The Straits Times, 9 January 1922

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times. mo. ayp SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1922 PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 167 1 g3& lh I i a *l^^ s BSißii HI 1 If You require a really First Class SHERRY And one that is quite outside the ordinary. THY A BOTTLE OF Travers' Jk Fine Old Pale 111 Sherry OBTAINABLE OF MOST HIGH CLASS WINE DEALERS Including the following: BIN BEe Co.,
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    • 236 1 j Distinctive J| tailoring EXCLUSIVE MATERIALS /Jj [A PERFECT IN STYLE AND FINISH 3 EVENING DRESS M I V J^^J&i *$P*Sk FOR CENTLEMEN m I\J r\ii' j.-. Cat and finished to perfection. \1 'Mljmo^'' v—— V\ Always a full range of Evening g |P^^^^ '~."'~\J~ Dress materials in various an.l
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  • 761 2 Union Jack on Africa's Highest Peak. Mr. C. Gillman, district engineer, Tanganyika Railways, together with a companion, has made the ascent to the summit of Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain of Africa. Mr. Gillman gives the following account of the expedition In 1889 the top of this extinct
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  • 103 2 The Government as an Investor. A list of Government investments in registered companies, amounting in all to £18,789,590, is given in a White Paper published recently, says a home paper. These include the following Anglo-Persian Oil Co. £5,200,000 Suez Canal Co. 4,050,000 Cunard Steamship Co. 2,600,020 Dyes tuffs Corporation 1,700,001
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  • 84 2 An Allahabad message of December 22 says Th? Independent appeared this morninjr in manuscript, with the motto I chant?'.' but I cannot die," and bearinjt $Me statement, exlited by Mr. Mahadeo Desai, being an unregistered paper." It consists of four sheets, handwritten and duplicated with carbon, containing a leading article,
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 245 2 ajuil!! IHllllllllllll i|||||||||||!!l!li:il||||!llllll!lllllllllllllllllllllllli;:illllllllllllllllllllllll IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDIII!IIIIIIIII| ELEY I CARTkIfi>GES [1 PEGAMOID I I A Warerrmiof Mi>..i|. I incH Carnide* loaded wilh "bniokel«.ss<3> Diamond." "E.C", or k^SCHULTZF J i with "Svhultze" Powder. MAY l.i: OBTAINED OF ALL CUMMAKERS ANU AMMUNITION DHALURS Wholesale o::!y from NOBEL INDUSTRIES LTD. ■LONDON In HflnrniHitr.il i iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiißiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiin: Gasolene
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    • 560 2 IHe's Happy! A S your b jby grows happily from D '^ntonth to month be needs a *j H changing food to kee~ him strong and H 1 1 contented. THE 'ALLENBURYS' II FOODS contain graduated propor- g] D tions of the elements essential to your Q I baby's brain
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    • 148 2 SWINEHART jeg§ TYRES AND TUBES i^s^V/^WFW BIoLE IMPOKTEH* I y&0\l \H the fig 1 1 Pacific Trading Co., Ltd. W^Xf^ I 66, 67 '68 ROBINSON KOAD Dv^ SINGAPORE ■ssT*T> vJJB i t l a im >Bi ml fcsX \nV vitb at* «oa»wtic.*a to all 4«9*rtM«jfe. Real Economy. Basi'4 let tto
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  • 1106 3 A Description of Tibet and Its Ruler. A conversation with a man who fur eleven months has been living on the other side of the Himalayas at a height of 12,000 feet and has. during that time, been in constant contact with th? most unapproachable ruler in
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    • 309 3 Expectant and Nursing Mothers II firvl in Glaxo a most valuable aid, lor, taken regularly two pS oi tluce tiv.L-s a day by the mother herself (both before and j2 niter the b-rth of her baby), Glaxo not only maintain* the [v| M lhrr"s cw-n (trength without taxing her digestion,
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    • 600 3 It is BON accurate to >ay that thcj Tibetan, as rule, is immoral, therefore' natural rather than conventional. Hence no doubt the varying iij- ture ,<>f the marri-, ap customs. Education is of two' kimis. ecclesiastical and sscalar- They! an two schoo^i in Lhasa and Ml many/] iuri.!iy tho chilcir.n
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    • 205 3 0 2722 b 8 x 2j It is the moisture in the air which destroys fine tea, leaving it mildewed and tasteless. But the Brooke Bond vacuum tin has all the air extracted before it is sealed, so that your tea retains its freshness and flavour until you are ready
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    • 636 3 THE TREMBLIMG HAND A SINK MGN 111 \T Vrii R Nil l.\ TROUBLR. \M> R Gl IIK'.lli! LOW. If your baad, trvßbes when you t:\ to hold I your writing shaky, of > i- i or chin, >-■ ening. Unless something is don. :.■•>. Bteoma th. »iel in ol no
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    • 744 4 STEAMER SAILINGS i P. India j Apcar Line (Companies Ineorpo »ird in Kngland) MMh IMD PASSENGER SERVICES PENINSULAS AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. Bl faJeety'i (Jovcrnnunt Thi- Company's HAIL BERVICE BAST OF UOMUAY an- at prrunt suspended I'NIMV KAR-EA-tIEkN SERVICE. IKOV. LONDON TO MARSEII.I.ES A.MJ Lt>MM>\ Jlw 'VKfci.&orr l.«»»f MD[l.|Hirt
