The Straits Times, 12 January 1929

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times o. 28,987 SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1929, PRICE 10 CENTS
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    • 149 1 TROPICAL SUITING "FLORODOR' (8.D.A.) WING LOONG, HIGH ST., SINGAPORE A Sweetened Condensed Milk Par Excellence "SLEDGE dik BRAND" Prepared in the heart of the Bernese Alps, from milk of the finest cattle in the world, by the Bernese Alps Milk Co., manufacturers of the famous "BEAR BRAND" Swiss Milk and
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    • 108 1 4|P^ Hall, Bracket Wall Clocks W ]VEIF SHIPMENT JVST ARRIVED gitg GRANDFATHER GLOOK HBjp|j" $f i '"'A 8 Day weight chain movement 1 1 strike, Kffe jfl JajgW combined Whittington and Westminster Chime. Biaalf^'' 1 li; x 1Q: K>;i Pushed Brass Dial with faal^ Tji^H Arabic mounted figures in black
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    • 7 1 "FLOBODOE" (UD.A.) WING LOONG TROPICAL I WEAR.
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    • 2615 2 Shipping Announcements TTTlnniiT^. "^^T^T. T c^^liiiiiiEruNi~THE siam steam nay. AND APCAR LINES 1^ HE! (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. s IPW C 0" LTD (Incorporated in England) BBMbBBBBEMIBBBHWIIHIEwMBBEM fqr BKISBANB SYDNEY AND MEL- QF BOTflVlA) THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM M,,,. Am *ND cargo Nn>PON VUSEN KAISHA) .^JSm. «io BANOIOI y^ SERV
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    • 1608 3 Shipping Announcements ELLER«!?.N BUCKNALL ™"«*™*"s^""e DUTCH MAILS W^MBKMM STEAMSHIP CO., lid. I^— stMm^ e S-- hapi)ij j^PB ill ERM \N LINK WEEKLYIIAILTnd PASSENGER H^Sffi^^^f 1 PASSENT.ER AND FRKIGHT SERVICE TO ROLND-TDE-WORLD SERUCB SERVICE TO IsWMaW^T^fclM THE rXITrn KIXCPOM AND NKW YORK and BOSTON' via COLOMBO, Semia Am-terdan. .^H PORT SAID,
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    • 142 3 You take your Holiday— Why not keep it? LIVE IT OVER AGAIN WITH THE CINE-KODAK KODAK LIMITED Incorporated in fagiiinl i SINGAPORE. by Consulting Engineers in every part of the world. For every type of building. For overhead transmission. For underground and undersea. HENLEY'S CAB L ES Sole Agents PEMTRAI
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  • 721 4 RECLAIMING WASTE ENERGY Every step towards the better utilisation of the power available from fuels has its important bearing on marine practice, in which the conditions for high eflkiency are not so favourable as for land stations. Nevertheless, while there have been some noteworthy achievements in this department
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  • 155 4 A Pleasant Profession There arc at this moment two daih journals in Albania: Shekulli i Ri Th't Now Century"), and the Gazeta c R< ("The New Journal"), which appeared i; Tirana a month ago. The second o. these journals is printed at the expense oi the
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  • 64 4 The British Post Office has apparent^ overcome its lingering prejudice agains' the issue of special stamps, for it, wa« announced in the House cf Commons ir mail week last a commemorative series fbmptfejrg the values Id., lVjil. 2V, and £1 would take the place of existing stamps for a p«ri<>d
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  • 465 4 LARGEST AND FASTEST IN WORLD. New dt'taiii are to l:;-.:vl rj.;ijc.ting the Surcouf, the mammoth submersible cruiser which will shortly be launched at Cherbourg for the French navy. This vesst-l ii by a considerable Bttgij tho hMvfesi and moat p w irfnl submarine in the world. Her
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  • 405 4 i The Capital Ship An interesting problem is likely to jrasent itself in the not distant future .n connection with our battle fleet. iVith the exception of the Hood and the wo Nelsons," all our existing capital -hips were completed within a comparaiv.ly short period during the
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  • 139 4 Lord lnchcape was in fine form at th; and O. meeting on Dec. 12. For a iian of 76 years he shows an energy that is remarkable. No man in commerce keeps in closer touch with the smallest jetail cf the work of his concerns, and .•nly a few weeks
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    • 404 4 /^i r^ Am J r )//M'" aHd DISEASE/ THE world has never known any preparation that could 1 compare with Zam-Buk for the treatment of skin troubles. This highly-refined balm of rare herbal origin, penetrates thro' the tiny pores of the skin, and thus gets into deeper tissues where disease
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    • 311 4 his fr^ r*^^b- r LICHTHOUSE RELIABILITY r~T Punctual to the second the lighthouse Inahes its nea*nKe(rf warning .1 \>< y^ of safety in the dark lioui s of the night I »!t^t.WWIT//f Justasreliableisthcnxick-Cirl.'ainrv. atuiMMT ready at the first shadow of nightfall to flood your way with |>enoti .^P* bri'liance, or
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  • 801 5 BRITAIN AND CHINA. THE MEANING OF THE NEW TREATY The si^ninf of the Tai hin.i liy the Rriii> i < 'him :he NUflltiM !>y GrMt Hi".. l ernr'ent MCMWfI itl NSBy a stroke the pea, the Ciina Pros.-, ottitial (kit!' xtcnded fom the Ixiundni ics of CbJaa Hj h<-
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  • 539 5 HOPES FOR THE FUTURE. RELATIONS WITH THE POWERS, i r Having cm tutted, ft with; the Puwwi and secured the Kanchuria, the Natfraial unent in Nanking start" the New, r uirdilions which giva sreat I for the fature, says the H'<nv: Kong I Tr k-craph
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  • 209 5 A Captain on Communists And I'ira'es. hAdairal W. H. D. commodore at Davenport, presiding lecture on the work of the Bnii-h fiivrn to the X rices Institute by Cant L 1». I. ii-.on. said th.ii ;m appointment on P :':i Station m vastly diffi i a
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    • 296 5 (NSJAGE Had to Stay Home From Work. Healed by Cuticura. My face first broke out with r^irr wet eruptions which sanad r all over it. Water CBBM eruptions which used to barn "i"i itch something terrible, i had to stay home from we ton account of them. Many ir.'es not
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    • 124 5 f :--s r f i y:- £&s. rf •■•'■■J 3 4>s A JpA-'-M I J J, t ij 'jfv. ""■■■-W ►"i 1. j •.•*.<■ 1 f^ff XI K. **'*"■«ft >l i\M lVi C > ,-j *-v V% i *j \j V'A *&*bfkf O y 's' I i?t.'l!'".. 2^4. I M,
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    • 6 5 ing R THE i Of miMI
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    • 392 5 iN'orcn or dissolution of PARTNERSHIP ITICE it horci.y i-ivm that the partnor- [t reel TECK ii IWKK sim NEO carryM Non. u.nlrr thi- i i dlasoW« I i.iutm.l TF.ru SIM NEO of tha period abovep of :hu -!i goodwill, !>■ property .utely. HIN will at tho "1 ]>ay lEE GEK
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  • 496 6 VOODOO AMONG NEGROES AND WHITES. THE PENNSYLVANIA CASE. The extraordinary occurrence of Voodooism in Pennsylvania, where Nelson Rehmayer, a farmer, was burnt to death becau. c he refused to surrender a lock of his hair, "which was required for the purpose of removing a spell, has caused
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  • 414 6 RECORD REVENUE IN 1927. I Interesting details in regard to the sources of the nations revenue during: the nnancial year ended last March are contained in the annual report, issued in mail week, of the British Commissioners of Customs and Excise. Among the facts disclosed are
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  • 491 6 DIVORCE COURT. A WIFE ON THE BALANCE- SHEET. I.i a recent divorce case the jury, after agreeing with the Jud^v :\nd King Solomon that the value of c. good wife could not be assessed on a cash tnk, awarded the petitioner £5,000 for her loss. Before the
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  • 419 6 A ROBOT WITH A BRAIN." Brighter Biology For Boys. A Robot with a brain was to be in London at the end of last month to teach biology at the Schoolboys' Exhibition. The organiser of the exhibition, Mr. C. Strathmore Schofield, who has taken on the work started three years
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  • 41 6 The Ikwanul Masakeen. a charitable Association of Jelutong, Penang, recently rave a tea-party in the compound of the felutong Mosque in honour of Capt. Syed Salleh Alsagoff who was recently made i Justice of the Peace for the Settlement ■>f Penang.
