The Straits Times, 26 September 1929

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    25 1 The Straits Times ;::STABLISHKD NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST ATSD MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1929 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      112 1 TROPICAL BUTTING "FLORODOR" (&OJL) WOfG LOONG, HK.H ST.. BINGAPOBE. Real Swiss Dairy Cream FROM THE WORLD FAMOUS ALPINE VALLEYS.— No Housewife should be without a supply of this delicious natural cream, which is unsurpassed for richness and flavour. It is ready for immediate use straight from the tin, or if
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      76 1 McNISHS SPECIAL SCOTCH iWHISKY <S^j% > different flavour OfMcNISH M It srjnisics BETTER fern QUALITY ■*m. ROBINSON CO., LTD., SINGAPORE AND KUALA LUMPUR. ANY WEIGHT CUT SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO., LTD. FOR QUALITY AND SERVICE PRODUCT OF R- GAY CO. LTD. SItitNETRMBLE RMNT f < IMPENETRABLE paint is the most
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      6 1 -FLORODOR" (BJIX) WING LOONG TROPICAL WEAR.
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      2965 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail KITANO MARU 8,000 Sept. 2G 27 t HARUNA MARU 10,500 Oct. 10 11 KATORI MAKU 10,000 Nov. 7 8 ATSUTA MARU 8,000 Nov. 21 2S KASHIMA MARU 10,000 Dec. 5 C HAKONE MAKU
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      556 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE For Kretay, Trengganu, Kelantan, Bangnara. Telupin, Patani, Singora. Lacon, Sichon, Bandon, Kohsamui, Langsuan, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure SUDDHADIB Sept. 29 Oct. 2 MALINI Oct. G Oct 9 SUDDHADIB Oct. 13 Oct. 16 The steamers are fitted throughout
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      554 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT FREIGHT SERVICE OUTWARDS To Hong Kong, Shanghai and Japan. Da* S'por*. ii. CITY OF SHANGHAI Oct. 17 s.s. CITY OF SINGAPORE Not. U CITY OF CHESTEI N"--. M
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      488 3 TXJtXA* STEAMSHIP LIN* ufad AMERICAN MAIL LINE ■ssW^^ssssißssaH ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE From SINGAPORE and PENANG Tia COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA and MARSEILLES to NEW YORK and BOSTON Arrive Leav* Leave Spore S'por* Penar-z PRES. POLK Sept. 30 Oct. 3 Oct. 6 PRES. ADAMS Oct. 14 Oct. 17 Oct.
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      468 3 DUTCH MAILS N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederlahd and N.V. Rotterdamsche Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO Genoa Amsterdam Southampton Marseilles Rotterdam s.s. Tambora 5,600 R.L. Sept. 27 m.v. P. C. Hooft 14,600 S.M.N. Oct. 4 m.v. Indrapoera 12,000 R.L. Oct. 11 s.s. Kon. der Ned. 8,200 S.M.N. Oct. 18 s.s.
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      453 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE. Sailing for United States and Canada Points from Manila and Hong Kong San Francisco and Los Angeles S.S. GOLDEN STAR from Manila Oct. 1 S.S. GOLDEN STAR from H.
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      148 3 BY APPOINTMLNT TO HISMAJtSTV TMf MN( w SANITARY EQUIPMENT Deliveries from Stock Sole Agents for IMalaya EN TR aT I %ff IENGINE WORKS LT°lL T °1 In I SINGAPORE IPOH KUALA LUMPUR. Tel. 3119. YOUR HEALTH IS OUR PRIME INTEREST Why not entrust us to supply your bread. FIRST-CLASS BREAD
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      832 4 GOVERNMENT NOTICE Tenders will be received at the Resident Councillor's Office, Malacca, up to noon of October 2. r >, 1929, for the following works Erection of a New Post Office at Malacca. Every person applying for a form of Tender will be required to deposit the sum of One
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      730 4 NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the Partnership Business of Chop "SING HUAT" carrying on business as Piece-Goods and Cloth Merchants at No. 31, Circular Road, Singapore, (which also joined in partnership with Chop KOW HONG," of No. 18, New Bridge Read, Singapore and Chop EU SIM CHNG,'" of No.
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      650 4 HOT WEATHER INDIGESTION. Its Reason and Why Dr. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS Cure It. During hot weather people find, themselves troubled most with indigestion. The reason is that the debilitating heut thins and wca!.ens the blood, the source from which ail parts of the body derive strength to carry on their
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      869 4 NOTICE J)F SALE FEDERATED MALAY STATE. STATE OF NEGRI SEMBILAN. Io the Supreme Court of the Federated Malay States at Scrcmban. Oririnating Summon* No. 123 of 1529. In the Matter of the Estate and Effects of SOU WAH HENti aUaa TOO WAH KIIENG, Deceased. Between THE ESTATE TRUST AGENCIES (1927),
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      1210 4 IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE ESTATE OF CHUA VAN KENG, DECEASED. The underpinned hsve been instructed to nell by Public Auction im Wednesday. October 9, Hit. at 11 a.m. at their sale-room! No. 21. (hurch Stree'. Malacca. The .ollowini; thirteen extremely valuable freehold building allotments f routine Koofl Chrag Undue Road, Buni;:i
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    HOME SPORT REVIEWED.
    2252 5 Notts for County Championship: Tennis Women in America. BARELEGGED GOLFERS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 2.. The Betting Control Hoard were dis- appointed in their hopes of getting the lull mechanical Ti.te installed at Hurst Park for last week end's racing, and had t" rely again
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    "G.B.S." HUMBLED.
    171 5 "G.B.S HUMBLED. Elgar a Greater Man Than I Can Hope to Be." Sir Kdwaid I.lgur recently opened a Bernard Shaw exhibition at Malvern Public Library. Mr. Bernard Shaw, after a reference to his first play, remarked They now compare me with Sir Edward Elgar. He had to come on the
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    LABOUR CRITICISMS OF THE BUDGET.
