The Straits Times, 11 January 1921

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    13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 2<s.f>:S SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1921 PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      86 1 NESTLES MALTED MILK OBTAINABU EVERYWHERI Ip^l PMsener Beer W^m jj^^l Guinness Stout |Oj Bole A^entu THE BORNEO Co., Ltd. (ißecrpofated BosUid) COMPO ROOFING Manufactured by STAND ON EM THE CERTAIN-TEED PRODUCTS CORPORATION iHF^'l Highest quality ever manufactured 1 NEW SHIPMENTARRIVED > Sole Agent f—^ VILH BORK, Singapore Cable addrett BORK.
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      161 1 ROBINSON CO LTD. RALIEGH \\\\S///// v RALEIGHS THE ALL-STEEL J^^iSkM are GUARANTEED BICYCLE 1^ FOR EVER Ride a Raleigh and y***\^^T^^§M|Mfet!^/g'^^^&' Illustrated catalogue tbe Raleiffh reputation tf rCqUCSt SPECIAL RALEIGH MODEL B $225. 00 nett POPULAR RALEIGH RALEIGH RACER Model D Complete with Lamp and Bell Model E 170.00 nett
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      8 1 jNESTLE'S MALTED MILK PBICI L»nr« li.«s w tatu*
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    Guerilla Warfare,
    797 2 Japaßeie regiment Beceoilj AnnlbilaUd. Rod op j Gilbut Fecic tS« 'ollowiog to tbe SO. Dul/ N ft. in I' .k ng oboii dau '.i.iii-Lb r 10:— la niuirg U Knau affair* in lfancbori* t it* d>ji »k > i' ooi>t«p njiKi somaik •i»ed »o ocJ»:od it*ttf übiab pay«
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    FAMOUS ACTRESS'S TRIBUT
    716 2 Why English Audiences Get Best Acting. Miss Mary Nub, Ib > %ette>^ who »obi vciri uab aaaoeM is Tho M»3 Wbo O»m B»ek ■ootiibatod the following sitieie ti tbt > jlobe abottly betws bet tecam ratora to uwktH n be time bMOomo f >r mato le»ve Eaqluad
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    47 2 i1 v paiitb p«pei of St. JaJ Ifca H I H»Dup*Kßd 3nJe» SobuiD, mmliph toi foil owing note To-. ouu<ciwt>idbi>B wuol< itc 10 tuuo tbo Uiadiaios' nrop4>iit% ol Ibi .►bl.jd pl»»d in Ibe iff iko#y b\i< cit Sandaj ««(Diag, btlcie itiej p»M i. 01 I' ■be ran."
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      298 2 .^Ka— bt: i§*zsßn.:--' i— m— mmbjv m. thiefcpes 9 10 >n.; rct'l, 21 ounctb a d: '~S du^ B«mi.Rton U.M.C. ProdocU for «le by «H leading 4>.1««. Buluu founded In 1816 D. M. Grant Co. AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERS KRAMAT MOTOR WORKS 16, Kramat Road ALL REPAIRS EXECUTED UNDER EXF»ERX EUROPEAN SUPERVISION
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      375 2 Baby Happy MerFi.s; Wiih Ccticnra Soap Nothing i-uiro refreshing for har" than vi arm l>ath wall C.::ic:r.i Soap, csjx.ci.ii'v if hil s'cin iOl r;isli\ After halhin,-. ■iich any irr&aiii :i with Cutienn Ointment. They ;ire idea! I. I all toilet nsv.s. Soipis.Oiittmntii M mmitl tl F«*l I Ch.iite'fciMneSi].. London. A:
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      335 2 THE SHI KUO MIN PRESS llRfli If you t* ■•< an.wera U yoar ronmercial «dT»rti»emeiit«, have them published In ".ir ro'umm which iire uw<* by EaropmM and Chinese alike. We eiraalaU widely In tk« Malayan Arrhipetaro.. In.ln Preach China, Philippim 'almad*, Dutch Kant ladiei nil China. «"<l on? p:ip«r is
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    China's Unpaid Soldiery.
    818 3 Serious Danger of Revolt At Pattiogfu. Rviary MM wiiM-c to be N.O. Drily Ne»« hem P^iup oa DsitmKi 10, elates:— t -rciga it kTc-iltuß from Paotiagfa Me atiogiog ace mote of »n impeadiag revol ->r*id»i Taotaa Tb»o Kan which oinsol tc noafinocd ij Q-vftumeat eiroles is Pekia?
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    BOMBAY PIECE-GOODS.
    265 3 Merchants Boycott ol Foreign Materla'. An exiiacrliotry mooting ol thj Bombay pieofyotda mercbanl* aasoeiatioa puaed ibt following icsclu »,b I 8 om toads ban bo n io du^ i owing t.i the a o test ptevailm^ '.hicfpoai tbe aoontrj in oooatqaenoe 1 1 in> aoiiou of the aotbotfci
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    23 3 Quetl OKdti awe at Fel'btni Wlul do wo J o. s.via* I tt> v, boae Mid lojfc *Mi t a j Ihjmiii tLiktem.