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  • 48 6 Harrisons, Barker and Co.. Penang, •re in receipt of a cable from the Secretaries of Kamunting Tin Dredging, '..td., notifying the declaration of an nterim dividend of 6d. per share, tax i'ree, for the year 1!)29 payable on Jan. !1 on fully paid shares numbered 1 to 1,200,000.
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    • 268 6 dS^MaBBBBB^*% A IONNIt GLAXO BAiV t-l^». Doctors feed their own babies on Glaxo "I am more than satisfied with the result of Glaxo feeding in my own child's case. He is firm, has cut his teeth up-to-date, and there is plenty of bone* My child is doing well, and we
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    • 228 6 "The Whisky you atis for asafn" ■A aSm «BaM aHM .aIfMCT BBTSI amm (I j^tttm SPECIAL SCOTCH WHISKY A Name and a Whisky well worth Repeating McNish Scotch Whisky McNish Scotch Whisky McNish Scotch Whisky McNish Scotch Whisky McNish Scotch Whisky McNish Scotch Whisky McNish Scotch Whisky An Independent House
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  • 993 7 OFFICIAL PAPERS. ANNEXATION OF BOSNIA King RdwmH'n participation in Euroln>iin diplomacy, and minutes made by him upon reports and now for the first time disclosed are features of the new Vol. V. of British Documents on the Origins of the War, 1898-1911," published (lXs net)
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  • 996 7 MAKING IT A GAME OF SKILL There are two ways in which interest could be restored to cricket and the game itself put back on the pedestal from which it has so lamentably descended to become a mere endurance contest. One of those ways is to make
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    • 276 7 ::~-rlffigdaPpW-f: rlffigdaPpW-f PRODUCT Distributors GETZ BfiOS. &IC6. (IneorporaU-d In U.S.A.) wi i ii I'm i imi --^r^^MMi. ■■i—'ip Fiaai— > 55, ROBINSON ROAD. lITCT AITT 1929 Model JU 0 1 UUI HARLEY-DAVIDSONS THE LATEST MODEL— A 750 c.c. Side Valve Electric Twin With attractive sidecar combination to match. THE MOST
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    • 132 7 RECOMMENDED MM tf* FLAVOUR LEA PERRIN/ /Alice GIDDINESS is in many cases due to eye trouble. CONSULT K. F. Cheng Scientific Opthalmic Optician foi* Advice. Office THE UNITED PHARMACY 305, NORTH BRIDGE ROAI>. /ft Only 3 minutes to prepare a hot dish of the most delicious cereal you have ever
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    • 629 7 ABCTWfI SALE of frctfliold SinKa)>orp properties at Lnroji.; 27-A. Geylang MM, Lur«ni; Baat Const mvi (h.inpi Baad At Mr.-sru. hcunic X"on Si-mr To.'s saleroom, .\u. :ifl. hul 1!!1 We4nrs«!ay. J«mi.iry at -'..to p.m. KST ATE OF CHI A LENG CHENG, MCEABED. 1 I^>t J. Ki*"h..lH baiUia* land situate (it .Lnrong
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    • 1603 8 Coming Soon! ALHAMBRA see ffl j^fi^^ GOVERN ™s™S, CLASSES *sfiffiMk <£§mS^ '^^I^l !7f >:^r ;^lLw'J! Subject to Uierc being a sufficicnl numlicr of students to justify J' r^,^ r fkJ^^^HSß FRANK (♦jfex A VV-'J^C:sjs3'A^^/IS/ their formation, classes will be held in the following subjects, GETTING 'EM lIKJHT *4 MASTERPIECE "C^^wHßrl%>*^^
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  • 169 9 FIXTURES. jj. Saturday. January 13 !l. Y\ 10.-1S a.m., 9.7. !<-n«nir Races. S.C.C. 2nd XV v. Welch Regt., X.8.1, and P.S. v. South Johore, 1 ground. tl Comedy Co., Vie. r heatr«. p.m. Sundi'V, January 13 11. W. (i.J.) a.m., b.j, 11.25 a.m., 9.8. Mmida\, January 14
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  • 238 9 Saturday, Jan. 12. Sli-i>>! alongside Ihe Wharves or expected lv arrive. urm harbour. Main Wharf (rune Lighter No. 2, The i.eh. Iphigeneia, I.oli ■tt Hurley, Leh. Crow. Miltan Van Koetei, W/B >ina, Tjipai. Oil Wnarf Nil C*«l Whalf tm Btlle. VKSSKLS Di DRY DOCKS i unjons Pagar.
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  • 140 9 To-<Uy. Kemaman, Kntaf and Trengganu 2 p.m. ■joe and Palemban^ 2 p.m. Ni.rth ami East India 1 N'amsang) :i p.m. Van del- (apellen) 3 p.m. Belai 1 andjang. Brngkalia and Baipi Al.iA1.i 1 Atji-h) 3 p.m. Ijang, BrnKkalis, Siak and iiweri 4 p.nMirl Labuaa, North Borneo and
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  • 39 9 MAILS FOR EU ROPE. "•rmnos Julian* rakJiwa kmhurm \urir.ala ••tea iiilra|uu'ra l.rft Aral. S'porr London Not. tO n«c. 24 Dee. 6 Dae. 29 Dec. 7 Dm. SI Dec. 7 Jaa. 4 n«-. IX Jan. 1 Dec. 21 Jan. 12
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  • 43 9 TmUmmtmm »•"<■ tho numbers of arrivals f 1 <>in and ik-parturea to Madras Presidency l.n- the month of December, 1928. Arrivals upplied by travelling inspectors) a.iul's 2.0-15, minors 335 departures .npln-.l by steamer agents) KIT, minors 68t>. The arrivals ri'lutc to aided passengers only.
