The Straits Times, 22 January 1929

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    10 1 No. 28,095. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY,. JANUARY 22, 1929. PRICE 10 CENTS
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      180 1 i TROPICAL S SUITING "FLORODOR" (B.D.A.) WING LOONG, HFGH ST., SING I'ORE. THE NEW THROAT HYGIENE /\ONSoi Pastilles Owias to the enormous germ killing power of Monsol, combined with its freedom from irritating properties, it has been possible for the first time to prepare a throat pastille which will COMPLETELY
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      169 1 For Ten Days only Exhibition of Messrs Kodaka Co., of Japjm Exhibit a fine Collection of Natural and Cultured Pearls From January 21 to 31 Inspection Invited ROBINSON Co., LtdT (Incorporated in S.S.) SINGAPORE. COLD STORAGE SUPPLIES WILL BE SOLD FROM THE Gemas Branch of Wee Siang Bros. AS FROM
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      9 1 ff M FLORODOR" WING LOONG I IBOPICAL I WEAK. >
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    HOME POLITICS.
    993 2 PARTY PROSPECTS. THE COMING GENERAL ELECTION. After the brief Christmas truce politicians will turn to the pleasant cr unpleasant task of taking stock, says The Times of Dec. 27. Parliament adjour.itJ last Thursday for the short holiday which >s ail that the pressure of legislative work ;n modern
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    30 2 Mr. V. A. Colandas»my, senior compositor of the Government Printing Office, Jesaelton, retired on pension on Dec. 31, I 1928, on completion of 25 years' service with th» 8.N.8. Government.
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    GERMAN POLITICS.
    278 2 New Party Leaders. During the past few weeks there have been important changes in the leadership of the two largest bourgtois parties in Gennnny. H«rr Hugenbekg was elected M er of the German Nationalist Party in succession to Count WosUtip. This was merely the formal completion of an
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    LABOUR IN INDIA.
    116 2 266,000 Men Involved in 35 Disputes. New Delhi, Jan. 4. Interesting details are now available of industrial dispute! in British India for the (iiiarter emlinjr Sept. :<0, 1928. Theve am altogether 88 disputes and the totp.l •lumber of ran involved was 266,199 and :he number of days
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    "INDIA TO-DAY."
    136 2 Sir Basil Blackett Broadcasts From London. London, Jan. 16. Sir Basil Blackett, broadcasting from London on India To-day,' 1 corrected certain fundamental misconceptions held by non-Indians regarding the idea entertain.doflndia?.saur.it. The speaker gave an outline of the varying conditions. It was neatly impossible in India to build securely
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    AGA KHAN LEAVES INDIA.
    141 2 Ill-Health The Reason For His Short Stay. Bombay, Jan. 5. Contrary tr- expectations of a prolonged slay in India His Highness the Aga Khan suddenly left for England to-day by the null bo;it under medical advice. He came to India, despite the waning of his doctors,
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    SING SING DRAMA.
    183 2 Electrocution Delayed By Convicts' Frolic." Red Moran, 22, a gangster, was electrocuted at one o'clock in the morning on Dec. l'J for killing two policemen. The execution had to be postponed for two hours, because the prisoners in Sing Sinjt Gaol were engaged in their annual frolic
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    15 2 The first prize in the Buenos Aires ''400,000 lottery was won by ticket No. 33,684.
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      246 2 At so small a cost may you now CT)] l obtain a "Valet that you should Jj laveS no longer hesitate to Drove for Iqs( yourself the benefits of the self- stropping device. iuiigi.l Without removing the blade or loosening a screw simply by I threading the strop through the
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      208 2 A PPEARANCES, they say, are deceptive. The truth of the statement is confirmed by every person who has ever bought a tea that looked like Brooke Bond— but wasn't. f Patent I cover cut open by user iS for daily UK J The tea with garden freshness. DENTIFRICES OF THE
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    CHINA'S PROBLEMS.
    636 3 THE DISBANDMENT COJiERENCE. HUGE MASSES OF TROOPS. The Diabandraent Conference which has opened in Nanking h:>s a Mk ■milieu to tackle, m die Ilonjr Kn'nir Tek^raph. It is impossible to say with any exactitude the precise number of men under arms in China, but It ean with certainty
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    EDUCATION IN INDIA.
    235 3 A Curious Wastage Sir \lniul Karin Ghosaavl i" 11'1 ths Hartoji Committee at Delhi that :;s» per ••iiii. of the children educated in schools relapsed into i iteracy within five you-. ■>f their leaving school. (Jalaas, -says the Madran Mail, i were referring to thosichildren who complete
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    CIVIC LIMIT FOR SKIRTS.
    102 3 Glasgow Edict. An order has been issued that the 1 the six waitresses at Glasgow i City Chamber! shall be longer, and shall hi- 1". inches oiV the ground. At thsser pv.mly in the Chambers "ii vas called to the daintiness eftf t the girls in
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    YOUNG WOMAN FINED £938
    222 3 Silk Garments and The Customs. At Dover ir. mail week a fine of £'j;>ti l.; -i.i., representing double vabv and d:: HarrMon, twenty-four.' gMag an mMkm ■:"i> MteL whi WM haryiii 1.1. a summ >na with ini i.:ii-«.al'iiu" iin«i ilie,r,jll\ ing from Calais ui the previoui
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    THE AUTHORSHIP OF " METROPOLIS."
    200 3 THE AUTHORSHIP OF METROPOLIS." s r Famous Film Alleged to He A Plagiarism. i r Berlin, Dec. tt. 5 Details of an interesting com rf p]:it'!.uiMii was published to-niu'ht ill Benin, where, when the Law Courts meet j after Christmas, the authorship of th famous film Metropolis," which ran f.ir
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    " THE LISTENER."
    160 3 THE LISTENER." Settlement Reached In Controversy. London, Jan. A settlement has bam reached in the controversy over the proposal of the British Broadcasting Corporation to publish a journal called The Listener, I under which the British Broadt j Corporation undertakes not to accept more advertisements for the journal thai Decenary
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    AGE OF CONSENT IN INDIA.
    91 3 Meed of Educational Campaign. Patna, Jan. I. Civinir evidence Wfew tin- Agi <'onsciu Committee to-day Mrs. Phri. son, Honorary Secretary, llihur ami Or i u Council of Women, stated tha educated ud enlightened Indian women wen.' in favour of abolishing i-aily i niai riajres. v
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    GORE !
