The Straits Times, 4 January 1930

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A «NTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUEISTIM NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 0 PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1930. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 0 PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY. JANUARY 4, 1930 PRICE 10 CENT
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      107 1 Ny Carlsberg Beer In fcettl.K and on draught. Solr Importer* EAST ASIATIC CO.. LTD. (Inc. in Denmark) SINGAPORE. QUALITY PURITY RICHNESS ULLUUL DIIHIIU #SWISS!:|| FULL CREAM fyrfj-) SWEETENED CONDENSED I^Pi SWISS MILK A P 5 :K^;^# FROM THE FAMOUS ALPINE VALLEYS. The unique and outstanding features of Sledge Brand Milk
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      200 1 GENTLEMEN'S FOR GOLF shops nlDr P AND y^vi 1 ESTATE WEAR wS^ *[s^mH l^^^ is (he loir c the Brogue Shoe. -^r—A^J^^^^C^''' i Mos^ tax the ever-popular y^iC-^*^^^^ "ALLAN" SHOES "^^^t^^ Made in Edinburgh. THE ROSVTII. j||^ THE ST. ANDREW Mado in fine quality, willow fl «fe."N A« exceptionally smr
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      12 1 Prime Portland "OK" CEMENT EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. (Inc. in Denmark) SINGAPORE.
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      527 2 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL AND I'ASSENCER AND CARGO SERVICES. PEMNSI TAR AND ORIENTAL B.N. CO. UNDBB CONTRACT WITn HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore. KARMALA 9,100 Jan. 11 KASHMIR !>,OOO
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      595 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail FUSHIMI MARU 11,000 Jan. 10 17 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,500 Jan. 80 81 HAKUSAN MARU 10,600 Feb. 16 17 t KITANO MARU 8,000 Feb. 27 28 HARUNA MARU 10,500 Mar. 13 14 t KAMO
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      497 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (liicorporLted in England) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknawn steamer MA££LLA (7SSS tens) *nd the new motor vessel, MALASAR (4812 tdns). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finfcrt steamers tradirg to Australir., Cabins
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      630 2 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with the NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections to Passage, Freight, Transhipment Marine Depts. and Manager's Desk. Representative for Singapore and Straits Settlements of the Official Tourists Bureau of Java. VAN DER PARRA-Januaiy 5,
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      592 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in Englsnd) REGULAR SERVICES TO MARSEILLES, LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMENGENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW—BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. (Route
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      535 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in Sam) FANGKOK COASTING SERVICE For KreUy, Tienggarau, Kelant:;n, BangMJu, lelupin, I'rtani, Singora, Lucon. Sithcn, Bandon, Kohsamui, Lanjsuan, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrivr.l Departure VALAYA J»n. C Jan. 8 SUDDHADIB Jan. 13 Jan. 16 MAI.IM Jan. 20 Jan. 22 The steamers are fitted throughout
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      438 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. DUTCH MAILS N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland and N.V. Rotterdamsche Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO Amiteroam wm^ Southampton Mar^llle. T Rotterdam Tonnage P C Hooft 14,600 S.M.N. Jan. 10 £le-derKed.« $L g Prin's'tr Ned.9-200 S M.N. Feb. 21 S.s. Tjcrimai 8,000 R.L. Fob. 24 SMN _Vesscls route
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      483 3 DOLLAJt fTBAMOnP LIKE osWAMEaUCAH I MAIL lIW f~aP^*sfi qV^H ~i ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE From SINGAPORE and PENANG ria COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA and MARSEILLES to NEW YORK and BOSTON. Arrive Leave Leave Spore Spore Penang PRES. GARFIELD Jan. 6 Jan. 9 Jan. 11 PRES. POLK Jan. 20 Jan.
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      462 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) "ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT FREIGHT SERVICE OUTWARDS To Dong Kong, Shanghai and Japan Due Spore s.s. CITY OF HEREFORD Jan. s.s. CITY OF TOXIC Feb. 6 s.s. CITY OF PEKIN Mar. C s.s. CITY
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      480 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE. Sailings for United States and Canada Points from Manila and Hong Kong San Francisco and l.oa Angeles S.S. GOLDEN MOUNTAIN from Manila Jan. 7 S.S. GOLDEN MOUNTAIN from Hong
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      244 3 UNICORN^ STOUT Specially bottled for G. H. SLOT CO., LTD. PENANG AND SINGAPOREThe British Malaya Trustet and Executor Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In tha Straita Settlement* and Registered under The Trust Companies Ordinance 1928) to prepared to set v EXECUTOR ADMINISTRATOR TRUSTEE CUSTODIAN TRUSTEE ATTORNEY OR AGENT The Company has funds
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      224 3 We have just unpacked a fresh consignment of the well-known and excellent "ARROW" SPORT SHIRTS All sizes stocked. To a\ oi. I disappointment an early call will be much appreciated. THE THE HIGH STREET GENERAL STORE, LTD., 51/52, HIGH STREET. MODERN SANITATION" AND SANITARY EQUIPMENT for DOMESTIC AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES DEATH
    39 4 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES DEATH RENNIE. James Deane, in his fifteenth year. beli.vd elder sun of J. S. M. and Clare Rennir of Bletchingley, Surrey, and SilicaDOM, im Jan. 3. 1930. (By cable i. (iou rci>t your happy soul Dear Boy.
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      717 4 SMALL ADVERTISEMENT FORM. To The Advertising Manager, Straits Times, Cecil Street. Please insert the following small advertisement for days There are approximately seven words to a line and there is a flat rate charge of 25 cents per line per insertion with A minimum of one dollar per insertion. The
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      718 4 MISCELLANEOUS We sell clean cotton rmgi. Pott Box 668. ALHAMBRA MANILA CIGARS are mild. WANTED, a cliild's cot. 90, Straits Timee. WHITE polished Italian marble tiles, all •izcs in stuck. Apply 1, Telegraph Street. PIANOS. N«w and second-hand pianos for lire. Season Co., Ltd., Ill and 113, North Bridge Road.