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  • 179 9 More About Kuala Muda. In the report of the Kuala Muda Rubber Estates to March 31 last startling figures are given with regard to a monstrous theft attempted by the Income Fax authorities. The company commenced operations in July, 1925, and the total profits earned to
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  • 174 9 Rose Macphail and Co. Singapore, Jan. 12. London. Rubber 9\<l., up (id. Local 33'j cents. London.— Tin £223 17s. Cd., up 12s. 6d. Mining. Steady. Hong Katt 37-39 cents, Ulu Klang 1.20-1.23, Klang River S.'id-s.tid. PeUling 4.97>2-6.0!i, Kinta Dredge 1.50-I.MI. Penawat 89-91 cents, Kuyoh 27-29 cents, Sungei
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  • 53 9 Estimated Total Production For Last Year. (Aneta's Service.) Batavia, Jan. 11. The estimated production of rubber 011 estates in the Dutch East Indies during 1928 was 139,300 tons. The estimated export of native rubber was 128,500 tuns, including dirt and wet, which is the equivalent of 85,000
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  • 138 9 Messrs. Guthrie and Co. report Singapore, Jan. 11. The commodity market has shown unexpected vigour and values mark a distinct advance over a week c.f active trading and increased business. The strength has been due to a manufacturing demand combined with short covering following rather free c.i.f.
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  • 61 9 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc., New York, send us the following cable, dated Jan. 11, their quotations being in gold dollar cents closing bid prices Rubber Exchange sales to-day 9,717 tons. December 19.80. January 19.80, Feb. ruary 19.90, March 20.10, April 20.20, May 20.50, June 20.70, July 20.80,
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  • 15 9 A list of persons holding auctioneers licences in Singapore is printed in the Government Gazette.
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  • 93 9 Invention privileges have been granted by the Governor in Council to the following :—Prosco Oils Corporation, a corporation orfranized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware. U.S.A. for extraction," to Photomaton Parent Corporation Ltd., of London, for improvements in and relating to automatic apparatus for taking and
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  • 100 9 Tho Malayan Daily Express states that at the first representative meeting of the Selangor branch Kuomintang which touk place in Kuala Lumpur last week, the following were elected to serve on the Executive and Supervisory Committees:—Executive Committee:—Messrs. Lee Yee, Siew Chan Tong Chan Chim Mooi, Cheng Soon Yoong, Lam Yew
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  • 260 9 EXCHANGE Singapore, Jan. 12. On London, Bank 4ms 23 29/32 Demand 2/3 25/32 Private 3 m. credit 2/4 11/32 On p N>W Y l rk Dem'nd 6< li\l Private 90 d/» 67% On France, Bank T.T 1436 On India, Bank T.T. 153'^ On Hong Kong, Bank T.T.
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  • 56 9 Tone of Market Strong. Latest Cable —London Spot Sheet 9\i. per Ib. New York —Spot Sheet G. cents 19\ per lb. J.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Standard R.S.S. on Tender Spot January Keb.-Mar. April-June July-Sept. Buyert 33 '4 SSH 34 :u M 1 Sellers
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  • 462 9 ISSUED BY FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND STOCK BROKERS. Singapore, Jan. 12, 10 a.m. MINING. Issue Val. Pd. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang Cl £1 BapifYin Tin 1 1 JiStaiiK I'uriang 1 l'Batu Cavei 1 .75 Bukit Aranjf £1 Burmah Malay £1 £1 In nJcriaiiK 1 1 Chin Chin
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  • 230 9 V»l. Pd. Buyers Sclleri 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 2.05 2.10 2 2 Aiex. Brick. Ords 2.50 2.60 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 6.3.6 6.5.0 Canadian Eagle 11 12'1 1 Central Engine 0.55 0.65 1 1 Cycle and Carriage 0.40 0.50 10s. 10s. Duff Development 6 '6 7/6 6
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  • 119 9 U. Eng. 6 p.c. 1 ,226.600 Nom. S'pore Cold Storage 7 p.c deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 101 103 Singapore Municipal 6 p.c of 1901 red. 1930 $1378,000 par. b% prem. Singapore Municipal 4H p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 11,600,000 95 par. Singapore Municipal 4 1 p.c.
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  • 393 9 Frascr aid Co. and Lyill and Evatt'i qnotatlons. To-day's Prices Fraser Lyal) Co. Evatt Allenby ($1) 1.55 1.65 1.50 1.57 Alor Gmjah (*1) 1.25 1.3S 1.20 1.S0 A. H.tam ($1) 2.30 2.S0 2.25 2.45 A. Kilning ($1) 0.45 0.50 0.42 0.48 Am. Malay ($2) 2.40 2.60 2.40 2.60
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  • 94 9 The following is the Analysis of Dealer*' Stocks as at Dec. 31, 1928, in Singapore, Penanjt. Province Welleslev, the Dindings, and Malacca, as supplied by the Acting Registrar of Imports and Exports, Mr. A. Roose Hibbed Districts Singapore Parians: PrtrtMt Welleslcy The Dindings Malacca Total
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  • 39 9 From China, by Talma, due at Singapore to-morrow. Members of the special jury summoned to attend the Assizes at the Supreme Court on Monday at 11 a.m. will not be required until 2.15 p.m. on that day.
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  • 207 9 S. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL.— Sunday the First after the Epiphany, January 13, 1929. 7. a.m., Holy C'omn. 7.43 a.m., (Choral) Holy Comn. and Sermon H.!.'> a. 11.. Matins and Litany 4 p.m.. The Catackiaai s3O p.m., (Choral) Kvei.soni: unrt Sermon Holy Comn. on Mon. Wed. and Friday at fc
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  • 121 9 There was a larye attendance of town and up-country members at the William Heughan concert in the Club on Wednesday evening, when Mr. Heughan, assisted by Miss Maud Bell and Miss Gladys Sayer, gave us a musical treat. Mr. Heughan was the guest of the Hon. Mr. H.
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  • 26 9 Records for seven days ending niidnivrh Saturday, Jan. I Penanif Hill (2.100 ft.), ay. temp. 70.69 K. evaporation .U76 inches, rainfall .417 inche.'
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  • 80 9 [BRITISH IMPERIAL KADIO] Rugby, Jan. 11. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 12.08V Athens 375, Berlin 2C.40V Bomba> Is. 6 l-32d., Brussels 34.89V Bucharest 80S Buenos Aires 47*», Copenhagen 18.18 l Geneva 25.09 l i, Helsingfors li»2 :i i Hon; Kong 2s. O'id., Kobe Is. 0 15-16d., Lisbon 110»4, Madrid 29.71Va,
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  • 27 9 2C 7-16. A sale of furniture advertised b> Cheong Koon Senpr and Co. for to-day at 241 Bencoolen Street, has been post poned to Tuesday at 2.30.
