The Straits Times, 30 January 1925

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times No. 27,775. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1925. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 140 1 [Jure J^ nK'J oftfa wnirrcD NEVER IIKATEN Cavanders are Right AND CAVANDERS MAINTAIN THAT THICK PAPER, BRONZE POWDER AND PRINTERS INK ARE BEST NOT INHALED. IN CAVANDERS "ARMY CLUB" SANDHURST CIGARETTES The Golden Virginia Tobacco is wrapped m pure ribbed rice paper enhancing it's perfect flavour and aroma and to
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    • 258 1 The "Ever- Ready" Gas Lighter FOR HIGH TENSION CURRENT ON WIRELESS APPARATUS. No. 47. THE GAS LIGHTER. Price $5.25 nett complete. Strongly constructed polished fibre body. 'f^^fe^ nickel-plated fittinifß, and lin^ pres:; 'm switch. A Dinieii>i(in:>. IS by 11.I 1 ips. diameter. ~^^te^ Weight 1 I ozs. Xt^ Vfe^^^ I'itted
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    • 4 1 LACTOGEN FOR YOUR BABY
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  • 1410 2 Weekly Reports of Singapore Firms. Messrs. Fraser and Co.'s weekly report, dated January 28, states Business during the past week has been considerably disorganised by the Chinese New Year holidays and the share market has been practically closed throughout the period. Rubber shows a small advance in
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 361 2 Solves the problem of a j! pore milk supply. Full- jj cream milk enriched by jj the extracts of choice malted j j barley and wheat-flour. jj Made m a minute. :j No cooking. j; Of all Chemists and Stores. ji I Manufactured by HORLICK S MALTED MILK CO., SLOUGH,
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    • 217 2 Safety First! Avoid experiments with your health. Rely on HNOs Fiuit Salt to prevent that clogging of the system which Rives rise to liver troubles, dyspepsia, skin ailments, prickly heat, constipation, and other disorders so prevalent m exacting climates. Follow this rule First thing every morning, drink a glass of
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    • 86 2 COMPLETE VIOLIN OUTFITS $20, $28 and $35. Monthly payment systems can be arranged. Send for the latest illustrated catalogue oi musical instruments. Season Co., Ltd. HI and 113, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. SINGAPORE. I PATZENHOFER BEER IMPORTERS Paterson, Simons Co., Ltd. BRITISH PIPING GALVANIZED, BLACK AND RED STEAM Large Stock. Low
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  • 449 3 The Problem of Classical Names. The only disadvantage to a set system of classical names such as that followed by the Blue Funnel Line is that m time the easy ones run out and they are forcad into names which are the delight of the student, but
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  • 236 3 Nervc-Rackinjj Task For Young: Men. An army of night-riders is being reciuiled m Great Britain. Scores of men are already enlisted. Their number i 9 always increasing, and their ways are neither evil r.oi romantic. They speed upoi. their lawful and altogether utilitarian journeys through the
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 364 3 Sanitary Engineering In all its Branches under qualified European Supervision OF STOCKS HSttfftlJMlW I mfflU PARTICULARS TO SELECT vS. ON SANITATION MEANS HEALTH Designs and estimates submitted for the supply and erection of complete installations, water supplies, etc. Sole Agents UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) SINGAPORE. »»»«»«««*«««>♦♦♦#♦»«♦»»»» r
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    • 534 3 WHY BABIES CRY. Your baby laughs, and doc* not cry- when it if happy and well, so you aui tell from its cry that is unhappy ir in pain. When an infant crips out suddenly, refuses to be quieted and draws its legs up close to the body, its cry
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    • 408 3 STEAiER SAIUWtS iMDO-CHINA STEAM NAY. COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated m Hongkong) Direct Service te> Japan via Hoagksng aad Bhsr.ffc.al and to Calcutta via Psaaaa from Singapore. Taking cargo on throojh Bills of Ladlag for Canton, Macao, Swat >w, Amoy, Cttefoo, Tientsin, Newchwang, Yangtie Ports, Formosa, ths Philippines, etc. FOB PENANG AND
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    • 349 3 STEAMER SAILHH.S COMBINED BERTICK OF THE OGEAN S.S. CO., LTB. (Incorporated ia England) THE WEST' AUSTRALIAN S. N. CO., LTD. (Incorporated ia England) Fortnlgatly gerrire taking earfS) Passenger* from Singapore). BATAVIA AND SOURABATA NORTH-WEST AUSTRALIA PORTS AND. FREMANTI.E (PERTH.) Approximate Sailings. MINDEROO F«b. H GORGON Fsb. 27 GASCOYNE Mar. 12
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    • 775 4 STEAMER SAIUNCS P. 0. British India Apcar Lines (Incorporated m England) MAIL *ND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 8. N. CO. Under Contract with His Majesty's Government r LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARDS FROM LONDON HOMEWARDS FOR CHINA AND JAPAN FOR MARSEILLES, LONDON AND ANTWERP. Tonnage
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    • 776 4 STEAMER SAILINGS THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LIMITED THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated m England) The Bine Funnel Line stEGCLAJt SERVICES TO LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM. ANTWERP. HAMBURG AND BREMEN. GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL, AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL, AND GLASGOW. BOSTON, NEW YORK, AND BALTIMORE. Taking cargo on
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    • 769 4 STEAMER SAILINGS KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPM (BOYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO. OF BATAVLV) (Incorporated m Holland) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. Telephone Nos. Passage Dept. 131, Freight Dept.. 1202, Marine Dept. and Transhipment Dept. 1457, Manager'a Dept. 1002. PLANCIVS— January 30, Muntok, Batavia, Semaning and Sourabaya. ALTlNG— January 30, Bcluwan-Deli.