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      922 4 BOARD AND LODGING WAR.WICK HOUSE, 81, Cavanagh Road, Select English Boarding establishment. Phone 7593. FURNISHED rooms, with or without board. Five minotes from town. Garage, phone. 78, Straits Times. WANTED, by young lady, board and lodging in private Eurasian house as paying guest. Apply 81, Straits Times. DUTCHMAN, 25 years
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      856 4 HOUSES, FLATS, ETC. TO LET, from May, for 6 months or one year, well-furnished house, Tanglin district, 'J bedrooms, electric, gas, telephone, double parage. Would consider letting unfurnished. Apply 94, Straits Times. OFFICES AND GODOWNS LARGE OFFICES to let at 9. De Soosa Street. Apply within. TO LET, 4 and
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      576 4 THE SINGAPORE TRACTION CO., LTD. (Incorporated in the United Kingdom) TROLLEY BUSES. SERVICE No. 6. FINLAYSON GRBEN— NEWTON. The service of Trolley Buses from Finlayson Green to McKcnzie Road will be extended to Nawton Station via Bukit Timah Road on JAN. 5, 1930. SERVICE No. 11. RUM AH MISKIN— TANJONG
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      910 4 AUCTION SALE of valuable freehold and leasehold Singapore Town and Country properties. At Messrs. Cheonjr Koon Seng Co.'s saleroom, No. 30, Chulia Street, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at 2.3» p.m. Lot 1. Valuable freehold land and shophouse dwelling known as No. 138, Syed Alwi Road, Singapore, arva. 1,599 sqpan feet.
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      464 5 "THREE BAGS" AM) "DANCING CRACKKKS." vu tZj t£j v hi NOTICE is herebj girm that tho TiadBOCIATION, LIMITED, companjr incorpo-ra-U'il under the la* tritaill and having iis registered .(Bee at Oxford str«i-t, Manchester, England nnd arc naad by them in ream faada of all kinds' 1 man ifa md oi
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      325 5 To those living in Hotels. > You are entitled to comfortable SLEEP. No Bed can be comfortable unless fitted with a Bed Spring Mattress that will NOT SAG 1 The One Bed Spring that WILL NOT sag is THE Simmons "Royal Ace" Makes sleep a pleasure. Stocked in all sizes
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      227 5 mp 1 W i i THE HOME FLAVOUR IN THE HOTEL FARI LEA* PEHaiNS JfcAUCjE_ DR. CASSELL'S TABLETS Repair Wear and Tear of N>rr > and B«dj Prica la. M. *»4 4a. A lovely complexion /9 By the continual |^^\jk use of Purol all (A'^ 1 roughness, pirn" y 4»-
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      344 5 CAMERAS in Models ranging From $10 to $500. Illustrated Catalogue free upon request to Sole Agents M. Wiseman Co., (Eastern) Limited. (liiri.iimml.il in Xn K 'and 41/: i, KOBINSON ROAi). SINGAPORE. NEW SHIPMENTS Valspar Varnish and Enamels Watcrspar Varnish Stains Will not turn White. Th(y are Waterproof, Heatproof and Weatherproof.
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      245 5 1 L Quality Pays iHoyTMtra.cb.LaNsioN ,...«J,. U 1 i u"irc i'tT>L -......-.wi. Hoyts Metal has been used on all the principal long: distance flights and is being used in ever increasing quantities in modern Diesel Work for Marine and Land purposes. Hoyts have a brand to suit your every need
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    HOME SPORT REVIEWED.
    2841 6 Dearer Seats at Wimbledon: More Coaches Needed. F. A. DISAGREEMENT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) LonuVw. D"c. 5. As I led you to believe in one of my recent letters, the conditions, foi th National, the great. In the world, to be run at Aintrce on March 28,
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    DR. BARNES TO REMAIN IN AMERICA.
    1547 6 SIAM LETTER. Communist Propaganda In The Schools. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Dec. 28. It will be remembered that I sent you a wire stating that Dr. Barnes had been offered the position of Adviser to the Department cf Public Health and had accepted
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      22 6 DANISH PORTLAND CEMENT Agentß G. M. SLOT CO., LTD. I'ENANG AND SINGAPORE. Stocks carried. Large supplies can be arranged for contract delivery.
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      214 6 Grand Hotel, Brastagi Unique health resort in the Sumatra Highlands. 4,800 feet above sea-level. Telegraphic Address Postal Address BRASTAGI HOTEL, BRASTAGI HOTEL, BrasUci. Brsi»taKi, Sumatra, E.C. All telegraphic enquiries must be sent prepaid. BRACING AIR EXTENSIVE VIEWS. RIDING GOLF TENNIS BILLIARDS. DANCING AND MOUNTAINEERING. EXCEPTIONALLY REDUCED TERMS DURING LOW SEASON
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      33 6 THE NEW tQPFFHFY wit I~i LJUILijCV is the camera you have been Sol* Agents DIETHELM CO., LTD. Ans.tigm.t lea. F. 8.8 dncorpor.t.d I. II I B 3-.peed Automat shatter BINGAPOKE-PENANC-BANGItML brilliant View Fiader.
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      381 7 PAVILION SS i Commencing from Wednesday, Jan. 1, 1930, at 9.15 p.m. sharp. EVE'S FILM AND EVERYBODY'S REVIEW (Silent) HARMONY UND (Talkies) with DEAN SISTERS THE LATEST PATHE GAZETTE (Silent) HOWDY BROADWAY 7 Reels (An AH Star Cast) (TALKIES ALL SINGING ALL TALKING). In the First Show at 7.30 p.m.
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      294 7 Raffles Hotel TEA AFTER DANCES mS 1 ,1 "jg MURA SMIRNOVA S? FHt THE •.16-8.15 pJ n. CELEBRATED SHANGHAI Saturday DANCER. ORCHESTRAL Phone 2920 for CONCERT Be^rvaUona. NfiW Dances New CoBtumes S an d.,, 9.3^ p.-,. Sea View Hotel All rooms fitted with modern conveniences. CINEMA (Wet or Fine) TO-DAY
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      450 7 NOTICE is hereby (riven that the Tr.ide Mark depicted above is thp exclu^ perty of LENDRUM, LIMITED, a company incorporated under the laws of Great Britain and havinir its registered office at 3, Temple Avmue, London, England, and is used by them in retpect of all classes of paper manufactured
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    EMPRESS OF JAPAN LAUNCHED.
    918 8 SHIPPING NOTES. Largest and Fastest Pacific Liner. A three-funnclle.l, twin-screw oil burner, of IMM lons, with passenger capa-ity f <„;!, the < a ::i.';!;in Psciflc liner Empress of Japan, has been launched at Glasprow. It will b*. the largest and fastest liner regularly plying the Pacific
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    24 8 Tin' lie MaritimM Genera) M.i.ini-.r ii dttfl lure lo-nmrrow at 11 a.m., .•if.; will leave probably :it I p.m. for Suigon. Cblna and Japu.
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    43 8 The following story is alleged to have been told by Sir Hugh Clifford, when Governor of Nigeria A class of small boys was asked to describe the meaning ol Soviet." One small boy wrote A word used in middle-class households to (leatribc napkin*."