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  • 148 9 Before Mr. Justice Farrer-Manby in the Kuala Lumpur Supreme Court on Thursday, Ujaggar Singh, a Police constable stationed at High Street barracks sued Harnam Singh, money lender, residing in Temple Street, Kuala Lumpur, for the r«rt>very of $2,000, on an agreement of iporriage. It was alleged that in March, 1928,
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    • 167 9 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. Kandang Kerbau Station. (By Courtesy of Government Health Office.) For the 24 Hours ending lit Midnight or Jan. 11. Dei*. Max. shade temperature wfi^J F. Min. shade tempeiature 71 F. Mean shade tempeiature 77.2 F. Max. sun radiation 141 9. Min. (trass radiation 71.8 F Sea teirperature Max.
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    • 634 9 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Classified Adrts., aea page 16. WANTS. FOR B ALB. KTC. ELECTRIC MOTOR I fuCjMt^Kl'M -•30 V.D.C. for safe new. Ap^Ts. Time,: WAN-TED motor eyel« solo or combina- '°"'-<.» O r ,V de c f lo ui Apply Li,,, Thian Mreet (brtiness premises 1. Apply fVankel Jiothwi, ictona
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  • 1128 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 12. PAIN AND PASSPORTS. A legacy of the Gre.it Tt'ar which ov.ry traveller lias bemoaned at some time or another is the passport system, with its aeeoapsateoat of visas, visits to Consular offkes, inquisitions by the Police, delay and expense. Adopted as a war
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  • 23 10 A message from Nice dated Jan. 3 states that a storm which lasted two days caused extensive damage in Cannes, Nice and Mentone.
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  • 29 10 After an .interval of ten years the North Borneo Protectorate is to be provided with a complete new series of postage stamps which may be expected to appear shortly.
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  • 98 10 Old boys of the Anglo-Chinese School and the Continuation School are invited to take part in the OH Boys' Dinner which will be held on Monday, Feb. 4. at 8 p.m. at Valleyside, 299, River Valley Road, the residence of Mr. Ch.ong Koon Sentr. Those wishing to participate are requested
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  • 27 10 Countess de Bondy, daughter-in-law of a former French Consul in Singapore. i 4 nn I visit, to Malaya, arriving by the Nieuw Holland from Australia. I I
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  • 29 10 The death is announced of Mrs. James Ciraham, widow of the late Mr. J. Graham who resided for some years in Singapore. Mrs. Graham was 88 years of age.
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  • 26 10 The engagement is announced between Eric Kenelm Allin, of Teluk Amm, and Gwendoline Crichton, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Moon, of Colwyn Bay.
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  • 25 10 A Keuter, cable announces that th. State Cornell, meeting at Buckingham Palace, approved of the appointment of Mr. Alfred Bm :i= Chines.- Minister :u London.
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  • 30 10 Mr. Y. lawate, ax-JapSMM Coaral (u-neral in Calcutta, has been appointed to take charjre of the Japanese Legation lin Canada, in succession to Mr. Shuh Tomii, who has been recalled.
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  • 35 10 The mail from Home bring? news of the death at North Bestwell, Warch-im on Dec. 15, of Mrs. Lacey. wife of Mr. 0. J. Lacpy, and daughter of Mr. Thonv.Dunraen, late of the Straits SettlementPolice.
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  • 33 10 Mr. Keith Bon, of the Anglo-French Trading Co., ami Mrs. fton are leaving Singapore in April for New York, where Mr. Bon intends to establish himself in business in connection with the rubber
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  • 31 10 market. The engagement is announced between William Stanley Robinson, of Mua»-. loht.re, and Joan Cazenove. younger daughter of the late A. W. Lawford am! Mrs. Lawfulil, of Bronte Cottage, I.yinpstone, Devon.
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  • 32 10 H.E. the Governor has approved the promotion of Lieut. G. A. btephenson Straits Settlements Volunteer Force, to the rank of Captain and has granted a commission as Second-Lieutenant to Mr. Herbert Scott-Ram.
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  • 38 10 It is notified that Major G. D. Hatrilk, 0.8. E., M.C., relinquished command of the 2nd Bn. The Welch Regiment, «ith effect from Jan. 5, when Lieut.Colonel W. M. Hore assumed command and was appointed O.C. Troops, Tanglir..
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  • 44 10 Mr. W. F. Churchill, Private Secretary *o H.E. the Governor, is still indisposed and has been nn inmate of the General Hospital for some days. It is aadantood that he is progressing favourably. Mr. A. Hyde is acting for him during hiabsence from duty.
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  • 80 10 Among passengers to Colombo by the Orient Liner Orsova on Dec. 29 were Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Dawson. The former is editor of The Times, and during his four or five days' sojourn in Colombo he was the guest of H. E. the Governor. Mr. Dawson's visii is mainly for
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  • 89 10 At a public nueting of the United Indian Association held al PenaiiK. with Mr. Abdul Cader presiding, it was resolved to send a message of loyalty to the King am! also to give expression to the community's concern and anxiety at His Majeaty'a health and praying that the Almighty would
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  • 83 10 London County Council KJucation Committee has granted Miss It. M. Kvcrson, :>n aniataai mistress Oili-street Infants' Schools, Limehouse, three years" leave of absence, without pay, so that he may take up a post under the Education Department of the Straits Settlements •jnd F.M.S. According t.) a Home paper this is
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  • 98 10 The following appointments to the Fai Eastern and other services have been made by the Secretary of State for the Colonies —F.M.S.: Captain H. D. Maconochie, to be Adjutant, Johore Volunteer Kifles Mr. F. S. Walker, B.A. (Diploma in Forestry), to be Assistant Conservator of Forests Miss N. F. Careless,
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  • 122 10 H.E. the Governor has made the following appointments in the Malayan Civil Service :—Mr. F. J. Morten to act as First Assistant Secretary (A), Straits Settlements, Mr. J. L. McFall to act as District Judge, Singapore, Mr. J. Colder to act as District Officer, Alor Gajah and to he a
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  • 111 10 The Lord Chancellor, Lord Hai'.-'nani and the Hon. Mrs. Clive UwNMk widow of the eldest son of the ex-Lord Chief j Justice, Lord Trcvcthin, were married i:i j Westminster Abbey on Jan. Extraordi- nary precautions were taken to ensure secrecy and to restrict admission. The bridegroom, who was elevated to
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  • 771 10 THAT'S THAT We propor.i' to-day to Indulge in the pecu.lip.ily offensive habit of c-har.tinp- that :!i>mal clilty "We Told You So." On Dm. is Wl iinb'.inlinod ourselves to the extent of a thousand odd wordt en Urn subject of the revolt in Afghani U A f
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  • 16 10 The Rev. B. G. Elliot, of Singapore, will hold services in St. Mark's Church, Sereaiban, to-morrow.
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  • 19 10 The death has occurred in Hamburg of Ban Alfred Oswald, aged 68, founder of the Hamburg Import Trade Co.