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    • 488 5 STEAMER SAJUM.S Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. I (Incorporated m England) "ELLERMAN" LINE Passenger and Freight Services TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICES HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG s.s. CITY OF TOKIO due In port as. CITY OF DUNKIRK due Feb. 26 s.s. BLOEMFONTKIN ma
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    • 692 5 STEAM Cn SAILINGS BLUE M» ELLERMAN FUKNEL BUCKNALL LINE lk S. S. CO., LTB. (Incorporated In England) JOINT SERVICE to BOSTON NEW YORK and BALTIMORE via SUEZ or PANAMA. FROM NEW YORK ■Uaata* Dm rpere R oaU For In port Saez PhiHipioes and Hongkong. tCITY OF DURBAN Feb. 26 Suez
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    • 600 5 STEAMER SAtLWfiS Roosevelt Line REGULAR SERVICE From U.S.A. via PANAMA to NEW YORK and BALTIMORE via SUEZ CANAL sjs. Hofuku Main due Feb. 5 US. Silverlarch due Feb. 11 BLS. SCverfir due Mar. 3 SJS. Rhine Maru due Mar. 15 S.S. Bordeaux Maru due Apr. 12 US. Silverelm due Apr.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 442 6 GAIETY CINEMA SIIRINA THEATRE FIRST NATION AI. TO-NHJHT I'resenlH Knt:re change of New >Yextern Pictures AnY ro r» A V NOTE SHOW! FOR ONE PAYMENT C/HAKLLo KA\ at hie isiai. imjices of admission .N CEO. M. (OHXNS NO.NCREA9E MtE UILIITrC Main Attraction 45 MINUTES ONE WEEK OF LOVE FROM BROADWAY
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    • 324 6 "Written end Directed by CHARLES CHAPLIN h "You Wouldn't Understand" said the erstwhile village girl whom Fate has turned into a woman ci Paris when the richest m* bachelor m the world's gayest city pointed to her j fn. glittering gems, asking, "What more do you want? You have everything."
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    • 341 6 WHITEAWAY'S SALE TABLE 1 LINENS SPECIAL CLEARANCE OF WHITE DAMASK TABLE CLOTHS. Usual Price Sale Met 70 by 58 inches $10.95 each 55.50 each 78 62 911.M $5.95 80 63 !>l().5O $.r>.23. r >.23 82 70 I !>.">C $1.7") 86 66 7.50 $3.95 WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW CO., LTD. Incorporated la KafUad)
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  • 185 7 nXTURZS. Fridsy. January 30 Hitch Water, 2.24 a.m., 2.22 p.m. Kibiiro'a MtR., 2.30 p.m. V. and O. Homeward mail leaves. tlunicipul Commission. 2.30 p.m. School Gymnastic Display, Mem. Hall, 5 p.m. Turf Club Ann. Mtg., Exchange, 5.16 p.m. Yacht Club Dinner, Europe Motel. Sir Harry Lsuder, Vie.
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  • 493 7 Kriduy, January 30. Shipi alongside the Wharvci or expected to »rn\ KriM'I I. HARBOUR. Main Whnrf Sea Vi-)\e, Spnrtan, Spring, Kalai, Cable Oil Wharf II. M.S. regasus Coal Wharf Patrol VESSELS IN DRY DOCK. Tanjong Pagar Sheers Wharf Van Oventraten Albert Dock Priestman Graii, Steel Lighter D
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  • 165 7 North and East Sumatra I p.m. Malacca 4 p.m. Java, South Wait Sumatra, Soath Bait Borneo, C«leb«», Moluccas and Timor Dilly 4 p.m Chriatraaa Island C p.m. China, Hainam, Japan, Korea, Formosa arid East Siberia C p.m. Ta-ssorrow. Swatow and Amoy 9 a.m Sibu 10 a.m Siam
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  • 39 7 Rembrandt T»r« Gcentoer Angers Johan de Witt Khiva Licit Am. S'por* London Dee. 10 Jan. IS Dee. 24 Jan. IT Dec. 26 Jan. 19 Dec. 29 Jan. 22 Jan. 2 Jan. 'JS Jan. 2 Jan. 26
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  • 219 7 EXCHANGE. Singapore, January 30. On London. Bank 4 ra/s 2/4 7/32 Demand 2/4 1/8 Private 8 jn. credit* 2/4 21/32 On New York, Demand s fi^ Private 90 d/s 57% On France; Bank '75 On India, Bank T. T. 156 On Hongkong, Bank d/d px. prem. On
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  • 63 7 Singapore Standard Pale Crepe Closing Prices Buyers. Sellers. Spot Spot Feb.-March Feb.-Mar. Anril-June April-June July-Sept. Jyly-Sept Tone of Market .—Quiet Latest London cables quote Spot sheet Is. 5 '/fed. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet Closing Prices Buyers. Sellers. 60 >i 60 Mi 60 60%
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES.
    • 232 7 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers Sellers 1 1 BatanR Padang 0.60 0.C5 1 1 Hitnm Tin LM 1.70 El £1 IdrLs Hydraulics 28/- 29/1 1 Johan Tin 0.54 0.58 [0/- 10/- Kampong 42/- 44/-xall •1 £1 Kamunting Tin 57/6 59/- c.d. 0 10 Kinta As«so. 6.30 6.R0 1 1 KinU
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    • 131 7 n £1 B. Am. Tobacco 5.7.6 5.12.6 [0 10 Central Engine* 4.50 6.60 6 6 Central Motor* 0.75 1.26 U £1 E. Smelting Co. 8.40 8.60 5/- 5/- Elec. Tramway 4'- 4/9 nom. 10 10 Fraser Neave 50.00 51.00 L00 100 Hammer Co. 170.00 171.00 100 100 Katz Bros,
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    • 88 7 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers Sellers U. Enjf. 6 p.c. $1,234,300 par 10 p.c. pm Spore Electric Tramway, 6 p.c. 80 £*****0 1.878,000 parlOp-cp-Spore Municipal 4% px. of 1907 $1,600,000 par 5 p.c. pm Spore Municipal 4tt p.d. of 1909 $1,000,000 par sp^ pm Issue Val. Pd. Buyers SellersSpore Municipal
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    • 384 7 Frastr and Co. and I-yall and Evatt's Quotations. lo-uay s hTices Fraser Lyall to Co. Evatt. Allenby ($1) 1.22% 1.30 1.20 1.25 j Alor Gajah ($1) 1.00 1.10 1.00 1.10 A. Hitam ($5) 11.00 11.50 11.00 12.00 A. Koninr ($1) 0.32% 0.37% 0.32% 0.37% Am. Malay ($2) 1.80
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 56 7 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (Incorporated m Denmark) MS. due here February 18, taking cargo for Hamburg and Copenhagen and with transhipment to all other Scandinavian porta. Kxcellcnt passenger accommodation with sepuratr bathroom to each cabin available Ports of disembarkation, Cenoa or London For further particulars, pleas* apply THE EAST
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    • 425 7 CHINESE NEW YEAR SALE FOR TWO WEEKS ONLY. In order to further popularize the world CONTESSA-NETTEL CAMERAS Fitted with ZEISS TESSAR LENSES we are offering a few Models at greatly REDUCED PRICES. Singapore Studio Photo Co. ORCHARD ROAD. A Happy. Bright and Pro»perou« Xew Year to all Our Patrons THE
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    • 20 7 KODAK LTD. SAY You must get good pictures if you use 1 /25 th of a second with stop FB.