    1372 5 CEYLON LETTER Party's Unrepresentative Character. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Colombo, Sept. 15. According to a schedule which the Government circulated this week among the members of the Select Committee on the Budget, it is apparent that the Government does not propose to interfere with the
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    CINEMAS AS HOTELS
    149 5 A Holiday Dilemma At Copenhagen. The rush of tou lists to penhajron recently Uirratcned to be too much for the town's resources in the way of hotel accommodation, and when two (Jcrmnn steamers arrivid on a Saturday an<l unlnailH their 1,700 pUMMCI, the podtton Int-ame acute. It
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      275 5 /^s^. MALARIA TSHS the tragedy of tiik njjYUOSMj tropics. Hrß!T"'^*°| Increase your body's "resistance" I it- :=::^2^| ajrainst Malaria jrerms by taking j, jf BjS^—^r^rsa PHYLLOSAX regularly. If you have inW. already hud Malaria, a course of aaKsiwN^W£¥\ PHYLLOSAX u:ll rapidly restore tne U rTajr tJffl fiff ESraL/ viffor of
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      109 5 TOOTHSOME TASTIES We receive regular and continuous supplies of SHEEP'S TONGUES SHEEP'S KIDNEY SWEETBREADS OX KIDNEY BRAINS OX TAILS TRIPE. Excellent for a change TRY THEM "The Best by Test." REFRIGERATING Co LTD Branch*. ORCHARD ROAD— SELEGIE ROAD— KBPPBL ROAD —GRANGE EOAD MARKETS. THREE NEW His Master's Voice GRAMOPHONES TABLE
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      322 6 I 9I 9 /I r fix/*/ ARRIVING SHOR TL V Frigidaire H^ EZll^""' to ~"'|B fj_ Sfijn And c:ihinct \\hich adds beauty to I =========^^^^B^Lr I .my home ail mrK-hinery coir- fl c Sftfeflß pfetdy enclosed built of steel Btis > with a permanent porcelain finish &3B and with the
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      669 6 H) Odeon Electric Records M <y=v^A Finest reproductions of Classical Music, Operas, Instrumental V«j •\u^s^.- an^ D ance Music. We announce below a few of the latest arrivals. AMERICAN DANCE TUNES. VIENNESE WALTZES. DAJOS By EDDIE GORDONS BAND. BLLA and his Orchestra. 4122K lIOXEV (Fox Trot with Vocal Quartet). 221.01S
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      410 7 ALHAMBRA Ss: TAN CHENG KEE CO., LTD., Proprietors. PROGRAMME t.ominvnvinfi Wednesday September 25 ending Monday, September 30 In (he Second Show at 9 p.m. THE LATEST EMPIRE NEWS REX INGRAM'S PRODUCTION THE THREE PASSIONS with ALICE TERRY and IVAN PETROVICH The Drama of the mighty forces that rule saint and
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      362 7 VICTORIA THEATRE THREE NIGHTS ONLY To-Night, Friday and Saturday, at 9.30 EDGAR WARWICK presents the WARWICK REVUE COMPANY IN FOUR NEW REVUES. TO-NIGHT STEP THIS WAY FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27. SATUKDAY, SEPTEMBER 28. THE MERRY-GO-ROUND YES PLEASE Booking at LITTLE'S. Prices $4, $2 and Monday Next CONTINUED SEASON OF THE LAWSON-SYDNEY
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      341 7 NOTIGE TO RESIDENTS OF MALACCA AND DISTRICT. Mr. H. B. WINTER WILL PERSONALLY VISIT MALACCA ON Saturday and Monday, Sept. 28 and 30 Interviews at the Rest House 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday. H. B. WINTER Merchant Tailor, 20,. BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE. Tel.
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      DEATHS
      94 8 CITUA.— Miss Annie Chu:., eldest daughter of Mr. anil Mrs. Chua Poh Siang, died this morning at Malacca, at the aire of IC. Deeply regretted. Hong Kong papers pleavo copy. LOH.-On Sept. 25, 1929, at his residence Lion's C.ate, 311-1. Pasir Panjanif. Road, Mr. 11. H. I.oh. to years.
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      ANNOUNCEMENT
      37 8 A teletrraiM hs?; been received from tho Corporation of Aecoantaata ttatinc thai Mr Ana K»y iiuun. of Maun. Hindiedc i •>.. L,'.d., ha pawed the Intermediate ICxarainalion. Mr An^ Kuy (juun m [oiinorly a student at V.M.C.A.
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    57 8 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc. New York, scud ii: the following cabW tinted Sept. 25, their q'j&tutions being in (i^'lar cents clos.ng bid prices Rubber Exchange :-ale3 to-day 1,100 ton?. Octoscr 13.60, November 20.20, D»oemUr 20.60, January 20.80. February 21. March T1.20, April 21.4 D, May 11.60. 10-()ay's
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    63 8 From Hollan-1 and Germany by K. der j N H.Tlnnden, uue at Singapore 11 a.m. 1 10-day. Fr< in Indo-CUna, by G. G. Merlin, due at Singapore daylipht to-mOTHrW. From Franet-. dj- Andio Lebon. due at; Sin^aj-orc 0 a.m. on Sunday, t'.io -P:h instant. From Europe (LOl don
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    61 8 The B«T. \V. K. lloiloy, M.H.K, WfU deliver a lecture' on a Young Man's Problcma Relating to Bell at the V.M.C.A. iluil on Saturday at p.m. By rierimat Hahra "h»ni.nr*an« ■:i*-plianta :atri» Spore London Au». 16 Sopt. 9 An/. 73 Sept. 12 Aug. 22 Sept. II Au«.
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        THE MORETON BAY.
        429 8 Luxury for Third Class Passengers. The A.C. liner Moreton Bay," recommissioiu'd and re-decorated throughout, arrived in Colombo, from Southampton on Sept. 11, with more than 700 pMMaV fan. The Moreton Bay is the first improved steamer and the following are the out standing features of the alterations.
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        A WATERSIDE THRILL.
        106 8 I ire on Mandalay Mail Steamer "Java." I Fire brake out on board thf s.s. Java a Mandulay mail steamer belon!<ii)K to the Irrawaildy I'lotilla Company. Limited while l>nnfc alongside the Botatoung Jetty, Rangoon. It is Mated that a Homelight generating plant capsized, and as a result
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        Macphail and Co., Ltd.
        130 8 bmgapor?. c:, 2ft. Kir L/ir.—L'.cal U4' 4 cents per Ib. Malta Dull. Rubber. Quiet. w Scuda's 2.21-2.:' Milaka Hildas Vlu Benul* UH-. cents, Mentakaba E3 eeute, batu Lintar.es 1.23-1 JO, Coliiibburffaa 8.66-3.75, ParitPeraE 3.^5-3.15, l'ernk Rivers 2.17,--2.L;, Hrogua IJ7H-IJIMt, Nelmays i2's-56 cent-, PaJHir.s 2JO-2J7'i, Bukit Katils
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        Rose Macphail & Penman, Ltd.
        158 8 Rose Macphail Penman, Ltd. Singapore, Sept. 26. Rubber.—London 10 l-16d., down Ud. Noon price 8-J'i cunts. Tin.- London £20R 10j., 15.;. down. Mining.—Dull. Sungei Ways 3.R,">-3.G(i, Kuchaii 1...:.- l.r.t*. Kinta Dredge 1.71-1.7.,, Klang Rivers 2.60-2.70 x.d., Hong Fatts 7V cents, Miiaya Consols. &2-54 cents, Penawata 1.03-I.OS, ivtaliiiKs 6.56-5.66, batu Cave*
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      131 8 Ktrodene Oil.— Per unit of 8 Imp. pis. Shell C.60, Fish G. 35, Dragon 6.35, Cr.iwn (8 g!». in '.ins) i.20, Cro.vn (8 |>ls. in drums) i.'M, Crot» (8 els. in tins) 6.60. Cr<>;>s (8 ir's. in drums) 4.TG. Devoe's Imp. Urilliunt Z lint L.'iO, bylvan Arrow 6.20, Tiger t-»,
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      ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
      311 8 ThuriMlay, Sepl'Sibfr 2C 4 11. \V. :i.2l «.m.. T.I, 111 Bm I i .Sun riM--. f..:. I v m Bel I bM i>.fu. MiM.ii. lii-i Quarter, '.'.7 ;> m. M.,uii. Max. Dec. N 4 p.m. Board of Licensing Justices Meet, District (\.url, 2.1.1 p.m. 0. I.