    141 3 GORE Of all the Imperial emissaries who have visited the Dominions, Mr. Onnaby-Gore (with the possible exception of Mr. Amery) treated the most unfavourable in, ami the mere mention of his name makes most Far- Easterners foam nt the mouth, declares the Investors' Review. We may leave his amazing: ineptitudes
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    71 3 "JE tells us in the New Statesman hat in Irish school-books the line from joldsmith, For talking aice or whispering lovers made, >as been altered to or weary travellers nade as if it were a crime either to ove or to whisper. It is a feat of censorihip comparable with
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      367 3 Lj;jJ\ Speed! WHAT a day of speed it is, this Twentieth Century of ours. Health is cf paramount importance if one desires to keep fresh and up-to-date. Those active people who nre forever enjoying life never neglect themselves. The minute constipation puts in an appearance, they take immediate measures. Carter's
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      530 3 SINGAPORE TURF CLUB TIm Annual General Meeting ..f the Mom in the Singapure I 1 1 n ■> T» neral Post Offlce) on Fridai H 'i ||n! i BUSINESS. r" I.I. the las Eczor:;: In 1.1 01 Dreadful. .WT^i* i& iir the Annual Report mm i lab for the m
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      446 4 p. 10. British mv AN! APGAR LINES Mm«»T»^CER^DC».<K, SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. s^^feffi Kns MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonn.g. due S-pore 9tm MACEDONIA 11.000 Jan. M MA^WA IMS KhitS KHYBFTI 9.000 Mar. 1 KALYAN 9,100 M.y 4 BAJPUTANA 18J00 May IS HOMFWARIT^LINGS 1S»
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      492 4 Shipping Announcements wwrnmtmrntwa I |iMil# jilO (NIPPON YUSENKAISHA) TO LONDON N.pl.i, Marseilles. London, Antwerp .nd k Rotterdam ,«u MAB j— HAKONE MARU 10,600 Feb. 14 IB c SUWA MARU 11,100 Feb. 28 M.r. 1 FUSHIMI MARU 11,000 M.r. 14 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,600 Mar. 18 tKI^NO^MARS" ""000 Ap !16 2« HARUNA
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      419 4 mms philp lme S" THURSDAY ISLAND lUgnlar monthly gllUn b, th. -g OWB <U'm*r r MA Mai arab r/K1« he new, k motOr J.Bpi i ii 4fi* B&5as5^4SAS hins, swimming b.th. gymn.sium ,tc. NEXT SAILING. MALABAR Feb. I Single Return lr.t CUm Singapor. to Brl.b.n. .a* Sydney 1428.57 1771.« F'l?\C«-
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      513 4 k. p. m. BOYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OFBATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under con= wlth NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Telephone No 3640 with sub-connections gHS181"88 Representative, for Sing.pore .nd Straits Settlements of the Official Tourist Bureau of J.va. All information, detailed itineraries '^*T' a Pdlv KPM- Tooriit offle»-™™E.NB-J.nuary 2H. Mant.k and P.lem\LTING
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      427 4 the blue funnel une ">■■»- an,A ajruil HAY. t,U, LIU. (^corporat^ In England) nxrnnv auq BURG AND BREMEN-GENOA, MARSEILT.ES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW.— MARSEILLES, HAVRE. LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW-BOSTON. NSW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY fERVICE—LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON. BOTTBBDAM AND HAMBCB6 notic). ATREug K.fc. U TEUCER Feb. IT g »SARPEDON vi.
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      367 4 the sum steam nay. CO., LTD. .^"Tr^ng^'^.an^^ngn^ Teluuin. P.tani, Singor., Ueon, aiehon. Bandon, Kohsamui. Ungfuan, Chumpon and VALAYA Imn. 28 Jan. 30 siDDH^DH 1 IVb. 4 r'.-b. r, MALINI iwV. H f»U. 1 Th, ttm%mtri ,r. ntud throughout with .tortrie'lTrtt and h.v. excellent .eeo-.».d.-tion for ftrct-eU.s passencer. Ticket, for XSl"?
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      368 5 Shipping Announcements ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO. LTB. (ineorpor.t.d in England) -Ei.LER«*N- Lim ""ffA-SSre? T CONTINENT OI'TMAKDS t..... rtl, s.s. CITY OF KHARTOUM Feb 10 homeward. i.e. CITY OP MANDALAT H.rrs, L-don. Rdam and Hambnrg J.a. 10 s.s. CITY OF MADRAS L'don R C^VO m F" BB n A d RR
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      343 5 steamship üm I irtPT TOM Til <4' M*^rTT"* SE"V'CI! NEW YOR« •»<« BOSTON via COLOMBO PORT SAID. ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES CENOA and MARSEILLES SPore S-por. Penan J-J--r- Preildent Polk Fe»>- W *'•«>■ 21 Feb. 2 J™'"' »»^;»"-7M» President Garfield Mar. 18 Mar. 21 Mar. Z AnH ov And .very 14 days
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      321 5 DUTCH HMJt s(i;00™rt"HK rtJ "Nederland" and .--.-JS-*-^ftL E d G.no. A»n««rt. Z E So.tfc.mpton Toßllw <!hr. Uuygeni 15,700 sIIH.N. Vtb gt TO ,:s g, 3 S.M.N.—iSteamers route via Brlaw. -»lS^^ToStb.^ i R.L.-Ste.merj mute via Belawan Saban ''olombo Suez, Port Said, Marseilles. Ta triers and Southampton to Rotterdam. L^rf3«Ss!^«J«J g a"'v»'
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      370 5 Attention Travellers Splendid selection of distinctive designs in WARDROBE EXPANDING HAND-BAGS ln> Hiihly finished. PURE WOOL RUGS British Manufacture G Be sure to pay us a visi'. and aroid i'l disappoiutmrnl. I n. THE HIGH STREET GENERAL STORE, LTD. :h •>' and 52, HIGH STREET. j IDEAL BLUE SCREEN incJudinj?
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      70 5 FOR BEST RESULTS Use an extra roll^i^ KODAK LIMITED (Incorporated in England) SINGAPORE. SAVE FREIGHT ON YOUR RUBBER BY INSTALLING THE C. E. W. Toggle Baling Press Used by leading Rubber Packers and Shippers. May we quote for your requirements SINGAPORE IPOH KUALA LI MPUR. Tel. 2717. __Ul_ THOMAS A.
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      288 6 PAVILION P JT F-om Tuesday. January 22 to Monday, January 28, at 9.15 p.m. sharp. 1 THE LATEST PATHE GAZETTE NOAH BEERY I in THE ROUGH RIDERS In the First Show at 7. .'50 p.m. LEFTY FLYNN in TRAFFIC COP NO FREE LIST— NO HALF PRICE— PRICES AS ISIAL. Rootling
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      581 6 Victoria^ Theatre I OR TWO RECITALS ONLY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY, JAN. 23, at 9.30 p.m. MOISEIWITSCH THE FAMOUS PIAMST. Booking at LITTLE'S. Prices $1, $2 and $1. January 24 to 31, at 9.30 p.m. W. R. BANVARD'S NEW MUSICAL COMEDY CO. IN THE LATEST LONDON MUSICAL COMEDY SUCCESSES. January 24
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      821 6 two <^sbctuss^-->| GREEN MANURE SEED Fr.it urinf; the I'npulnr MAnrr nniAMv pamanoekan tjiassem MADGE BELLAMY company, java. in two cntnelv >liflVr. t.t role and (TliK ANGLO-DUTCH PLANTATIONS ehaMctertaattoas OF JAVA. LTD.. LONDON). FOR THRKK NIUHTB Th.. aben Compuy v.ill har* arallablc for From Monday, January 21, at the J* APOLLO
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    DAILY TIME TABLE
    197 7 KIXTL'RES. ly, .lanuary 22 H. W. 6 "4 u.t,., 8.6, 8.59 p.m., 7.9. witsca ReciUl, Vie. Theatre, Mh.'-dii. .lanuary 23 11 v IM p.m.", 8.3. v. Malays, Stadium, S.C.C. v. 2nd Bn. Welch Regt., C, ground. re \<,lunleer Corps Recruiting Day. itsch, Vie. Theatre, 9.30 p.m. Thursday,
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    238 7 Tuesday, Jan. 22. Shipa alongside the Wharvea or expected tv arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Xur.i Wharf Crane- Lighter No. 2, Lch. Iphigeneia, Lighter Keelo. Oil Wharf Ml oal Wi....r Baa Belle. VMW IN DRY DOCKS T.m •one I'agsr. Kaaaat, Lch. Jane. h< !>p> I lUructir. Deck I'inna, Amalthui
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    179 7 To-day. 2 p.m. > 2 p.m. .iboear Uilik and Tand- iSlnirkcp) 3 p.m. Btak un.1 Pakan ■'< «g (huani .3 p.m. \|n I itriuia) 3 p.m.! ;dhana) 3 p.m. i \\.-t Sumatra, SouthB rneo, CeUboa, Moluccas Daily Giaag Anni p.m. To-morrow and Indrak'iri (Kulmoa) 10 a.m. f
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    THE EASTERN INVESTOR.