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    • 795 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Clasaifled AdTta., ace pace 16. WANT 3, FOR SALE, ETC. WANTED, capable general clerk to deal with import documents. Apply 697, S. Timo3 FOR SALE, Moutrie piano, beautiful tone and condition very reasonable. 599, S. Times TO LET, furnished room* with board, electric light, gange. S, Lloyd
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    • 613 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Classified Adrta., see page 18. MISCELLANEOUS. Grand Mlrnier Cordon Rouge, large bottle 53.25, Grand Marnier Cordon Jaune, large bottle $4.26, Grand Marnier Cherry Brandy, tige bottle $4.50, Cointreau Triple Sec. large bottle $4.50, Singapore duty paid. H. Bolter, Direct Importer, Europe Hotel Buildings. GRIGNOLINO GANCIA." the best
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 70 7 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. Kandang Kerbao Station. (By Courtesy of Government Health (Me*). For the U hour, endiae at Midnight on January 29, 1925. it Mux. shade temperature 88 P. Min. shade temperature 74 F. Mean shade temperature 80.1 F. Maw sun radiation 163 F. Min. crass radiation TO F. .Sea temperature
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  • 1075 8 The Straits Times FRIDAY, JANUARY 30. TRADE CONTROL. There has been much discussion lately about restriction m the rubber industry and some of the writers seem to be unaware that restriction is one of the commonest forms of remedy applied when trade is bad. It is applied by the cotton
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  • 16 8 The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company will be removed to the second floor Hongkong Bank Chambers to-morrow.
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  • 20 8 His Excellency the Governor has signi.led his intention of attending the performance at the Victoria Theatre on Monday, February 2.
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  • 36 8 The Siamese Tin Syndicate has declared a fourth interim dividend of 10 per cent. (2s. per share), less tax, in respect of I year, payable on January 2V to share- I holders registered on January 14.
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  • 30 8 Lady Shaw is arranging a concert to be held in the Victoria Theatre on February 23 for the benefit of the Diocesan Associa- tion. A real musical treat is promised.
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  • 30 8 An artistic reproduction cf Sidney Laurence's painting, The Welcome Light along the Trail is the feature of the new year calendar issued by the Standard Oil Jo, of New York.
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  • 36 8 The schools gymnastic display which is to be held in the Victoria Memorial Hal) thus afternoon wil' commence at 5 o'clock sharp. Tickets m&v be obtained at John Little's or at the dcor of the hall.
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  • 46 8 It is intended to hold a two days fete in connection with St. Andrew's Cathedral in the third week in July. A general committee has been formed with Mrs. Jt-lf. Goodwood Hill, as hon. secretary, and Mrs. C. H. G. Clarke, Nassim Road, as hon. treasurer.
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  • 48 8 When charged before Mr. N. K. Bain la the Police Court, Penang, on Wednesday, with theft of a purse containing $69 ir. Coleiuan Street, Singapore, on Novembei 17, 1923, Lam Choy said he did not steal it but found it. He will be brought U Singapore for trial.
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  • 53 8 In connection with the recent heavy floods at home, an old resident of the Straits writes out that a friend of his some months back purchased a house at Windsor with the river at the bottom ot he garden. At the date of writing the garden was at the bottom
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  • 50 8 The Benvannoch, which stranded on free Island early in the morning of Wednesday last, has not been refloated as yet. A commencement has been made with the discharging of her cargo and it ll hoped that when this is accomplished the .essel will be got off from her unfortunate position.
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  • 54 8 A notification in the F.M.S. Government Gazette states A person entering theF.M.S. and bringing with him in his baggage for his own consumption more than half a pound of tobacco shall pay the full duty on the total quantity imported plus an extra duty of 20 oents per pound or
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  • 46 8 The action by Chop Kent? Soon Sen? against Chop Sim Siang Ann, in which the plaintiffs arc claiming $90,799 from the defendants, alleging; that it ■wamoney lent by them and also in respect of goods supplied, was continued before Mr. Justice Barrett-Lennard yesterday ind further adjourned.