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      417 3 An Invaluable Remedy for RHEUMATISM Sciatica, Sore Throat, Neuralgia. fHfeMSMI Pain is a visit y every home, and usually ME! J By] it com« <]Uil<- nni"\pcotedl|r. Hut you are pre- i \y\ pan-d fm vw\ .it you keep a small VPFnVff4vM| [C- J bottle ol Sim 1.,-.mi<-nt hindy. Sloans ||?||w|3|^||
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      130 3 WES fliiiiil) ur^E juice Prepared solely from pure Lime Juice and the finest refined sugar. THE STANDARD FOR PURITY AND EXCELLENCE. Insist on having ttOSF 'S. FOR GOOD WORKMANSHIP CONSULT THE BRISK FURNITURE COMI'ANT OFFICE IT. Change Alley. ECONOMIZE BY (JFTTING A MOTOR CYCLE We offer the MaNrkaj ROYAL ENFiELD
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      176 3 GREEN ISLAKD CEMENT CO UNITE! (Incorporated in Hongkong' H»»«J OfEc* md Work* HONRKONr.. STOCKS NOW AVAILABLE Tilfgraphie Addrm GREENLAND, SINGAPORE. Telephone No. 2751. J. COULTHART Ag^nt. Ml. BOAT QUAY. SINGAPORE LEVER AND SONS MANILA HOUSE. 18«, ORCHARD ROAD FOOTWEAR LARGK NEW SHIPMENT JUST TO HAND OF LADIES' AND GENTS' SHOES
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      892 4 STEAMER SAILINGS P. 4& O«- British India ABD Apcar Lino (Companies Incorporated in England) MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICSI PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL B. H. 00. (Undar Contract with Hi. Majesty's O*v«rmaie»« n« Cwsaaaa* s MAD, SERVICES BAST OF BOMBAY are al bnbsM ».a»— a.i LONDON FAR-EASTERN BERVICB FROM LONDON I TO
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      527 4 STEAMER SAILINGS PRINCE LIRE UMITEI (laoorporaUd te BmgUad) FAB BAST ■BBTICB FOB NBW TOBK GAEUC PRINCE In port (via Paaama) TUSCAN PRINCE abort r.y n (via Ba*i) V*i aU lafsrautiaa, epßlf t* •J3AMBON, QILFILLAN 00. MB (lae*r*erat*d ta Xaglaaai AgeaM. THE DEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMIT KD (laeorperaud in the Unit.*
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      249 4 STEAMER SAILINGS THE EASTERN SHIPPING COMPANY, LIMITED (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) This time tabl* is subject to alteration withont further notie*. Steamer sailing from Singapore BAN WHATT SOON, every Tuesday, at 1 pjn, for Port Swett*nham and Pannng. F From Peaang to Moalvda (Trala Joarrey from Moulmeln to Rangoon 10
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      327 4 STEAMER SAILINGS 0. S. K. THE OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA LTD. (Incorporated in Japan) No. 2, Dc Souia Street. Proposed Sailing from Singapor* (Subject to change withont notice) EUROPEAN LINE For Port Said, Marnellles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Hamburg HAVRF. BUM Jan. 13 Omits Marseilles. HIMALAYA MARU F*b. IT NEW YORK
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      431 4 STEAMER SAILINGS NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA (Incorporated in Japan) Under Mall Contract with the Imperial Japanese Government. Subject to alteration, without notie* EUROPE MAIL LINE Fortnightly Service For London, Antwerp via (Malacca) Peuil, Colombo, Sacs, Port Said and Marseilles. ATSUTA MARU J >n. 12 SHIDZUOKA MARU Jan. 26 KAGA MARU Feb.
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      552 5 STEAMER SAILINGS SI'ACE FOR SCANDINAVIAN PORTS M 8 FIONIA This vesiiel will sail hence for Copenhagen late January 'curly Ki-bruary and will take careo for ScKi-.lin.n in ports. For freight and particulars, pl.x-e applj to TJIK EAR ASIATIC CO., LTD., DAlnu.lj Street. STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ "NEDERLAND" NRDKIM \MP KOYAL HAIL LINE.
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      444 5 STEAMER SAILINGS NATIGAZIONE GENERAL ITALIAKA m. MASANIELLO Consignees of cargo per the above steamer from Kurope via ports are hereby notified that she has arrived :.nd ha* discharged h cargo at Codovn No. VJ, Tanjong Tag Whcrf. SOCIKTA COMMISSIONARIA DI E.SI'OETAZIU.\£ B DI IMPOKTAZIONE A»,'i-nt.-.. DODWELL LINE (Incorporated in England)
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      877 5 SALES BY AUCTION I ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE lof valuable teak and Canton blackwood lousehold furniture Chinese crockery and porcelainware, etc. At No. C, Sit Wah Road, off Outram Road, on Saturday, January 15, at 2.30 p.m. Comprising a complete set of very elaborately carved Canton blackwood sitting room suite consisting
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      633 5 SELANGOR EARTHEN PIPE COMPANY MANUFACTURERS OF AND DEALERS IN Drain Pipes, Latex Caps, Shanghai and Siam Jars, Flower Pots, Lime, Bricks, Tiles and all other kinds of things far Estate*. Supplied on Commission. Prices moderate and prompt delivery. A trial order will convince 70a. P. O. BOX 98. KUALA LUMPUR.
