102 10 Mr. Veap Chor Ec, a well-known Penang millionaire, and Mrs. Yeap Chor Ec entertained a large party of Europeans to dinner at their residence In Northant Uoad on Monday, the occasion being the towkay's sixty-first birthday. Mr. J. A. Black, Protector of Chines proposed Mr. Yeap Chor Ee's health, and
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    FINANCE AND INDUSTRY.
    1641 11 BRITAIN AND THE WAR DEBTS. (Hy A. W. Still.) [Copyright] London, Sept. It. The War Debts question is again much '.n evidence, and a definition of the British attitude has been given by the Acting Foreign Secretary. It amounts to t'lis W« were prepared to .-((free to
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    RHODESIA AND THE EAST.
    190 11 Visit of Government Trade Commissioner. Mr. N. L. Raiiton, t'.ie newly appointed Trade Commissioner for the Government of Southern Rhodesia, MMad through Singapore en route to North China and Japan. Owing to the urgency if important inquiries in China Mr. Raiiton sailed by the Karmala yesterday,
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    132 11 Programme of drills up to and for Sunday, Oct. 21 Wednesday. Oct. 17, 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall, S.R.A. (t), Voluntary Training 5.15 urn.. Drill Hall, Eurasian Co., Company h«Ml R.1I p.m.. Drill Hall, Brigade Sig Section (Sinhalese). Signal Training 3 •i.m.. Drill Hall, Raffles Inst. Cadets, Weapon
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    48 11 A Ml Kun, which has been dt-mon-;..i i.l nt >.he Aberdeen proving ground •>«■•■ r Htm York, is described as Robot anti-aircraft Run. It finds and keeps its own range by means of sound waves, which adjust the range as an aeroplane approaches, retires, or gains or loses height.
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    TUNNEY AS SEEN BY FAMOUS MEN.
    527 12 HERE IS A FAVOURITE OF THE GODS." How the remarkable speech of Gene Tunney appealed to the distinguished guests who attended a dinner held in his honour in London was told by several of them afterwards. Tunney's audience, in which literature, art, the theatre,
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    A SEAPLANE DOCK.
    123 12 Rugby, Oct. 9. Test was made at Southampton yesterday by Imperial Airways of the value for commercial purposes of a Royal Air Force seaplane dock. A Calcutta Empire flying boat was docked and certain routine overhaul work was carried out. The seaplane dock lent for the purpose
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    THREE-CORNERED DUEL.
    87 12 Rome, Oct. 8. The allegation made by Prince I.iinccllotti that Prince Potenziatii, ex-Governor of Rome, was dismissed for graft led to a trianpular duel. The Miiruuo.-.s Sambuy was present at a club frequented by the aristocracy when Lancelotti made the allegation, whk-li Sambuy relented, and made a reply
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