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      273 8 EXCHANGE. Singapore, Jan. 4. On London, Bank 4 m/l 2/3 15/16 Demand 2/8% Private 3 m. credit 2/4 7/32 On New York, demand 56\ Private 90 d s On France, Bank T.T. 1431 On India, Bank T.T. 153% On Hong Kong, Bank T.T. 26>i dis. On Shanghai, Bank T.T. 109%
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      SHARE MARKET REPORT.
      154 8 Rose Macphail Penman, Ltd. Singapore, Jan. 4. London.— Rubber. 7Kd., >.id. down. Noon prices (London Standard) Spot 25 ',4 cents. London.— Tin £178 15«., «4 17». 6d. down. Mining.— Easier. Sungei Ways 3.40-3.50. Kurhais 1.25-1.27, Kinta Dredge 1.38-1.40, Klung Rivers 2.30-2.40, Hpng Fatts 60-64 cents, Malaya Consols
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      CHURCH SERVICES.
      457 8 ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL.- 2nd Sunday after Christmas, Jan. 5, 1830, 7 a.m., Holy Cuinn. 7.30 a.m., Matins 8 a.m., (Choral; Holy ('num. 10 a.m.. Children's Eucharist J. 30 p.m., (Choral) Evensong and Sermon Holy Comn. on Mon. Wed. and Friday at 8 a.m., Tues. Thurs. and Saturday at
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      PASSENGERS.
      283 8 The following passengers sailed for Australian ports per m.v. Malabar yesterday Mr. J. B. Jacobscn, Mr. A. R. Bonnctt, Misses McMullen and Therman, Miss M. Fatten, Mrs. Vass, Mrs. L. J. Stubbings, Miss Lesser, Mr. and Mrs. \V. England, Misses Campbell, Messrs. Grant, Millbank, Moon, renhousf, WRlcn and Brunton,
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      EXCHANGES.
      75 8 Rugby, Jan. 3. Foreicn exchanges are Amsterdam ISjMK, Athens 375, Bombay 1». 5 15-lCd., Berlin 20.43 V-.,, Brussels 34.90, Bucharest Mt\ Buenos Aires 45=*, Copenhagen 1 h .:.>(• Geneva 25.13 'i. Helsingfors 194%, Hong Kong Is. 7Hd., Lisbon 106.25, Madrid 36.65',™, Milan 93.20, New York 4.87 9-16, Oslo 18.20V',
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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        MINING.
        483 8 ■MM V«l. Id. Buyers Seller* Cl £1 Asam Kumbang 86/- 88/5/- 5/- Ayer Hitam Tin 12/3 13/tl £1 Bangrin Tin 26/- 28/1 1 Bautng I'adang 0.20 0.26 1 1 Batu Caves 1.05 1.10 1 1 Bukit Arang 0.97 ft 1.02 ft £1 £1 Burmah Malay 22/6 23/6 11 1
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        GENERAL.
        223 8 Val. I'd. Buyers Seller* 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 2.07>^ 2.15 2 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 2.75 2.90 El £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 6.17.0 6.U.0 1 1 Central Engine 0.60 0.00 1 1 Cycle and Carriage 0.45 0.55 10s. 10s. Duff Development 5/ 6 Sd. Dunlop Rubber 14/- 15
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        102 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 11)26 red. 1931-36 102 IC6 ci. Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1901 red. 1930 $1,878,000 par. 6'/c prem. Singapore Municipal 44 l .-j p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 (1,600,000 95 par. Singapore Municipal i\i p.c. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        388 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. 10-aay s i'ricis Frascr Lyall tt A Co. Kvatt Ailcnby ($1) Alur Gajah ($1) A. Ilitam ((1) A. Kuning 1*1) Am. Malay ($2) A. Molek (»1) A. Panat (»1) Bassett (»1) hrogas (|1) Brunei (*6) B. Jelutong ($1) B. Katil
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    245 8 Saturday, January 4. Ships alongside the Wharven or expected to arriw. Entrance KKIM'KI. HARBOUR. Main Wharf I.ch. Spartan, Dassac, B.P.M. Lighter 1M, VuUella, W. Bt. Enterprise. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong i'agar. Albert Dock Nil. > Victoria Dock Scott Harlcy. kipp.l
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    178 8 Today. China. Hiunam, Japan, Korea, Formosa, East Siberia, Philippine Islands, Western Canada and WcsU-m Sutfs of L'.S.A. (Hong KJung) 2 p.m, Bonka island l'ladjoe and Palcinbanc (Svnung) 2 p.m, Kelantan (Parcels) Knanl p.m. Btnckalis and BagaM Si Api Api i Bingkara) 3 p.m, Mui. Labuan, North Borneo
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    40 8 Left Arrd. By B'pora I.oadoa Prina der Nedeilanden Nov. 15 I)?c. 9 Ed«v«n« Nov. 21 D»c. 14 Tjerim.i Nov. 22 Dec. 16 Kashgar Nov. 28 Dee. 23 Eilavana Dec. 6 Dec. 28 Patria D v Dec. 2b
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    61 8 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc., New York, Bend us the following cable dated Jan. 3, their quotations being in gold dollar cents closing bid prices Rubber Exchanges sales to-day 1)50 tons. January 15.30, February 15.50, March 15.80, April IG, May 1ti.20, June 16.40, July 16.60, August 16.80, Sept.
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      451 8 PUNT FOR SALE 1 NEW ELECTRIC HAULING WINCH, single-barrel type-cast iron barrel, driven by gearing from a 120 b.b.p. motor D.C. To haul 75 tons up an incline of 1 in 60 at 200 ft. per minute. Complete with electrical and hand brakes. MAKERS Messrs. Joseph Booth Bros. Ltd., Rodley,
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      19 8 FOR SALE FIRST CLASS POLO PONIE9. CARBINK HKKi:i). For particulars apply to The Manager, Tipperary Station, Uurwin, North Australia.
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      253 8 ♦♦♦«♦♦♦«♦««»>♦»♦«»««»«»«««»»««»♦♦♦♦♦♦»•♦ »♦♦•«•«»««»»♦«*«♦♦< MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Bright Wind. Station. Temperature. Rain* Sun- Relative Direc- Speed. Weather. Max. Mm. fall, thine. Humidity. tion. I I F. F. ins. hours. I m.p.h. Alor Star 90 70 Nil 8.0 86 ENE 5 Fine Kota Bharu No report. K. Trenggunu 84 72
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      175 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Saturday, Jinuary 4 H. W. 1.32 a.m., 8.3, 0.34 p.m., 9.4. P. and 0. homeward mail closes, C p.m. Vyner Gomez School uf Dancing, Revue at Vic. Theatre, 9.30 p.m. Sunday, January 5 H. W. 2.2 a.m., 8.3. 1.14 p.m., 9.1, Dedication of new Church, Kampong
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    377 9 Stocks of Rubber and Tin Increase. DREDGERS STOP WORK ON SUNDAYS. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Saturday, 11 a.m. To-day's I'riccs Rubber. 2.")' i cts.. per lb. Tin, 200 tons at $90 per picul. Yesterday's IVices Rubber, London 7 s «d. per !t>., down '.'<d. New York
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    CANADIAN POWER.