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    • 587 4 STEAMEU SfllUlllS 1 N.Y.K. European Line LONDON LINE Fortnight Service FOR MARSEILLES, LONDON AND ANTWERP. VIA PORTS YOSBINO MARU Jan. 22 MISHIMA MARU Jan. 29 SADO MARU Feb. 8 KITANO MARU Feb. 22 LIVERPOOL LINE Monthly Service FOR MARSEILLES AND LIVKKPIMiI VIA PORTB MALACCA MARU Feb. 16 HAMBURG LINE Monthly
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    • 710 4 STEAMER SAILINGS KONINKLMKE PAKETYAART MAATCHAPPM (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO^ OF BATATIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Telephoae Noa. Paaaace Dept. 131, Freishl Dept. UO?. Marine Orpt. and Transhi,. »Nt Uept. 1437, Manager's Dept. 1002. UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NF.THKKLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. BENCKALIS -January 10. Snmpit and I!:.n,l.ermasin. SPEELMAN January 10, LutonK, Kramat,
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    • 608 5 STEAMER SAILINGS (Incorporated in England; TRANS-PACIFIC TRANS-ATLANTIC QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC EMPRESS OF ASIA AND EMPRESS OF RUSSIA 16,860 tons Quadruple Screws. Speed 21 knots. Hongkong to Vancouver 18 days G. $375.00 Hongkong to Europe 29 days G. $081.25 EMPRESS OF JAPAN (6,000 tons) MONTEAGLE (6,163 ton*) Hongkong to
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    • 68 5 3, D'Almeida Street. DOLLAR LINE SINGAPORE to NEW YORK VIA SUEZ s.s. Robert Dollar LOADING SINGAPORE FEBRUARY 8. s.s. Esther Dollar LOADING SINGAPORE FEBRUARY 20. Through Bills of Lading issued from 'l Singapon- to the Princ'pal Cities of the I Irntiil Static ami CatsSjda, 1 Kor furhcr information as to
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    • 481 5 STEAMER SAILINGS 0. S. K. TCT OSAKA BBOSEN EAISHA LTD. (Incorporated la Japan) Ne. J. De 8o«ia Street. Prepsssa Railing frwaa Singapore (Subject to change without aotlee) rmoPEAN Lira roc Fait Sal*. Marseilles, Leedsa, Aatsmv, RotUrdaaa aaa Hassban arr. dep. ARGUN MARU Jaa. U J» '"•nit Ms-..U1.. ANDES MARU Feb.
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    • 310 5 STEAMER SAILINGS COMBINED BERVICE OF THE OCEAN S.S. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) and THE WEST AUSTRALIAN S. N. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Englsnd) Monthly Service taking cargo and passengers from Singapore JAVA PORTS (as inducement offers) NORTH-WEST AUSTRALIAN PORTS AJft> FREMANTLE (I'ERTII) Approximate Sailings CHAHON Jaa. 21 Excellent accommodation.
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    • 106 5 STEAMER SaiUNBS United American Lines inc. Successor* to LIVERMORE DEARBORN CO., LIMITED. (Incorporated in U.S.A.) INDEPENDENT STEAMSHIP LINE Regular Service b*t%veen New York Singapore and Java ports and vice versa FOR NEW YORK DIRECT (via Suez) CLEARWATER Jan. 18. HALF MOON end Feb. WEST CA\IPGAW end Mar. FROM NEW YORK
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    • 299 5 STEAMER SAILINGS LLOYD TRIESTINO S. N. COMPANY (Incorporated la Italy) HOMEWARD SAIIVNG9 li. TRIESTE January. CILICIA January For Coloßbo, Aden, Muwil Port BaM. Brlndlal. Tealc* aad TriMl*. taUmg cargo oa through Bill of Ladlag for FlaaM. U* Levant* and BUck Btm Parta. OUTWARD SAILINGS. From Tri«*t« rla Porta. For Hoafkoag
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 712 6 CINEBWS ALHAMBRA Frrm FridaT, ,la»nary to Wodnesday, J.tnuary 11. 1922 In tho Becond Show, at 9.15 p.m. A Six Reel Photodrtma from the Pen of the Great BnsJ ieh Playwright, Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, on modern married lifr, fcntiiriiip tho l*autiful CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG in a veil ii lo 'vhich
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    • 456 6 CINEMAS GAIETY'S FIRST GREAT 1922 PROGRAMME In the First Show At 7 30 sharp. THE BURGLAR MAN LATEST NOVELTY Charllo Ch iplin and Mary IVkford featured liessio P..irriscalo in THE GRBEM SWAMP The story of a woman's jealousy in live parts, produced by T. U. Nice. In the Second Show
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    • 332 6 EWTERTAIWMI-NTS LAUGH ANO TKE WORLD LAUGHS WITH YOU VICTORIA THEATRE Thursday, Friday and Saturday January 13, 13 A 14, at 9.15 p.m. MATINEB SATURDAY AT S.IS P.M. AIL COUBQY PROGRAMME TKE BIG THREE CHARLIE CHAPLIN Bupp."tod !■>■ LARRY 3EMON and iIMMV A^BRE^ 1,889 fis, of LAUOBTBB MM J*s. Charlie I
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    • 224 6 l^flwEfcfc|ig|juMJi3jgfflfcjw L T. LEONOWENS, DECEASED ll h«nfcy Riven thai nil person? hariag r.n\ clailCJ upon i.r ::rr!-.inst tl named deeasaad late of Dansko i died on or :;i)iiiu Ki--ru.i!\- 7, i l Iminiitration of whoa* Estate and rranUd (•> Cordon Ke:mctli Wright on hil own lu-half us] pa behalf of
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  • 1381 7 Report on Singapore and I Yuan; Districts. The IfetMxHat Mission ConfaMeM a« il .it s.:;ii un Saturday morninp a W. y Chi,, h. After the -sburißg t.f'i hymn, Hisl, ip Hnklty travc ;i shor MdreM, in which he s,><.kc uf Pwa/i charge t.> TiiiDthy. In making the report
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  • 170 7 FIXTUMi Miinilai. l.inuar> '9. High Water. G.SI a.m.. 7.21 p.m' Homeward K. I. mail leaves. Football, S.C.C. v. Stafford*. S.C.C. ground S.C.V. Mmr anit SSMking Concert. Tuesday, January It. Hilth Watef, (i.'l a.m., 5.43 p.m. P. .-.ml (I. hn.i.-war-.l mail closes. P. ami O. outward mail due.