    540 7 A WORD OF WARNING. "(iOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES I\ NEW ZEALAND." The propositions from New Zealand with which British investors in the East are specially favoured become more and more glittering, says Truth of Dec. 26. Recently I mentioned how those of a swarm of rival bomlsclling forestry companies
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    PASSENGERS.
    673 7 Passengers arnvinic at Singapore from Java ly the Op Ten Noon yesterday included .Mi\.. lUi Mrs. K. Whitewood, Hr. F. J. Stcnimint. Hr. U. A. Ottoriwek Mevr .1 Hatakar, Hr. ana Mavr. l\ J. Zampers, Maj. E. Zangen. Marr. C. J. Jluu s Mr. F. H. Geary .Mevr. C.
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS. '
    11 7 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS. Wednesday, J»n. 2a, Drill Hali, S.V.C.. Racrultinf Day.
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    LAST WORDS ON RUBBER RESTRICTION.
    304 7 Seeing that the rubber, restriction 'scheme came to an end on Oct. 31, [the arguments against restriction marshalled in Mr. Ormsby-Gore's report on his visit to Malaya, Ceyion and Java, jread very like an attempt to force an open door, declares the Financial News. In
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
    169 7 EXCHANGE Sineapore, Jan. 22. On London, Banlc 4 m/i 2/3% I D »™™<l 21% Private 3 m. credit 2/4 5/16 On New York, Demand 55 15 1G Private 90 d/s 57% |ov r er S e^ r buying rat. Bank of En B land rat. 4% p.c.
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    60 7 Tone of Market Steady Latest Cable Lor.. Spo. Sheet Ovid, per lu. New York Spot Sheet Q, centF 20 per ib. 12 o'clock I noon Jan. 22. R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.CJ. Standard IJ.S S. Standard R.S.S. on Tender Bprt •Spot Feb.. liar. April-June*
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      MINING.
      455 7 1 Iftsaa i Val. Pd. |£1 £1 Asam Kumhang £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 1 1 Bati-.ng Padang j 1 1 Batu Caves 1 .7* Bukit Aranir C £1 Hurmah Malay £1 £1 O>ei,<leriang 1 1 Chin Chin Cl £1 Eastern Siam £1 £1 Bud Yni 1 1 Hiram Tin
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      GENERAL.
      231 7 Issue PJ- Buyert Sellen 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 2.05 2.10 cd. 2 Alex. Brick. Ords 2.60 2.60 il £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 6.7.6 6.12.6 Canadian Eagle 11/6 12 '6 1 1 Central Engine 0.55 0.65 I 1 Cycle and Carriage 0.40 0.60 0s. 10s. Duff Development 8/6 9/6
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
      118 7 U. Eng. 6 p.c. 1,225,600 Nom. S'pore Cold Storage 7 p.c. 1 deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 101 103 ci. Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. of 1901 red. 1930 $1,878,000 par. 9% prem. Singapore Municipal 4tt p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 96 par. Singapore Municipal 44 1
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      398 7 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. To-day'i Prices Fraser Lyall Co. Evatt Allcnby 2.00 2.10 1.95 2.10 Alor Gajah (*1) 1.40 1.60 1.35 1.55 A. Hitam ($1) 2.50 2.75 2.45 2.70 A. Kuning ($1) 0.60 0.70 0.55 0.65 Am. Malay ($2) 2.70 2.90 2.65 2.85 A.
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    ROUND THE MARKETS.
    358 7 RUBBER'S RISE. A KUALA LUMPUR VIEW. In their weekly report issued ye.^ terday, Messrs. Backer. Morgan and Co Ltd.. of Kuala state The risi in the price of rubber, although welcomei by the majority, has proved uautrOM b some of those who were on the "bur 1
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    SHARE MARKET REPORTS.
    196 7 Macphail and Co., Ltd. Singapore, Jan. 22. Rubber.— Local 34* cents per Ib. Market Steady. Tin. London 3 months £222 Robbers.— Quiet. Allenbys 2-2.10. Aver Hitams 2.60-2.70, Ayer Molcks 1.75-1.8U4 Balirownics UMJS, Batu Lintangs 1-1.07-., BroKus 1.05-1.10, Bruneis 4.35-4.75, Katuvan'ir Bharus 1.50-1.67',, Malaka Pindas 1.65 1.7r7, Meßtakabs
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    Rose Macphail and Co.
    191 7 Singapore, J«ui. 22. London.— Rubber 10d.. unchanged. Local 34 cents. London. Tin £221 10s., down 35s Mining.— Dull. Hong I'att 39-41 cents, Ulu Man* 1.19-1.22, Klang River 3.50-3.60, JV-ul-inft 5-5.10, Kinta Dredjrc 1.474-1.52 1 Vena«rat 88-00 centb, Kuyoh 27-29 cetfti, Sunjte. Way 2.85-2.95 ex all. Malaya
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    60 7 Henderson, Helm and Company, Ire. New York, send us the following cabh\ lated Jan. 21, their quotations boinp in gold dollar cents closing bid prices Rubber Exchange sales to-day 1450 i tons. December 20.20, January 20.20, February 20.30, Ma^-ch 20.50, April 20.70, May 20.80, June 20.90, July 21.10,
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    LONDON RUBBER STOCKS.
    39 7 A cable received by Lewis and peat (Singapore), Ltd., from their London •orrespDtiiJL-its states that rubber stock* n London show an increase of 51:* tons lurinc the past week, the total now on land beinjr 25,045.
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    KUCHAI TIN DREDGING.
    73 7 The Directors of Kuchai Tin Dredging ,0., Ltd., regret to advise that on the 13th nstant the bucket line of the company's Iredfre broke, and in the process of reoverinK the buckets it has so far been ound that 16 are fractured. Provided! h? damaged buckets do
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    60 7 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES ACKNOWLEDGMENT Kok Kong. Boej Kok Boon I Kok Qaaa »nd Mi ,n i,.,. .lu\ Mrs. Tar, Jin: Sen,; and familj bag to thank tendLw the funeral UF Acir late fake the li:l, bftsitf, nn.i al.-o those who Mnt wreath.', latt Mr an-1 Mrs. Chan Tcck Chy« bag to
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    EXCHANGES.