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  • 54 8 Railway extensions in Ceylon are proceeding slowly but steadily and progress in every direction has to be recorded. The ither week the light railway to Trincomalee was opened for traffic to Kekirawa and on January 19 an important stage in railway extensions was reached when the Chilaw-Putlam line was opened
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  • 59 8 The Madras Corporation, after much discussion, decided to adopt a compulsory elementary education scheme for the city, Hie question as to whether Muslim girls shall be included in the scheme being deferred to" a future meeting of the Corporation. It was also decided to cut down the tax on house
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  • 56 8 The Air Ministry announces that as the result of accidents to two Bristol aeroplanes at Ismailia and Ramleh respectively on January 17, flying officers Janice Alexander McLaren and Ronald Reid Brace lost their lives. Flying officer Alex. Sutton was seriously injured. The two last-named were occupants of tht machine which
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  • 61 8 A Shanghai telegram, dated January 2-V say> A prominent missionary informs Renter that the military leaders of Fukien are compelling farmers to raise opinm. Fifteen hundred Christian families refused and in consequence 200 heads of families were beheaded. Some fanners also were killed for begging that a small part of
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  • 69 8 Giving her views in the Weekly Di.sMtch about the execrable weather, Miss Marie Tempest says My views are unpunishable, especially sir.?e I still re member the divine sunshine of places like Hongkong and Singapore during my world tour. But I can tell you the best remedy— a Turkish bath. Go
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  • 66 8 Our Kuala I.umpur correspondent wires On the receipt of the news of the death of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, the local Chinese paper Yik Khuan Poh wired to Shanghai inquiring if the report was correct. A reply was received yesterday afternoon stating the news was incorrect and that Dr. Sun
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  • 75 8 We noticed to-day workmen engaged on the building of the Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd., placing in position on either side of the top of the building, facing CoHyer Quay, two of the company'* coats-of-arms of a bronze ship in full saii wjth clasped hands underneath, encircled with the
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  • 91 8 Arrested in a Chinese restaurant at Pennyfieids, William Allan Porter, 28, 8 man of colour, was sentenced to 12 months' hard labour, and John Mason, 25 to six months' imprisonment, for being in the unlawful possession of 6 oz. (92.00C doses) of morphine. Mr. J. A. R. Cairns, the magistrate,
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  • 114 8 A London wire of January 23 says Mr. Alexander Duff, merchant of Calcutta, was found dead on a cliff ledge 250 feet from the top of Beachy Head. Hi? widow made a statement at the inquest that the deceased had been spending a holiday m Surrey, and intended briefly revisiting
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  • 395 8 It is expected at Lagos that Sir Hujrh Clifford will (cave for England about May 8. and that he will sail for Ceylon towards the end of July. A farewell dinner in honour of Mr. V. Mercer Smith, branch manager of Messrs. Adamson Giltillan and Co.'s Malacca
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  • 60 8 We have to thank Messrs. I.yall and Evatt for a copy of their Exchange Rates 1924." It gives the prices of Rubber, Tin and Silver on each day of the year, the selling ami buying rates for sterling and gold, and the selling rates for other currencies. These
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  • 79 8 At the instance of Mr. Taylor, hoad of the Preventive Service, Captain Mackenzie, master of the Honp Hwa, anil Mr. Lim Kian Bensr, agent of the same vessel, were prosecuted and were each fined $500 and costs by Mr. David this morning, on charges of the
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  • 78 8 D-lays of an unforeseen character Interfered with the formation of tha new Singapore Electric Tramways Co. and the receivers inform debenture holders that it will be some time before final stapes aie completed. Little doubt exists that th»- new Traction Ordinance will be enacted by the Legislative
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  • 174 8 The following circular letter has been issued Dear friends, you have already read of the formation of the AiifrloChinese School Old Boys' Association, aixl we have much pleasure m announcing th.it the Association has gained exemption from registration. There is ample evidence that the matter has caused
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 114 8 $1,000 Jf\ Must Be Won Ask your tobacconist for a leaflet Riving: particu- I§BJeS§§l lars of the novel eompeti- ==::==^^f^«^ tion open to all smokers h$ M^MDSSL lS "GOLDEN SPECIALS" The highest grade cigar- j£ "Gii^J; nGAP^>A ettes ever manufactured. Crti^^^^Q^^^^^^? BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO CO.. (STRAITS) LTD. Incorporated m England Singapore,
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    • 131 8 ALHAMBRA Wishing Our Chinese Patrons A Happy and Prosperous New Year In the Second Show at 9 p.m. sharp. TOPICAL BUDGET of Interesting Screen News. A GOLDWYN PRODUCTION GIMME (GIVE ME) m 6 Reels. CHARLES MURRAY, FORD STERLING, PHYLLIS HAVER AND MARIE PREVOST LOVE, HONOUR BEHAVE m 5 Reels. In
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    • 71 8 Ore Other Pages. Pan*. Weekly Share Market U.porU 2 Shipping and the .Mails 7 Finance and ComnH-rc 7 Singapore Metcurologic<l Report 7 Kouter Telegrams U Disastrous Fire at Sen ngoon Sir Hurry Lauder 0 St. 1 uui's Cathedral Appeal 9 Local Rubber Auction Figun- Communism m Java I Sporting Intelligence
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  • 460 9 Great Effect of M. Herriot's Speech. [REI'TER TELEGRAM.] Paris, January 20. M. Herriot was cheered from all sides of the Chamber when he made impressive c disclosures regarding German armaments. He said students are recruited for periods 1 of training, weapons are far m excess of t
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  • 111 9 [reuter telegram.] London, January 29. !\fr. Walter Leaf, chairman of the Westminster Bank, presiding at the annual meeting of shareholders, said it did not follow because we had reached gold parity that we could immediately remove the embargo on the export of gold. This was due to
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  • 74 9 [RF.UTER TELEGRAM.] London, January 29. Britain's apparent adverse trade balance, is shown m the periodical Board of Trade statistics, receives v corrective m the annual report of the Board of Trade Journal, estimating last year's invisible < ■\piirt.i ut ::70 millions sterling, to which .-hipping contributed 130
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  • 301 9 Great Increase m Cost Of Bread. [muter telegram.] London, January 29. The Food Prices Commi?sion at present dealing with wheat and flour holds real public interest owing to the successive increases m the price of bread, recalling the war-time loaf. It is at present lOd. and is shortly
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  • 176 9 [reuter telegram.] London, Janua.y 29. The Lord Mayor presided at a luncheon at the Mansion House in connection with the appeal for i'100,000 to support, the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture. A distinguished company assembled, including the High Comr. issioners and Agents General. Lieut.-Col. Aim-ry, the Colonial Secretary,
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  • 73 9 [REI'TER TELEGRAM.] London, January 29. Eight hundred delegates to the Liberal party convention m London are discus*ing reorganisation with a view to reviving the party fortunes. The Earl of Oxford (formerly Mr. Asquith) at the inaugural public sotting said he had not yet resigned the leadership. Mr.