    107 9 Shortage Caused by Lack Of Rain. The unprecedented dry weather has fiTiiinl I Miiooi situation for Vancouver's industries, which are threatened with a shortage of power, derived mainly from nearby lakes nnd streams, according to special correspondence to the Financial Times, date.l Dec. 4. Sevi ral day; ai"'
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    TIN RETURNS.
    267 9 Kurhai Tin.- 682 boon 1" mins., timp loirt I.M h'>urs IS rain avcrig* digging depth 44 feet. 800 picnls, 111,000 y.mls. Cbendcriang Tin. Dredge Gl9 hours, m.iiOii y.iri 165 picals. Rstu Tin.— 6oB hours, 1,-iO,nOO yard?, 638 Rahrniin Hydraulic Tin.— l.loo piculs. f'nnxnlidated Tin. 58.T hours, 166,000 vn.l
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      S.A. DIAMONDS.
      882 9 Smaller Output But Higher Prices. During the last two years the Department of Mines, acting on the instructions of the Minister, has published no statistics concerning the production and sales of South African diamonds. This policy now appears to have been abandoned, and there has just been issued
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      61 9 Tone of Market :—lJuiet. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 7%d. per lb. New York :—Spot Sheet G. cents 15% per Ib. I.SJ3. equal to London Stasdard ;tandard R.S.S. on Tender m Spot January February March Jim. -March April-June Buyers 2.V| 25% 2«'A 27 2«H 271;
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      SINGAPORE MARKETS.
      456 9 Official List of Approximate Prices. The following are the prices, cant* per catty where not otherwise stated prevailing* at the Singapore markets on Jan. S", as furnished by the Food and Market Inspector Meat. Beef steak (round) 48 per catty, beef stew or curry 37, pork, lean 64,
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      TIN PRODUCERS' SCHEME.
      242 9 Public opinion instinctively distrusts schemes for restricting or manipulating supplies of a commodity for the purpose of raising its price, says The Times of Dec. 2. It is a sound instinct, for few of them are successful, and even the few bring indirect disadvantages, such as restriction
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      15 9 Bukit Jelotong.— l6,l62 Ib. New Scudai.— 6B,ooo lb. Permatanr (Malaya) R.E.— 59,060 lb
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      THE RUBBER AUCTION.
      469 9 Present Position Very Uncertain. Messrs. Lewis and Pe»t (Singapore), Ltd., under date of Jan. 3, state After the holidays the tendency of the market was to improve and there seemed to be a better feeling throughout buyers were plentiful at current quotation* but sellers scarce. The km
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      LUXURY TRADES HIT.
      229 9 Slump in Buying Of Jewellery. Next to motor-cars, it appears that the trades whose outlook is most gravely threatened in America by the crash in share market prices arc the radio and jewellery shops. A comprehensive survey of the situation which has been made in New York
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      LONDON MARKET.
      411 9 Messrs. William Jacks Co.'s Weekly Report Messrs. William Jacks >nd Co.'s weekly report under date Dec. 4, state* The main effects of the collapse of the speculative boom are gradually passing, and this will be helped with cheaper money in the immediate future. Consumers of rawt commodities have
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      P. & O. AND ITS ASSETS.
      190 9 P. O. AND ITS ASSETS. The Peninsula and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's accounts show their usual healthiness, remarks th'- Evening Standard. The balance sheet has, however, the lack of definition which has come to be expected o/ it. For instance, there is the "omnibus" item "steamers, tups, launches and payments
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    TENNAMARAM PALM OIL.
    1470 9 Better Prices and Lower Costs. The sixth annual ordinary general mooting of tho Tennamaram Palm Oil Company, Ltd.. was held on Nov. 21, at the reg^tered office* of the company, 7, Crosby Square, E.C., Mr. Noel Bingley (the chairman of the company) presiding. Mr. J. H. P.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 4. GOVERNED TO DEATH—II.
    1174 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 4. GOVERNED TO DEATH— II. Yesterday we discussed the laws and restrictions which make Great Eritain unattractive in many ways, not only to the foreign visitor, but also to the Britons themselves who are apparently willing to endure a number of pin-pricks because they
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    THE PROBLEMS OF DISARMAMENT.
    1923 10 Why It Is Making Slow Progress. (By Count J. H. von Bernstorff.) PART II. After these sub-committees had finished their work, the preparatory commission on disarmament went into plenaiy session in the spring of 1927. Two proposal? were placed before the House one by the English,
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    284 10 Mr. and Mrs. George Parbury havo returned to Singapore from Fraser's Hill. Mr. Power R. Lewis and Mr. Abdul Khallaf Mallal have been grantee commissions as Honorary Cadet Second Lieutenants, Raffles Institution Cadet Corps. M. P. Petithuguenin, who was for a number of years French Vice-Consul at
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    774 10 A TOE TEST. According to medical opinion quoted by counsel in an Australian court case, the behaviour of the big toe is an infallible criterion cf the condition of the brain. If the bottom of the foot is gently stroked it tickled the big toe will
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    MORE STREET FIGHTING IN SINGAPORE—2 DEAD. ANOTHER AMBUSH IN SINGAPORE.
    645 11 MORE STREET FIGHTING IN SINGAPORE— 2 DEAD. ANOTHER AMBUSH IN SINGAPORE. Two European Inspectors Wounded. BATTLE IN STREET. Police Kill Two Robbers One Captured. Two Kuropean police officers were wounded and two Chinese gangsters shot dead in a pistol battle which was fought cut in a Singapore suburb yesterday evening.
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    PETROL EXPLOSION.
    101 11 Three Children Killed In London. London, Jan. Cii child wns killed and si-, were iniur- j when playing hi north London around i i a petroleum barrel which exploded. Later Two more of the children who I red by the explosion of a petro- I. ••m\I around which
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    MYSTERIOUS DISEASE.
    70 11 Fifty-Two Children Die In Short Time. Hi i lin. .lan. children have died in short I time .i mysterious infantile disease I weeping Hammerstein Camp n i Mennonite refugees, recently repatriated from Russia, are in quarantine. 1 II other easts of the dise'a*e I .i maael to sjenalaa.
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    SIMON COMMISSION REPORT.