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  • 70 10 The next meeting uf the K. L Rotary Club will be hold at the Masonic Hall. Kuala Lumpur, on the 25th inst. With a view to spreading a knowledge of Ko'.ary to Singapore, the Club has' inritod prominent members of all communities in .S*ngapi.r- to be guests of the Club
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    • 241 10 A TRUE ECONOMY An appreciable difference in your Ice IJiil by usinjjf v better rcfriftcrator. I I foud TEAK ICE CHBST. 7 i>i-i"iii> Lined line and fitted double II 1»->11J.1C <^=zr^z-^==r~^ ""3 hKi'Y. 21 in. .-■•7..VI ndt. r 1 U7 in. $88.50 COOLER :j(( in MSJ* J 1 DRINKS. <b
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    • 102 10 ALHAMBRA TONIC HT In the Second Show at 9. M.-fi.-M. Super Special Featuring JOHN GILBERT with KKNKK ADOKEB THE BIG PARADE Along with Latest Empire News. lirst Show at 7.30 THE 8008 1 A great coiiicdv of love, laughs and i thrills. TAN CUBIC KEE CO, LTD.. Proprietors. i THE
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  • 424 11 A SESTFUL DAY. HOPEFUL VIEW STILL MAINTAINED. It »as ascertained yeataraay morning that Mis Majesty bad passed a fairly quiel night. The bulletin issui-d in the evening stated: The King had :i restful day. There is no change to rayed in His .Majesty's condition. The nc\t bulletin
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  • 228 11 Slight improvement On Previous Year. I KLUXER TELEGRAM London, Jan. 11 The Hoani <>f Trade returns for Dwmlx". ware, baaorts uoi.ooo.ouo, exjiorts 100,000,000, whi;-h are respective- I ly a decrease of 14,000,000 and an increase of tIM,OM compared with December, iyj7. The total Import* lor Ittt
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  • 105 11 MR. LLOYD GEORGE. To Go on Yachting Cruise In Mediterranean. Mediterranean. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, Jan. 11. It b ka:r..d thai Mr. Lloyd George, r, t:a> decided to go for ;i yachting cruise in 1 iie- McJiterranan. Ha wwi bare London with his family on Sunday Man a-, in.- attaei:
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  • 290 11 VOTE OK CONFIDENCE IN M. POINCARE. [reuter telegram] Paris, Jan. 12. A debate on the general policy of tho riovernment occupied the Chamber of Deputies. The Socialists and RadicalSocialists were particularly bitter. M. Poincare defended hi;; policy in a speech lasting three hours. He demarid.•d a \ote
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  • 420 11 [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Jan. 11. Signalman James Gray, who was charged, in connection with the Queen Ptreet tunnel disaster on Oct. 14, has been dischaiged. Managua, Jan. 11. Dr. Juan Sacasa, whose revolt against the Diaz Government resulted in the landing of An-erican Marines, has been
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  • 44 11 The Daaaashai issue of British Malay:-., ivith a special portrait supplement of Lady Clifford. C.8.X., is as u-ual full of interesting reading with excellent photographic reproductions. Among the contributions i> a letter from Bishop .1. I'c rgu^< n-Davie on the Social Evil in Malaya.
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  • 537 11 YANG YU-TING KILLED. DRASTIC ACTION CV CHANG HSUE-HLIANG. News of a coup d'etat in Mukden by Chang Hsue-hliiinc the son of the lute Chang Tso-lin. is now conli-mrj from JapaaeaC sources. Yang luting, formerly the chief <■! vlaiT af Chang Tso-!in. ami CfcaasJ Yin-huai arata saiaad
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  • 90 11 The Tension Generally Decreased. [rel'ter far eastern slrvice] Hankow, Jan. 11. The tension has generally decreased though Chinese pickets a»-e vigilant around the Japanese eoacsaslon. A :.ciict antiJapanese boycott Is !-;-i:ivr maintained, and riTori STC i'e.n;" made to c;'.!l out the bin sat coup adores employed by
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  • 73 11 Discoveries by Sir Hubert Wilkins. [reuter telegram] New York, Jan. 11. A wixaiaaa message from Deception Island States that Sir Hubert Wilkins has concluded the lirst phaaa of his Antarctic trip, namely the exploration of Graham Land, which he discovered to be a group of islands and not
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  • 38 11 [keuter telegram] Ottava, Jan. 11. The Conference, at which representati\c;. of Canada and the United Stttes j discussed measures to prevent rum-runn- ing across the frontier has concluded. Each delegation will now report to its j Government.
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  • 1137 11 REFORMS WITHDRAWN. PURDAH SYSTEM TO BE RESTORED. The latest news regarding the situation in Afghanistsn i« contained in a telearam lrom New Delhi stating that Kin; Amanullah has i-sned a proclamation withdraw inir nearly the whole of the reforms which were responsible for the rebellion. [REL'TKR
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  • 700 11 GENERAL RECEIVES THE' NEWS. i [reuter telegram] London, Jan. 11. liaia beat wildly to-day on the isolated red-brick villa in the quiet Suffolk resort of SouthwolJ, where General Booth lay in a turret bedroom awaiting the deputation from the High Council. The General's wife, following the Council's decision
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  • 307 11 NEW YORK EXCITEMENT. STOCKS REPORTED SHORT IN LONDON. There ha-, haca I -eii-ation.il rise in price in tile L<ii<dun and New York rubber markei.s. The ri-e in London is accounted for by the fact that arrivals of rubber since the abolition of restriction have been much
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  • 100 11 Position of Lord Mayor's Fund. IKIJI'TER TKLECRAM] Loaaoßa Jan. 11. The Lard Mayor, Sir Xynastoii Stuuii, addressing v meeting of Mayors in the Mansion House, stated that in spite of ti.e reii-.arknbie response to appeals on behalf of the distress in the coal lelils, the relief fund at
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  • 143 11 Reply to Soviet l'eare Proposals. [reuter telegram] London, Jan. 11. Bnaala recently made a formal BCaposal to Poland and Lithuania suggesting that they should sign a protocol with Russia declaring that the Kcllogg Tear. 1 Pac: wa.-. alniartj la force ai between them without awaiting ratification of
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  • 111 11 German and Swedish Steamers Involved. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, Jam. 11. Kurly this morning a collision occurred ll Uh Channel, near the Goodwin Sands, between the German i-uinir Diane, 1,100 tons, and the Swedish u-amci Osmed, 1,500 tana. Rockatl wen- lhed. and the Dover tugs Latfjf
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  • 67 11 [recter telegram] London, Jan. 11. The Ke*wick magistrates have ordewd that the property cf Wai Sfcaansg Itniniao, who Va.s murdered by her husband, Chung Yi-miao. sh'.-uiii be hand". l over to her hint her. Sin Poy-lau, of HOOK Kaag subject to the production of letters of administration.
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  • 929 12 Accumulation of Old Books. ..'ikrupicy Court before Mr. Jus- Ihe whole of yesterday, MM of the long .t list< i:i the record of •v.air.ii;: over 70 matters dJt witfc. Tim* was insufficient the list, and many eases had to mi ned. n,; Orders. .kj a .ji.'ii .iting iW'io.s
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  • 205 12 CHEATING ALLEGATION IN POLICE COURT. Khoo Hooi Hye, the well-known Malayan tennis player, and Chua Choon Leong, his tennis partner, were produced before the Fourth Police Magistrate, Mt. C. S. Findlay, this morning on an allegation of cheating. They were 1 charged as follow;: That you
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  • 667 12 Pedestrians' Correct Side Of The Road. At the Assizes yesterday before the Chief Justice, Sir Willium Murison, Moha:ned iiais bin Haji Abdul llamid in anarsjed with causing the death of Lfaa Teow, a Chinese carpenter, at Pasir Panjang by driving a motor-Las in a rash and
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  • 21 12 Coyne's Mus'cal Comedy Co. close their season at the Victoria Theatre this evening when they present On The Road.