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  • 73 9 [BELTER TELEGRAM.] London, January 29. Rome: The Chief of (he Air SUIT, Major Depinedo, proposes to start on a flight m May from Rome, via Athens, Egypt, the Red Sea, the southern coast of Asia, Tokio, and the Pacific Archipelago to Sydney, going a total distance of about 55,000
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  • 109 9 Police Break Up Armed Gathering. (Aneta's Service.) Batavia, January SO. Bandoeng Communists tried to continue the meeting which was forbidden a few days ago. A large police force, reinforced from Batavia was present and the police searched 500 of those attending the meeting. Many were found m
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  • 201 9 [RECTER TELECRAM.] London, January 29. Geneva Interviewed by Mr. Koh, representative of the Anti-Opium Association of China, Viscount Cecil outlined the British attitude as voiced at the opium conference. He was of opinion that it was useless attempting legally to forbid opium smoking by persons not at present
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  • 87 9 [REUTER TELECRAM.] London, January 29. Moscow A semi-official statement says that M. Taratuta, chairman of the foreign Trade Bank, has returned from Paris and presented to the Government certain proposals, including the establishment of a Franco-Russian Bank m Paris, for which a French group is willing to
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  • 104 9 [RXUTER TELEGRAM.] London, January 29. Moscow The Soviet central executive has issued a decree dismissing Trotsky from the post of Commissar for the army and navy and appointing Fiunsc as his successor. London. January 30. Moscow Michael Frunse, who has been appointed to succeed Trotsky, is the son
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  • 36 9 [keuteh. telegram] London, January 29. Chicago Immense wheat buying here, including that by European agents, sent the prices to a fraction above $2, which is the highest sine* the Hutchinson corner of 1898.
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  • 454 9 Almost Half of Paya Lebar Destroyed. A fire, which has proved most disastrous m its effects and which was visible tor miles around, broke out about 7 p.m. yesterday m a shophouse on the right hand side of Upper Serangoon Road, just beyond the tram terminus at Paya
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  • 105 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM.] London, January 29. Washington The Rev. Stanley Jones, addressing a missionary conference on seK-d»t£r>:iinatjon m the native churches of non-Christian lands^ said that the workers m India were not trying to make the East a pale im-tation of the West but were offering Christ for the
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  • 101 9 (By Courtesy of the Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Shimbunsha). Tokio, January 28. It is understood that the Upper House Reform Bill, which was adopted by the Cabinet to-day, will be reported to the Throne m the early part of February. The death is announced of General K. Nakamura, who
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  • 111 9 The Secretary, Enham Village Centre, has written to Lieut.-Col. Haseldine, D.A.A. and Q.M.G., Malaya, as follows I have received your letter C R- Malaya No. *****/A dated December 5, covering draft for £11 Is. Bd., collected m your command for the benefit of this Institution, and m
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  • 76 9 Diplomatic correspondents of the newspapers state that the Cabinet has definitely adopted a scheme to make Singapore a great air base, thus making practical the British strategical plan to encircle the Empire by having six great aerial centres via England, Egypt, Iraq, India, Singapore and
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  • 729 9 Great Comedian's Enthusiastic Reception. We have had the first of the Lauder nights at the Victoria Theatre. Opening a week's stay here, the great little entertainer from Scotland, who3e name is famUiar to all the English sneaking nations, walked on to the stage last night and kept a
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  • 238 9 Zaghlul's Address to The Students. In the course of a speech to students at Cairo, on January 11, Zaghlul Pasha said that Ziwar Pasha's Ministry would only succeed m faking the Election. The day would saon come, however, when the Ministry would be held accountable for its actions.
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  • 262 9 Appeal for Funds to Preserve National Memorial. The great dome of St. Paul's Cathedral, London, the moat famo\is building in the British Empire, is in danger of falling. To secure its safety an expenditure of at least a quarter of a million sterling is urgently required, and
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  • 247 9 American Buying Strengthening Market. The Singapore Chamber of jComaMnc* Rubber Association, held its 692nd auction en January 29. 1025, when there was catalogued 844,890 lbs! or :!77.I8 tons: offered 714,800 lbs. or 819.18 tons lold 470,843 lbs. or 210.19 tons. Spot. London Is- 5 New Yo»k 35%
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  • 181 9 A Delhi message of January 22 says:— Very incorrect and absurd statements have recently appeared in the English ami Indian Press regarding the sum of £125,000 which was paid by Sir Han Singh in connection, it is alleged, with the blackmail case. It has been
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  • 140 9 It is interesting to note, says the Kobe Chronicle, that Japan at present has near ly 600,000 tons of shipping ply. up m the Atlantic trade, and that nearly a million and a quarter tons of Japanese shipping are plying on purely foreiprn runs. The earnings of these
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  • Sporting News and Notes.