    72 7 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rafbjr, Jan. Si. i9?.0K eigI v exchan C 3 »re Amsterdam rV,oV ht s "<' Bomhay I-SM Brat Mli 84.^1/ Ba?hw^*», 807 \i iu.nus 17 18-32, C.p.nhu -ir 18.18. wm KB, Habinsfori )tt« H k'.nr Kob« o It !K,i.. LUboi |1O« Madrid L"j.tis;,, Mi| u re.7o,
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    32 7 From Holland, hy Patria. Hue a/Sin-'u-we on Thursday morning. From China and Juan, by Kalyan dv.v Singapore 5 p.m. to-morrow >d Jan 3) by Macedonia, due a: mdnjfbt on TauißUay,
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      578 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Classified Advts.. see page IH. WANTS. FOR SALE. ETC. WANTED, a few paying guesis. Write M. Times. (Ipj I VI KST STYLE of dressmakms; at moderaarget at Our Shop. J, Victoria St. (Ip) LET, I.VMivUIArE ENTRY. :i7O. Victoria lousiness premises). Apply Krankel liiothers, Victoria Street. i|,,) TOR
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      63 7 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. Kandang Kerbau Station. my Cuurteny of Government Health Oflio Tor the 24 Hour* rndinu at Mi^ht on Jan. 21. Max. tkUt tmqwmtai* S?** >■::<■■■ I,:,;,, y Max. sun redlatlin i2 '•'in. (trass rmJ'atioii 71 y >• .1 til nrrature M a v #o y j. Mean wet hull.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 22. WHY VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED.
    1618 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 22. WHY VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED. When the flower of the German army, invading; DllghlW in ItK dashed wi'.h the Uttk British Expeditionary Force, the old contt mptibles," though forced tc retire befoiv overwhelmingly Hpariw numbers, got considerably the better of the exchanges. Subsequently the
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    17 8 The Hon. Raja Chuian, M.F.C. Raja di Hilir of Perak, is paying a visit to Singa pore.
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    21 8 The death occurred at Ktnong on Jan. 2; tttm a short illness of Mrs. Brien, wife oi Mr. Herbert Ashton Brien.
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    21 8 Captain Kvan Wallace, M.P., has been Appointed a Junior Lord of the Treasury in suuession to Viscount Curzon whi: :ias resigned.
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    22 8 Dr. C. J. Wilson, the new Principal Medical Officer, F.M.S., and Mrs. WUaoa arrived in Kuala Lumpur from Singapore on Sunday night.
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    25 8 Mr. F. E. James has arrived in Uadroi i) take up Urn appointment of fttll-tiiui Political Secretary of the United Flutter Association of Southern India.
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    28 8 Mr. M. M. Jack, manager of the Malayan Consolidated Tin Mining Co., left Ipoh on Friday for Burma, where he has accepted a situation with Anglo-Oriental (Malaya) Ltd.
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    45 8 A collection of his bachelor friends I.ihU s-ocifero.is farewell at Sandakan on the night of Jan. 5 to Mr. Jas. Brown whose wedding with Miss E. Simpson, Matron ~>f the Hospital, took place on Jan. 7. The dinner was given by Mr. P. A. Marriott.
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    45 8 At a meeting of the members of the F.M.S. Bar held at Ipoh on the 19th inst. -he following members were elected to hi F.M.S. Bar committee for the year l'.'J!' Iwn, J. Dunford Wood, A. Su\uir< Bailoy, H. T. Jones, Warren Hastings, 3. Seenivasagam.
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    66 8 Miss Ruth Page, the tuMHM Ameticai. ianseuse, is at present in Singapore. Ai the conclusion of a tour of the Farthe; East Miss Page, who is accompanied by ncr mother, visited Bali in order to stu t.v .he art of the native danc-rs and is nuv diking a holiday in
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    61 8 Mr. D. E. Lander, assistant manager 1 1 Senawang Estate, Sungei Gadut, Seremban, will shortly proceed to Perak on -ransfer. He was, says the Malay Mail, the founder of the X.S. All Blues," the nrst Asiatic Rugby learn in the F.M.S. Mr. Lander took very keen interest in the work
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    84 8 The I'esident of Silangor has appointed the following committees to visit the hospitals in Kuala Lumpur during :he year 1929: European Hospital: Rev O. B. Parsons, Rev. D. Fergus Ferguson. Mrs. A. S. Bailey, Mrs. J. Stratchan, Vr E. L. Watson, J.P., Mr. W. V. D. Skrine General and District
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    82 8 Mr. G. Kri.shna.-amy, the new Indiui Justice of Peace at Penang, was enter tamed at an At Home held by the United the Indian Association yesterday. Among those present were the Resident Councillor (Capt. Meadows Frost) and Mrs. Frost, the Hon. Mr. Palgrave Simpson and Mrs Simpson, the Hon. Mr.
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    84 8 The officers of H.M.S. Cuml*rland were At Home on Sunday night to mlri oi the three principal Kuala Lumpur Clubs and about 200 people made the journey to Port Swettenham, reports the Malay Mail. The ship was gaily decorated and .y thing possible was done for the entertainment of the
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    830 8 PEACE, PERFECT PEACE 1 It is hereby notifi .1 that any inquiries as to the authorship of the following will ba politely but firmiy turned down Anybody putting up any member of the Simon Commission has had to get rid of every re|;ulnr M vunt in
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    THE MYSTERY OF AFGHANISTAN.
    526 9 STARTLING RUMOURS. AMANULLAH BACK ON THf THRONE Conlii .i :i^ iho situation ;,i Aicli.inislan suKtfcsts th»t I'M-nt-. :irc takir.n a fieaaati>>nal turn. Although confirmation la I.M-kinir and tlie mm* detailed c;!iles ronir from llrr.it. \ia V.im.iw. a MMTC* which has in be ai-icptr:l with consiHernM? re'••r\f.
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    THE OPIUM COMMISSION.
    176 9 Japanese Admission of Failure To Suppress Smuggling. [TRANS-OCKA.N VI V TAN-ASIA] (leneva, Jan. 21. 1 Opium continued to- Lamination the annual rspsrt iron India which occasioned an interistM debate on i»v traffic in smuggled Wp. Sir Malcolm I), leviiigne. of tha Home Office, emphasised the importance of
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    SINO-GERMAN FRIENDSHIP.
    51 9 [WtW OCIf VIA PAN-ASIA] Pi i Ma. Jaa. H. !l BMf lh«- enacting of tho Smo-German t ommereUl Trea'.y M Au?. 17 l«at, tho ratification notice of wh'oh the i. t:\i- jrovcrrmonts liave ezrhaiured to-day, and the treaty f u> !><• a now milestone in Smo-UiMmtn friindship and
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    NEW AMERICAN SECRETARY.