    863 11 Expected to be Ready In March. Rugby, Jan. 3. The report of the Indian Statutory Commission, under the chairmanship ol Sir John Simon, which will make recommendations for reforms in the constitution of India, is expected to be ready for publication in the early part of March.
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    BLAZE IN LOCAL CINEMA.
    341 11 Two Plucky Operators. BRIEF BUT THRILLING FIVE MINUTES. What might easily have been a serious panic was averted by the presence of mind of two Indian cinema operators at the Pavilion Theatre last night. During the performance of the picture Why Worry," at about eight p.m.,
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    TIN SHIPMENTS DOWN.
    119 11 Big Drop in Malayan Exports. The official figure* of tin shipment* from British Malaya during December show a drop of 1,231 tons. The declared exports for December totalled 9,290 tons, made up as follows I nited Kingdom 1.871 IS. A. 4..jfi2 Continent of Europe MM British Possessions
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    HISTORIC RECORDS.
    168 11 Feared Loss in Fire At Washington. Washington, Jan. 4. A fire broke out in the archives room at the Hou-e of Representatives this I evening. The flames and the smoke wi visibl? a nil? away. A geneal fir? harm was sounded nivl fire engines raood down Pennsylvania Avenue.
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    WEATHER RESEARCH.
    77 11 Call for Co-operation Of The Empire. London, Jan. 3. Th'- rapart <>f the agricultural section of the Conference of Km pi re Meteorologists hHs been issue-cl. embodying resolutions laying down the lines of research throughout the Kmpire. The chairman, Sir William Napier Shaw, in a covering letter calls
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    "LIKE AN ORDINARY PASSENGER."
    390 11 Prince's Warm Send-Off. TO USE PLANE IN EAST AFRICA. i Rugby, Jan. 3. I The Prince of Wales had a most cordial I send-off to-day when he left for East Africa on his informal three months' big I game hunting expedition. His departure was marked by
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    PORT OF LONDON.
    221 11 How It Has Developed In 30 Years. Rugby, Jan. 3The Port of London has, during the past year, beaten all previous records for shipping traffic. Figures jusl published, covering the eight months from April to November, *****. show th?. t in that period the total tonnaire of
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    THE HAGUE CONFERENCE
    165 11 Important Snowdcn-Tardieu Conversations. The Hague, Jan. 3. M. Jaspar presided at a half-hour plenary session of the Second Hajruo Conference. He urireJ that the Conference should not wiste 'imc. Thereafter the Conference besan it* task in nrivatc. Mr. Philip EtecwdM anil M. Xardieu cordinlly conferred and are
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    ROWS OF GRAVES AT PAISLEY.
    163 11 Cinema Manager Appears In Court. London, Jan. The busy town of Paisley, with its cotton mills and other industries, was hushed as, following the memorial service in Paisley Abbey, the hearses and funeral corteges filed past for five hours bearing the bodies of 50 of
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    EXTRALITY RIGHTS.
    78 11 Peking Diplomats Make A Suggestion. Mr. C. T. Wang, the Chinese Foreign Minister, entertained international Press representatives at Shanghai yesterday (Friday), according to a Sin Kuo Mm message, and expressed the hope that extra-territoriality wfll be abolished with success in the near future. The diplomatic body at Peking
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    MARSHAL YEN.
    200 11 Expected at Chengchow To-day. A Sin Kuo Mm message from Shanghai, dated Jan. 5, states that Marshal Yen Sliishan left Taiyuan on the night of Jan. 1, and arrived at Shichiachuang on Fridaymorning. He is expected at Chengchow to-day. Generals Hb Chen-chun, Fang Pen-jen, Liv Chen-hua, Kai Kwang-ting,
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    PORT LABOUR.
    84 11 Effort to Decasualise It. Rugby, Jan. S, At the request of the Minister of Labour (Miss Margaret Bondfield) a committee under the chairmanship of Sir Donald MacLcan, is engaged in inquiries in connection with the problem of Port labour. These inquiries have as their object the co-ordination and
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    AUBURN PRISON RIOT.
    146 11 Governor Resigns at Request Of State. Albany, Jan. As a scqiH to the Auburn Prison riot a month ago, Prison Governor Jennings lia-rosigne-d at the request of the State Denartment of Correction. Reuter. It will be recalled that twelve were killed and many wounded in the riot
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    BRITISH EMPIRE PRAISED.
    374 11 "Nothing Better For Smaller Peoples." GEN. SMUTS' VIEWS. Model for the League Of Nations. rugby. Jan. 3, General Smuts, the South Afriisn statesman, made a remarkable speech on the British Kmpire at a luncheon given by the Canadian Club at Montreal. He said ho felt it was
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    ANTI-FASCIST PLOT.
    106 11 French Police to Take Drastic Steps. Paris, Jan. 1. Widespread police activity has followed the arrest of the taree Kalian anti-Fascist intellectuals. The police, armed with search and arrest warrants, have been dispatched everywhere where anti-Fascism is suspected especially to Marseilles ami Besancon ard the whole of the
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    TARIFF AUTONOMY.
    49 11 Nanking's Latest New Move. A Sin Kuo Min mess-aire from Shanghai states that the Chinese Central Government has decided to complete tarilf autonomy hv Koh. 1. Th" existilMt ieVWl classes <.f tariffs are lo be •bolished. The Finance Minister ha; been in tru tcd to prepnrc plans.
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    GOLD IN AMERICA.
    72 11 Daily Statement of Bullion Movements. New York, J;m. I. The I'edernl Reserve Bank is adopting a practice -long followed liy the Hank Knijland. It has decided t'> issue a <!nily statement of bullion movements instoa 1 of tli" former weekly reports. It is announced that the cross
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    ACTIVE CHURCHES IN SINGAPORE.
    1036 12 Lecture on Sumatra. PROGRESS AMONG STRAITS CHINESE. At the second day's session of the Methodist Conference, held in Wesley Church, Singapore, yesterday, the Rev. W. K. Horley, M.B.E., read his r»oort for the Singapore district. He felt rather overwhelmed in coming to Singapore, Mr. Horley said,
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    NAVAL LIMITATION.
    144 12 Japan's Position in A Nutshell. London, Jan. Mr. Wakatsuki, the head of the Japanese delegation to the Five Power Naval Conference, hiterviewed by Reuter, reiterated, in a nutshell, the Japanese standpoint concerning naval limitation. Japan, he said, was ready to reduce, but international naval equilibrium was essential. Japan
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    A ROYAL WEDDING.
    116 12 Elaborate Precautions On Way to Rome. Brussels, Jan. 3. The Princess Marie Jose, accompanied by her parents the King and Queen of Belgium, and her brother the Crown Prince Leopold. Duke of Brabant, have left for Rome in the Italian royal train, which is unrivalled in splendour.