    • 338 10 M.C.C. Beat Tasmania. [Reuter Telegram.] London, January 29. Launceston The M.C C. v. Tasmania match was concluded to-day on a good wicket, whe-n the M.C.C. won by 119 runs. The attendance was small. Tasmania made 264, to which G. Martin contributed 12HJn an excellent innings lasting two hours and
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    • 352 10 S.C.C. Team for To-morrow. The S C.C. Rugby seas an a very successful mm in which they won the Malaya Cup wi.l conclude to-morrow with a match against Nigri Sembilan on the padang. Following yestnrday's trial the S.C.C. team has b<tn chosen as follows Dr. L.ndow Abiitt (cape), Robertson,
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    • 66 10 In the match S.C.C. v. "R.A. on Monday, the S.C.C. will be represented by J. C. Pratt D. Matht-M .1. W. Winter J. Lee, K. MacLflnnan, G. Edlin G. C. Meredith. A. J. Tait, Roy Smith, A. McLellan. K. C. Rogers. A sjmUmi <ii:\\ was the result of the
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    • 49 10 [Reuter Telegram.] London, January 20. HOT V ik Two iu'W records have been created. Nuniii won the mile and a half m 0 mm. .:;> 2-. r > sec., and Plant won the 5,000 metres walk m 12 mm. G 3-5 sec, easily defeating the Italian champion
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    • 595 10 Lord Hawke and Australia. London, January 20. When President of the Yorkshire C.C. at the annual meeting of the c!ub, Lord Hawke voiced some remarkably candid sentiments on many aspects of cricket. Firstly, he announced an amicable settlement of the little difference with Middlesex caused by the attitude
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    • 65 10 A Win for Kid Leu is. London, January 22. In a twenty round contest at the Albeit Hall Kid Lewis, the ex-welter-weight champion, beat Francis Charles, the French middle-weight champion, on points. In the heavyweight contest Phil Scott (Herne Bay) knocked out Ja«k Stanley (Deptford) m the sixth round.
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    • 87 10 To-morrow Kathleen, no. 2. will challenge Ann no. 17, for possession of the I.undon Cup. On Sunday the second race for the C. J. Wilson Trophy will take place. Handicaps are as follows Plus handicaps.— Golden Girl 5.1, Ella 4.7. Gertrude 4.«, Joy 2.7, Puteh 1.7, Kathleen 1.3, Ann
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    • 48 10 The following will represent the Y.M.C.A. ajfainst Ri.E. at hockey tomoirow at Pulau Brani S. Humt W. Collins and A. Katyal R. Lyne, T. B. Smith and W. C. Tripp M. Catchatoor, R. Day. H. G. Stack (capt.), S. N. Ahmad, and O. Towers. Reserve E. Nathan.
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  • 114 10 Bobbed Haired Woman Charged With Attempted Murder. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lunjpur, January 30. The Chinese woman with bobbed hair concerned m the bomb outrage was produced m the police court this morning and charged with attempted murder. Inspector Gowland said that the police were not. ready
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  • SHARE MARKET REPORTS.
    • 222 10 Singapore, January 30. Rubber.— Is. 5V4d. Local GO cents. Tin.— London £268 5s. Local $134% (100 tons sold Rubbers— Weak. Mining. Johans have improved to buyers 56 cents with sellers at 58Mi cents. Kinta Dredges after fluctuation are now qi'oteo 81-84 cents. Mumbaus have improved to
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    • 167 10 Singapore, January 30. Tin.—£26B ss. up 30s. Local 100 tons at $134 RubbeV.—ls. 5V4d. down %d. Local 59% cents. Rubbers have practically no enquiries and the shares are neglected. Tins continue to provide fair business and show some improvements m quotations, chiefly amongst Dollars counters. Industrials remain
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    • 214 10 (L. R. Macphiil.) Singapore, January SO. Rubber.— Is. 5%d.— 59*. Tin.— -£268 5s.— $134%— 100 tons. The cabled price of tin metal again shows a .small advance of 30s. but business in Mining shares is not easy to negotiate buyers and sellers ideas being at variance.
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  • 101 10 Rumours of opposition in Tokio among certain radical elements' that are against the entrance of Prince Chichibu, second Imperial son, at Oxford- University next year, are the cause of an investigation on the part of the Metropolitan Police. It is reported that two members of the Seikisha, a radical organisation,
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  • 26 10 News has be«n received that Mr. P. John Goorgo of Kott»yam, Travapcore, father-in-lsw of Mr. T. G. Thomas of the Anglu-Chineae School, died on January 26.
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 130 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— l should be greatly obliged if through your columns I can obtain *n idea of the cost of building a wooden bungalow having three rooms, verandah, usual offices and servants quarters. The floor to be raised above ground level on posts
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    • 196 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— l read Mr. C. S. Tan's letter published m your issue of 26th irist., commenting on mine which appeared m your columns on the 13th inst. I regret sincerely that Mr. Tan considers my letter offensive, although I wrote it
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    • 755 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, It may seem a bold impertinence to cross swords with a Governor of the Bank of England and a chairman of Barclays, the former of whom is largely responsible for, aai the latter of whom endorses, a return to
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    • 730 10 Mr. F. C. Peck requests us to publish the following letter which he has addressed to the Malay Mail Malayan Collieries. To the Editor of the Malay Mail. Sir y To conclude my reply to your leader of the 22nd instant., a few further points need to be
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  • 78 10 The Palacegay change their programme to-night, offering in the second show a Goldwyn production, Officer (166, -vith Plunder, the Pearl White serial by Pathe, and in the first house the Associated Exhibitors' Stormy Seas and comedies. Gaiety's programme this week includes two First National attractions. In the earlier
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  • 101 10 On March 26 the P. and O. Company are to hold an examination at their offices for the entry of cadets with a view to their future employment as officers in the company's service. Candidates must be approximately IB years of age (not over Ifi) and must pass the company's
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  • 13 10 The Ho Ho Biscuit Factory send us their calendar for the current year.
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  • 392 10 Dangerous Gan? Robbers Get The Cat. The second case which came on at the Assizes yesterday, before the Chief Justice (Sir Waller Shaw), and a special jury, was that m which two Chinese wer<j charged with armed gang robbery m a Chinese hou.;e m Serangoon Road during the
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  • 537 10 krt of Alleged Dark Soviet ing report was current in Shangrtly says the N.C. Daily News Oth inst., with refeience to thu employment of Russian troops in the present campaign in Kiangsu. The battalion, of course, belongs to Chang Tso Lin and was recruited by him
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  • 52 10 England's gust velocity of 70 miles an hour duiinsf the destructive week-end gales, of which much is made in the papers, is still far short of Hongkong's world record gu*t velocity of i:J0 miles per hour recorded during the typhoon at the and of 1923, in which the steamer Loongsang
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  • 20 10 The Chinese Students' Literary Arsociation will hold a literary meeting on Sunday at 1 p.m. at 47, Krota Ayer Road.