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  • 160 12 Unprecedented Incident At Bendigo. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sydney, Jan. 11 An amaz'.ng incident occurred in the Bendigo match, which concluded on Thursday, when D. R. Jardine mis-hit a ball and gave an easy catch to square-leg. A fieldsman was running to take the catch when
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  • 166 12 Singapore Flyweight to Fight At N.S.C. on Monday News has been received of Bud Walley, the well-known Singapore flyweight, no went to London to try his luck, accompanied by his manager, Kirn Lin. Tney arrived about a month ago. Krm Lin was at hi Ft refused
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  • 203 12 S.C.C.'s Narrow Win Over S.R.C Conditions were rather bad, owin-j to the heavy rain during the afternoon, when the S.C.C. met the S.R.C. on the Padang yesterday, but an interesting encounter was fon.hcor.iing, the players adapting themselves splendidly to the conditions, and a hard, keen game ended in a
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  • 89 12 Welch Regiment Team at Kuala Lumpur To-day. v The team of the 2nd Bn. the Welch Regt. will meet Selangor in Kuala Lumpur this afternoon. Both the Welch and Selangor have beaten Singapore, and the result of to-day's game will be awaited with interest. The military team will be
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  • 19 12 Scratchings for To-day 2— Petacre and Silkette. 7.— The Mahdi. B.— Burr Cross. All engagements. Lady Tyndail
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  • 24 12 Record Number of 120 Entries. London, Jan. 4. A record number of 120 entries has been made for the Grant. National.
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  • 59 12 The following represent the Y.M.CA. Rgainst the 2nd Bn. tbe Welch Regt. on Monday on the Y.M.CA. ground C. Lall R. Lyne and L. W. Byrde B. f. Santos. R. H. Yorke tnd W. E. Atkinson. E. D. Edwards, E. V. Smith, H. G, Stack, B. Singh and A.
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  • 17 12 Zurich, Jan. 4. In an inter- Vanity ice hockey match Oxford beat Cambridge by I—o.
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  • 658 12 Comments on Third Round Matches To-day. The ties in the third round of the English F.A. Cup, which will be played today, are rather uninteresting, if only because the big clubs have steered wide of each other, for there are only four ties lin which First Division
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  • 90 12 The Singapore Ladies' Rifle Association Dicembcr saoep waa shot for at Bukit Timap Ki.nge on Jan. 10. Nine cards were taken out, and the following were returned Tl. and The sp^on an*l ammunition sweep were won by .Mrs. Sanscm. :;uj iuo .Nett d eip Mrs. Sansom 32 2K
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  • 195 12 Farewell Concert at Raffles Hotel On Monday Mr. ?.h, nia Litter, the brilliant young pianist, whose playing has been such a feature ef Rafflej Hotel concerts for th* laot three years, is leaving for Shanghai next week and will give a farewell concert at the hotel on
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  • 676 12 Sir Laurence Guillemard's Appointment. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 20 There appears tr> be some misundei standing with regard to the work at present being done by Sir Laurence Guillemard, X.C.8., your former Governor. Sir Laurence Guillemard is the chairman of a Committee constituted to advise
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  • 81 12 HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK. The local manager of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation informs us he ihas received a telegram from his head office in Hone Kon.T stating that subject to audit the final dividend for the year will probably be £i (Three Pounds) per snare, bonus
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  • 23 12 H.M.S. Cumberland arrived at Penang yesterday from Singapore and is staying in port for five days, after which she goes to Port Sweltenham.
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  • 49 12 A message from Paris states that the French Press, referring to the death of the late Grand Duke Nicholas, at Antibes, pays a tribute to the part he played at the beginning of the late war by attacking East Prussia so as to clear things on the French front.
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  • 51 12 In the Supreme Court on Thursday Mr. Justice Deane awarded Moulai bin Quaith Ali $350 in his suit against M. A. Namazie. The plaintiff claimed $300, rent in lieu of notice, and $1,478 for stock-in-trade. Mr. Namazic admitted liability to the extent of $360. No order was made as to
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  • 90 12 The Batu Pahat Assizes having concluded, Mr. Justice McCabe Reay has proceeded to Muar, and, after the official ceremony of the opening of the new Law Courts has been performed, he will preside at the Assizes there. His Lordship will return to Johore Bahru. in a week's time for the
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  • 307 12 MOTOR-CAR DRIVER KINKI) (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jar Manikam, the driver of a motor-ear who was charged with causing grievoi. hurt to the Hon.. Mr. J. S. Arter on Nov 5, was to-day convicted by the Magistral.' Mr. T. S. Adams, and fined $36.
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  • 89 12 Jockey Injured: Horse Has To Be Destroyed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Jan. 11 A serious accident occurred on the Penang race course this morning. Santos 11, ridden by Tom Gunning, and Highton, ridden by Syed Abi, were both returning after the morning's exercise when they collided
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  • 122 12 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rupby, Jan. 1 1 As a result of the depression in the coal-mining .industry, the Minus' Federation has been faced with the question of vidinz adt-uuutc funds to enr.ble it i have a sufficient number of Parliamentary candidates at the coming Gvr. ral Eh
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  • 245 12 Perjury Among Native Witnesses (From the Straits Times, Jan. 2, 1869) Perjury among native witnesses seems to be as rife ihis Session as it has always hitherto been, and we are sure that His Honour the Chief Justice will mete out an adequate amount of punishment to
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  • 130 12 Earl Howe, who, accordinK la a wireless ortkiul message, uad ye.-tcrdaj at the are of 78, was the eldest son of the third Earl. He was three times marr.ee! m 1883 to Lady Georgiana Spencer-Churchill, who died in 190fi then to the widow of the Marquess
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  • 1126 13  -  A. W. Still. ißy CONSUMPTION IN CURRENT YEAR. [Copyright] I.ondon, Dec. 19 The rise in London stocks has begun gently, with an increase of 1,152 tons dMrinp the past week. It is the first advance for thirteen weeks, and has had no real effect upon market conditions, having
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  • 418 13 Singhalese Boy's Unrequited Affection. Calcutta, Dec. 30 A tragedy occurred here shortly before midnight, when Miss Kffie Da Silva, 'daughter of Mr. R. H. Da Silva, late of Ceylon, now a member of the reporting staff of the Englishman, was stabbed to 'death by A. K. Edwin
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  • 166 13 Death of M. Jacques Oppenheim. London, Jan. 4, The death occurred to-day in London of M. Jacques Oppenheim, who was described as the man who saved the Suez Canal for England." He was in Cairo for many years during the reign of Ismail Pasha, and was
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  • 97 13 CONFIDENCE IN "FLAPPER VOTERS. Mr. Baldwin's New Year Message. London, Dec. 31 Confidence in the judgment of the newly-enfranchised young women was expressed by the Prime Minister in his New Year message to the Primrose League. He claimed that no previous Government had ever carried, within four years, a greater
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    • 255 13 It Pays to Buy the Best OPINIONS differ as opinions will, but behind all differences of opinion there is a feeling in the mind of the public that however good the others may be, it always pays in the end to buy the best. "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" GRAMOPHONE Prices from
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    • 405 13 Raffles Hotel Sunday, January I'd THERE WILL BE NO CONCERT MONDAY, JANUARY 14 TEA DANCE 6 to 8 p.m. 9.30 p.m. GRAND FAREWELL RECITAL By MONIA LITTER in conjunction with McGUIRE'S AUGMENTED ORCHESTRA. Tickets $2 each. Sea View Hotel Ttlegraau: SEA VIEW. Telephone: 508:.. ROOMS WITH MODERN 9 COMFORTS TEA
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  • 331 14 TOBACCO. (By A "Vl'riical C(irr»'spcmk'nt.) ill. iiny harm 1 He* ami \ct h.iw I such a question n far this is pi'sanmahly tha native reply, and a imn electaUe weed. Bat ■i, msclvee are rtraagety |...,s. r>.;nir. whetkar, it tkara wen them, more 'r>i).'lit be >aid
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  • 59 14 •MjMile I nlrue" Report About Bm*k oi Knt'land Po«t. London. Jan. 4. i Mackett, iatentewed by] mv gu te nntrae that he Bs Bnglaad in an bat hi- would ■il:i to that of Sir d whether nent. Sir Basil nothing at present ntly Kinani Council of the
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  • 49 14 JOHANNESBURG BANK SENSATION. HjrtfUr Embez/.lemenl Of I'unds. Mmhmm sburg, Jan. I invelo|iiiient has occurred .ii with i.he reroat theft of nil Airiian Baser** moi tke Baak, matie defalcai eding at the Bank's involvtaf a very lent i.vl will be charged named Aktred, charged i iie stack>urt this nntfl Jan.