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      896 5 I SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY I NOTICE is hereby Riven that charges for I water supplied by Meter will be in Mcor I dance with the annexed schedule with effect from January 1, 1921 Per 1.000 gajMt, For water supplied to Shipping over Wharves and to Water Boats Jl'.«\ For water supplied
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      881 5 A Copy of this Prospectus has ban lied with the Registrar of Compinie* F.HJ. The Subscription LM will open on Janaary 4. 1921, and will dose on or before January I",. 1921. THK AMPARTENANG RUBBER OMI'VNY. I.IMITKI) (Incorporated in the F V ABRIDGED I'KOSI'Kf I 1 S Authorised Capital SbOD.VwO
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      811 6 CINEMAS II y V A Y»] I: Til -TV]" TpT /•>"*" h'iTti4a*t. ">u/irv fi r« Tufifrtv. hsawl A romantic drama enacted against Western backgrounds OnuratinK a full-size quota of action, a ROBERTSON-COLE Production, FiaturiiiK WILLIAM DKSMOND In -tory fortified with a wealth of humorous hiKh lights which are brought forward
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      222 6 CINEMAS HALL, LIMITED North Bridge Road Tuesday, January 11, to Thursday, January 13, 1921. Second Show at 9-15 THE LURKING PERIL The Great Mystery serial Episode 9. THE HIDING PLACE IN THE SLUMS 2 parts Episode 10. DEN IN CHINA-TOWN 2 parts Together with Universal Special Attractio THE GIRL IN
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      265 6 COMBINE OF SLUTTBBB CO. JAVA SEA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD. (IneorpormUd to Batavia, Java) A.D. 1861. Comblaea Capitals folly SBbscrlb** Fl. U.204.0M bHind per December 11. ltll Fh 5.0M.419.M Head Office* t BATAVIA, AMSTERDAM Branch Offlcee JINGAPOBE, *-b, FINLAYSON GREKK Medan, Semiring, Sourabaya, Bandoeng, Macassar, Rangoon, Shanghai, Tien tun, Melbourne,
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      410 6 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION (Incorporated in London under Royal (hurter, A.P. I7JOI. The Corporation Unoe a romyrehriuWt Policy affording full protection to MOTORISTS For full particulars, apply to BARLOW COMPANY, Aftents. MNOAffOBK JOO GUAN CO Robber and General Merchant*. Ship-chandler* and Sole Agent* for tha BURMA STEAM ROPE WORKS, 1,
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    WHERE BEASTS ARE HUNTERS.
    671 7 India's Curious Mortality Census. Tht Calcutta i respondent of the Mornin; Post wr It la, ur was. the euatOßl to regard India HM ■part— mi paradise. W.th its almost limitless beta of jungle and iti ama/.ing vanity of iramc, big and small, it whs nq near
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    "WATER NOT THE BEST DRINK"
    305 7 Lord Reading on a Peril Of Prohibition. Remarkable allegations about London's drinking water wire made before the Lord Chief Justice (Lord Reading) in the King's Bench Division recently, when Mr. J. T. Briseoe, an engineer and surveyor of the Er.fu'ld District Council, sued the Sanitary
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    36 7 We reported in these culumiut tiw uthiT day that Mr. U. K. Hazulton, the young man who was shot in the Eldorado Bar. Shanghai, h- lyiinc in a very critical condition. He died on D»-cember 18.
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    DAILY TIME TABLE
    116 7 FIXTURES Tae«day, January High Water. 0.18 a.m., 11.29 p.m Homeward M. M. mail leave* Caesar's Wife, Theatre. 9.30. Wednesday, January 12. High Wata*. 0.42 am.. 0.3 p.m. Tamrlin Club, at Homo. 5M p.m 1.M.1-i- -tl.-in.l in the East. Grumpy. Theatre, 9.30 p.m. Thursday. January 13. High Water.
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    104 7 VESSELS AT THE DOCKS East Wharf Basin Nil. Kaat Wharf- Nil. Sheer* Wharf— Nil. Main Wharf Annum! H, hie, Masula, Takada, Kumano Maru, Yuli.m Maru. Kmpire l»«ck lp»h, YV.-«t Islip, Euryme- inn. Ayuthia, Mindcroo. West Wharf MtnKir, Shini Maru, Circe, Jardinex Wharf Keh.-. Pulo Urani Coal W h.irf
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    226 7 Jpcih. lirit., 828 tons, from Penan,; 10- 1, ,r Pi Base Singkap, Dut., SST tons, trom Tvrgkcl 10-1. •i r I'jambi 12-1. Baa Whatt .Soon, Brit, 1 •'•> ton;, from IVnang 10-1, for Penan,; 11-1. Edendale, Brit, 798 tons, from Port Sweltrnhain 10-1, for Java, unc. Circe, Brit.,
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    128 7 To-day Rangoon J P-»»--«al*r<-» and Hoar P-">--data Pahat P-I*-<aagko* P-»--iaigon and Haiphong p.n». ommmtm Fambu, Moeara-Saba, Djambi and C kep t.ttijoewangie lQ JBiroome, Cossack, Onslow. Carnarvon and Western Australia (Articles for other places in Australasia must be prepaid at letter rate to connect witli this mail) 10
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE
    23 7 (Official Pout Office Report) .11 Spore December 4 December 4 Pecember 2 Arrived Lor December 29 December 29 December 31
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    DECEMBER RUBBER RETURNS.