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      177 8 plembet It. nShlps al.'tuhij ike Wharvaa at expected tv arrira, KKri'Kl. BABBOOB. Main Wharf Tn« Varuna, Moonntnni. Km htei Sam on il, W. 21. Irh. Merrurry, Tal I r>\l Wharf Nil Coal Whutf i Belle It. VKSSr.IS IN IlilY DOCKS. Tanjonp l'u;.r. Albeit I* el I II
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      197 8 I duy. China, Ilaiiiarj, Japan, Kor.'a, Furmoja, Ku i Siberia, l'hilippino Islands, Western Canadi and W tern 81 il I p. i.'. iir.a and U.ikow (< unimandant Magi > Kenaman ami TrengKanu (Hone 1 1 •> > :i i..m. Upper Hum. i, N.-K-i. t lmlia, r>ypt, Kurope,
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    505 9 Rumoured Heavy Shipments. LOW LEVELS FOR TIN COUNTERS. (By Our l-'inanrial Correspondent.) Singapore, Thursday, 11 a.m. To-day's Prices Rubber, W cents. Tin. 175 tons at Slo4 ii omv's Prices Rubber, London 10 1/lfid. down l/Bd. New York 20 <ts., up Tone Dull. Tin. l.<n<lon V 204 12s.
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    SINGER & CO.
    289 9 SINGER CO. Yean Profits A«ain Higher. "T SiiiK'T and I i.. motor rar manufacturers, shows a not Sl' 1,922 for tho year i nded July 81, I.J I Thi- compare* with £171,2X3 for the previous twelve months ami *****86 for 1936-87. The profit i-, truck after making the usual provision!
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    EXCHANGES.
    61 9 Eagaj. Sept. 2:.. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 12.05-N, Atheni :)7f,, Bombay Is. B 27-82 d. Berlin M.36, Brussels JU.S7."), Bucharest SIT. Botnoi Aires 17 7 Cupenhmrni i i llelsingfon l«% r I Hi Lisbon 108.2". Madrid Jfork i.sa i-i« Prigut 123.-W I Stockholm li.lo, Shanghai Vienna :<4.17. Yokohama Is.
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      CO-OPERATIVE LOAN.
      502 9 The Reinvestment Of Capital. Not content with entering every department of retail trade, say* the Financial Times, the distributive co-operative societies in Yorkshire seem to be pursuing a policy of financial investment of a stable and remunerative character. Although originally most of them credited their members' share capital
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      LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
      400 9 Messrs. Fraser and Co.'s Weekly Report. In their report, dated Sept. 24, Messrs. Fraser and Co. state There is no alteration in price to record in cither tin or rubber during the past week. Advices from London anticipate a decrease in the visible supply of tin for
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      CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY.
      129 9 Mr. J. M. Sine, honorary secretary, has sent the final liht of subscription for IU2HIU2D Previously acknowledged $9,119.21 Crossword Puzzles 162, Anonymous 70, Mr. T. A. Curran-Sharp. Kla-ig IMS, Anonymous 20, per Mrs. K. J. leal, Penang 400. 'harity Football Match at Stadium 153.95, Mr. J. M.
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      KARMEN RUBBER.
      60 9 Ma r fiuthric an.) Co, Koala I.unipur, h.i\ received cable from tin- ccvtani' h ing (hat the directors of Karmcn Rubber, Ltd., have decided to recommend, r-ibject t-> audit and u.usl adjustments. 4 dividend, in respect of financial year ended M-iy 81, 192!). of I per cent. The
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      ANALYSIS OF CHINESE COTTON.
      601 9 Varieties in Tientsin Trade. The Chinese Economic Bulletin states that Tientsin is the principal collecting and distributing centre for all the raw cotton produced in North China, especially Hopci (Chihlil province, including also a part in Shansi, Shensi and Honan province. Twenty years ago, the city
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
      137 9 Tne Singapore Chamber 'of Cominerc« Rubber Association h«?ld its 035 th auction on Sept. 25. when th*rc was catalogued 1,916,96-1 lb. or 866.T9 tons offered 1.M8,9M lh. or •98.78 tons sold 1.20G.518 lb. or 535.7."> tons. Spot. London in 3 lCd. New York l""., cts P RICES
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      PIECEGOODS TRADE IN CALCUTTA.
      597 9 Moderate Clearances At Steady Rates. There is little change to report in the piecegoods market, reports the Statesman of Sept. 5. Generally speaking prices are quietly steady. Retail demand continues to be responsible for moderate clearances but bulk inquiry is lacking in practically all styles. Lleaiers
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      AIR TAXIS.
      138 9 A New Venture at Croydon Aerodrome. With Fokkat and Armstrong-Siddeley taxiplanes was inaugurated at Croydon Aero- drome by tho British Air Lines Limited a new air company which proposes to fly re- gulurly established 100-mile-an-hour machines from London to all parts of Europe. Colonel \V. A. Bishop, V.C..
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      STERLING RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
      612 9 LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES AUG. 28. Abaco (£1) 2/3/16; Allagar (2/) 2/4H AngloMaiay (£1) 3/16; Ayer Kuning (£1) Ulii, Behru (Sel.) (2/) 6/6; Bakap(i'l) Banteng (£1) Batang Consolidated (2/) l/«; Batj Caves (£1) 23/6; liatu Tiga (£1) 2; Bekoh (2/1 1/9; Bcranang (2/j 2/6; Bertam Consolidated (2/)
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      MALAY U. RUBBER.
      328 9 Reducing Production Costs. The third annual ordinary general meeting of the Malay United Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held on Aug. 27. Mr. P. J. Burgess, the chairman, who presided, said that in spite of the fact that the crop hurvrsted on Kamparmulim h^id been very nearly double
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    HOME TRADE REVIEW.
    1742 9 The Dangers of Dear Money. HARD FACTS IN THE COTTON INDUSTRY. (By A. W. Still.) London, Aug. 'J*. There is still a feeling of considerable uneasiness about the gold efflux. It affects widely different interests, manufacturers and traders fear the efiVcts of a period of dear money,
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26. MALAYSIAN MINERALS.
    1060 10 "Singapore's Control of Key Minerals" if the startling caption of an article in the Far Eastern Review startling because it has probably never occurred to j the population of this port that it has any significance in relation to the world
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    CONFESSIONS OF MUSSOLINI.
    1857 10 Why He Deserted The Socialist Ranks. (In an Interview with S. J. Wolf.) Fascism started out as a movement of youth. Youth has gaired control of a government and is making the most of it, borrowing from here and there and realising that the people like certain
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    380 10 The Hon. Mr. John Scott, Colonial Secretary, has concerted to become n vicepresident of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Singapore. The Singapore office of the AngloFrench Trading Co. ask us to contradict the statement in our Tuesday's issue to the effect that Mr.