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    LAUNCH TRAGEDY.
    114 12 Fatal Explosion Imperils Aircraft Carrier. San Pedro, (Californoa) Jan. 3. Two persons were killed and four were seriously injured by a petrol explosion which occurred on a launch alongside the United States aircraft-carrier Saratoga. The explosion ignited petrol residue floating around the Saratoga and the aircraft-carrier's hull was
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    "GENTLEMEN PREFER.."
    84 12 "GENTLEMEN PREFER. Blue-Eyed "Gretchens" In Demand in Berlin. Berlin, Dec. 31. The real flaxen haired and blue eyed German Gretchens," between the ages of 24 and 28, have the best chances to get married, in the opinion of matrimonial agencies. Blondes, but not would-be blondce, are high in favoav nowadays,
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    CHINESE CONFERENCE.
    185 12 Important Proposals to Be Discussed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penan?, Jan. 3. Several matters of great interest to the Chinese will be discussed at a conference of the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce, which will be held at Kuala Lumpur on Jan. 12. In view of the present
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    CHINESE RE-NOMINATED.
    78 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Jan. 3. The result of the triangular contest in the Straits Chinese British Association for a seat on the Municipal Commission was that the sitting member was returned again. The results of the balloting were as follows. Lim Eow Thooii. 68 votes; Ong
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    24 12 Mr. S. Muthukumaru has secured the contract for the erection of the Sikh barracks at Pearl's Hill, his tender of §241,000 being the lowest.
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    EASTERN THEATRES AND TALKIES.
    737 12 Smaller Companies And Better Artistes? The effect of the talkies on art and entertainment in the Far East was the subject of some striking comments made by Mr. Laszlo Schwartz, the Hungarian violinist and composer, in a conversation with a Straits Times representative yesterday. Many people
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    ORDER COMPLIED WITH.
    184 12 Delayed Supreme Court Judgment Read. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Jan. 3. The Supreme Court to-day witnessed the somewhat unusual position of his Lordship acting as the Registrar's deputy. This arose in connection with the Court of Appeal judgments in a Penang case heard last August. The
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    31 12 Mr. Schwartz, Hungarian Violinist, and his partner Miss Dawn Assheton, Coloratura Soprano, are giving an entertainment to-night at Raffles Hotel. The performance will be repeated on Monday, Tuesday and •luusday nights.
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    AIR LINERS COLLIDE IN AMERICA.
    197 12 Ten Killed in Cinema Stunt" Santa Monica, (Calif orpia), Jan. 3. Two air liners, each believed to be carrying five persons, collided three miles out from the land and plunged into the sea. It is feared that the ten people on board were killed, including
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    MAYOR WALKER.
    42 12 Increase in Salary to go To Charity. New York, Jan. 3. Although Mayor Walker recently had his official salary raised from $25,000 to $40,000 he will not benefit, for he has decided to give the difference to city charities. Reuter.
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    A DIABOLICAL CRIME.
    396 12 Two Children Murdered By Step-Brother. Hyderabad (Sind), Dec. 17. The double murder of the two innocent boys was diabolic in conception and brutal in execution." This remark was made by the Sessions Judge of Sukkur in the case in which Muhummad Yusif and his wife. Zaibulnissa, a
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    MIGRANT'S PROTEST.
    97 12 Conditions in 3rd Class Unsatisfactory. London, Dec. 11. The Lambeth Guardians have contributed £16 to assist to Australia Mrs. Elsie Clements, the wife of a Sydney resident, who, with her two children, booked a third-class passage in the steamer Commissaire Ramel. Embarking at Marseilles, Mrs. Clements was staggered
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    MONEY-BOX ROBBERY.
    85 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Jan. 3. Ng Ah Hua, who was charged with committing robbery in Bishop Street on Dec. 7. was to-day committed to the Assizes. It will be remembered that the accused and two others attacked a number of money changers who were returning home
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    DEADLY PENAGA.
    249 12 Unhappy Experiences Of Bankrupt. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Jan. 3. Dealing with a number of bankruptcy matters in the Supreme Court to-day. His Lordship approved of the Assistant Official Assignee's scheme of settlement in connection with the T.S.N. failure, the scheme having previously been approved by a
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    H.E. AT PENANG.
    225 12 Farewell for Resident Councillor. (From f\ix Own Corrctpomient.) Penr.ng, Jan. 3. His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government and Mrs. Scrtt are due at Penang by the Government yacht Sea Belle II on Monday morning. On the day following the Resident Councillor and Mrs. Meadows Frost will
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    TROLLEY BUS SERVICES.
    72 12 Extension to Newton And Rumah Miskin. Two new trolley bus services are to commence in Singapore to-morrow. The first will be an extension to Newton Station of the existing service to Finlayson Green from McKenzie Road. The second service will run between Rumah Miskin and Beach Road
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    FLIGHT TO ENGLAND.
    188 12 Attempt to Lower Record From Australia. Melbourne, Dec. 2. Captain the Hon. Hugh Grosvenor, A. D.C.i to the Governor of South Australia (Sir Alexander Horc Ruthvcn, V.C.), is planning a flight to England with the object of lowering the record of 13 days, established by Squadron-Leader Kingsford
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    ACCIDENTAL DEATH.
    99 12 News has been received by cablo from Bletehingly, Surrey, of the death, yesterday, of James Deane Ronnie, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. M. Rennie of Singapore. Jim and his younger brother were home fcr the holidays from King's School, Canterbury. He was extremely keen on
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    40 12 News has been received of the success of Dr. C. C. Pph, younger brother of Mr. Y. C. Kung, of Messrs. Guthrie and Co., Ltd., Penang, in the final medical examinations. Dr. Cheng Poh returns to Penang early in January.
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    "BLACK MONDAY" IN SHANGHAI.
    698 12 Stock Exchange Thrills. MANY BROKERS ARE SUSPENDED Shanghai, Dec. 2:!. At midnight last, nigh'- the Stock Exchange Settlement was still incomplete. Certain members were suspended, having paid 42 per cent., 40 per cent., and 35 per cent, respectively, sr.ys the North China Daily News. An extraordinary
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    FAHMY MURDER CASE.
    93 12 Appeal Against Egyptian Judgment. Cairo, Dec. 'J. There was an echo to-day of the sensational shooting drama in a London hotel in 1923, when Madame Fahmy appealed against a judgment by the Egyptian courts, disallowing her claim to inherit the estate of her former husband, AH Kernel
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    SAMOAN TROUPE COMING.