    89 7 .A :i..-10-Malav.- 121,27:1 lbs. I U-rriam.— 26,6B6 lbi. Bandar.— sl,26B lbs. Bikam— 3o,4oo lbs. I (iirwarah.— l9,l76 lbs. Dindang.— l2,ooo lbs. DjasinKa.— 77,sl9 lbs. Kastern Sumatra.— 44,ooo ib». C1rnea1y.— 24,994 lbs. Glen 80rvie.— 34,433 lbs. Golden H0pe.— 36,587 lbs. Hill Rise.— ls,ooo lbs. .luru 15,000 lbs. KonK
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    129 7 ■ZCHANCB Sinjrupore, Janunry 11. it i-.d.k:. Hbdji m i- Demand Private 3 m. 3 rrcditu 2/4 15/32 On N\-w York Di-maml 41 "4 Private 90 dm 4fi'« On France Bank On In.lin, Eank T. T. On Hon-jkontr, Bank <l/d 9% px. pm. On Shanghai, Bnnk d/<l 5714
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    47 7 run* ot market Steady. Singapore Standard Pale Crepe Closing Price* Buyer* 8«ller« Spot Inn. Ipril-June DAILY PRICES CURRENT 12 o'clock noon, January 11, 1921. Spot Jan. •Jan. -Mar. <iL.g»jxttt Sthiiuarf! Rrtbed Smoked Sheet Closing Price* Prrv«T» Spllbt* 34Vi 36 ..40 41
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      MINING
      187 7 Vai. Ptl. Buyer*. Seller*. 10 10 Ampang nom. I I Ayer Wtn« 1.00 £1 £1 Kam. Kamnnticg 2.0.0 2.6.0 xd. 10 10 Kinta Assoc. 6.00 £1 i'l KinU Tin 2.7.6n0m. 1 1 Hitam Tin 1.70 1.90 1 1 Jelantoh 1.10 1.30 £1 £1 Lahat Mine* 7.50 8.00 5 5
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      GENERAL
      126 7 Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Br. Am. Tobacco 8.7.6 8.15.0 cd. £1 i'l E. Smiltinß Co. 6.50 7.50 5/- 5 Electric Tways 3/3 10 10 Kraser Neave 25.00 27.00 50 50 W. Hammer Co. 70 80 100 100 Katz Bros. 130.00 150.00 10 10 Mtxican Eagle 6.12.6 7.2.6xdxT.
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      DEBENTURES
      92 7 U. En*. 6p.c.51,2.?4.300 S'porc Electric Tramways 5 pc. £350,000 S'porc Municipal 5 px. Sl.sTB.ooo Spore Mun. 4H p.c Of 1907 $1,000,000 Spore Mun. 4V4 pc of 1909 $1,600,500 Spore Mun. 4>? p.c of 1909 $1,500,000 par 5 p-c. pm noni. p»r. 10 p.c. dis 10 p.c. dis. 15 p.c
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      352 7 Fra.«er and Co. and Lyall nnd Evatt's Quota tioem. Latest arailable Sterling Quotation* are printed on another page on Friday. To-day's Price* Fraaer Lyal] A Co. Evatt K. Sidim <»2) 1.50 1.15 1.60 K indrniK fsl) 0.90 090 I-unas ($5) 5.50 6.50 4.60 6.25 M. Pinda ($1) 1.20
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      212 7 ESTATE OF LAU PUAN NEO, DECEASED AUCTION SALE of valuable freehold shophounes and building allotment at the corner of East Coast and Joo Chiat Roads, Singapore. The undersigned have received instructions to sell by public auction at their sale-room, Kaffles Chambers, Raffics Place, Singapore, on Monday, January 17. 1921, at
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      85 7 THE STAR OPERA The Theatre Royal, North 3rid*e Road T»*-NIOHT TO-NIGHT I A Great Mi.l.'.y Historial Play in 6 BMTta li N DAN STIA Part 3 will be staged Khairodin and Mixs Sarah taKe the leading ParU K. 11. CHEONG, Propnvtoi V. U TAX. Manager Phoae 1566 (or seaU. INTERNATIONAL
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      595 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS $16,000 WANTED on first-class security. ■M 9, Strait! Tlmea. TO LKT, stores and offices Apply Ed. M. Nathan A Co.. 4^ Da goaaa Street. i WANTED, a collector. Apply pi I to the- Straits Pharmacy, Middle Road. I EUROPEAN CRINGLE) require* board! 1 Igiii! State terms to PM,
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      283 7 CHARITY PLAY I In aid of the China Famine Relief F«nd by Members of Young Men Friendly Society at the THEATRE ROYAL North Kridge Road. JANUARY It. tm, at 9 p.m. Mlall kiniily lem y Mas Cheat* Koon Seng aad Koon Hong). The play entitled RICHARD AND WILLIAM will be
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    The Straits Times TUESDAY,JANUARY 11 TRADE WITH RUSSIA.
    1148 8 The Straits Times TUESDAY,JANUARY 11 TRADE WITH RUSSIA. 'ireat Britain is very eager to resume trade relations with Russia. She has shewn more willingness to do so than any other country, firstly because it is in her own interests, secondly because she believes that a revival of trade would be
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    79 8 A oorrt'spoiuk'iit writes Somebody in ni«Kl of a watehchain has been Kitting busy -mi thi- Esplanade. The greater part of the chain on the Cathedral side has (Tone. It did not iro all at once, but by instalments. This is a small matter. It may have escaped the lynx-eyed limbs
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    19 8 The French aeronaut Lecointe flyiVig ten feet above ground travelled at the ratiof just over 200 mil?s an hour.
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    21 8 Stockings coming down, 250,000 dozen pairs going cheap in West End, is the heading to an article in a London paper.
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    33 8 The rate of issue of money orders for India and Ctylon to-day is Rs. 145 equal $100. The rate of payment of money orders from India and Ceylon is Rs. 155 equal 100.
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    28 8 Following are the official figures of enrolments in the Malay States Volunteer Regiment to date Selangor 2G;;, !'er.ik 198, Negri Sembilan 124, Unknown 1 a total of M
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    28 8 In their report scheme for harnessing th'- Severn tides the Water Power Resources Committee of the Board of Trade express inability to recommend it as I practical proposition.
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    37 8 At the Paris Academy of Sciences it was announced that by means of X raysit can be decided whether a picture is a real masterpiece or merely a copy, also whether an old master has been retouched.
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    43 8 A record was set up at the Newmarket bloodstock sales when Mr. L. Neumann's seven year old Salamandra by Eager Sirenia was sold to Lord Furoess for 16,000 guineas. This is the highest price paid for a brood mare at a public auction.