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    889 10 A NEEDLESS EXPENSE. The Singapore Municipality could save both itsslf ard local motorists a good deal of money by stopping the practice of .street watering, at any rate in the su'.iUrb- The Municipal water-cart i merely a hang-over from the days when Singapore depended on lateiitc,
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      115 10 Rainy Weather! THE TIME FOR A WEATHERCOAT Uuy "BURBERRY" and make sure of getting satisfaction. Jpj| GENT'S "ALL WEATHER" Single breasted with convertible Price $47.50. GENT'S "AIRYLIGHT" llVjj il'H' Single breasted, full cut Raglan, GENT'S "TIEIOCKEN" yffif/ H- A new D.C. style, belted. Inside t; j f,f strap adjustment to
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      138 10 ALHAMBRA TO-NIGHT In the Second Show at 9 United Artists Production THE THREE PASSIONS Featuring ALICE TERRY and IVAN PETROVICH. Along with Latest Empire News. First Show at 7.30 p.m. SMOKE EATERS An Episode of flaming hearts and cunning love. TAN CHENCJ KEE CO.. LTD., Proprietors. Wonderful Money Saving Bargains
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    ANGLO-CHINESE FRIENDSHIP—DR. SZE INTERVIEWED. CHINA'S MINISTER TO BRITAIN.
    775 11 ANGLO-CHINESE FRIENDSHIP— DR. SZE INTERVIEWED. CHINA'S MINISTER TO BRITAIN. Dr. Alfred Sze Visiting Singapore. POLITICAL QUESTIONS. Cementing Sino-British Friendship. One of China's ablest :in.! best-known diplomat:; i.-- in Singapore to day. He i< Dr. Alfred Sze, tho fuillyi r'oreig;i Mini ter in the Nationalist Government, and he is hound for
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    IMPERIAL AIRWAYS EXTENDING.
    347 11 Insufficient Use of Mails Service. PLANS FOR FUTURE. Cape Town, Calcutta And Australia. Rugby. Setit. J">. At the annual meeting of the Imperial Company, which carries on the cross-Channel air services, Sir Kric Ged- <(. s. who presided, mentioned that their aircraft during the financial year had
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    MOSCOW'S ARMY.
    89 11 "Not an Instrument For Aggression.*' MOSCOW, Sept. J". A-l !r< ling the Army chiefs at th" conf the autumn manoeuvn ti>" I'olißh frontier, the Commissary for War, M. Voroshilov, declared that tho Itcii Army had mastered the art of war. and although no| an instrument of agII Wl
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    BRITISH COAL FOR CANADA.
    96 11 Mr. Thomas's Conference With Owners. Rugby, Sept. 25. Mr. .J. H. Thomas, Minister of Employment, to-day received at the Treasurj about a doaen representative coalowners with whom he wished to discuss the question of selling British coal in Canada. The meeting was the sei|U"l to his
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    ASSEMBLY CLOSES.
    172 11 "Its Extraordinary Spirit Of Initiative." Geneva, Sept. 25. The session of the Tenth Assembly closed with a speech by President Guerrero (Salvador), declaring that "This Assembly has finally consecrated the idea of the League of Nations by the fresh progress it has achieved through As extraordinary spirit of
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    FRONTIER ANXIETY.
    42 11 Afghanistan Fighting and The Northwest. Simla, Sept. 25. r. mtii r ofßci an v atehii g the hi.. I develop1 ghanistan in view of the tribe with lands on both sides b ining involved in the iin il war. Reuter.
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    ALLEGED CHEATING.
    118 11 Indian Money-Lender Charged A case which Is (•■:<■.■ r;^ n great dca! of inti i local i betties and Irdiun money-lenders came uv for trial before Mr. C. 11. G. Clarke, the District Judge, this mornintr. The accused, S. V. Vengdasalem Piilay i; wall-known money-lender having hi" place
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    PENANG IMPROVEMENTS.
    112 11 PENA NG IMPROVEMENTS. iment's Extensive BuildSchemes. Our own < orrespondentj Pcnang, Se| I ire to be spent by Government on r s IVna'i;.'. S!x aildifor Europeans are being I Ghaut at i-ii -i pr wide one hundred of the Junior Seri stsp further by the ion of eight >i tuble-frontod
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    TRADES UNION CHAIRMAN
    32 11 Rugby, Sept. 25. V.r. .Ji'lm n< tfd, president of the General Worker.' I ion, HI elected chairman of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress to-day. British Wireless.
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    70 11 Mr, Hacphail will give to-night under the 1 ausplees of ihe Chinese Christian Association, at Prinsep Street Church, a lecture on South Africa As^j, a-; an. l Memories." This meeting is open t.> tbe public and it la hoped that many Europeans, Straits Chines? and ot'i wi'A take thil opportunity
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    POLITICAL SCANDAL IN JAPAN.
    170 11 Bribery Allegations. EX-CABINET MINISTER IN TROUBLE. Tokio, Sept. 26. Mr. Heikichi Ogawa, Minister of Railways in the late Tanaka cabinet and Tanaka's chief political lieutenant, was summoned to the Public Procurator's office for questioning in connection with charges of bribery involved in granting numerous private railway
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    MEDIAEVAL PRACTICE.
    64 11 Duelling to be Abolished In Berlin. Berlin, Sept. 25. Duelling, including university students' traditional sabre duels, which has hitherto Veen winked at by the local authorities, is definitely banned by the new statute adopted by the Reichstag's Penal Code Committee, threatening drastic punishment for duellists, seconds, witnesses and
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    M. DOVGALEVSKY.
    48 11 Further Conversation With Mr. Henderson. Rugby, Sept. 25. 11. Dovgalcvsky, Soviet envoy, visited •,':i Offire this afternoon and had further with Mr. Henderson. No statement ws'.< issued regarding the conversation. It is understood however that a furth- 1 nireting will take place In doe »h Wireless.
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    ATTACK ON AIR RECORD.
    57 11 French 'Plane in h'traight-Line Flight. Lc- Bonrgot, Sept. 25. ng a SCO horsea.ul carrying 4.570 litres of petrol, the French airmen, de Marmier and Pavereau, took off at (5.55 this morning in an attempt to beat tho world's record for 4 straight-line flijrht. Their n ute
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    COMMUNIST FACTORIES.
    64 11 Continuous Working Week Approved. If* w, Sept. 25. 1 >um-il of the People's Commislaricn l;:i. decreed the introduction of a continuous working week in factories, i;icludinc Sundays but excluding the five principal revolutionary festivals in the year. Th workers in turn will take one day of rest in
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    SETBACK FOR REBELS.
    69 11 Part of Ironsides' Forces Disarmed. Hankow, Sept. 2G. Chang Fa-kuei's Communist Ironsides, who have rebelled against Chiang Kaishek and the Central Government, have now penetrated well into Hunan Province. The Central Government troops I aye quietly taken ever Ichang. The Governor rf Hunan, according to a meaaage
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    CABINET DISCUSSIONS.
    41 11 Rugby, Sept. 25. The Cabinet met this morning and again this afternoon. It is understood that many matters were discussed in view of the Premier's departure for America and his absence from this country for four weeks. British Wireless.
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    KOREAN EXHIBITION.