    28 9 tarm TELEGRAM] Wa.-hinfrtor. .lan. JJ. aiu-r three J»y»' dii confirmed thr n-jmi-MtHM Mr. Roy O W«at, a wcD-ksovn rMrac* Un»y»r, as SccreUrjr o." the lr.telinr.
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    BOLSHEVISM IN INDIA.
    227 9 ITHLIC SAFETY HILL TO BE RE-INTRODUCED. [RELTER TELECRAM] Nw Delhi, Jan. £2. The Government ha< deckled to reintroduce the Public- Safety Bill at the forthcoming session of the Legislative Assembly. The Bill, which is designed to give the Government wide powers for the j suppression of Bolshevist
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    CHANNEL TUNNEL.
    108 9 "6,000,000 Weeks' Work At £5 a Week." [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Ruirby, Jan. tL Sir William Bull, Chairman of the natun i unnel Parliamentary Committee B| roachtd all the Chambers of Com- to find out whether they support <>r oppose ttv tunnel scheme. In another iett, r asking all
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    CHINA AND JAPAN.
    71 9 Legality of Unsecured Loans Recognised. [reuter fab eastern service] Tokio, Jan. 21. Though still iwaltiax final rinatnn it is learned that Notes will bo t-c-changed between China and Japan in the course of the next day or two. Chin 1 Weeing to pay 5,0^0.001) yen as the
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    BANDSMAN MURDER CASE.
    127 9 Woman Barrister Briefed For Defence. London, Jan. 15. A woman barrister, Venetia Stephcnson, led for the defence for the first time in the history' of murder trials when Holmyard was charged at the Old Bailey to-day. William John Holmyurd 1 24 a bnndsman attached to the feat
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    NEW CHILDREN'S DISEASE.
    92 9 London, Jan. 7. A silicon giving evidence at a London hospital said there was an epidemic among children of bilateral otitis media, which 5 Imm of the middle of the ear itTirting the covering of the brain. The Coroner Are we en the verge of a new
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    TEMPERANCE IN MADRAS.
    63 9 Madras, Jan. 9. It is understood (he Finance Committee, Madias Legislature, has refused sanction >f the which the Excise Ministry isked Mr temperance propaganda. In this connection the Hindu writes. The ines on which Covei nment wished to edu:ate the public on drink evils were grotesque and
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    WILHELM'S DAY OUT.
    65 9 [TRANS-OCEAN VIA PAN-ASIA] Berlin, Jan. 21. For the occasion of the e>:-Kai»er'-orthrotning seventieth birthday all hotels it Doom arc crowded with conpratulatMJ auli.nnts of the old regime from .ermany. including a store of jjeneral? 4 the former Imperial Armies. T-> MM Ik* < -x-Kai.ser pave an audiome
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    PRINCE OF WALES AND MINERS.
    155 9 MORE MONEY WANTED. EXTENDED TOUR OF THE DISTRESSED AREAS. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Kagfcy, Jan. 21. It is understood that plans arc being developed lor an early visit by the Prince wt Wall's to South Wales and other coalfields whore acute distress prevails. Arrangement.* and dates
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    "CLEANING UP" IN U. S.
    85 9 3,000 Arrests in Chicago Speak-easies." (ur.VTT.R TKLECRAM] New York, Jan. 21. American ektim arc now o:ipagoil in their periodical rifiairiwpr np operations. Following the recent raids on New York nitflil cItUM Bad dative lialis, the Chicago poUce made .(,000 arrests la U6 hours in tjpmk-ma&m
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    300 9 Plans for Singapore Railway Scheme. The plans for the proposed new railway from Bukit Timah to Tanjong Pagar, on .Singapore Island, will be laid on the table a Ifoaday'i mo eting of the LogteUUra Coaneil, am! will he considered by the Council in committee. t The Hon. Mr.
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    SUMS FOREIGN POLICY.
    95 9 Co-operation With Her Neighbours Wanted. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Jan. 22. Print* Pun, hat ra of Siam, inU-rviewed here while on his way to England, laid that SiamV. policy with regard to her neighbours was one of working in such harmony a.« to be able to
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    INDIAN STATES ENQUIRY.
    37 9 London, Jan. 15. O.luiio! Of ilvii-. Secrecary of the Indian 1 M)uin Coaudttaa, has been appointed BMidMt in Kashmir. He v.iJ leave for India ir. FebruaryThe Committee's report will probably b reaciy in February.
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    38 9 A few CMM of i,;t a^les have ficcurre.l koaongzt the men of tka Burma Rifles at laijunp. Quite a nuiiibv:- of Malacca Maiaywiled for Singapore h routo to Mecca >;i pHerioMce, during the ■week-end, says Ekt Malacca Guardian.
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    EX-AMBASSADOR AMBUSHED.
    107 9 WAH1BI OUTRAGE. AMERICAN MISSIONARY SHOT DEAD. i [REUTEil TELEGRAM] H;i ■Mill, Jan. 21. A party of about a hundred Wuha'uU i ambushed two motor-cars wherein Mr. Charles Crane, a former American Ambassador to China, Mr. J. C. Crane, Charles Jones, the lattcr's valet, and Jhe B*r. Henry Bllknt
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    NIGHT CLUB SCANDALS.
    230 9 Mrs. Meyrick and Sgt. Goddard on Trial. [RELTER TELEGRAM] London, Jan. 21. Tin' trial of Ex-Station Sergeant •tioddard, who was dismissed from the I .Metropolitan PoJice Force after twenty- eight years' 'service when it was discoveries that he had a sum of £12,000 to his I credit
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    THE SALVATION ARMY.
    44 9 High Court Proceedings Again Adjourned. [REUTEB TELEGRAM] London, Jan. 21. T'io nioiioM on the injunction mated in the Ckuem Divufam of the high Court restraining IK- arpointniont of a successor \U> bcneial Booth WU mentioned to-Uay and formally adjourned until Fiiday
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    CHILDREN SEE A MURDER.
    171 9 Sequel to Feud Between Motor-Car Drivers. (From Our Own Correspondent.) l'enang, Jan. 22. I A crime which in allied to have been (M resuli 01 a juil beiwec-n motor-car unvers was' imttiktd at the Penang Assizes yesterday, when four Tamils were .charged with the murder of
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    POLICE PROMOTION.
    76 9 Clever Chinese Detective Rises To Sub-Inspector. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Pennnjt, Jan. A detective named Ah Kow, of I'enanK has been promoted to the rank of Asiatic 1 inspector. This is the first appointment of the kind that has been made in this i Settlement. Ah Kow has
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    ANOTHER RECORD FOR BORG.
    33 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM] Sydney, Jan. 21. An:e Borjt, in an exhibition swim at Manly, aid the mile in 21 mins. 6 4-5 «eci. i which is a world's record. i
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    29 9 The President of the Polish Supreme l Court, Larlislaus Seyda, has been suspendi ed under the Government's new powers. The press allege* politi:at reasons, say» Trans-Ocean message from Warsaw.
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    LANCASHIRE COTTON.
    78 9 BANK OF EN(iLANl) TO THE RESCUE. [REUTEK TELEGRAM] London, Jan. 22. Mr. Winston Churchill, speaking at tht Manchester Chamber of Commerce, sau a very importan' scheme of amalgama tion in one sectioi of the cotton trade was en the evu of being launched. The Banl of England had
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    CRISIS IN IRAQ.