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    42 8 The Penang wireless station will be closed for wireless traffic for one week from 7 a.m. January 17 to 7 a.m. January Hi All telegram. inU'inkd for transmission by that station during this period should be s r.t ia Sabang wireless station.
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    40 8 The havoc in Cork is very' considerable, about five acres of buildings being consumed. Of twenty-one shops in the principal street and 19 in streets running otF it there remains only debris, and about thirty other buildings are partially destroyed.
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    42 8 A feature of Christmas Day in Calcutta last year was the large number of gifts bestowed by Indian brokers and merchants upon their European clients. The European quarter all day long was full of strings of motor cars and carriages bearing presents.
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    53 8 As a means of helping the London hospitals, whose financial position is now one of gnat anxiety, it is sugge.-ted that all London salary and wage earners over 18 >\ ars of age should contribute lid. a week, and that their employers should give the same amount In respect of
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    84 8 The general meeting of the Chinese Fraternal I'nion was held at th.- club house, ML R.ver Valley Road, on January 2. and the following were elected as office-bearers for the first half of 1921 President, Chua Cher Whang vice-pre-sident. Tan Thoo Keng hon. secretary, T"o Keng Chew assist, hon. secretary,
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    111 8 The present cost of building according to the report of the housing committee of the London County Council is three aril a half times as much as before the war. The rates of pay of a mechanic and a labourer are 17K per cent, higher than in l'.'H. and materials,
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    96 8 According to a Canton Chinee news agency several leading organisations am individuals are advocating making thi open ports in the South West free ports, because the Customs authorities, backer by the Diplomatic Corps, have refused to hand over part of tIM fi^toms Surpluto the new South Waatarn Government The supporters
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    116 8 The Governor of Bombay on December IS performed the opening ceremony of the tenements which have been constructed by thi Bombay Improvement Trust in Clerk road for the u>v of the sweepc-r class. These tenements consists of four blocks of buildings and are capable of accommodating :<2O families each occupyng
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    194 8 Speaking at a dinner ajyw to the Governor-General at Sydney on the occasion of the opening of "the new club rooms of the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club, Mr. Laird Smith (Minister for the Navy), in outlining the Naval policy, said that the expenditure on the navywas reduced to the
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    465 8 Mr. Eric Mm will IwrfaWaTf Mauiy.i Major A. I". Mac.lerniott has ROM to Kuala Lumpur on transfer. Mr. A. .1. SNtor i.- acting f. r Col. i. I' Swettenhan: M State Bmpnuer, N":n Sembilan. James brine, an r > :lt St. Andrew s is appointed principal of
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    Outward Mail.
    24 8 The outward B. I. packet Tara, with nails from Europe, is i xpected t" rnach P -nang at ti a.m. to-nn rrow.
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    Municipal Motor-bus Service
    45 8 \VV are askeil to make known for the Information of the public that, in tiie v ry near future, the Singapore Municipal Omnibus Dei VICC i> heing revised and that full particular! and times of running will lie advertised in the press.
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    Memorial to Fallen Planters.
    123 8 The new club at Sungkai i- a substan tat building and will be opened wry shortly, says the Times of Malaya, when Use tablet erected to the memory of men >\ho iravt their lives in the war will be d -cheated. Constructed on piers the new
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    Sultan of Perak.
    113 8 It is understood that at a meeting of the Perak State Council held on the sth instaot at Kuala Lumpur it wan announced that.— The Raja di Hilir, eldest »<>n of the late Sultan Abdul Jalil, is to be the Raja Bendahara Raja Cbalan bin Sultan Abdullah
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    High Commissioner's Kedah Visit.
    135 8 The Alor Star correspondent of the Pinang Gazette writes Kedah is making preparations to iiccon! a royal welcome to H.E. Sir Laurence (iu.llemard. on the occasion of his first visit to the State His Excellency is expected to travel from I'enang on Wednesday in the Sen
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    Ireland.
    335 9 Prospects of a Southern Parliament. Reltek Telegrams !,ondon, January 7. There are signs that the Government »i'l be enabled to execute its plan for a Southern Parliament in Ireland, despite the present pro.;pe.l ti S.nn Kein attempting to defeat the lUf by abstaining fr.mi participation in th elections. An
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    Viscount Milner Resigns.
    197 9 Ueiti 1 Tkleckam l.'.n ion. January 7. v art Miteer'n resignation from the position of Seer. y Stat> for the Colon la ten ally ugarded as imminen Thi TiaWf mft that his reaignution 1 raiaai the question of the 1.. .ol of Dominion mailer? in I<nndon. ami
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    German Unrest.
    37 9 Rei tkr Telegram London, January 7. Berlin The urban parliament for Creator Berlin since its first meeting haa been terrorised by Communists, who yesterday broke up the council, tfcrairfag stink bombs from the public galleries
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    Allied Premiers.
    41 9 Kb 1 tkk Tki.kcr\m Lon km, -in usiy 7. Mr. Lloyd George I >1 Lord CHM will represent Kritain at the conference of Allied Premiers Mag hold on January 19 t<> OMMM Germany's failure to disband tho self-defence organisationa.
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    Japan's Policy.
    326 9 Another Statement by Baron Hayashi. Reuter Telegram London, January 7. Interviewed by the l"»aily Telegraph, Baron Hayashi declare! that the Japanese, as realists, saw the folly of war and <lid not promise to repeat the bltind t <-f! Germany in 11(14, and by a mad act of atrprression
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    United States News.