    27 11 Tokio, Sept. 24. H.T,H. Prince Kanin. who is leaving Tokio for Korea on Saturday, will open the Korean Exhibition on behalf of the Emperor. N'ichi-Nichi.
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    EX-KAISER'S SISTER.
    101 11 Gifts of Queen Victoria Up For Auction. Eonn, Sept. 25. Art collectors and dealers of all countries, notably England, are expected to attend a public auction of the furniture, household goods, paintings, etc., belonging to the ex-Kaiser's sister, Victoria, now Madame Zeubkoff, who wasJ declared bankrupt. -J The
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    SENTENCED TO DIE.
    132 11 Unique Case in Hong Kong's History It is no good wasting time ar.:i -uiTerinjr in gaol," said Yin Yot-hon«r making it clear to the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan) at the Hor.g Kon<» Criminal Sssj sions on Sent. 20 that h? pleaded truilty jig the jnurder of
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    AUSTRIAN CRISIS.
    164 11 Chancellor Withdraws From The Coalition. Vienna, Sept. 23The existing political crisis has been intensified by t l on of the I Chancellor, lir. Strceruwits. His resiirnation ji due to (he Land I.ea^'.i" holdiri" th-i! the present Government is insufficiently strong to carry through the reform of the constitution.
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    PRINCE'S PRIVATE 'PLANE.
    158 11 i Fitted with Dual Controls. AIR FORCE RESERVE PILOT APPOINTED. Rugby, Sept. 23. Mr. Fielden has been appointed per- sonal pilot to the Prince of Wales. He I was selected out of eighty members of the Reserve of the Royal Air Force who were considered for the
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    AERIAL SERVICE.
    125 11 Sydney-Brisbane Project To be Started. The chairman of Australian National Airways, Ltd. (Mr. F. H. Stewart) has announced that the company hoped to commence the daily aerial service between Sydney and Brisbane in November, and between Sydney and Melbourne early in the new year. Five machine; wouM be
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    STOCK EXCHANGE FIRM DEFAULTS.
    177 11 Latest Developments In Hatry Failure. London, Sept. 2.">. The .Stock Exchange committee has ordered that the settlement of bargains in Hatry stocks be deferred uni.il October 21. The committee ordered the suspension of dealings in Drapery Trust Preference share; but resumption of dealings in the Drapery
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    IMPERIAL SERVICES.
    134 11 Transferred to CableWireless Company. Ru^by, Sept. 23. The Postmaster General announces that next Sunday the working of Imperial cables and beam wireless services to the Dominions ard India, that is, the Telegraph systems known as Imperial and Empire Radio, will be transferred from the Post Office to the
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    ALLEGED RASH ACT.
    199 11 Municipal Lorry Driver Charged. Contributory negligence is no defence at all," remarked the Deputy Public Prosecutor (Mr. N. H. P. Whitley), openi in;.: a case of causing death by a rash act ajrair.pt a Municipal water-lorry driver at the Singapore Assizes this morning, before the Chief Justice
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    TIEHLING INCIDENT.
    65 11 Chinese Soldiers Disarmed By Japanese. Tokio, Sept. L'l. The Japanese garrison in Tiehling, Manchuria, is stated to have disarmed and arrested twenty-four Chinese soldiers who were responsible for firing en Japanese railway guards from behind, woundIng three. This is the sequel to a fight among Chinese soldiers at
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    "THE WHIRLIGIG."
    120 11 Amusing Review by Warwick Comparn Last night, the Warwick Revue Company opened a short season at the Victoria Theatre with "The Whirligig." Some old favourites were heard again, in Miss Gladys Voile, Miss Enid Nicholson, Mr. P.ex Buchell and others. Two humorous sketches were included in the programme.
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    HUNGER STRIKERS.
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    THE SINO-SOVIET CRISIS.
    1379 12 Some Recent History. COMMUNIST ACTIVITY IN CHINA. (By Our Chinese Correspondent.) Evidence of Communistic propaganda in China and of activities designed to overthrow the Chinese Government and undermine the Chinese nation are now offered to the world by the Chinese Government so that the actual truth of
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    AID FOR DESTITUTES.
    236 12 Assistance Afforded In Singapore. In his report for the year 1928 of the Destitute Strangers' Aid Fund, Mr. R. W. Meredith, the secretary and treasurer, states that passages were provided for in 20 cases to England, Australia, etc., at a total cost of $4,092.91 as against 24
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    LAWSON-SIDNEY PLAYERS
    138 12 Command Performance Of Milne Play. The Lawson Sidney Co. will be playing at the Tanglin Barracks on Sunday. Sept. 29. On Monday, the 30th, they will open another short season at the Victoria Theatre, with the Milne play "The Fourth Wall." This play is being performed at the
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    MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
    125 12 Double Tax for Solid Tyres On Lorries. Action taken at a meeting of Committee \>>. 7of the Municipal Commissioners leld on Sent. 20, included the following. Approved post of assistant Water Engineer (special works) as from Jan. 1, 1930, to deal with survey of water catchment reserve at
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    A CHINESE TOWKAY'S FORTUNE.
    509 12 School Teacher, Sweet Seller Millionaire. (From Our Own Correspondent) Klang, Septi 24. Since it was confirmed that Mr. Coh Hock Huat of Klang was appointed a Justic:, of the Peace for Selangor, there has been good deal of satisfaction amc.igst all communities in this district, and
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    MR. J. G. McLEOD.
    152 12 Young Planter's Funeral At Singapore. The funeral took place, at Bidadari Cemetery yesterday afternoon, of Mr. John G. McLeod, of Bintan Estate. Rhio, who died at the Singapore General Hospital on Tuesday after a short illness. Mr. McLeod was only 28 years of age. The Rev.
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    FATAL STABBING.
    137 12 Malabari Sentenced at The Assizes. Sentence of three years' rigorous imprisonment was passed at the Singapore Assizes by the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) yesterday afternoon on the Mohammedan Malabari. who was alleged to have fatally stabbed a Tamil who interfered in a quarrel between the accused man
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    ACCUSED'S OUTBURST.
    98 12 Tired of Attending Court On Traffic Charges. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Sept. 25. That he would plead neither guilty nor unguilty but desired the return of his driving licence once and for all was the statement made by a Chinese motor-car driver, named Tan Chan Hock, when
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    23 12 The Wales Minstrels will stage a play, Repentance," at the City Opera Hall, New World to-night in aid of the Honan-yiiifis&ai-JHflii £*wm k'»B&
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      65 12 [The Straits Times is not responsible for the opinions of its correspondents. Correspondents should bear in mind that letters most be short and to the point. Long epistles are li»blc to be rejected or cut down. Correspondents must enclose their names and addresses, not necessarily for publication but as guarantee
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      CHINESE NATIONALS.
      744 12 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— The article by your Chinese Correspondent on the nationality of Chinese born abroad, published on the 20th instant, has doubtless been read by many in Malaysia and the Dutch East Indies with interest and concern. For their further information I
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      A NEW CHURCH.
      70 12 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, In your account of the New Church for Chinese Presbyterians in today's issue, you state that the name of the new Chinese pastor is the Rev. Tan Lctig Tien. It should be Rev. Quek Keng Hun. The Rev. Tan
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    STRAITS BUDGET.