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  • 311 7 W--.-KLS AT THS UOCaVS East Wharf Ratin Nil. Kjst Wharf- Baaea. Sluer^ Wharf (Iranj Spnjr. Main W harl i\.ra. Manctie. Kmpire Hock Kanc-roo. Ipoh Wem Wharf Kclantah. Medusa. J.irdinrs Wharf Ramptiiui. Pnlo Branl Coat W»«rt-Nil. Keppcl Harkoar. Main Wharf Sea Belle, Magnet, Launch i Lady Evelyn, Laotich Sapphire.
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  • 144 7 To-day Port Swettenham and l'unang 3 p.m. Malacca and Muar o p.m. l Uonpksng, Shanghai, 4 .J.ip-i.. S:i;i Si \y V' rk p.m. l Port Swettanham, Tntcng, Madra* and NeK«paUm, takio* man* /or Europe, etc. (via Bombay) ..1 p.m. Reciatration tip to 1 p.m. I'arculs noon Supplementary
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  • 145 7 EXCHANGE. Sir.pap no, January 9. On London, Bank 4 m/s 2/4 1/8 Demand 2/3 7/8 Private 3 m. credits 2/4 3/8 On New York- Demand -IX Private 90 days 50% On France Batik 680' On India, Bank T.T. 17:! On Honjrkonjr, Bank d'il 16 K p.c. prem.'
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  • 50 7 Tone of ma i;ot. Dvi;. Spot Feb. FVb-Mareh. April-June Singapore Stmckin Pale Crepe Closing Prices Buyers. Sellers S-H>t Keb. F-b.-March April-June Singapore Stands > Ribbed Smoked Sh«Closing Prices Buyers- Sell^rIV 37 M 39 ,'}9H 42 42H DAILY PRICKS CrRRE.NI. 12 noon. J nuar\
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  • STOCK AND SHARES.
    • 184 7 Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 1 1 Ayer Weng 1.00 1 1 Hitom Tin 1.35 1.45 1 1 Jelantoh 0.00 i'l Kam. Kamuntinpr 1.17.6 2.0.0 xd. 10 10 Kinta Asoc. 3.50 4.50 £i £1 LrfJrat Mines 5 5 Ungui Tin 4.25 4.7R 10 10 Mi'.layan Cull. 14.50 15..V; 1 1
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    • 142 7 Val. Pd. Buyers. Seller*, il fl Br. Am. Tobacco 3.2.6 3.7.6 cd. 10 10 Central Enpnes 15.50 16.50 in 10 entMl M«t>rs 3.60 IM £1 £1 E. Smelting: Co. COO 6.50 6-6 -Electric TVays 2 6 it) in l r m avw l'.">. no 2G.00 ">ft 50 Hammer an.l
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    • 96 7 U. Bur. 6 p.e. 11.234,100 ?mr I p.* p.m Spore Electric Tramways 6 p.c. £360.000 %-m S°por« Municipal t v-'-S pore Man. t'-> v t of i»ot $i,o«o,ooo j.o p« pnre Man. p.t of JWtiW *I,*iU.»OG It p.« fls S'pcr* Man 4H pc. of IVOV tL.jjM.MI It t -t't
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    • 423 7 rraser and Co- and Lyall inJ Evalt s Quotations. Latest available SUtttnc Quotations are printed i>n another page on Friday. To-tfay Prices. Fraaer Lyail i Co. Evatt. Allenby (SI) 0.20 0.30 0.20 0.30 Alor Gajnh (SI 1.30 1.50 1.30 1.50 I A. Hft'anl <>*.">> !'.:>i> MM MO 10.50
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  • 26 7 't Singapore November 10 November 17 November 19 t).-r<mber 2 nil,, r .■> ArrtrW Londoo December 8 December 14 December lfl December III .Irtnuhry
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 79 7 Tel. 2491 Tel. 2491 EDISON PHONOGRAPHS Hep pel white" Chalet" "Amberola" (WITH DIAMOND NEEDLE) PRICES $480 TO $135 come in and hear an EDISON "RE-CREATION" Show Itoom 8, BAFFLES CHAMBERS W. E. VOWLER CO. Sole Agents and Distributors, S.S. aad FJLS. h.h. TAR A. JANI/AKY 7. 1t22 I'onniynei-s of car^o
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    • 632 7 LATEST Al>\ EUTISEMENT: SINGLI room srailable, Ulen hee, I, E I'nomas Walk, Tel. 104. KUKNIBHCD ROOM, with board, pnvat mi.y. Apply 181, Straitl limes. TO LKT, for :> nontha rornubed ih.jTanglin district. 1 U". raitl Times. WANTIO, b itjau... aorthand typist Appiy UK, tr.ut.. Ti* ONI DOUBLfc ROOM avallabte, suit
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    • 378 7 Scribbling F 10 in. by 7 in. CASH SAIE 150 Sheets for 20 cents. Postage Extra Apply MANAGER, Straits Times. SCUDAI, LIMITED Market itioa i I Ti; I KWa Si, v. T. Streel •'i'f""" -i I "i such winding .'> Th..t th« -.11! I privi to this meeting ::i.. T
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  • 1092 8 The Straits Times MONDAY, JANUARY 9 DOES IT MEAN PEACE V."i ;.athir that the Dail Eiroann. has voted for the peace treaty by 64 to 57, ami that De Valcra has i-i signed in order that lie rr.ay b- freer to fi<rht against the settlemtnt. The prospects, therefore, arc that
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  • 36 8 Following arc the numbers of arrival* from and departures to the Madra Prasidency for the montli of Decembei 19:21 Arrivals adults lfiO, minors lit partures adu.ts y.277, minors L'X:i. Thi arrivals relate to aided passengers only.
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  • 49 8 The Daily Mail learns that Germany has sent us through Belgium £50 millions in various currencies al! in grid, chieflj. of France, Belgium, Germany, the United States and Britain, for safe banking ir. England, which is said to be sufficient to defray the expenses of our Army of Occupation.