    152 9 Kei'ter Tklkukam London. January 7. Washington The military committee <f the Senate recommends the bill introiuced by Senator New of Indiana, stopping .listments in the army until the army to '7". MM. The Presidentelect declared in favour of the bill and a further reduction of the army
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    Shipbuilding.
    49 9 Reitkr Telegram London, January 7. For the first time since the war Lloyd's Register 'shows a decrease in merchant tonnage being built in the United Kingdom compared with the previous quarter, the tonnage being built on December 31 being 3,708,916 as compared with 3,731,098 on September 30. 1
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    Unemployment
    68 9 Krctkk Tei.kcram London, January 7. The Labour Party decline to serve on th Government's committee un un--1 ni|)loyment on the ground of the limited nature of the terms of reference and enquiry into the causes of unemployment loded. 'Ihe most vi. usual course is proceeding of discharging small members
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    Trade This Year.
    8 9 Sir Robert Home's Hopeful Forecast.
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    Reuter Telegram
    276 9 London, January 7. Sir Robert Home, in an interview with the Daily Graph c, was optimistic M regards the trade outlook for 1921. He I d«'rr-cnt d tendency of great financial and other interests to rely overmuch on the Government to improve the unfavourable situation. The Government realised
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    King Constantine's Way.
    50 9 KEfTF.R Telegram London, January 7. Athi January f> Colonel Fatseas, ex-president of the court martial established under the Wnizelist regime, has been murdered in the street by unknown .lc S gaifcaae* tta les to the fact that the Royalist organ Kathimerimi derotai columns to extenuating the crime.
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    Explorers' Discovery.
    42 9 Kkitek Telegram London, January 7. Rome It is reported from Cymaica that exploration work in the ruins of the temple has resulted in the discovery of a narvellous head, which archaelogical experts declare is the head of Vinus .if Cyrene.
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    Various.
    76 9 REtTER Telegrams London, January 7. Paris The foundation stone of the largest wireless station in the world is to be laid on January 9. The building will take two years. London. January 7. Rio de Janeiro A decree prohibits the export of gold, silver, nickel, bronze, copper and other
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    SUBMARINES IN JAVA.
    40 9 (Aneta Service.) Weltevreden, January 10. The fourth Dutch-Indian submarine arrived this morning at Tandjong Priok from Holland, and was accorded an enthusiastic welcome. The submarine made the v. hole voyage under its own power, without any escort.
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    JAVA SUGAR MARKET.
    51 9 (Aneta Service.) Weltevreden, January 10. The sugar 1 arket is very steady. The Tr I-' drrin tl last few days sold 52,000 tons Superior at 20 guilders, 22,000 tons Channel at 19 guilders. The second-hand market is also lively. Superior sold readily ex-godown 24 guilders, f.o.b. 25
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    H.M.S. Malaya at Madras.
    609 9 Departure for Port Swettenham To-day. [From Our Special Correspondent.] Madras, January 10, 1.55 p.m. H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught haa a „.cj. ,.cj and landed. T T "^T f 3 Malaya leaves for Malayan wnt r-i tn morrow (Tuesday). The above cable shows that the Malaya
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    MILLIONS ON FRILLS.
    172 9 Startling Charge of Army Waste In East. The Times of India has published sensational allegations of waste and incompetence in regard to the East Persian force. The force was sent to Duzdab, it states, ostensibly t. Meet ihe Bolshevist danger. If there was any danger the force
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    Singapore Mortality Returns.
    84 9 The rate of mortality in the Settlement of Singapore for the week ended December 25 was 30.60. The total number of deaths was 229 of which 170 were male subjects and 59 female. Convulsions claimed 26, phthisis 37, marlaria fever 26, dysentery 14, beri-beri 11. pneumonia 19,
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    DECEMBER TIN RETURNS.
    14 9 Ulu Piah.— 3ls piculs. Sluicing :!00 piculs and tributora 15 picuto.
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    DICKERY DICKERY DOCK.
    130 9 The Foreman and The Clock. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, January 10. When the Assize Court was being resvioed to-day, the fceman of the jury said he wanted a ruling as to which clock the court went by. Mr. Justice Dinsruore consulted with the Solicitor Gei.eral, who
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    RENAMED REGIMENTS.
    259 9 Changes in Certain Cavalry And Infantry. v..v- am Mead an Army Order that tha King has been pleased to approve of changes in titles and designations, wit'i effect from January 1, of certa n cavalry and infantry regiments of :he Regular Army. In order, however, that undue expense
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    STRAJTS CURRENCY REPORT.!
    146 9 The following return for the month at July, 1920, is issued by the Currency Commissioners of the Straits Settlements: S c. (A) Whole amount of Currency Notes in Circulation on 31st July, 1920 li 1,05{,903.80 Average amount of Currency Notes in Circulation during the month of July,
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    207 9 The report of Langkon North Borneo Rubber for the year ended March 3t, U>2u. states that the area under rubber totals 1,313 acres. In addition an area of 1270 acres at Biraan was cleared and planted during the year and a further 30 acres made ready for planting. The output
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    Shots in the Street.
    244 9 Constable and Two Men Taken To Hospital. Several gang robberies as reputed have been taking place of late and the pnlico an having their hands full, but w which occurred last night in practically the heart of the city is perhaps the most serious incident in
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    SOLDIER CHARGED.