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    SIAMESE ROYAL BEREAVEMENT.
    227 12 Death of Heir to The Throne. The death *f H.R.H. Prince Mahidol of Sonksla, heir to the throne of Siam, on Tuesday evening is announced in a telegram from our Bangkok correspondent. Prince Mahidol, who was a brother of the present King, had been ill for some
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    CHIEFS HONOURED.
    176 12 Malay Nobility Gather at Kuala Kangsar. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Sept. 26. A successful At Home was held at the Iskandar Polo Club, Kuala Kangsar, given by the Rajahs and Chiefs of Perak in honour of Dato Panglima Kinta and Dato Shabandar, who have been awarded Certificates
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    36 12 The Three Passions," a Rex Ingram production, was screened at the Alhambra last night. It is a powerful and realistic drama starring Alice Terry and Ivan Petrovich, and will be showr. until Sept. 30.
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    42 12 Two Paramount productions will be screened at the Tivoli, to-night. Bebe Daniels, the popular comedienne, will be seen in She's a Sheik, and Gloria Swanson in Fine Manners. Billy Sullivan is featured in the first show picture, The Heart of a Coward.
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    FIRE IN PERAK.
    105 12 Brigade Depends on Well At Kampar. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Sept. M. Two tires occurred in this district recently, resulting in one death and the loss of much property. One lire broke Ml in a house at Kampong Kepayang, totally destroying it, a Chinese lodger beim»
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    MOTHER KILLS CHILD.
    86 12 Shocking Assault on Infant Daughter. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Sept. 2C. At Taipinjer Police Court, Teh Binta Hussein was committed to the Assizes on a charge of murdering her two-year-old daughter while her husband wai away. The woman, for some unknown reason, seized a parang and
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    BAIL PENDING APPEAL.
    251 12 Unusual Appeal Dismissed By F.M.S. Court. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipdh. Sept. 26. Before the full court of appeal an interesting argument was advanced in support of the application for bail by a convicted person. Aiumugam, the appellant who was the second accused in the Mer.takab Po.st
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      CHINESE ENTER CUP FINAL.
      1267 13 Fortunes Fluctuate. DOUR STRUGGLE WITH THE REGIMENT. Extraordinary enthusiasm preraflad at t The Stadium yesterday afternoon when cup-tie f<M>iliall waa played by the Welch Regiment and the CMnes«, the I latter winning s\ hard struggle l>y L By their well-merited victory the < will n .v.
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      TENNIS.
      221 13 S.C.C. Tournament Results of tios in the S.C.C. lawn tennis tournament played yesterday were as follows Ii Doubles (Semi-Final). L. K. Knipht and J. Duguid beat P. H. and L. C. Ko'uertson. 6—2,6 2, 6—3.6 3. K. 1.. < as* and W. Rodicvr heat \V. .1. M. sad A.
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      MOTOR-BOAT RACING
      112 13 Vessel Charges Into Grand Stand. Vi.-count KingsboroUßh led the Wi.itstaMii team in their match against a side of home pilots at the Crystal Palace outIboaid speedboat meeting. The I'alace men won all three heats and the final, in which K. C. Cole iinished first. The second heat, wuii
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      LONDON-BRIGHTON WALK
      30 13 1 London, Sept. 14. The Surrey Club's London to Brighton walk was won by T. W. Green (Belgravo Harriers), his time being 8 hrs. 15 man. 41 tec.
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      SPORTING FIXTURES.
      90 13 Thursday. SepUmber 26 Ties in S.C.C. Six-a-Side Football Competition. Meter, September 27 Hockey Kaffles Institution vs. S.R.C., S.R.C. Tics in S.C.C. Six-a-Side Football lition. V.M.C.A. Swimming Carnival. Sa'urday, September 28 Se'riipor Races. Golf Bingapon Island Championship S.I boUl tinal. Bukit Timah. S»imr-.np: Races ut S.S.C., and At lloini'.
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      19 13 [Tht i-n-opc ration of Club secretaries ii I rc(|urstnl in keeping this diary of iportini event! accurate and up-to-date.
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      HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS.
      76 13 Arsenal and Derby County Beaten. London, Sept 25. The following were the results of league matches played to-day rim viviMon. *ston Villa I Arsenal Bolton W. 1 Sheffield W. Derby County 1 Burnley Second Division. Notts. County 2 Cardiff City 1 Third Division (Southern). Brentford 2 Bristol
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      PROGRESS IN SPORT.
      64 13 Syndicate to Build Stadium At Malacca. We are reliably informed, says the Malacca Guavdian, that Malacca is to have a stadium on the ground adjoining tnd just, beyond the Kubu Plain. Although the plan is as yet in ita embryonic stage, men of capital have become interested
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      THE SUNBEAM.
      72 13 Historic Yacht to be Broken Up. London, Sept. 17. The famous yacht named Sunbeam, built in 1874 for the first Earl of Brassey, has been sold by her present owner, Sir Walter Runciman, to be broken up. She has travelled 600,000 miles during her service afloat and has
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      RIFLE SHOOTING.
      103 13 Malacca Volunteers B.R.A Shoot. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Sept. 23. The Malacca Volunteer Corps B.R.A. shoot took place on Sunday morning at the Bukit Sebukor range. The following were the net s«ores returned S.L.R.A. Monthly Spoon Competition. The September monthly spoon shoot of the Singapore Ladies' Rifle
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      CRICKET.
      109 13 St. Joseph's Institution's Good Display. Or. the school ground on Sunday, St. Joseph's Institution Cricket XI was at horuc to a team representing the Welch Keßiment Band. Going in first the soldiers were all out for 81, Campling being top scorer with 37. Morrando took four wickets for 15
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      MR. E. E. BEAN.
      151 13 Australian Test Selector Retires. Mr. Ernest E. Bean, one of the selectors of the Australians in the last series of Test matches has announced his intention to relinquish executive office in the game owing to ill-health. Mr. Bean has been very prominent in Victorian cricket lor
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    LIM BONG SOO WINS.
    57 13 Singapore Chinese Players At Hong Kong. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hong Kong, Sept. 20. In the tennis championship finals Lim Bong Soo won the singles title, defeating Honda. In the doubles final Lim Bong Soo and John Lim lost to S. A. and H. D. Rumjahn.
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    SWIMMING.
    184 13 Singapore's Successes At Canton. The Singapore Swimming Team, which arrived in Canton on Sept. 17 at the invitation of the Canton Tsmg W v Athletic Association, repeated its Hong Kong successes at Tungshan Beach in a swimming gala with the local team. The gala was witnessed by over a
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    SWIMMING CLUB AT HOME
    432 13 More Entries Wanted For Saturday's Event. Entries for the various events which have betn arranged in connection with the At He/me to be held at the Swimming Club on Saturday afternoon are cominj in rather slowly, and intending compe'.i- j tors art reminded that Friday (at
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    LORD DERBY'S COLORADO
    39 13 Horse Which Won £30,000 In Stake Money. London, Sept. 17. Lord Derby's Colorado has died at Knowsley. It won nine races worth £30,000. 1 Colorado started favourite in the 1926 Derby, which was won by Coronach.