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  • 53 8 For the first time in the history of flying, a real Christmas dinner, including caviare, turkey, Christmas pudding and wines, was served in the air on Christmas Day to passengers by aeroplan? from London to Paris, by a waiter in evening dress. The dinner was cooked- by the chef of
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  • 62 8 Official notic? has been issued that Mr. H. N. W. Nikke'.s. manager of the Netherlands India Commercial Bank in Kobe has been appointed manager in Sourabaya. Mr. F. Mysberg, who has be?n associated with him in Kobe, succeeds him as acting 1 manager there, whib Mt. V. H. van K«>ttel
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  • 12 8 The report of the Methodist Missin Conference proceedings appears on page 7.
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  • 20 8 The new direct route from London to Scotland by the Great Central Railway .v;xs to be inaugurated on December 23.
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  • 20 8 A great Fress Congress will take place n Marseilles during August. Representa:ives from every point on the globe will at-
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  • 22 8 The P. and O. steamer Macedonia has made the fastest trip since the pre-war ia>^ scanning from Gibraltar to Plymouth .'i h.mrs.
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  • 26 8 United Riagdom mails despatched b\ be Tata t'> 'lay and the Don^ala toinn w are rxpected to r a;-!i London or ir about thp same i'at
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  • 26 8 The Morning Post in a leading article lemands the resignation of Mr. Montagu in the ground that he is responsible for the present trouble in India.
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  • 22 8 Owing to the increase number of undergraduates and the numerous recent rags, the Proctors of Cambridge University are lsking for increased salaries.
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  • 24 8 A mass demonstration of students and factory workmfn of Shanghai will be held n the New Year to protest acainst theWashington Conference Pacific policy.
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  • 29 8 The Marylebone Club has decided to ?rect handsome iron Kates at the members' entrance at Lords as a memorial to W. G. Grace at an estimated cost of ."2,300.
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  • 31 8 Dr. Macnamara, replying to a question n the House of Commons, said the nuiu>er of unemployed on December 9 was 1,700,000 or about 100,000 less than it was i week earlier.
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  • 32 8 A Rome wire of January 4 states Stock exchance weak for a few days shows now a firm tendency. Bank stocks are ir. rpadaJ demand- Milan, January ti, st'jck xchaage very firm.
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  • 29 8 The first anniversary of the Singapore 'ndian Printers' Association was celebrated at its habitat, 155 Prinsep Street, on Saturday at 6.30 p.m. Mr. Ponnampalam ['illay presided on the occa-ion.
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  • 37 8 A circular issued by the Master Attendr.t is as folliws The master of th* 'an Whatt Hin reports that a capsizoe ongkang ir drifting S.W. off No 2 Beacor md that it b a danger to navigation.
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  • 33 8 The officer commanding the Investigator reports that the derelict brig .rincess of Wales of Moulmein was iband-jned on December 2">, approximate ?.t. 8 deg. 21 min- north, long. 92 deg. 4 BIB. east.
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  • 40 8 Those who foujrht at Ypres will b? in rested to know that at least 2,000 sma! ious.s have been constructed since the •ginning of 1920, and that at least five hurches have been restored in the salien' is a whole.
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  • 40 8 Heavy rains have been responsible fo: i tragic occurrence at St. Martin's Estate langalle, about H6 miles from Kflndy, i andslide and a fall of rock demolishin; .he old factory there, and causing thi leath of at least eighteen coolies.
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  • 44 8 A merting of all Chine.-c members o he St. Joseph's Old Boys' Asscciatijn wil c held to-morrow at the school at 5.1' im. Mr. Ste Teong Wah will addr'.s. h™ meeting on the formation of a Chines: platoon consisting purc'y of the Old Boys
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  • 45 8 His Majesty's Transport Himalaya vhich arrived ft the P. and O. wharf esceviiay inornimr, has en board 800 rani. *n«l file of the Loyal North Lancashire.' ■<"i.:,l for Hongkong, v.here they are t< m sfatit ned. Many of the men came v h re yesterday.
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  • 71 8 All existing public schools are full iccording to Dr. Norwood, head-master oi -larlborough College, who announced at he annual conference of preparatory Schools that if funds were obtainable it •vas proposed to found a new public ;chool. Mere parents, both at Home and ibroad, he said, were realising the value
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  • 94 8 A brutal murder took place in a plant icn off Reformatory Road on Saturday BTtetag in which the owner of a pineapple )!rt was battered 1 to death by a recentlyarrived ccolie of- his. Master and servant had an altercation, and it is believed the murder was the outcome of
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  • 100 8 Baffles' academy of dancing, elocution and dramatic art will be open id to-day Uie work on the now taring Roaring having taken longer than anticipated. Junior class pupils are being enrolled and Miss Jil Hill proposes to train th.m thoroughly in c'assical dancing, giving them a course of physical nrairUa.
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  • 114 8 In nn article on the Marshall Islands Mr. Junius B. Wood says that the principal activity of the Japanese Government '.hvro up to the present can be summed u[> in the one word schools. Seventy years airo," h- writes, "the natives of the Canlines and Marianas learned to say Good
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  • 441 8 Mr. T. C. B. Miller, late secretary of the United Engineers, Singapore, has l'«ft for Calcutta. Mrs. Carey Evans, daughter of Mr. agi Mrs. Lloyd George, will be returning to iiidiu at the end If triis m .nth. Mr. C. F. V. Wiarno, managing direr or of
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  • 36 8 A Ceylon nedieal practitioner who, from a-is ciming under his observation, ha» been led to the conclusion that llaßgßJ fever lends immunity, ;:t any rate for a yr<itract■d period, from attacks of malaria.