    441 9 Sequel to Alleged Theft At Tanglin. The case of Private Cummings, Staffordshire Regiment, charged with retaining stolen property, came on before Mr. Langham Carter in thu first court yesterday. Mrs. Cummings, the wife of tho ■COMaA was in court during the proceedings. The charge investigated was in respect
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    74 9 Macphail and Co's Daily Report. Singaj January 11. Silver.— Hongkong 29*. Shanghai 5 1 Thi. months go Share Market.— Little doing- Rubber Pimlj;s me 1.37V4. Mandais 42 cents. Jalotongt 5(1 cent:. .1 .:...mgs 60 cents. Tins: Taipings 1.50-1.60 to 1.55--1.70, Souths 77'.-i-82Vi, Hitams buyers at IM, Ijlantohs
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    Session of Assize.
    179 9 The firrt caw taken up at the Assize* this morninif before the acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Sproule, was that in which a Hokien, named Chua Jui, waa charged with ihe murder of Tan See Ah and voluntarily causing hurt to Ng Hit. A special jury was
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    13 9 The London County and Westminster Bank have acquired Uvckvti'a Laodi un.i York banks.
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    A Happy New Year.
    252 10 Welcome Prospect of Fall In Food Prices. A wire from home to Indian paper?, dated January 1, says The close of the year was characterised by thi- niirmst MiebratioM in hotels uirrmts rinca K'll, which is quite it, keeping with the optimism of New Year comments.
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    DEBT TO ACCOUNTANTS.
    318 10 The Country Saved Scores of Millions of Pounds. Sir W. Plender presided at the sixteenth i.nnual d nner of the Charter«d Accountant Students' Society of London, held recently at the Connaught Roi ms. In proposing tl«' Institute of Chartered Accountants Mr. Justice Sargant said that when the
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    MAYFLOWER'S MASTS.
    243 10 Found at a School on Banks Of The Thames. Have the masts of the Mayflower been discovered Dr. Rcndel Harris thinks they have. He and many descendants of the Pilgrim Fathers were present at the annual dinnar of the English Mayflower Club, held at Johnson House, Cough-square, lent
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    115 10 This month Mr. Fisher Unwin will publ sh Through Central Borneo: An Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of tho Head Hunters, by Carl Lumholtz, whose New Trails in Mexico came from the same publisher The author, who.se expedition was supported by grants frcm the King and Queen
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    FIXING END OF THE WORLD.
    958 10 Only Two Thousand Centuries More. According to Professor Flinders Petrie, the famous Egyptologist, man and all other animals have only another 200,000 years of existence on the earth. This may seem quite long enough, and nothing to worry nhout. hut man's past existence has lasted
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    73 10 Two further episodes of the Broken Co n, Nos. 9 and 10, will be screened at the Liberty Hall in the first show, supported by a two-reel Bison Western drama, entitled the Fighting Brothers. The Girl in the Rain, a delightful adventure love story, starring Anne Cornwell, in
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    34 10 According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Munitions regarding the wool situation in Australia operations under the Imperial wool purchase account to March :il last resulted in a profit of about ii>,ouO,ooo.
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      537 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— Many would be pleased to hear of what our Government have done regarding the unemployment caused by the low price of rubber. We hear of gang robberies becoming more and more numerous daily, and know that th.re are large
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    CURIOUS PREHISTORIC RELICS.
    194 10 CURIOUS PREHISTORIC RELICS. found in London After 50,000 Years. London 50,000 years ago can b? visualised from the collection cf Paleolithic and Neolithic specimens which Sothebys are shortly to put under the hammer. They were collected by the late Mr George Henry Vize. Mammoths roamed about in Putney in those
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    142 10 Programme of Drills, etc., for week ending Sunday, January 16, 1921 Tuesday 11th.— 6.15 p.m., Drill Hall, Chinese Company, Voluntary Parade iress optional, rifles, belts and bayonets «ri!l be provided at Drill Hall. Wednesday, 12th.-6.15 pan., Drill Hall, Eurasian Company and Malay Comoany. Voluntary Parade dress optional
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    Cargo Thefts.
    1123 10 London Business Men's Crave Indictment. We (The Times) learn that an authoritative letter dealing with the prevalence of robberies of goods in trans. t was s;nt to the Home Secretary by a Committee representative of various important business bodies. The letter refers to losses on a gigantic scale,"
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    OFFICIAL WINE TASTER.
    958 10 The Office of the Autocrat Of Excise. It nod to be the custom of the mediaeval Sovereigns of Europe to have each among the officers of his household a wine taster, who first sipped from the gold cup before the monarch drank. That was in case of
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    26 10 In a Fifeshire town there hangs at thy present time a pasteboard card in the window of a shop with these words Our fish supper; unapproachable."
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      Penang Race.
      59 10 Oir i\ lang c< respondent this morninjc wired thj following sctii tellings for loday's races Ban l. Race 2 .'tush Girl Race :>.- ilughcslicr. Race 4 (Gold Cup). Sobrina, liar.ian, D'jUmr, Sir Alexander. Raea .">.— I laud, Cash Register, Voor-vechti-r, Astrieo, Highgate. Race B.— ldle Cirl. C sarion
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      Football.
      159 10 Outdoor sport is at a d scount in Singa pore while the present weath -r continues. Boeeor will be getting into full .-wing again shortly, and it is expected that the Singapore Kootbull As:-ociat mi will arrange a league as well as a cup eOsVMti tion. At Johore Bahru
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      LIBERTY OF THE PRESS.
      383 10 Severe Criticism of Official Secrets Hill. The liberty of the PfeCM formed a feature of the debate on the second read ink' of the OHiciai Secrets Bui in the House. The Attorney-General, in mov ng the second r adinjj of the measure, said the period of
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    Company Meeting.