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  • 14 10 Ghee Ghee and Co., Malacca, send us their English-Chinese calendar for tha current year.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 71 10 The engagement is announced, says a London paper, between Capt. Cecil Bruce Robertson, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Robertson, 26, Kensington Palace Gardens, and Sheila Mary, only child of ErigadierGeneral F. G. MacFarlan, C.8., late Cameron Highbinders, and of- Mrs. MacFarlan. Mr. Bruce Robertson
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  • 998 11 Photographing Wonders Of Sea Hed. Among the adventures connected with recent submarine explorations, is an encounter with a shark. I Wonders of the sea bed have been opened up by an invention by which men can li <- e for a long time beneath tho water,
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  • 87 11 The Shanghai Municipal Klectiicity Department's ihewtOWl in Nankinjr Road has acquired an addition to its numerous electrical ingenuities which while attractive in desijrn (fives "service" at Mi.st Muaaabhi rmtaa. The latest woni'or is the electric towel. It is a device f>>r drvinir the hands and face by hot air. You
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  • 385 11 Great Schtme of Lord Leverhulme. Grosvcnor House, oft Park Lane, one of 1 the most famous mansion* in the world, is to be converted into Art galleries and museums by its new owner, Lord Leverhulme, who has purchased it from the Duke of Westminster. A company
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  • 292 11 Foreign Companies Acquiring Prominence. After the earthquake in Japan local in-' surance companies announced the;r decision to pay the full insurance? compr.sccl in their fire policies, regardless of the special clause which prote.-ted them f bail liabilities arising through earthquake. Lator investigations, however, says the. Pioneer, showed
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  • 285 11 Leviathan Shortly Coining To Singapore. Arrangements have been practically completed for the reception in Singapore of the 500 tourists who are experiencing the delights" of one of the most luxuri- 1 ous world tour ever planned, the modern j magic carpet bring the magnitievnt R*-d Star liner Belgenland.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 274 11 NEW 111" RECORDS VOCAL AND OPERATIC MUSIC DJi. 574 NOCHE FELIZ (Song In Spaiioh). Tenor E. TV CA NUN CHAIGNE (Son-; m Nropolltan), Tenor E. Caruto D.A. SU MA CONFIANCE EN TO! S'EST BIEN MONTREE (Inhoncrin). (Sung In Frorch) IVnor F. An««ea« AH RESPIUONS (Lohengrin). (Sung m French), Tenor t.
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    • 392 11 Raffles Hotel This Evening- v v /T FRIDAY, JANUARY 30.-Popular Tea Dance. Telephone No. 2920. Hiliir Sea View Hotel This Evening. N FRIDAY, JANUARY 30.-Dinner and Dance. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY I.— Bathing, High Water 4.29 p.m. M Sunday Tiffin, Afternoon Tea, Dinner and Cinema at 9.45 p.m. QUINCY ADAMS SAWYER, Metro
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  • 374 12 Par Value. Company. £1 AnKlo-Malay £1 Ayer Kuninjr £1 Bakap Plantm £1 HantciiK £1 Batu Caves Bat. Kawan £i Batu Tiga 2.1 Bert am Consol. £1 Bidor £1 Bikam 2/ Brooklands 2/ Bukit Mertajnm £1 Eutit Bnjah 2/ Bukit Sembawang 2/ Castlofield 2/ Chersonese %< Cheviot
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 402 12 Hi|3® m I Backache j (Pilijr lumbago] < i- v< ~~~-^s2r as we^ as °H forms of 2 *7"^^f RHEUMATIC PAIN stopped 5 /jpr/f instantly with Sloan's Liniment. 1 V Wliv sufTrr Why make work .1 dreary task and pleasure U /j^^\ m impo^'Wr when a siot;le application o{ Sloans
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    • 411 12 JOHORE GOVERNMENT PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. Tenders will be received up to noon of Monday February 2, 1925. at the Offices of the State Secretary and State Engineer for the Erection and completion of the following works (1) New Phthisis Ward General Hospital Johorc Bahru. (2) Quarters for European Warders Johore
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    • 287 12 SINGAPORE TURF CLUB NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Members will be held in the SINGAPORE EXCHANGE, on Friday, January 30, 1925, at 6.15 p.m. BUSINESS. (1) To confirm the Minutes of the Special General Meeting of September 30, 1924. (2) To consider the
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    • 263 12 TyOflZCtt's i^BV ■^^Hs^P^^^^^^l-Ja^Br^VS^ Founded by Thonun Domett, an actor, m 1 715, In honour of King George I'l accession. The prize con.isted of a red coat with a lllver badga on the arm, and wii competed for by Thamea n Watermen. The race took place on Auguac lat V from
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 313 13 SERVED IN A NEW WAY Pour Hot Chocolate or Caramel Sauce over a slice of Ice Cream the result is a delicious dessert. The Cold Storage Company's Ice Cream can be obtained m pint or quart brick* or m gallon quantities from John Little Co., Ltd., Bun Bee Co., or
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    • 142 13 HUAI L^WC tf'W disappoint them. Give them all the WL&S KfV (lren because it contains all the sLiteen W elements necessary for the development i eeeeee»-e-e»e-e»>»e-e-e-e-e-e-» 1^ EVERYWHERE |sfi FIRESTONE GUM DIPPED CORDS are m- l£j |Cl,a creasing m popularity. Both through their i'ji h la'l extra long mileage and
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 676 14 Amets over $5,000,000 S.C Assurance m force over $17,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (laeorporaUd la Straits Bettletaeata.) HEAD OFTICI t Wiaeaester House, Singapore, fcONDON OFFICI t 11, 014 J.wry, ■C. The Company has 00,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England aad compiles wit* ta« British Life