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  • 24 14 rtainty of the prob nerai Eleeti* D "it ha^ be«'n eombne th^ twe i.iri'.n. It s i: martC< mmoM match wili <r.it 11 next."
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  • 52 14 trow !>k:rtg that an offer control and nja'i m. oners which w»s founded by I ilanth--.pi«t Jehn D. BockefeDer, wa, I i inese autlio---tid to .have frankly sd- neither the Chinese .*nt nor any group of individual. is in a position to n'ssume the additional f maiotaining nek aa la
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  • 643 14 THE TPiEATMKM OF OLD AGE. SIMM 5N PEDESTALS. BinM tlu' bad old primal days when it was eMatdavad n H¥larl <luty to kill off your jriey !•< ;:.:<.! men have striven mijrhtiiy to prolong Hfa> Religious u-achi vs. thorkeri by callona treatment of old ajre. ln£an c> instil a
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  • 143 14 (ierman Tribute. An iatpTMShrc l\".iture (.f the Kinfr's triliuies in trie foreign press Imh to th*; (juhlitics of the King himself si" i in' the loyalty of the British people to tlie Th-one. mi i many from a paver, too, rr.i hitherto distinguished for it ABg<ophOis'ra. After
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  • 27 14 i Maracfflss, Jan. 3. -;il .lonnart, 'vhirh M "»y. was ;nri ordcr- he past <>f them rcfnKed to .irrvd ofT |th-if. v. r
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  • 25 14 London. Jan. I. The profits of Ba:o'.a'> Bank, Ltd., last I yew totalled C A dividend of [14 per cent, has be<.n rteolared.
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  • 28 14 A post office i? tn lx> built at Malim Nnwar at a c.st of J'JO.OOO, the money for this huwiijr U-en voted by the Federal Cuuiuil in November.
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    • 238 14 FRMJCO-EASTEBH TRADING CB. JUST ARRIVED $5,000 WORTH of New Samples in wonderful srletiion. L;ir«. r e assortment of Fancy Goods af every description. Dealers are cordially invited to inspect at Oi;r Office, 2-B, FINLAYSON GREEN. WHOLESALE ONLY ssQSSßSHH'BWsisssssss^*** l^^*^^' HOSIERY A hose d»»t enjoys m-ide popularity is this Kayjer "Slipper
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    • 588 14 Harsh Soap? MODERN BALLROOM had Complexion DANCING Roue* skin, wrtaU* w-m^her, Miss j_ BOSHOFF, ■M-IlOfld or d;;il cosrplf.ion incviutr,- [sObw hf use of bit-h Late of t h e TYNEGATE-SMITH. SSI r,i,icc: ,10 mdk S< -HOOL OF DANCING. treat*) Shaflesbury Avenue, LONDON. Announces that she will give tiosi j Indi\idual
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  • 3503 15 NEW BOOKS. A READER'S GUIDE. JAPAN UNDER THE LAST EMPEROR Japan under Taisho Tenno *****92fi, by A. Morgan Young. George Alien and Unwin. 12s. fid. It is a pie sure indeed to find that this most interesting record of a reign of unprecedented activity in Japan is dedicated to the
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  • 587 15 Latest Additions to the Junior Department Adams. Morlty. Editor. What a Scout Should Know, Scout Handicrafts and Caraping and Pioneering. Illus. Alcott, Louisa M. -Good Wives. Illus. Andrade, E. N. da C. Engines. 1928. Illus. A book adapted for juveniles. Bishop, Col. W. A. and R. StuartWorthley.— The
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  • 54 15 London, Dec. 31 According te the Derby Daily Telegraph, Cambridge University, which has benefitted considerably by donations and bequests during recent years, has now been bequeathed £250,000 under the will of Mr. John Humphrey Plummer, an estate agent of Southport, for the endowment of two chairs
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  • 58 15 London, Dec. 31. The Spen Valley Labour Party has adopted Mr. H. H. Elvin, General Secretary of the National Union of Clerks, as the prospective candidate in opposition to Sir John Simon, M.P. Mr. Elvin spent eight years in India, and claims to be specially
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  • 37 15 George Pross, a cartoonist, and Wieland Herzfelde, a publisher, have been fined £100 by the Berlin courts on charges of blasphemy following the publication of 17 cartoons depicting the Deity equipped with a gas-mask and leather boots.