    1728 11 Anjjlo-Straits Rubber And (General Trust. The annual HMnl meeting of the Arnrlo Straits Rubber md (nneral Trust, Ltd.. mi h.1.l raccntl) »t thf offices of the company, (>'>, Lomlon-wiill, X.( Mr. Kdjrar (l''i>rjrf Money presidingThr Chairman said: Gentleman, Our dish mi (Mr. Loningl having aracasdsi to thr Malay
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    THE PET DOC; N USANCE.
    314 11 Invasion of Theatres And Restaurants. We huv.- received a number of letters .ur:ng the last few days, says The Times, complain;nc of the nuisano causi- I by the habit of taking pet dogs into theatres and restaurants. As a rule, th« culprits re women, and
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    A Story of the Prince.
    185 11 Hero is an amusing story of the Prince' ■■t Wales, told by "Gilly" in With the I Walnuts and the Wine. One of our 1 youthful pilots in Northern France came dashing down a road on a motor cycle. I A staff car was pulled
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    A FEW COMMON ERRORS.
    971 12 English Pronunciation In Ceylon. Mr. E. W. Edirvirasinghe sends us a] contribution on Phonetics in which he' deals with the pronunciation of English and gives instances where people of •arious degrees of education fail to grasp the niceties of thy language, .states the Times of Ceylon.
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    36 12 Judge Cluer at Shoreditch County Court to a solicitor who asked for his costs Certainly not. You have done nothing you did not raise any point. I did, and you ought to pay me my costa."
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    COLLISION AT SEA.
    466 12 The Admiralty and P. and O. Co.'s Appeals. Before the Master of the Rolls, Lord Justice Warringt-on. and Lord Justice Scrutton, sitting with Nautical Assessors, there have been heard cross-appeals by the Admiralty and the P. and O. Navigation Company, owners of the steamship Kashmir, from a
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    THE SHIP THAT WAS.
    465 12 Derelict That Sailed Up The Thames. A British ship that passed out of mortal ken. that lay stranded and half-buried in the silting sand of a foreign shore for twenty years, and was given up as a total loss by the owners and underwriters, has just
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    Chinese Sangfroid.
    74 12 The aerial pos* between Pekinjr and Shanghai, just authorised by the Chinese Cabinet, may astonish the natives but thcr.' is a doubt. General Syk of a certain Mandiirin of Peking, to whom an English officer proudly pointed <>nt an aeroplane dying ovt-r the city. Don't you think that's
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    Anthropology.
    1002 13 A Complaint Against London Newspapers. Sir H. H. Johnston, in an article in the Observer, says I The bold utterances of Canon Barnes have brought us bark to the realities of Christianity, and may serve to rid the i Church of the encumbering Babylonian, Hebrew, Egyptian, I'ontic, and Persian
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    THE MOTORING WORLD.
    751 15 Notes and Comments On Current Topics. Inferior (larajt**. Tlu' iatflicuiu.Y and hitfh charges «'f tin im|l motor-repair she p anil tcainK«> has boon recently ilrawinvc atU-n**» amontr motorists of all clasae*. says bam paper. It may he irathtuv»l that tiic gHHtal coiiMiisuii of upetiwead opinion is that
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    32 15 t i a man at till' Old Bailey tke* sometimes, I tuppoaa The man: Yes. The Common Serjeant, [to the b !<>, too. quickly Oh, lord lummy, ye*. 1 am always making them.
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      309 16 TAY GUAN KIAT 88, PHILLIP BTREET. The successful contractor for supply of FIREWOOD to the Singapore Municipality daring the year 1921. IN STOCK ASPIN ALL'S MOTOR TTRB PAIST HIN WATT CO. Market Street ant Orea«v4 V~4 UNQAPOmx BOON SENG GO LTD. (Incorporated tn Singapore) SHIP-CHANDLERS. SAIL-MAI B«S. OIL AND PAINT
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      924 16 CUSSIFItD ADVERTISEMENTS I>« PRSPAO charges Wants, 7er sale. Te Let, etc, la ordinary c.m eet me (average six werds to lisa) are I— Per line oae insertion 28 ets, two Ins. 44 «t f three la*. 44 ets. fen las. 41 ets- flve Ins. 41.04, six tn*. 41.1t, ton Ins.
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      935 16 MOTOR VEHICLES WANTED TO rUKCIIASK, cyclf car. or good 4 h.p.. 3-spoed motor cycle. No crocks. Mr.. Straits Times. WANTED TO BUY. one Canadian Ford oar for cash, new preferable. Full particulars to_Cash, Straits Times. WANTED, a second-hand motor cycle In good condition. Any make. What price T Apply 320.
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      854 16 OFFICES AND GODOWNS ONE SMALL AND ONE LARGE OFFICK to let. Apply Vilh Hork, 6-8, Malacca_Strcet. TO I,KT, small office in Malacca Street. Immediate entry. Apply to V.. S. Isaac, 6. Malncca Street. TO LET, SECOND FLOOR (five rooms) 16-b, Change Alley, suitable for offices. Apply 6. Telok Ayer Street
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      145 16 Straits Motorcar Service I.IMITEP (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) HI to 215. ORCHARD ROAD LORRIES ANJTCARS HIRED OVERHAULS TO MOTOR CARS AND CYCLES WELDING of all metals. Sntisfartion Guaranteed Large stork of LUCAS HORNS AND LAMPS arriving shortly Phone" 1233 A HAPPY NEW YEAR This is the wish we extend to
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      309 16 THE STRAITS TIMES TELEPHONKS Editorial and General M Manager's Office 1111 Job Printing Office U44 All communications relating te editerfcu matters and new. should be addressed) to THE EDITOR. All eommonieatieax relating to business matter. advertise* etc., should be addressed te TQ MANAGER. ADVERTISEMENT BARS Wants, For Sale, To Let,
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