    51 12 A party of Samoa n entertainers with a novel programme will shortly appear at the Victoria Theatre. In addition to the wild dances of Samoa there will be others of a more conventional type and both instrumental and vocal music. The latter will be both Polynesian and
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    43 12 Messrs. Barlow and Co., in their copra report, dated Jan. 3 state The market has been steady throughout the week. Approximately 910 tons have been shipped since the date of our last report. Closing quotations :tre M follows Suiutrird S;i.|'> «nd mixed $B.l>G,
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      LARGER WICKET PROPOSAL.
      1173 13 S.R.C. in Favour. WILL IT DISCOURAGE BEGINNERS A meeting of S.R.C. cricketers yesterday evening unanimously decided to give the larger wicket a trial during next on, and left the question as to the games in which the new r.tumps should be employed to the cricket section of
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      RUGBY FOOTBALL.
      184 13 Teams for To-day's Match On the Padang. A return match will be played to-day on the Padang between the S.C.C. and the 2nd Welch Regiment. The previous game played on Nov. 2 resulted in a win for the Welch by 10 points to nil. The teams are as
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    PORT DICKSON Y.C.
    210 13 Championship Won By Nereid. The last race of tfca year of the Port Dickaon Yacht Club was sailed on Sunday, Dec. whin nine boats competed. The <■! disc lay time times rcund a triangle formed by the Club beacon, the Camp baoy, and a mark beat nearly
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    PENANG RACES.
    204 13 Further Handicaps for NewYear Meeting. Further handicaps for second day events 'n the Penang Turf Club New Year Meetin? are as follows I ar.d 5. First Division, (five furlong*) Gourd M, Drunken Dan P. 2. [•■rag* Hopaway h.ll. Dawn of Day 8.9. Meteorologist 8. Coragh Mac 8, Humorous
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    "PANJANG."
    104 13 PANJANG." Presentation to Cricket Club Groundsman. An interesting presentation was made on the occasion of the Land Sports :.t the Singapore Stadium on Ntw Year's Day v. hen Panjang, the S.C.C. groan ism.in, who has had the work of preparing the fie.d f oi the sports for the last thirty
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    ENGLAND'S GALAXY OF TALENT.
    620 13 Comments on M.C.C.N.S.W. Match. The M.C.C. match with New Sout Wales in public interest and in class o cricket rivalled the average of simila matches with Ashes' teams from Entrlanc The batting was of high order, the bow ling better than had been expected, am the
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    SHEFFIELD SHIELD.
    133 13 South Australia Easily Defeat NJS.W. Adelaide, Dec. 24. The Sheffield Shield match between South Australia and New South Wales, which started in Dec. 19, ended in a win for the former by five wickets. New South Wales opened with 314, McCabe (69), Allsopp (77) and Davidson (52) being:
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    158 13 Saturday, Jan. 4 Rugby S.C.C. vs. Welch Rogt, S.C.C.; sec Hockey S.C.C. vs. R.E. and R.A. S.R.C. vi. Welch. Golf S.G.C. January 1930, Bogey Competition. Sunday, Jan. 5 Hockey I.A. vi. R.A., Blakan Ifatl. Golf S.G.C. Monthly Bogey Competition. .Monday, Jan. 6 Meeting at Stadium to consider the
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    ENGLISH SWIMMING TOPICS.
    487 13 Appeal to Clubs to Play The Game." Although there are only two proposals on the agenda at the Southern Counties half-yearly meeting at the Polytechnic Institute there is a prospect of keen and provocative debates. Curiously enough, both resolutions deal with water polo. The first proposal, which
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    ALLIANCE GOLF.
    331 13 Hole in One but No Steel Shafts. Although seventy competitors took out cards in the Berks and Buck* A'liance's 27-holes foursomes stroke competition a' Stoke Poges not one took advantage o the recent lifting of the ban on ster shafted clubs. During the play a hole in one
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    SQUASH RACQUETS.
    58 13 Final Stages of Warren Cup Competition. The third round of the Warren Cup open squash racquets competition is to be completed by Jan. 11. The semi-final round has been fixed for Jan. 18 and final for Jan. 25. Players are requested to notify the hon. secretary of the
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    TENNIS.
    36 13 All-India Championships At Allahabad. Allahabad, Dec. 18. The All-India lawn tennis championships are commencing at Allahabad on Jan. 27. The entries close on Jan. 17, Mr. J. F. Holmes is secretary of the tournament. m
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    HOCKEY TRIAL.
    188 13 Preparing for ColonyF.M.S. Match. In preparation for the coming match, Colony vs. F.M.S., it has been decided to play a trial game on the Padang next week of teams representative of hockey in Singapore. The following sides have been selectProlables S. L. Oehlers (S.R.C) A. G. Armstrong (S.R.C.)
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    FINAL ENGLISH TRIAL.
    234 13 Teams for Twickenham Came To-day. Several new names appear in the team? for the final English trial to be played at Twickenham to-day, though such stalwarts as W. W. Wakefield, H. G. Periton, \V. E. Tucker, J. S. Tucker, and R. S. Spong are still in the
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    SWIMMING.
    51 13 Dates of Important Aquatic Events. The dates for the international swimming matches between England and Hungary in England will be July 10 and 12. The men's long-distance championship will be held in the Thames on July 2G, 930, and the ladies' long-distance championship, also in the Thames, on Sept.
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    CAMBRIDGE WIN.
    62 13 Annual Inter- Varsity Cross Country Race. London, Dec. 14. In the annual inter-Varsity crosscountry race, held over a IV* miles course at Horton Kirby, Kent, Cambrdge defeated Oxford. Skelton, Croggan and Goode, all of Cambridge, finished first together, their time being 45 minutes 31 3!5 seconds, and Price,
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    CARNERA ANGRY WITH PHIL SCOTT.
    203 13 Issues Challenge To Britain's Best. Primo Camera, the Italian heavyweight boxer, is anpry with 1'hil Scott. Jimmy Johnson, Scott's American manager, issued a statement that his man would never meet Camera. H>J added that if Camera cared to join a circus among other curiosities," th«y
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    "BROKEN TIME."
    249 13 Britain Again Affirms Her Position. At a meeting of the British Olympic Council, presided '>• er by Lord Rochdale, and which was attended by represertativfc- of th« various governing bodiM of amateur IPOlt, It was unanimously decided that the Association would be represented at the International Olympic Congress
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    EMPIRE GAMES.
    174 13 A.A.A. General Committee Meeting. At the general committee niL'cting of the Amateur Athletic Association, which was held in Manchester M I'ec. "> under the chairmanship of Mr. A. Fattorini (Bradford), the subject of the Empire Games to be held in Canada next year was fully dis. The committee
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      THE CABARET GIRL
      72 15 This is the Cabaret (iirl fancy dresK, made in Dennison crepe paper in the gayest colours. ThU type of thinjr in various designs can be worn by girl* from six to 16 years over a party frock M a sort of carnival decoration, which can be discarded
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      NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS.