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    FRENCH OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
    59 13 Compston and Boomer Tie. Paris, Sept. tk In the French Open Golf Championship Archie Compston (Coombe Hill) and Aubrey Boomer (St. Cloud) tied with 281!, and will play off to-morrow. Other scores were T. H. Cotton (Langley Park) 288, ErnestWhitcom.be (Bournemouth) 290 A. Boyer (Nice) 291
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    PENANG RUGGER.
    88 13 Experimental Side to Meet Kedah. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Sept. 2~>. Penang is to play its first rugger match of the season against Kedah at Sungei Patani on Saturday. An experimental side is being fielded as the game does not rank as an Inter-State fixture. Most of
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    MALACCA CUP.
    60 13 Second Round Draw For Centenary Trophy. The draw for the second round of the Malacca Centenary Cup competition took place on Tuesday and resulted as follows C.F.A. II vs. Starlight Wandartn iv. s.|.t. M. C.X.A. 11l or Starlight Wanderers 111 vs. S.K.A. 11. Sept. 30. S.K.A. I vs.
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    49 13 The following have been selected to play for the Nederlands Trading Society XI against Sime. Darby and Co. at football at the Stadium to-morrow P. A. Bcins Adenan and C. M. KodllglWl Ban Seng, Shariff and Aman Teck Kirn, M. Sulk'h, Limmy. A. J. Maasen and J. C Derksen.
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    INTER-LEAGUE MATCH
    59 13 England's Big Victory Over Ireland. I.omlon. Sept. 25. At Liverpool in frlorious weather, before 10,000 spectators, the English K.A. League defeated the Irish League bj Reuter. This was the :ilst meeting between the teams, and the 88th occasion England have bren successful, tho other three matches ending in
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    RIFLE SHOOTING.
    85 13 Malay Volunteer Rifle Club Competition. The Sooloh Cup competition was competed for at the Bukit Timah Range on Sunday afternoon, 22nd. instant and was won by 2 I. iiut. Mohami <l Hassan. In conjunction the range prizes were also given and the results were as follows:- Sooloh Cvp
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    TRAINER DISQUALIFIED.
    94 13 Death of Groat Favourite At Coursing Carnival. i After inquiring into tho death of the j greyhound, (ireat Favourite, which occurred at the Geelonjr conning carnival on July 10, the National Com sing Club, declares a Mpll>ourne message of Aug. -7. disqualified the trainer (Mr. Gerald White) for
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    SINGAPORE SWIMMERS.
    40 13 i Successful Team Returning From Hong Kong. The Singapore Chinm swimming team i which has been so successful in the Hone I Kong athletic meeting, will arrive at .1 Singapore by the X.P.M. steamer Cramer I un Tuesday.
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      A TROUSSEAU A.B.C.
      118 15 "AM stands fur jtarocain. Thi is the material Ann has chosen for her coat to go away in. In a soft shade of blue, it has a flared wrap-over >leeves flared from the elbow. 1: is lined throughout with silver-grey nine and has pin tucks for trimminjr.
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      THE COST OF LIVING.
      439 15 Everywhere we hear cries against the < ost of living in this country, especially for the young newly married couple. Is it ally as bail as all that Do not the young people of the present day expect too much The "Newly Weds' in this country
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      1018 15  - Margaret Carlton. (H> gnrnmiiiiiiiwiiiHiiititiiiiniiiiiiMn^^ i Paris Discloses Jealously Guarded Dress Secrets, j Longer Shirts and Higher uist-lims. The Uneven Hem to Remain. Reach Fashions. with the more elaborate scheme of things, and fitted on to a circular yoke, are cut with a flare, either at the front or at either
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      GRADENING AS A HOBBY.
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      TROPICAL CHILDREN.
      547 15 Child; i-n in the Iceafca, What an cmount ha* been written on this most important subject, and yet how little notice sonu» people seem to take of it. The health of a child in tho tropic* depends on the common sense of the ii. oilier. Thee arc the
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      FOR BABY'S WEAR.
      172 15 It i:. one of tho minor Rtysteriei it life why Material of the "Aaftex" type can be bought cheaper out here than at Home. The local Indian shops have irreat bales of it at ."7 cent:; pef< yard Nothing |k cooler or healthier for underwear, and it
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      VALUE OF SUNSHINE & RAIN-WATER.
      962 15 VALUE OF SUNSHINE RAIN-WATER. e> HOW TO OVERCOME THE WORST EFFORTS OF THE DHOBY. The behaviour of dhobic; is proverbial, so thai no description of their sins in necessary, but v few hints as to how to overcome some of their worst efforts will bo welcomed by all who find
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      For the Children: "THE LITTLEST STAR."
      443 15 For the Children: THE LITTLEST STAR." rPHK Littlest Star cr.pt ou'. of her house. Oh, dear Oh, dear she signed. What is the good oi me going up into thai great big f=ky My little shine doesn't make th<> least, illffinema In fact I don't believe anyone ever notices .Tie
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      MODEL FROCKS.
      319 15 When we luy B real model frock, (real in the sense that il comes from one of the big houses, Paqjin Lanvin etc.), how wan-,- of v? imagine that it is the on* > Vy nt Ka kind <vrm* I". T^ o.her vhaser bought s model frock and
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      28 15 All the articles on this paste I g have been written exclusively for I Iho Straits Times and reprudurS titm rights are reserved by the iiullicr r^:iiHi!iiii!,iwt(iiitiu;i«nii«iniiij!isii!jii!!HiiHiii:Ent..iii::-.';-f"-^i M^
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      451 16 r: AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT VALVE-IN^HEAD by xfiffTWtf 'BUICK' k N. V. GENERAL MOTORS JAVA mI Sm TWT KVER before in the Automotive History of Malaya has such an announcement been ymjfcS Jr MOTOR CARS wade. Five beautiful colour combinations at no extra cost. That is what "Buick" j| V <^
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    BIRTHDAY OF KNUT HAMSUN.
    525 17 Author's Estate From Friends. Oslo, Auir. C. Knut Hamsun lived up to his repuU;linri us natal of publicity when he celebrated Ml seventieth birthday last Sunday. To bo correct everybody except Kivi! Hamroa himself celebrated the day. All now. filled with portrait; of him, of his
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    NEEDS OF COLOMBO.
    390 17 The Municipal Revenue Insufficient. The rapid rise in the revenae of the Colombo Municipal Council is shown in quinquennia] statement prepared by Mr. 11. E. Newnhan, the chairman. 1m raw of the :;tt?mpt to br made to reduce the consolidated rate from 20 to 18 |i r
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    ELDER MURDER CASE.
    446 17 Many Witnesses for The Prosecution. Calcutta, Sept. 10. One hundred and thirty-two witne-sts will Ik- examined in the case against O. W. Harrison, a former employee- of the E.1.R., Asansol, who is charged with murdering Mr. W. P. Elder, Assistant, Bird r.nd Company, belonging to the Dalhousic
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    EIGHT THOUSAND HOMELESS.