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  • 70 8 Kaib from Europe (London mail:, dated December 15) by the P. and Nagoya wil arrive by train to-night, and wili bo iealt with to-m irrow morning. C tt••spi nd ri ill i :'il-.- fur iiii in zholdi .it iJ3 kji Th outward French packet Azay le Rideau wUh
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  • 85 8 His Excellency the Governor and Lady Guillemard will leave Penang Hill on Friday, January 18, for the Residency, Penang, where they will be the guests of the Hon. the Resident Councillor and Mrs. Hall. His Excellency will attend the Penang Races on Saturday, January 14. His
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  • 93 8 ret Singapore Auisea f>r thii year open in the Supreme (Hurt t-i--morrow, with Mr. Juatici BarrettLennarri preaidinjt There are 14 <-ases on the list of which no leas than m'v< ii comprise unlawful return from banishment. In thi- category is the case of Syr. Abdullah,
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  • 135 8 This morning the hief Ju I Walter Shaw, with Mr- Justice Leonard, was engaged in fixing thi list of civil rases in the Supr me Court flitf tho sonant month. The ■us what formidable list of 44 actions was reduced by the adjournment, on application, of
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 78 8 FELUCCA CIGARETTES THE BEST. Annual and Chinese Mew Year Commences next Monday JANUARY 16, JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. i icorporated in England) smokrtma and kuala lumplr. Protect Your Motor from Fire with Ihe AUTO Minima x 44 D" TYPE Suitable for private car, lorry and omnibus. Light Mp^ Once Compact
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    • 146 8 ALHAMBRA Keuch Koad. o hm |6 Pts. \:m-CHANNEI. 6 PU. Paatariag Clara Kimball Young And Other Choir* Pictures. ■Mat Show. c Pta. tut LAMB JrsT OCT f. Ptv VONnER MARLBOROUGH Beach Road 6 THE SILTANE33 OF LOVE 6 Pts. THE HIIIUI OF TEN O'CLOCK 4 Pt>. 4 Pts. Pint Show
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  • 1249 9 The Position in Relation To France. Proposals for An All Europe Conference. Reuter's Service. London, January 6. Cannes The Supreme Council sat for two hours this morning and r?solved itself into two commissions, one to dea! with reparations, the other with the reconstruction of Europe. London, January
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  • 60 9 Reuter's Service. London, January 7. Adelaide The South Australian Prime Minister, Mr. H. N. Barwell, declared that he was convinced that some modification of the White Australia policy must eventually become inevitable. He said coloured labour must sooner or later be admitted under proper restrictions. This was
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  • 1722 9 Sino-Japanese Questions Still Unsettled. Reuteb's Service. London, January 6. It is stated on high authority that the end of the Wellington Conference is in sight. A plenary session will probably be held at the end of the week, when the five power naval treaty will be made known.
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  • 66 9 Reuter'b Service. London, January 7. Allahbad, from Teheran The Persian Government has obtained a loan from an American company, the name of which is not disclosed, of an advance of I 1 million dollars against the royalties payable by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, the greater part of
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  • 52 9 Keuter's Service. ondon, January (1. At Mt. Hoover's request tl.- shipping board is assigning 30 vessels to uu-.y grain to Russia. Mr. Hoover animadverted to the fact that the cost by American vessels was eight dollars per ton against fiv« by foreign vessels, to transport cargo to
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  • 52 9 Reuter's Service. London, January 7. An anonymous donor has undertaken until individual guarantees arc forthcoming, to be responsible for the last £80,000 of the Empire Exhibition's million guarantee fund, enabling the Council to begin clearing the ground on January 10, when the Duke of York will turn the
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  • 47 9 Reuter'b Service. London, January 6. Lisbon Following his declaration that the maintenance of order was Portugal's first essential, the Premier, Senor Cunhaleal, had General Gomez Dacosta and the chief of the genen 1 staff of the Republican Guard confined to a fortress for criticising the government.
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  • 24 9 Reuter's Service. London, January 6. Lord Inchcape has completed the task of selling 417 ex-enemy ships and 53 government and prize ship?.
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  • 301 9 Narrow Vote on the Peace Treaty. Reuter's Service. j London, January 7. The Dail approved of the treaty by 64 »dtes to C 7, after which I)c Val«ra resigned the presidency. London, January F. The news that the Dafl had ratified the treaty by a majority of seven was
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  • 129 9 Reuter's Service. London, January 6. An article in the Times on the German trade menace in the Dutch Indies points out that they offer a wide scop<* for further development in which Britain should take her proper share. The article says that a disturbing featuiw is the paucity
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  • 44 9 Reuter's Service. London, January 8. Johannesburg TJic strike position is very grave. General Smuts conferred -'ith the executive of the Industrial Federation and requested the federation to allow scab coal to be supplied to the Vereeniging power station. The federation refused.
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  • 40 9 Reuter's Service. London, January 6. New York The American St"am>hir > Owners Association announces immediate wage reductions of 15 per cent, and upwards in order to meet foreign competition. Marine officers' pay will be reduced by 15 per cent
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  • 37 9 Reuter's Service. London, Janu.i-y 7. The Hartlcpool fire, has been finally extinguished. The damage is officially entimated at two millions sterling including tenements, many of which are uninhhbitable. (For other wires see page 10.)