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    • 429 15 Speed that Breaks All Records OrtEDS of 20, 30, and 40 miles an hour B^LUHJUI are realities with Johnson Motors. fa»^^ 'J-j t_J Developing the maximum horse- Wfl| |S» power for their size, they have been ,l consistent winners in alt important rac- JP 3EL ing regattas. W THirt From
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  • 305 16 THE POET LAUREATE. A SPtWlfi DEFENCE. FINE WOiiK Ai EIGHTYFIVE. i'r. J <~. So re, in his Editorisl Notes 'ii 'hi- 1 u n: on Mercury, hat a trenchant w*r to tome of the recent rrw»p«per Dr. Trid^s, <h« Po«t •1 r T-.udc» by writing 'fiiem are subject to rj-'j
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  • 162 16 a .<■ o' (Tnart* U a conservative 'u'ion 0-1 i- t^rdy in hl<L-rm( its j Mima, -r- whi.h i* that Its tii>or- m.s* reitiern their commissions if 'v y marry actrenses. There is little ';V>'ihood of this decree being altered, in «> '.f of 'Vio
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  • 60 16 The new runboat Tuien Yu, the second of two vessel* which have been constructed by Baileys shipyard ia Hong Kong to the order of the Kwangtung Provincial Government was launched on Dec. tl before a large gathering of Chinese and Hong Mong government officials. Madame Li, wife of General Li
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  • 243 16 Broader Coat and Pointed Tails. That theic are styles and changes in menu rvenintf atlire must be evident to tne obsi-rvant. If one studies what welldressed Englishmen arc rearing, says ion* hill Beckfrrd in the Daily Mail, une •rill realise quickly whm a dnfor> iur Lh.-: >
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  • 357 16 The Vogue of the Small Ball-Room. TV-day th« small bjJI-rootn is the voirue. aai it is the small ball-room that is spoil\rv jur aancinp, declares •\nto:iv Q-'in.l 1 n the Dally Vail. To d»nce with enjoyment a certain ..mount of freedom is necessary. While he. little dance ha*
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    • 394 16 MOTHKBB lIC invi'.-d tfl r.)- NESTLE mO-SWISS CONDENSED RKLK CO., •tl 147 CBCII siKKKT s:n APORK it i .amp! of his "'l. a copy of the I.ACT s Mothers' Baak conlalninit ;vu< h use;":l .if rmatiMl mwpanrtaa, haby's welfare. Plcus" i \af child. 7^777"'"'^.-'.'.' i Vu'!'."!r*i ii m mm m
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    • 135 16 "Man and Lion v Cement RAW Best Portland Rapid Hardening Supplied against tho .npore Municipal co:-;-fo M scvem 1 yc;\!-s. Used by leading Europe, n contractors throughout Malaya. Prices Low. <"-pies of Omcinl test? sent on MtJMet I Sole Ag-ents: ADAMSON, GILPILLAN GO Singapore, Penang, Maine Ku^la Lurupur, and Ipoli.
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  • 1468 17 BIBLE STORIES IMPOSSIBLE. DELUGE "A LEGEND." THEOLOGIANS' VERDICTS. Such long-accepted Bible stories as Jonah and the Whale, Noah's Ark, Bi 1 ha/zars Keast. and the Tower of Babel an- d-clared to be myths without histori.al foundation and impossible 800, in a book published on .'on marks an epoch Home paper.
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  • 258 17 "Well begin with box; the plural is boxes, But the plural of ox should be oxen, not oxts. One fowl b a goose, but two are calleJ Kecse, Yet the plural of mouse should never be mecse. You may find a lone mouse, or a whole .•lest
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  • 80 17 Criticism of the obstinate opposition of the British Government, and particularly the British War Office, to the plan for building the Channel Tunnel, is made by the French newspaper, Le Petit Parisen. Aviation, with its increasing development, has slain Britain's 'splen-l did isolation,' it says. And has it not been
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    • 694 17 Assets over $8,000,000 S.C. Assurance in force over $30,000,000 The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE Winchester House, Singapore Ln.N'DON OFFICE 27, Old Jtwr;. X.C The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies
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    • 599 17 BANKING HONG KONG SHANGHAI; BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hong Kong) Head Office HONG KONG. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued arid fully paid up 120,000,000. Reserve Kun<: Sterling t 6,000,000 Silver $14,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. A. 11. Comptun, Esq., Chairman. N. S. Brown, Ksq., Deputy Chairman. Hon.
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    • 459 17 BANKING THE EASTERN BANK, LIMITED (Incorporated in Knglan-Ti Singapore Branch 4. D'ALMKIDA BT. Authorised and Subscribed Capital £2,000,000 Paid-up Capital 1,000,000 He-serve Fund Rest 400,000 HEAD OFFICE LONDON. URANCHES BttSSfcay, Caksjttß, Colombo, Karachi, Madras. Aniura, Bagdad, Bahrein, Basra, >. 'rkuk, Mosul end Singapore. I I KRUN'T ACCOUNTS opened and interest
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    • 380 17 _INSURANCE THE MANUFACTURERS LIKE 2nd FiKir, linn: K*ag Beat Cfcauaaeca, BINGAPOKK. Now insurance effected in lttt iir.SOU.OOU. j Insurance in forte exceeds i 90.003,000. j Before innurin? slsawbtre compare our policies and prrmium ml I cannot be had. COMMERCIAL UNION, ASSURANCE CO, i/TD. (Incorporated is England) Fire, Life, Marine A
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  • 585 18 AN SEEN BY \> ENGLISH HUMOURIST. aft, Harry Graham, the wellluMMra BafcUtih hnain i t. has just |.ul>li?>nl a tiHik «.l »er (Methuens. r.s.) entitled "Tht WurkerM." |>rin« l>< liv !> |XX m on The <.iiv«Tiv.r aol of c. an) partitiiUr Gorerßu ill ?ai!<lr Thaa 'i to*-'
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  • 102 18 BRIGHTER SUNDAYS." Bishop's Advice to New Zealand. brighter Sunday, in which young aaaala will sing !llll' inneo and indulge in other Mi urged bjr thi- Bishop of Waikato. the Right Rev. Cecil Arthus Caarringtoa. Hia risers have ereatrd a stir ct amaaement throughout New Zealand. Thf bishop lajra strata on
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  • 78 18 Leonard c. Hasar, fonaet U. l> distrkIn Shanghai »a^ sentcne-.". nn May 9, K'-T. by Judire Miltoa D. Purd.\ t«a yean in priacMl for destrutioa iiiul (oir-■;■'. diapoaal of v public re .ord. en IS- T.;ti ntiary a' McNeil 1 Husar, whe was tWUkto rge« of destruc ad of i
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  • 413 18 FUTURE OF BRITISH CARS. Mr. W. R. Morris in a public speech says that the push bicycle of the British Empire rulud the uorld. He thought also that 75 per cent, oi" the motor cycles he had seen rounu tin WOrM were British. If that was so. with
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  • 182 18 SAM SHOO AND OPIUM. Sam shoo," said by a Customs officer to l>o a Chinese spirit, made from rice and licautiful to drink," was mentioned at East Ham Police Court in mail week. Ding Ah Yew, aged 48, a Chinese seaman, was ordered to pay £3 14s. lid. (simple value
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  • 289 18 Aniflo-Johoro Coniiolii'atud.— Jfl.OflO lb. Allanbr.- .Mf.SOO lb. Anplo-Mi.lay.- i:i0,210 ll>. lt:is>Ht.- :tr..w>n lh. Bukit I'alon:.'.— 2l.loo lb. Broom* .Sclanjcon.- -51,720 lb. Hi-nur iSclnnjri.r 24.200 lb. Uertam Con.H..lid:ited.— 2.lS.ooo lb. Bertani Extended. 31.000 1!>. Bukit Kiijatijf. 11 1.U17 lb. Butu Tijra.- -ifin.fidO lb. Hilcam.— 79.2oo lb. Consolidntfd Malay— l29,ooo
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