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    • 486 14 NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK (XETH. INDIA COMMERCIAL BANK) Established 1863. CAPITAL Fl. 60,000,000 (aboat £5,000,000) ISSUED Fl. 65,000,000 (aboat £4,600,000) RESERVE FUND Fl. 21,600,000 (aboat £1,860,000) HEAD OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM. EASTERN HEAD OFFICE, BATAVIA. BRANCHES Hongkong, Shanghai, Kobe, Medan, Sourabaya, Semarang, Bandoeng, Weltevreden, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan, Probolinggo, Tjilatjap, Ampenan, Menado, Macassar,
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    • 391 14 BANKING THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED. (Incorporated by Special Charter In Japaa) Capital Subscribed Y90,000,000 Capital Paid-up 762,000,000 Reserve Fond Y11,750,000 President K. Nakagawa. Esq. Vice-President H. Mori, Esq. DIRECTORS: O. Kawasaki, Esq. I D. TaUta, Esq. M Esski, Esq. I T. Hisamnne, Esq. M. Shuto, Esq. HEAD OFFICE Talpea,
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    • 385 14 INSURANCE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated ia England) Fire, Marine, Accident, Guarantee and Motor. Assets. «40,000,00e W. A. SlMS— Manager and Underwriter, Eastern Branch, Singapore. The Imperial Fire Office. United with the Alliance Assurance Co, Ltd. (Incorporated m England) 1 aad 2, Bartholomew Lane, Londo* Established 1808. Cspital JU
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    • 647 14 Among the Policies RECENTLY ARRANGED FOR CLIENTS. Client with two children aged 3 and 1 taken policy .to give £100 and profits to each child from age 15 to 20. Married Man. 32, taken £3,090, 20 year Endowment, the premium being £43.1.0. quarterly. Married Man, 36, $10,000 Life policy, premium
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    • 671 14 GHEONC KOON SENG CO. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE of valuable Isnd snd house properties .situated m Sin .apore and rubber and fruit i plantations at Kangkar Poh Lee Seng, 'hore and Kota Tinggi, Johore. At Messrs. Chong Koon Seng k Co's saleroom, No. 30, Chulia Street, on Wednesday, February 11, at
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  • 45 15 Programme of drills up to and (or F«bruary 1, 1925. Friday, January 30, 6.16 p.m., Drill Hall, Band, Bend Practice. Saturday, January 31, 2 p.m., Bukit Timah, S.R.E. (V), Practice Shoot. Sunday, February 1, 7 a.m. Bukit Timah, S.R.E. (V), VrpcUc Shoot.
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 339 15 9. NOTICE Owing to the large number of cars sold by us now m service m Singapore, we have decided m future to devote the whole of our time and resources to servicing these cars only, and from this date will not be able to accept other makes for mechanical
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    • 720 15 THE RAUft AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO., LTD. (Incorporated ia Queensland). General Manager's Progress Report For Four Weeks Ended Dec, 31, 1924. Gentlemen, I beg to submit the Mining Report of the operations, for the four weeks ended December ai, 1924. I V lit f^fi I 1 The total amount of
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    • 162 15 Elasticity Endurance Strength The«« are the great and paramount stout body-endurance which only virtues of the remarkable new SUPERTWIBT can give. Goodyear cord material SUPER--TWIST." "SUPERTWIST" used exclusively It far outstretches the breaking bYb V Goodyear, protects Goodyear point of standard cordß. Balloon Tyres against stone bruises and ruptures, while
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 464 16 NOTICE is hereby given that the above Trade Murk is thr property <>f the Medical OlKce of No. 81, Bras Basah Road and Nos. ;tOO and 302, North Bridge Road, Singapore, Chemists, and is used by them m connection with the Cod-Liver Oil Emulsion prepared by J. D. Riodel A.
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    • 168 16 WHITE 6LAZED PORCELAIN LATEX CUPS Different Qualities. STOCKS NOW AVAILABLE. Lee Kirn Soo, 20, HIGH STREET. Telegram I.EEKIMSOO." THE BRITISH JOURNAL Photographic Almanac and Photographer's Daily Companion, 1925 With which is incorporated the Year Book of Photography and Amateurs' Guide and the Photographic Annual (Figures, Facts and Formulae of Photography)
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    • 939 16 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS The PBEPAID charges fer Wamta, For Sale, To Let, etc, f ordinary close s.t type (average six words to line) are Per line t One Insertion t* eeaU, two Ins. 4S cts.. tbr ins. 64 ets., four Ins. 82 cento, flwe ins. $1.00, six Ins. .18, tea las.
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    • 623 16 OFFICES AND GODOWNS OFFICE TO LET, 189/141 Cecil Stnet. Rent cheap. Apply Otomnne A Co, Ltd. l NEW OFFICES TO LET, m Malacca Stnol Apply personally to Gnthrie A Co, Ltd. SEAD STREKT GODOWNS near river c to let. A D ply United Engineers. Ltd. TO LET, godowna, anitable for
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    • 237 16 TORIC fe&V LENSES I mak* s»«elaky tass*. Tk«y eoit more, bat flv« mock extended field of rUv. MwU la «v own w<,rk-«ho». JOHN DUKE, MANUFACTURING OPTICIAN. No. IS, Battery R«»<1, Singapore, G> H. SWEETSHOP BATTERY ROAD. SINGAPORE. MARY SMITH will arrive at THE STATION HOTEL, KUALA LUMPUR, on Thursday, January
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    • 297 16 STOKES' CYCLOPAEDIA of KAMILIAR QUOTATIONS. Compiled by Elford Ereleift-h TrelTry. ontiinlng five thoiuand Ml.itionn from six liundrrd authors, »ith a Complete Oneral lnde\ and Indrx of Authors $4.5 DICTIONARY OF ORIENTAL QUOTATIONS (Arabic and Per•ian) by CLAID FIELD, M.A. «.1» Postage extra on all hook*. A» price* are extremely reduced,
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