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  • 228 10 A Hrilliant Reception At Mandalay. Rei tkr's Service. Prune of \\';,le>'> Camp. Mandulay, .lan. 7. On Satvinliiv the Prince ol' Wales retuiiiid to Rangooa after a two feyi tUt t.. Mm. slay- lllcl osjtatanding feature of i-.iurl f iitertaiiinie'it- were dis] bj 80S Bhan Iriacaasca, m the
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  • 223 10 1m the Editor of the Straits Times. tai CI offtring themselv. for i irolment in tlu Chinese Volnnt< i th result that the rti IM. About fortj n are wanted, an<i it is hoped m forward Friday, ti.i l"ih ,n-\. at .'> p.m. which is the m \t
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  • 64 10 Macphail and Co.'s Daily Report. spore, Jaauary kong I' 1 per ci lit. I" Thn months gold 50V M irket. Quiet. Kubbi ti Very little enquiry. Taiping* I.Oti-I.IS, 1.15-150. South* 50-M cents Kawng I'ets I.M-1.A5, Rawamp 60-66 rent*, Joham •■>'< i»"i rent*, Petal ings BS 00 •eat*,
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  • 154 10 N'otw thxtamling the depressed condition of trade, which affectn :.il classei i.f thf community, the i>hopx w< re ki-pt very busy up to a late hour on 'hrlstmai i ye. In the i ral Miln.ne th.- children bern consequence ■af bIK leiiiiCon- iii the price* of toys
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  • 17 10 i■: k K Pathv. luid up with illtn- for th- lit three weak: srffl i.. mot raw.
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  • Sporting News and Notes.
    • 524 10 Sinuapiire's Easy Win At Malacca. Singapore had an easy win at Malacca on Saturday. The home tuam were nut neaiiy sn good as when they met Singapore previously, and though Singapore «it not by I*l.y mean* at full .strength thi ir w:n by two dro]>pe<l goals and two trie-
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    • 98 10 Tlii> afternoon du- S.C.I", and the Staffordi an mwUng I|U >m the Padani*. Tl e SjC.C. uam will b Hendry <^< Corbea Parish, Yoonir Meredith, Ls Sot-ur,) Mom anri C. K. Wintfi-. V In tin- cvming thi menAwi <>f Hm torn and Aeii friaadi arc beian i ntertftined
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    • 46 10 To-morrow. An interesting friendly tennis doubles match it t<. be played on tin- S.C'.C. courts to morrow afternoon. >tarlinir about 4-45. I. Deaa mkI 1). H. KWinm— will meet I S. Nakamura »Ciaunt Cap hoWir) and another K" fl >' Japanese player named MikoIwra.
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    • 105 10 In the S.C.K.A. wagae on baturuay rn:ti-i li«;it Sf:iit~ Yongatan by II. WVe BoOH En;r MMMd two ir<>ali. A tliini ihot wh.- saved tiy l.im Hwk V;in. the Voo<iK»ter«' );<>.ilif, but kc touched it into (real. Bcndemear Athlotic brut Aston United h\ 2 1. CMo
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    • 33 10 Cricketing ■wiiwri of tin- BjCjC. are reminded of the mmtimg to b«- held in the ciuli this uftriKion to cnrsuii-v mutter; pertaining to the oominjr MM A full attendance ii p;irticu!aily datirad.
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    • 334 10 Sunda) moraine nw t immkI rao« .n tli Somerrflla Bowl m >•;<•>, and a rivrht ■t Wm». Ten founts Martivl at in. in Mm club <i>urs« anil the Kutlili .11 wa.- tirst liout away, c-lnsi a at1 tntded l>y I'uteh ami (J rlrudc. In the '■•nil uown
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    • 166 10 The Singapore' Golf Club January monthly medal <bogey) wa- played on Saturday wid-Samlay. 7th»mrNth inst. and resulted in a tic between \V. Hendrie and D. Stewart, 2 down. Fifty-two cards were Urkw out and the following made returns :m. W. HetwUie J I down. D. Stewart U 2 down.
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    • 457 10 The most interesting: bit of boxing news received for some time \va> the telegram published on Saturday to the effect that Csrpentier and Ted Lewis have signed articles to box for £1.000 a side and a purse in London in March. Carpentier is due to meet the
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  • 264 10 A circular Ifas l>e*-n issued by the secretaries to 'the shareholders in Scudai, statiifg that the shines of the eristinj; company are fully paid up and the company is indebted to the extent of about t186,000. The directors arc anxi-ttUs-to aVoitl the issue of dihentures and BTe doubtful
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 701 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— rl read your article on the above ■object with wry great interest. It was undoubtedly written in the hop-j that the local authorities would sit up and take not ire. Your correspondent H.L.H. is evidently suffering from turves. We
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    • 124 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—Your leader re police could have! eaxedy- had the ink dried on it when the 'sagacity' 1 nf the local pallet force was) ing aired in MS of the Courts. Thci ii question was where one of the' lct.eti\e-, a "chief" one at
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    • 1098 10 I To tks Editor of the Straits Times. Si:. > our liadcr of the 4th inst. ■mating the Police of Singapore in particular and &S. and l-'.M.S. generally contain! many remarks which are amply justified from my experience of many yer.rs—running into two figures—in the Utter
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  • 172 10 A very interesting eeresnan] in the history of Kadah was performed at Aim Star, on Thursday evening, says tin Pinang Gasette when His Highness the Regent, C.M.G.. switched en the ehctrfc light fcr 'the first time at tile new Power Hoo.se at ti p.m. His
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  • 447 10 Farewell Order of Departing („O.C. Among the passenger? leaving by H.JI.T. Himnlaya. whi.h arrived frein Kur:ipe yesterday, Bad la ci ntinuing her voyage to Hongkong 1 is H.K. MajorGeneral Sir John Fowler, X.C.M I D.5.0.. who, having rdhsquwhed command Of the fotces of the Straits Sctt/cn-.enU to ILK.