    67 9 Complete Independence Refused. [REUTEK TELEGRAM 1 Baghdad, Jan. 21. Differences between the British ami Iraq (iovernments relating to national defence have resulted in the resignation oi the Iraq Cabinet. The British authorities hold the view that Iraq is not yet ready U assume full responsibility for defence
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    CAMERON'S HIGHLANDS.
    205 9 Satisfactory Progress With Road Construction. It is understood that the contractors are about six months ahead of time for the completion of the road to Cameron's Highlands and in all probability the road will be finished up to th? 42nd mile b\ June, IMC. It is now finished
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    FOOTBALL COUPONS.
    131 9 M.P.'s Petition Of A Million Signatures. Major A. X. Braithwaite, M. P. for thy Buckrose Division of Yorkshire, has been working during the Parliamentary holiday at the Bill which he intends to introduce with the object of legalising football coupons in newspapers. "I am getting a million signatures,"
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    ALLEGED CHEATING.
    194 9 Ex-Municipal Employee And Licences. Lachman Singh described by his counsel, Mr. M. A. Mallal, as having been a Municipal employee for eight or nine years, was discharged in the Second Court yesterday on three charges of cheating. The complainants were applicants for stall licences who had given the
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    91 9 ML Tonglau, the new Chinese ConsulGeneral at Singapore, will arrive on Thursday morning: by the Athos II from Shanghai, and he will be received and welcomed at the wharf by a deputation of the leading Chinese residents of Singapore. After handing over charge of thu Consulate General, M. I.i Tchuin,
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    BETTER NEWS OF THE KING.
    299 9 A SIGNIFICANT MOVE. LONGEST SPELL WITHOUT A BULLETIN. j No bulletin recording (he health ol His Majesty the King has been i>-ucd for sixty hours, a fact which Ls re1 yarded as indicuting the satisfaction 1 which i- felt at the rate of progress. It
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    UNUSUAL LITIGATION.
    264 9 Alleged Tampering With Agreement. An unusiiat ]-oint was raised in m action brought by Nf Him. a Chinese contractor, aMtttat Lai Yeo, anothw contractor before Mr. Justice Dean- in the Supreme Court to-da'-. Mr. K. A. Seth appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Zehmler was for tindefendant. The
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    K.A. CUP REPLAYS.
    83 9 Millwall Heat Northampton At Third Attempt. [REUTER TELKCRAMl London, Jan. 21. Mkkflesbroafffe defeated Waball by fi-... sroals to one in their replayed third round F.A. Cup-tie to-day. The winners will now visit West Bromwich Aibion i.i the fourth round on Jan. 26. After playing two drawn parries
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    LESSING'S BI-CENTENARY.
    62 9 [TRANS-OCEAN VIA PAN-ASIA] Berlin, Jan. 21. The anniversary of Ixssing's 200 th birthday v.;.. i. 1.-1 rat d in many parts of Germany and Austria mi th. "v. i,lt-end. The festivities in Berlin took in the fom of a function ir the R+Hwtm when there were present the
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    75 9 Capt. Patrick, tbt rua ir r.f tho illfated A.F'.C. ttWIBMT Air.altlius, which ran alv.ic at Borneo, left for home by the Imt.h snail. M km been relieved by Ca|,t. Satterley. U will m f memberod that the Amalthu.- went aground on a reef in the Sulu Sea, and thu Peunah,
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    DAMAGES TO A CAR.
    250 10 Electric Cable Causes Obstruction. An interesting suit was commenced in the Supreme Court l*fore the Chief Justice. Sir William Murison, this mornHl I If. Nathan, a merchant, Street Singapore claimed 98.000 damage! to his car and tor repairs against the Singapore Co., Ud Ml V. n
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    FINE COLOUR PRINTS.
    156 10 Mkj HUM Keith's Exhibition In Singapore. at craft— —Mb counted line artistic feeling are manifertin exhibition of work by Miss Elizabeth Keith which fs now open at the Raffle* HoteL .Miss Keith, who h:is made a special the technique of the masters of ih^ eighteenth century coloured
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    ST. GEORGE'S SOCIETY.
    211 10 nsittes meeting of the Singapore branch of the Royal Society of St. George was held on Jan. 18 the Hon. Mr. G. Hemiiiant presiding. The Hon. Treasurer reportod that the balance in hand at the dank was $1,004.51, investments $1,000. ions were coming in slowly. Mr. rtlock
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    BRIDGE TOURNAMENT.
    121 10 A. Scott, of Raffles Institution, ]".n. iitnlirj of the committee which is ,t a bridge and mah-junpg in aid of thi- funds of tne n tiuii'.f-, sends the followii: niunicatioß) Some doubt seems to exist in the minds Mil as to the conditions of the tad mah-jongg tournament
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    17 10 l.auy Clifford visited the exhibition of triats by Miss Elizabeth Keith at the Raffles Hotel thi* morning.
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    25 10 Mr. William E. Johnson. President of the World League against Alcoholism, will I address at the 5.30 p.m. service y Church, Fort Canning Road, to-day.
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    35 10 During the hearing of a judgment r the Supreme Court before the thief Justice, Sir William Murison, brought by a Sikh watchman against .i was stated that defendant 1 rawed $iOO and signed for $1,000.
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    62 10 Hy th" Ma.-edonia on Sunday there will arr.\e from Bombay M. P. L. U. Sud-n-au. the new French Consul at Singapore for Malaya and the adjacent terriI ,-oinpanied by his wife. M. Yves da Courthial, who has been at Singapore nearly three years, will leave Singaport to tak« up the
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    SELANGOR ASSIZES.
    417 10 Accused's Naive Confession. (From Our Own -Co-respondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 21. I think I had better plead guilty. If I make any statement your Lordship will only take it M a lie," pleaded Wong San to-day at the Assizes before Mr. Justice Parrer-Manby when charged with breaking into
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    MALACCA NOTES
    243 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Jan. 21. Mrs. Beatty and Mr. Holmes-Smith were the winners pf the mixed foursome handicap with a nett score of '-Vf, Mrs. Holden and Bacon being runners up with 40,4. The other scores were Mrs. Glover and OakshotL 57—42 Mrs. Holmes-Smith and Elles
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    VOLUNTEER RECRUITING.
    84 10 All members of the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force in possession of cais are requested to call at the Drill Hall this evening or to-morrow morning to draw tickets of the Corps colours u> be pasted on the windscreens of their Cars. A certain number of tickets will be
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    MOUNT KENYA AGAIN CONQUERED.
    74 10 Nairobi, Jan. 5. For the second time in its history the summit of Mourn Kenya has been reached. The first time was in 189K by Sir Halford Mackinder, and although other attempts had been made sini^.they were without .ntil now when three young men reached the
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    72 10 It is reported from New York that the murderers of Kevin O'Higgins have been tracked down by Free State detectives after 18 months' pursuit. The suspected men are living in Brooklyn, and their arrest is expected soon. Mr. Kevin O'Higgins was Minister for Justice and Vice-Pi eaident of the Irish
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      SIAMESE TEAM BEATEN.