    292 17 Philippines Typhoon Havoc. Manila, Sept 19. The- combined Red Cross Mid government relief expedition arrived at the Municipality of Infanta, Tayabas, to-day and found the town virtually destroyed by the overflow of the Bantilan and Agos rivers, during the recent typhoon. Previous reports that Infanta had been
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    RED RAIN.
    88 17 Women's Frock* Ruined In Melbourne. Through dust-laden atmosphere r;.in fell in the city and -uliurbs of Melbourne on Aus:. "0. bringing with it quantities of red mud. Thousands of late shoppers »nd persons returning from business ha<J their clothes and hats stained and many women's hats and frocks
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      34 17 STANDARD 16 18 FEET OUTBOARD-MOTOR RUNABOUTS w-ln SEAWORTHY AND SPEEDY. STRONGLY CONSTRUCTED. SUITABLE FOR ALL TYPES "C" "D" CLASS MOTORS PROMPT DELIVERIES. Price Hull only From $3745 THORNYCROFT (SINGAPORE), LIMITED 81, ORCHVRD ROAD. SINGAPORE.
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      111 17 HARRISONS, BaRKF.R C° LT° {l<\COTto*itrd m aW Strut! Sclttrn-!*!: WE STOCK Formic Acid Paints Wood Preservative and other Estate Requirements. I LAWN TENNIS BALLS lf^ *?r@i&Z> PRICES STITCHLF.SS, $9. 5 O tV^^M/Lf^^hk STITCHED, $1 0. 5 O Yf (v JOSIWr grooved, $10.00 [E^ Jiil SPECIAL COMPRESSED \-P\\ \~rIU AIR T!NS
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      100 17 THE CHAMPAGNE t TABLE f WATERS Evj (Bottled at the Hot Spring •I FRASER tC-A NEAVELTD. SPECIAL DRY GINGER ALE 4 AC SPARK PLUGS Over 2,250,000 cars equipped with AC Spark I'lii'js left the factories in 1928. Millions of cars now in use arc AC equipped and will need replacements.
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      230 18 ELECTRICITY ECaNPMY AND SERVICE Notice of Removal The Electrical Department Showroom has now been transferred from 21, Orchard Road to the New Municipal Offices, ground floor, entrance Coleman Street. Enquiries and complaints regarding appliances on hire should now be 'Phoned to No. 5101, Extension 244. MUNICIPAL ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT. NATIONAL GASH
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      270 18 GET OFF THE ROAD PURCHASE A 16 FOOT RUNABOUT And spend your spare time on the Sea exploring: the many Islands around the Malayan Coast. Escape the congestion and discomforts of the road. Motor boat cruising in a Brooke Runabout is the Ideal Form of Rest and Recreation. MAY WE
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      649 18 Extract from STRAITS TIMES of August 17, 1929. RK.MAKKABLE RELIABILITY lE* TEST of the Gypsy aircraft eairine, mail'- i>/ tin; Dc Havillar.d Aircraft Company, r&;; mada recently. i. > A STANDARD GIPSY BNGINB taken g < P. -it rar.dom from tho 11->\v of production WU installed in a star.dnrd Moth
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      542 19 r 'Assets exceed $10,000,000. Assurance in force over $35,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In the 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 British Life Assurance
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      587 19 BANKING CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Paid Up Capital in 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 P.eserve Fund '4,000,000 P.cserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE 33, Binhnpsgate, London. E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches Amrit-ar Iloilo Rangoon Alor Star Klang Peshawar Bangkok Kobe Scremban Bntuvia K. Lumpur Semarang
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      725 19 BANKING NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK. EstablUhed 1863 at Amsterdam Authorised Capital Glds. C 0.000.000 (aboot £5,000,000) Paid up Capital Glds. 65,000,000 (about £4,000,000) Reserve! Glds. 27.18G.3C5 (about £2,270,000) HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICES THE HAGUE, ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES BATAVIA Head Office for Dutch Eait Indies. SHANGHAI Head Office for China and
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      294 19 INSURANCE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England). Fire, Life, Marine, Accident, Guarantee and Motor. Assets £60,000,000 ARTHUR C. POTTS— Manager and Underwriter, Eastern Branch, Singapore. THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE. 2nd floor, Hong Kong Bank Chrn., Singapore. New Insurance effected in 1928 £17,943,000. An increased Scale of Dividends has been
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      335 19 I CUTICURA HEALS I SKINJBDUBLE On Baby's Head and Forehead. Itched Badly. "My baby at seven month! had a breaking out on his head and forehead. It first appeared like small blisters which later broke and scaled over. It must have itched very badly as baby was constantly trying to
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      327 19 HOUSES TO LET SIANG LIM PARK (Lorong 40, Geylang) Three rooms and four rooms at $30 and $35 respectively. ELECTRICITY, GAS and WATER. Apply SIONG LIM SAWMILL CO., 2/3, SYED ALWI ROAD. Enquiries 'Phone 6852 or 6854. TO LET OFFICES, GODOWNS, ETC. Office in The Arcade. 15 and 17, Alkaff
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      179 20 A BRITISH WATCH AT LAST! WEARING INDS IT I I f I THE PEEFBLT WATCH KEYED oaati o' yi>ur wrist thi HABWOOD WATCH. It ■ixrts (i.'reotly you put it on. In a few b;:r» it stores enough energy to keep it going for S4 hou»>, whether n BOt In thin
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      265 20 GENUINE STOCKHOLM TAR SHIPMENT JUST ARRIVED LEE KIM SOO 40, HIGH STREET. 634 Tli V'o TVDsTC n. a. o ii heo. each. "13 x 115 Reduced from $13.50 to $11.50 24 x 2. do. 6.80 to 5.80 26 z 2>/ 2 do. 8.50 to 7.50 30 x .V 2 do.
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      980 20 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS, PREPAYABLE CHARGES for WANTS, For Sale, To Let, *tc, in ordinary close set type (average six words to line) are Per line One insertion 28 cents, two ins. 40 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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      955 20 BOARD AND LODGING BEAUTIFUL HOME recently opened has one vacancy. Only Englishmen need apply. 609, Straits Times. VACANT, two single rooms with large verandah, suitable for two bachelors, every convenience. Please 4609. ONE LARGE AIRY FURNISHED ROOM, excellent board in new flat, Orchard Road. Apply 440, StraiU Times. ENGLISH COUPLE
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      811 20 NiJiSu noses running? Then give tlu-rn nOUP-OVER. It fla«n the air paasuges with matiic sntcksMSt and saves the lives of the chickens. ROUP-OVER For Roup. Colds and Canker. 2 oz. bottle $1. 6 oz. bottle $2. Medicine dropper 15 rts. AVICOL For Bowel Diseases. White Diarrhoea, Cholera and Blackhead in
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      355 20 SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS Prismatic Compasses, Theodolites, Road Tracers, Levels, etc^ etc. Agent!* for W. F. STANLEY CO., LTD. MOTION SMITH 15. BATTERY ROAD. SINGAPORE. ANNUALS ANNUALS BOOKS ARE THE REST GIFTS FOR BOYS AM) GIRLS OF ALL AGES. Tiger Tim's. Playbox, PUCK, Playtime. Nature Book. Schoolgirls' Own, School Friend. Holiday, Champion,
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