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  • 496 10 Messrs. William Jacks and Co.. in their eport. dated Lon.ion December 7. state Tin favourable news from Washington ,nd the expected settlement of the Irish luestion this week ha-- lad to a certain nr.- urn i f speculation on the pan of th public and to buying on
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  • 1660 11 I'scful Hints for the Malayan Public. W. extract tin- following from the June- j .Inly issue of the Philippine Review, very t kindly sent to us l>y OM of our readers. The movement was started about four yean ago A. W. l'rautch. chief of the Rural Credit I'.ivisiun
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  • 103 11 Ayer Molek. 21,388 lbs. I d. 204,000 Iba. •Jl.::on Ids. Changkal SerdanK.— l7,l6s h>>. Cicely.- S!i,S(HI lon. < i.M;iLy;!(.- P. 400 :U>. ii.ntii. !:2.||-J ll>.-. niakiinr a tiial for tin- 1:2 mi niii-c ..f the current financial year i f Ui,;::i lbs. Johorr Para. '.'T.r.ip; lbs. ihmla
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  • 24 11 lin I- 660 p Mil tli!>Ul.' IN. 1 Novemba i i.-v!;. Kamuntine iin Dredsiiig.— N< S4O i>icu!s. Dei abcr MM i
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  • 108 11 A majrniftceni tiger, over 10 r-ci long; Uu l:ur<M shot mi the Nili > «.i> recently account* 1 for l>v thai ■tor. Kilniuml Hull. acting !*i lu-ijial of I the Lawrenea Memorial Sehaol ;ii Lov*. (iuk-. In prime condition he vraa -'im at il<l mid b.-uutifiil >)>ot 10 mill.- frcin
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 111 11 I W-K" —^tus GET YOUR 1 N^^ GRAMOPHONE 1 AND records Voice" Cis V* 'Mr- 1 F R M S. Mootrie Co., t.K<'tysW$ Vi RAFFLES PLACE, W^SBi l J SINGAPORE. I wmmmmw3m!M^^A^mm Watermotas /^y||£^ THE IDEAL POWER UNIT '^—j£ffir lOR SMALL CRAFT A ENTIRELY BRITISH MADE <w THROUGHOUT. FITTED WITH
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    • 264 11 Raffles Hotel. MONDAY. Tea Dansant, 5 to 7 p.m. (Admission free). WEDNESDAY. Special Musical Programme after Dinner. THURSDAY. Guest Night and Dancing. (Evening Dress essential for Dancing). FRlDAY.— Special Lunch— Orchestra. SATURDAY.— Guest Night and Dancing. (Evening Dress essential for Dancing). NOTlCE.— Residents and Diners will have prior claim to
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  • 929 12 Purchase of the Dredge And Plant. The second ordinary meeting of South Taiping Tin Dredging Co., Ltd., was held in the registered oflficas of the company, 33. Beach Street, Pcnang, on Saturday at noon There were present Mr. D. A. M. Browr (in the chair), Hon. Mr.
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  • 41 12 meeting. A Buenos Ayres cable states that a volcano is in eruption in the Andes and that three towns dn Chili have been covered with debris. The surrounding: country is covered with cinders. There is now a shortage of fodder there.
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  • 408 12 Phonetic Experts up Against A Hot Line. Phonetic experts at University College' spent over an hour the other day m taking down In phonetic scrip one sentence in Zulu as it is actually pronounced. Anybody standing outside the door of the <mall room in which the experiment
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  • 517 12 Small-Pox Without the Rash, Or Influenza. The view that all diseases are doe to external conditions was pat forward ill Manchester in October last at a meeting of the Manchester branch of the AntiVivisection Society. The meeting was held to welcome back from the United States Dr. W.
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  • 32 12 It is reported that the steamer Chiptwvg was wrecked several days ago near LimYong. She was then on her voyage from Shui-tung to Kaochow and was fully loaded with rice and cargoes:
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 643 12 19 22 Commence the New Year well by keeping your store with sufficient stock. Never keep it empty. We do the supply in the line of Ship-chandlery, r Estate and Mine requirements at new rates. Write or Call Kiam Kiat Co. 10R and 10! l, MARKET STREET. ITjMilSlOil)] I BRITISH
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    • 119 12 CIGARETTES NUMBER VIRGINIA Unt uliel Quality Moderate fPrce. IN PATENT PATENT VACUUM VA^ UM TINS OF 50. TINS OF 50. Sole Maa-factnreri ARDATH TOBACCO CO., LTD., LONDON. SMOKE ZAIDAN'S Egyptian Cigarettes II HAND MADE EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES I I CAIRO -EGYPT L "AMIR ABDULLAH" "LORD" "MES. DEUCES" Cafk llwxd Straw tlppH
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  • 1037 13 1 A Search for Fireproof Petrol Tanks. Wry MM te-ts are being applied to fuel tanks entered for the Air Ministry's International Competition, which began at Famborough on December 5, writes the Daily Tslcgraj aviation correspondent. It is safe to say that any tank which emerges from
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 263 13 4^^^. "It won't always be dry" **Z)L RAINCOATS tS/f^fiW^ THE "WELLINGTON." }^T^J^f^Sl Fawn I'uramatta, No Belt, Wi<h- Skirt, >ypi /jL-jßs*^ SUpiioy Collar, Storm Cuffs, Visible Dome f^M I <^55flf^^^^_ Fancy Buttons, Ventilated Gussets. tftmMrr'YwL THE "DONCASTER." Wjpl \j\ Fawn or Olive Paramatta, Slit Pockets, lii I ""'I Km No Belt>
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    • 290 13 The Brand of Confidence f V m lw I f URODONAL Iot b Obtainable ncm alj and GOUT. Leading Chemists in RHEUMATISM. What is Gout? cAt?uu GRAVEI -I- SINGAPORE, MALACCA. NEURALGIA. Sg"""™'- jC- S KKALA LyapuR ARTERIOSCLEROSIS.^, v^T^^f \U(\U Alill DC ii A lIP obesity acidity V W ANJ PtnANG.