      774 10 S.C.F.A. Weli Held in Secant! Half. The Siamese football tourists played their first game in Singapore yesterday I afternoon against the Chintse and lost by six goals to one, but despite their heavy defeat they are still an unknown quantity. They were over-run in the first half
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      GOLF.
      34 10 Keppel G.C. Chinese New Year Competitions. The following competitions have been arranged by Keppel Golf Club for the Chinese New Year holidays Sunday, Feb. 10. Shanghai Foursomes. Monday, Feb. 11. Mixed Foursomes. I
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      Katong G.C. Monthly Medal.
      61 10 The January monthly medal competition of the Katong liolf Club was won by Mr. J. C. Wright, one down. Mr. Wright also won the sweep, one up. The men*S--«apnthly medal for January, the gold medar*fai^l92B, and the Park putter will be competed for at the Sepoy
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      CHINESE SWIMMING CLUB.
      40 10 The annual re-union dinner of the Chinese Swimming Club will be held on Feb. 19 at 7.30 p.m. Members wishing to jo'ii arc requested to send their names to the hon. secretary not, later than Fab. 15.
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      TO-DAY'S RUGBY.
      106 10 S.C.C. vs. United Services Game Cancelled. The Rugby match arranged for this afternoon bttWtM the S.C'.C. and -he United Services hus been cancelled. The Paua/ig is so hard after the recent dry weather that it would be foolish to risk injury to any of the Services players, in
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      Perak Team for Final.
      116 10 Our Ipoh correspondent wires that Pita!; folk arc eagerly awaiting the Rugby ,final on Saturday. Over a hundred supporters Will travel to Kiu:!u l.umpu* by special train, and many others will go by road. The selection ot the Perak lull back will be decided aecordicg to
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      Ireland vs. Scotland Game.
      103 10 i An intfcrt-stir.jr Rugby game has been arranged for Thi'isduy, Jan. .'$1, on the S.C.C. ground, when an all-Irish team will meet an all-Scottish team. The match, which hat been promoted by the St. Patrick's Society, would preferably have been ;ilayrd on Si. Patrick's Day, March
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      S.C.C. vs. H.M.S. Cumberland.
      65 10 The following will represent the S.C.C. in their mutch against H.M.S. Cumberland on th.> Padanjr on Saturday O. W. Gilmour, N. Clurncck, L. G. Robart■on, H. Price. A. P. Goldman, F. H. Col!;er. G. T. Beglcv. M. S. Bonaventura, L». R. A. Hoblyn," H. F. Clements,
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      HOCKEY.
      99 10 S.R.C. Score Six Goals Against S.C.C. The S.R.C. scored a striking hockey win against the Cricket 'Club yesterday, winning by six .coals to nil. Legge got the first two goals and Oehlers the third, the half-time score b t .jnjr 3 _o. Oehlers (2) and Legge were the scorers
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      PENANG RACE SCRATCHINGS.
      62 10 The following are the scratching* for tfca fifth day 01 the Penang race meetinc to-day 1. K!a h. 2. Horatius. 3. Blackkar and Dunno. j Cinclerell.-i. Firooi :ind Martinwarc 5.— L. ar^J Tho r.tuhdi. 6. Ettington, St. Benedicts and Cumej-'-.—U,nl CMObrUm Black Moon, A>'ramt, Duke Beechley, The
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      LADIES' RIFLE SHOOT.
      86 10 The January spoon shoot of the Singapore I.udii-s' Rifle Association was held at Bukit li.nah on Jan. 17. Ten cards were taken out and the following weM returned ano 200 100 Total and yd«. yds. yds. h'eivp. Miss I'auw 30 28 24 82 103.0C. Mrs. Lyal! SI
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    60 10 When the British-India steamer Sirdhana arrived yesterday it was diseevered that one of the Chinese deck passengers was suffer Ing from smallpox, and he was removed to St. John's Island. The usual precautions were taken with regard to preventing a spread of me iiaeaae. It was also reported that during
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    63 10 There will be a Volunteer route march on Tuesday, Feb. 5. All units, with the exception of the Malay Co., will parade at headquarters at 5 p.m. the Malay Co., parading under company arrangements and marching to the junction of Bras Basah Road arriving at 5.20 p.m. The band and
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    109 10 l'r.or to the departure from Penang of Mr. G. W. A. Trimmer, Chairman of Harbour Boards, S.S., on his return to Singapore, a Meeting was convened in the Governor's Office for the purpose of discussing his recently issued report on Penang's harbour facilities. Mr. Trimmer was elected to the chair,
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    SUNDAY'S YACHTING.
    310 10 Joy Wins Sailing Committee Trophy. Four oi' the A class yachts were sent away at 10.10 a.m. on Sunday to race for the final of the Btri«a tot the Sailing Committee Trophy. Joy, Elia Horothy anJ June I in that order, crossed the lint- on t'lc staruoaiJ tack,
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    SWIMMING COMEDY.
    211 10 Northern A.S.A. Kettle Team Squabble at Last. An end to an almost tarcicai position in nrlmming drclei was reached during mail uv. k, when the Northern Counties Swimming Associ ii.t.n, at their third sitting on the case, derided lhat Scuih Manchester S.C. were the winners .if this year's
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    JACK CARTER'S ORCHESTRA.
    93 10 Grand Hotel Suit Withdrawn. Mr. Justice Lort WflUami in the O1cutta High Court was informed by Mr. Langford Jamca that the suit in which the Grand Hotel, Ltd., had applied for'an injunction restraining Jack Carter of 18-2, Chowrinshee and his orchestra, from giving any performance at Firpo.'s
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    SINGAPORE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY.
    109 10 A meeting of +he Singapore Natural History Society a us held on Thursday in thi Mfilinl Coltef*. Mr. M. K. Henderson, Curator of the iltibarium in the Botanic Gardens, ihowwl a specimen of a Kinger plant, Zingiber Cracile. Commercial ginger was well known to the Crooks
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    26 10 The annual general meeting of the R. A. Association (Singapore Branch) will take place in the Cinema, Blakan Mati, at G p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 24.
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    39 10 Foot and mouth disease exists among cattle in Negri Sembilan and H.H. the Sultan of Johore has prohibited absolutely, until further notice, the importation into the State of Johore of any cattle, sheep, goats or pigf from Negri Sembilan.
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    49 10 At the t.ale held by Ching Keng Lee and Co., at 15. Jalan Maharani, Muar, on Sunday, the land and premises known as 15, Jalan Sorb, Bata Pahat, was bought by Supramaniam Chettiyar, son of Palaniapa Chettiyar, and Vairavan Chettiyar, son of Kanappa Chettiyar. of Batu Pahat, for $8,000.
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    54 10 When surprise v/as expressed in the Second Court yesterday that nine full grown fowls and four ducks could have been placed in a crata two feet long by one feet broad, a P.C.A. inspector prosecuting a Chinese poulterer for cruelty explained that the birds were packed like sardines. A fine
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    NEW STARTING GATE.