      390 15 NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS. How often are New Year resolution:;, like pie-crusts, i;iade to be broken And y t each jnur on January 1 they arc solemnly resolved. It is sometimes rather interesting to look back at the end of the year and try to remember what it was we promised
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      AFTER THE HOLIDAYS.
      542 15 Holidays are over and we all have to return to every-day life. Things seem rather flat and dull and most of us have that after-Chrismas feeling, some perhaps more acutely than others Those who live in big towns or have spent their holidays there, have been swept
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      A "STAR'S" HEAD-DRESS
      1115 15 London, Dec. 2. IN" spite of the fact that present-day youth pretends to be terribly sophisticated, we all (yes, even the youngest among us enter wholeheartedly into dressing-up," and fancy dress dances are, both at Home and abroad, one of the most popular forms of entertainment. Here
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      THE UGLY HAT SHOP.
      216 15 Have you ever be?n to the ugly hat shop Does it reaily oxist Surely ii murt. Every day we see wtnvn vb.' must be regular customers there. If such a shop is really a myth then where do there wonderful hats come from Even in Malaya
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      CARS FOR WOMEN DRIVERS.
      868 15 NEW MODELS REVIEWED FROM THE FEMININE STANDPOINT. If I were a doctor and my patient was suffering from an attack of nerves," often another name for boredom and general lack of interest in life, I should order her not a tonic, nor a rcst-curo, nor a
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      INSPIRATION
      56 15 ThU costume of Mediaeval design wu worn by Princess Imeritinsky at the Galaxy Ball I'ageant, which tocik place in London. It was designed by that clever younj artist Cecil Beaton, who is well known as an artistic photographer and designer. He also cleverly caricatures famous people. This costume offers
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      THE AFTERMATH OF CHRISTMAS.
      721 15 in a cupboard to be enjoyed at a less food-blase time Who can say that a grocer is not sometimes humanely suggestive Mentioning no names, I beheld the touching sight a few days before Christmas, i-f a laden counter piled high with luscious fcllllim of the
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    PRINCIPLES OF SKI-ING.
    1028 17 How Novices Fail. IMPORTANCE OF GOOD POISE. Readera. who have taken or intend taking an active part in winter sports in Switzerland and elsewhere will bo interested in the following article, by n member of the Kandahar Ski Club, ■which appeared in a recent issue of The
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    AIR MARSHAL BOGGED.
    74 17 Bangalore, Dec. IG. Afar Marshal Sir Geoffrey Salir.ond. returning to Delhi after his southern to-.u- was here fcr the week end. His plane Hinaidi encountered a severe storm the machine befalf compelled owing also to shortage of petrol, to land at Mandapan on rain-sodden turf. The heavy
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      251 17 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, For many years, from time to time, the question of clearing up the Kallang area has cropped up, but next to nothing has been done. The Government has plenty of surplus cash and there is now plenty of alien
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      CHINESE NAMES.
      419 17 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— May 1 folk* uo Chan Swee Lee's letter under th;s MMtag appearing in your issue of the 27th ult. Like Chan Swee Lac I, too, have misgivings in treading dangerous ground lest i should be tu;:nnd with 'ealousy by my
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    REPORTERS IN PRISON.
    239 17 Problem of Discretion Of The Press. The imprisonment, on the order of the Judge of the District of Columbia Supreme Court, of three reporters who refused to disclose the sources of information obtained during a professional investigation of prohibition violations in Washington has been widely protested against,
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    WOMEN DIPLOMATS.
    372 17 Consular Appointments For U.S. Girls. President Hoover's administration is offering encouragement to young women seeking careers in the consular service as stepping stones to eventual graduation into the ranks of diplomacy. Two young women. Miss 'Nellie B. Stogsdall, of South Bend, Indiana, ami Miss Margaret Warner, of Lincoln.
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    LUCKNOW TRAGEDIES.
    116 17 Car Kills Boy and Then Disappears. Lucknow, Dec. 16. An alarming number of serious motor accidents have occurred in LockßOW lately. A 15-year-old boy was knocked down near Atatia Railway Station ami killed the motor-car responsible disappearing without leaving a clue- as to its ownership. The second fatal
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      580 19 Assets exceed $10,900,000. Assurance in force pyer $35,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in the Strait* Settlement*). BEAD OFFICE, Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 27, Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British hit* Assurance Companies
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      587 19 BANKING CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Paid Up Capital in 600,000 share* of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund 4,000,000 Keserve Liability of Proprietor* 8,000,000 HEAD OFFICE 33, Bishopagate, London, E.C. 2. Agifccie* and Branches Amritsar Iloilo Peshawar Alor Star Klang Rangoon Bangkok Kobe Seremban Batavia K. Lumpur Semerang
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      344 19 INSURANCE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) Fire, Life, Marine, Accident, Guarantee and Motor. Assets £60,000,000 ARTHUR C. POTTS— Manager and Underwriter, Eastern Branch, Singapore. THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE "INSURANCE COMPANY DOES A World Wide Busines* IS Enjoying Rapid Growth HAS A Pclicy for Every Need. Established 1887. Branch
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      203 19 CARBOLASTIC PREVENTS W 2^ CURES LEAKS IN 1 LEAKS IN l i^lW? l l| Nfa CARBOLASTIC 9—***** preparation for the water-proofing of nearly every type of roof Laid on with a brush, it quickly sets and forms a solid water-proof surface. Fullest details from Sole Agent* UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED (Incorporated
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      155 20 MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER. Phone 6188. P. O. Box 662. Associated with Good Tailoring H. B. WINTER Merchant Tailor SHIRT AND PYJAMA MAKER Sole Agents for The aTf Range of Shirts, Collars, etc. LATEST BTTLBB and SHAPES IN DRESS SHIKTS and COLLARS NOW IN STOCK. 20, BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE. INERTOL W^&jjft*
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      308 20 The Others First! rs*4^ TJKAR each other phonograph in side-by-side comparison with the 1 New Edison, and let your own ears tell you which most faithfully reproduces speech and music. You'll quickly leorn that the New Edison does more than reproduce —it Re-Creates) it is the only phonograph that dares
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      215 20 THE FOREMOST ADVERTISING MEDIUM. VLEK'S KINAWIJN (Quinawine) f VLEK'S KINAWIJN has been prepared from pure grape juice and quinquina of first quality. Due to its fine composition this beverage is much in demand as a real TONIC, invigorating and antifebrile. It gives a good appetite, dispels the weak feeling and
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