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 891 14 SALES BY AUCTION AUCTION SALE of twu i a motor launches ami thro* i«:ik motor imaf*. etc. seong K.n.n Beag and Co.'s nulia Street, Bia*ma*«*. m Wednesday. January IK, at 2..10 p.m. I British steam lmmch call.-.l ROMA, II ft ami -1.-I.IH M ft.. tonnage l"_'.;i7 and registered tonnage i'
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    • 623 14 INSURANCE THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INS. CO. (Incorporated ia Canada) Alt th* latest plan* of Lif*, Endowment sad Annuity policies issued. Ancts 16,000,000 GUTHRIX CO, LTD.— General Ageata. Singapore. ROYAL INSURANCE CO, UMITED. (Incorporated in Great Britain) Specialises in MOTOR INSURANCE. 1. Prompt Loss Settlements. K. Moderate Premioms. Writ* for prospects*
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    • 286 14 AaVwta tT«r $4.,000, M« S.C. AM-rane« la force era $17,0«9,0ww The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in ttralU lattlemaate) ■BAD OFFICI t Wlacheetsr Heaae, ■lagapor*. LONDON OFFICK I U. Old Jewry, C The Company has 420,09*. deposited with the Eupretae Court of England and complies with the British
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    • 472 14 BANKING THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED (Incarcerated by Special Imperial Chatter la Japaa.) Capital Suhae/lbed YSO.OOO,OO* Capital PaU-Qp Y 48,000,000 Seterre Fnnds V 11,080,040 President K. Kakagawa, Ka«. Vice-President S. Mori, X**> DIBECTOK3 I T. Bisamuoe, Eaq. O. Kawasaki, Esq. K. Morinage, Esq. M. Csakt. Ceo,. T. Iked*. Ka«. Oenklchi
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    • 999 14 BANKING ASIA BANKING CORPORATION (Incorporated in New York) STOCKHOLDING BANKS. Aaglo anal London Paria National Bank of Ssa Fraaclaco. Bankers Trust Company, New York City. Continent!! and Commercial National Bank of Chicago. Guaranty Trust Co. of New Tork. Guardian Savings and Trust Company, Cleveland. Mercantile Bank of the Americas, New
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  • 1260 15 Notes and Comments On Current Topics l.atium Tourist Trophy. That co more severe test (or motor care can be found than continuous running in mountainous regions, with the application of a very close time table, was shown in the Latium Tourist Trophy, held in Italy the other
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 146 15 DUNLOP-MAGNUM Covers Tubes Holds premier place in the estimation of Motor Cyclists and Motorists, giving economical and dependable service. Never mind how severe the conditions be, the old "DUNLOP" Slogan, First in 1888, foremost ever since, is still to-day unassailable. =j The Dunlop Rubber Co. 0 c Ltd. (Incorporated ia
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    • 412 15 lower taxatiun would rapidly render the stock of returned war lorries out of date. The nijcht was cold, dark, and very wit. In response to a signal "the last bus t<i town pulled in to the sidewalk of a suburban lino. Issher room for two hiccoughed the would-be passenger. Tho
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    • 224 15 THE MOTORCYCLE YOU MUST HAVE IS THE SUNBEAM— Because 1. The All-Chain Transmitiaion is entirely enclosed and is always running under the most favourable conditions. 2. The Engine is the product of the Sunbeam Factories. Capacity 85 by 88, 499 c.c. Of perfect balance and freedom from vibration. 3. The
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 318 16 NEW STOC& tfi hAND nnrry Cloth and Si mi Paper Em»ry and Glaax Powder Jackson's Floor Ftain Vaol-h French Polish and i:«W Baa* Varnish (opal. Oak and Hia.k Japan Varnish Halter's Family Bffftaa Balaawe ■alter* Circular Iptlaa BaJamM Thrrmomrtcrii Jnpjiinrd and terla*Brasa Blow lamp- (l'priirht aud Vertical < Magnolia Anil-friction
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    • 366 16 1 TAY GUAN KIAT 36, J'lljlXli' iXtUCT, 'I'hune .No*. 3113 and ill I. Iml succcs.sful conlraitnr for supply of MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES, BROOMS. DASKETS, etc., etc., etc. To The Hagapan Mur.ici|»ai;tr. MR. BUCKERIDGE'S NEW STUDIO w, OKcaA*o soajb* (mmn v vk „;j. ;j <uk HUBBOCiC'S PfiiNTS AND OIL YAIIIOI S COLOURS.
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    • 486 16 CLASSIFIED AD Th<> PatEFAID -hsrse*) for Want*, tm .-rage «ii wojiis to line) are Pel eta. «br*e ins. M vie, four ins. 82 ets, flri twuWe ius. tl.&B. AfUeTi ins. $1.72, •itfnieo te'tb. Minimum *h*iy 11.00. Advertiaen not speeif.ed ar« published until eoiaterui 2Q ctt. fi'.r* is made for use
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    • 1100 16 VERTISEMENTS r Sale, Ta Let. etc, la ordinary clees »»t t l!n* on* imertlon 28 ets, two in*. 4* I in*. 11.00. an in*. $1.11, ten Ina. UM. i Its. 11.37. TO Ins. |I.W, IB las. (1 month > i- uu of which the nnmber of insertion* la knded and
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    • 571 16 OFFICES AND GODOWN TO LET, store No. 89, North Boat Quay. Apply 14. Chonp* AIW TO LKT, Godnwn No. it. Cecil Street. Apply Gnthrie and Co.. 1.t.1. TO LET. stores ana urtices. Apply 4'd kt. Nathan A Co. I. 4onv« Street TO L£T, goduwna and ouce«, in town. Apply to
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    • 198 16 Notice We beg to advise our customers that our Repairing Department la now under expert European supervision. All sorts of repairs to cars, lorries and motor cycles ex* ecuted. We have also reduced our rstaf of car and lorry hirer Telephone: 1233 Straits Motorcar Service, Ltd lls-110, OBCHABD BOAD. NEW
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 206 16 THE STRAITS TIMES TELEPHONBS MUafial General H Mar.jtffr's Offlc. HIT Job Printing Oloee 11«4 AH cGioMisiicaHoDS misting to edituriai ■Utters and nnwi should be aJdr^sse. to l!i£ EDITOR. All eommonieatioß* relating to bmtineit matters adTertise m, etc subscriptions, accoants, printing. •to., should be addressed to THI ■mmn AUVERTiSKUKNT BATBS Wants,
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