    307 10 To Come Into Operation Next Season. The Stewards of the Jockey Hub <*iv<notice that it has been decided to adopt for the coming Reason the Gray s iniprov, Australian starting ban ier. Atmgi ments are being made to .secure ih.English patent rights for this gate, and negotiations
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    SECOND THOUGHTS WERE BEST.
    139 10 SECOND THOUGHTS WERE BEST. A Tamil Mft-fsrkf man vv.i- .-r:iti:ii tc a week's rixorous hnpriaotuAnti ii% th< Fourth Police Magistrate, Mr. 3. Findlay, on Saturday on a ctarfte of being drunk and disorderly. The accused asked What about m> luggage on my ship. And I hu\> deposited at the Police
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    102 10 Harmston's Circus open their season to-night at the Bukit Timah Road ground. The company consists of 30 European artists, trained horses and a menagerie of wild animals. To-morrow there will be a special children's matinee at 4.30 p.m. as well as the usual nightly perforfiwtnci'. Street Angel, a
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    FUND FOR BRITISH MINERS.
    73 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Jan. tZ. The fund opened here in aid of the distress British miners has reached £ioo sterling, and the Times of Malaya is still receiving a stream of contributions. The first £100 has been cabled Home. The India Tea Association has
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    THE TREWELLARD MISSING.
    77 10 By a mistake in a cable from Hong Kong it? was stated yesterday that the s.s. Trewelland was reported missing. The name of the ship is TYewellard, and hi is owned by the Ham Steamshin Co. Shi was built in 1914 by J. Readhead and Sons, Ltd.,
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    98 10 By kind permission of the Commander and Officers, the Concert Party and Royal Marine Band of H.M.S. Cumberland wili give a concert at the V.M.C.A., Orchard Road, on Jan. 28 at 8.45 p.m. The programme will include a variety of musical items, sketches and burlesu.ues with icenir effects. The prices
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    43 10 Saturday was case fixing day at the Supreme Court, Ipoh. The hearing of the civil suit, Mr. J. V. Dawson vs. Dr. W A Rogers, and the cross suit brought by Dr. Rogers was fixed for Mar. 12, says the Times of Malaya.
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    55 10 Mr. Stuart Bell appeared 'or the defence this morning in a Fourth Court case in which a Chinese was charged with dishonestly retaining stolei. property. Counsel explained that the property in question was a bicycle handle and a bell. He had been instructed only last evening and required a date.
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    MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
    611 11 Furniture for the New Offices. Action taken at a Committee meeting held on Jan. 14 included the following Disapproved proposal to erect a coffec•hop near Anderson Bridge. Ger.^Tally agreed to the principle that the Commissioners should take over the control of all septic tanks. Agreed to connect Tanglin
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    SUBTERRANEAN PERILS.
    123 11 Explosion** in Vienna And Berlin. London, Jan. 15. London is not the only city exposed to subterranean perils. A Vienna message states that a workman has been seriously injured there in a gas main explosion which set on fire hundreds of telephone cable*. According to a Berlin cable,
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    INFLUENZA IN BRITAIN.
    68 11 Prevention Better Than Cure Scheme. London, Jan. 14. In anticipation of the possibility of the influenza epidemic spreading from the provinces an inhalatorium has been installed at Pimlico where anyone mny enter and breathe medicinal fumes sprayed from a revolving: wheel at a co«t of threepence. Those
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    KING OF ALBANIA.
    51 11 Tirana, Jan. 14. King Zogu has been suffering for some time from stomach trouble. He has been minutely examined by Viennese specialists. who find that it is nothing worse than a case of excessive smoking, overwork and insufficient exercise. Diet has been prescribed and cigarette* have been
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    280 11 COOLIE MURDERS YOUNG TAMIL GIRL. At the continued sessions of the Johore Bahru Assizes, before Mr. Justice McCabe Reay, the second murder case on the calendar has been disposed of. The Deputy Public Prosecutor, Mr. R. Moor, M.C.S., appeared for the Crown. Ramasamy, a tapping coolie on
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    ESTATE DEVELOPMENT.
    458 11 Successful Partnership Dissolved. Mr. Justice Deane in the Supreme Court yesterday delivered judgment on a motion brought by Lim Kim Noy against Yeo Chang Boon and others for the dissolution of partnership and the appointment of a receiver in the business of the Kim Say Kongsi. i His
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    THE SIMON COMMISSION.
    110 11 Bad Tactics. London, Jan. 7. Lord Olivier, speaking before members of the University Labour Federation in Manchester, said that India's hostility to the Commission was bad tactics which would increase the difficulty of a comfortable transition to Dominion Status, which would be better obtained if Indian political
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    THE VESTRIS INQUIRY.
    130 11 The findings of Commissioner O'Neill upon the Vest rig inquiry carry the same note of prejudice and palpable desire to discredit which marked the proceedings in the New York State Court, remarks a Home paper. Everything and everybody was to blame except the American stevedores who loaded
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    RUBBER STATISTICS.
    116 12 r of Rubber, F.M.S., and Deputy ReRis- iimis of stocks o£ of over 100 iK-ios on Dae. 81, 1928, together uitli ii turni by estates and deal- lo] and l> n. lilies only. bbcr in proeMa of smoking) i s:ilr. irrespective «i dMtin*U«a. Stork* »f prcrr>! rubber Btr
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    890 12 N.S.C. Proposals Carried After Stormy Meeting. Lord Lonsdale, president of the National Sporting Club, and the great champion of the sport of boxing, took the chair at a mass meeting held in Australia House, Strand, during mail week, of promoters, boxers, managers, seconds, and all the other
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    37 12 The President of Mexico has ordered I the abolition of summary executions, I directing that even persons apprehended in open rebellion against the Go\prnment are to be turned over to the civil courts I for formal trial.
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    LARWOOD'S PASSION FOR CRICKET.
    925 12 HIS LIFE STORY Mr. Robert 1 1 father of Harold Larwood, talked to me in his little cott- «ge in Chapel-lane, Nuncargate, of his I cricketer son, who has taken all Australia 'by storm (narrates a Sunday Express correspondent.) I first took serious notice of Harold,"
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    JEWS TAKE TO TOPEE.
    36 12 Peshawar, Jan. 5. In obedience to the edict of the Persian Mejliss the Jewish community ol Peshawar, who have recently migrated from Persia, have taken to the Pehlvi topee as their headgear.
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    118 12 quoted from the Observer in a leaning article last week some remarks anent the difficulty of reconciling Sir Jagotlb Dmw'i conclusions with the principles rf true humanitarian i.-iii MM) now comes Dr. Klizabeth Sloan Chesser's corroboration Sir Jau-iiis told me that vegetarians vupht that a diih of green peas in
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    1112 13 A Long and Severe Struggle. The morn./ig and evening bulletins of tho pn.«t four weeks have kept us informed of the changing fortunes <>f the Kind's ill ness, wrote the Medical Correspondent of the Observer on Dec. 'J2. They brought us almost to despair of
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    858 13 Mystery of British Steamer. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Jan. 19. A few days ago the steamer Redgate, a tramp boat from Durban with a cargo >f coals for the Xederland Steamship Co., •rrived in Tanjong Priok harbour in a iamagcd state. TIh Captain could not at
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