The Straits Times, 17 January 1930

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    38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 1 PAGES SINGAPORE. FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1930 PRICE 10 CENT The Straits Times 24 PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1930. PRICE 10 CENTS
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      153 1 Ny Carlsberg Beer la bottles and em draaght. Suit Importt-i i EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. (Inc. In Denmark) SINGAPORE. FROM the very first day you take PHOSFERINE you will train new confidence, new life, new endurance. It makes you eat better, and sleep better, and you will look as well
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      92 1 ROBINSON'S FOR FURNITURE •II 111 I! 1 1 111 1 1 i i 11 ll I (7J |i;!Mlllli M ONE OF OUR POPULAR COMPETITIVE LINES. j This Teak Dining Suite is just one of many new designs at the very low figure of $198.50 complete. ROBINSON COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in
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      14 1 Prime Portland i "OK" CEMENT EAST ASIATIC I CO., LTD. (Inc. in Denmark) SINGAPORE.
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      509 2 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL B.N. CO. UNDRR CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore. KASHMIR 9,0*0 Jan. 19 MACEDONIA 11.100 Jan.
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      545 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Nsples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam. Vessels Tonnag* Du* Sail HAKOZAKI MARU 10,500 Jan. 80 11 HAKUSAN MARU 10,600 Feb. 16 17 t KITANO MARU 8,000 Feb. 27 28 HARUNA MARU 10,600 Mar. 18 14 r KAMO MARU 8.000 Mar. 27 18 KATORI
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      497 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (lueorpori.ted in England) v < r FOB BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regalar mor'.hly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7866 tons) and Us bow motor vessel, MALAoAR (4612 tons). The s.B. MARELLA is one of «he largest and flnect steamers tradii
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      626 2 A* r ITI. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with the NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 8640, with sub-connectiona to Passage, Freight, Transhipment Marine Depts. and Manager's Desk. Representative for Singapor* and Straita Settlements of the Official Touriata Bureau of Java. SINGKARA— January 18, Bengkalis
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      550 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE TBS OCEAN STEAM SHD? CO. LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in England) REGULAR SERVICES TO MARSEILLES, LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMENGENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW—BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. VBBKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. (Boat*
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      553 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Slam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE For Kretay, Tienggann, Kelaptan, Bangnara, Telunin, Prtani, Singora, Lacon, Sichon, Banuon, Kohsamui, Lonjsuan, Chumpon ana Bangkok. Arrival Departure PRACHATIPOK Jan. 20 Jan. 23 VALAYA Jan. 27 Jan. 29 SUDDHADIB Feb. 3 Feb. 5 The steamers are flttcl throughout
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      469 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS DUTCH MAILS N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschapplj Nederland and N.V. Rotterdamsche Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGEF SERVICE TO Genoa Aastsrtai Southampton Marseilles BMteraai Tonnage m.s. Sibajak 12,000 B.L. Jan. 1 s.s. Kon der Ned. 8,200 S.MH. Jan. t m.s. Indrapoera 10,000 K.h. Jan. I s.s. J. P. Coon 11.100 S.M.N.
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      483 3 DOtXAB rr-KAMffiTIP IJXsJ <-*W AMERICAN MAIL LIMB ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE From SINGAPORE and PENANG Tia COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES. GENOA ami MARSEILLES to NEW YORK and BOSTON. Arrive Leava Leava Spore Spore Panang PRES. POLK Jan. 20 Jan. 23 Jan.* 26 PRES. ADAMS Feb. 3 Feb. 6 Feb. 8
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      470 3 ILLIKIuAN dLIvKINALL STEAMSHIP, CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT FREIGHT SERVICE OUTWARDS To Hong Kong, Shanghai and Japaa Dne Spore s.s. CITY CF TOXIC Feb. 6 s.s. CITY OF PEKIN Mar. 6 s.s. CITY OF SHANGHAI Apl. S HOMEWARDS
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      487 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 Baa Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver and Taeoma S.S. EVERETT from Manila Jan. 14 S.B. EVERETT from H. Kong
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      395 3 EASY 1.. -S'L^.'.. 1. I to stop that COUCH And sure to give relief and comfort For over half a century children and adults, the world over ha ye been taking CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY It's pleasant to the taste; contains no narcotics or harmful drugs. It relieves coughs, colds and
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      218 3 MODERN SANITATION AND SANITARY EQUIPMENT for DOMESTIC AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Apt ly U Fong Hin &G.H. Watts Co., «4, WALLICH STREET. SINGAPORE. Phone 7582. potmouldy ROT BLACK STRIPE WOUNDS and ANY OTHER DISEASE OR AFFECTION OF THE BARK USE BRUNOUNUM PLANTARIUM ORDINARY AND RED. The proved tree disinfectant Sub-Agent for
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    SIR ERNEST BIRCH.
    590 4 Biographical Sketch Of Noted Administrator. Following a brief illness. Sir Ernest Woodford Birch, K.C.M.G., C.M.G., (li:iiinian of the Overseas League, former Governor of British North Borneo, and an ex-Mayor of Bexhill-on-Sea, died :U his iiomc at Bcxhill at the age of 72. i ha cause of <lr:»lh
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    NEW TUNNEL IN JAPAN.
    154 4 Largest in the Far East Completed. The construction of Shimidzu Tunnel I between the high passes of Ciunma Pre- j fecture and Niieata Prefecture to connect Outer Japan and Inner Japan was completed on Dec. 29 and the last touch was given by Mr. Egi. Minister
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    CEYLON CHRISTIANS.
    117 4 Pastor Welcomed and League Proposed. The Ceylon Tamil Christians resident in Singapore gathered in the Ceylon Tamil 1 Association Hall on Wednesday evening at the invitation of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Paul, to greet the Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Supra- manium. who recently arrived in Singapore
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    AUSTRALIAN TARIFF.
    391 4 High Standard of Living Among Workers. The Australian High Commissioner (Sir Granville Ryrie) entered the lion's den at Bradford when he was present at a dinner in mail week attended by leading industrialists, many of whom were severe critics of the new tariff. The High Commissioner, however, prefaced
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    38 4 The National Humane Review, published by the American Humane Association, eivo? a short acrount of the Sineapore Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, together with a photograph of Mrs. L. C. Thomas, the former hon. secretary.
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    NOT A CONSCIOUS HYPOCRITE.
    492 4 The Englishman As He Sees Himself. It is certainly true that the English have the appearance, to foreigners, of being both unsociable and hypocritical," writes Geoffrey Layman, in Harper's Monthly Magazine," in explaining his countrymen to American readers. The apparent unsociability of the Englishman arises, I
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    CHINA'S AIR FORCE.
    220 4 To be Placed on More Efficient Basis. With a view to facilitating the control of China's air force, Gen. Chang Huicbanc, Director-General of the National Air Klect, has drawn up schemes for the unification of the nations aerial services. These, it is said, have been approved by
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    RUPTURED SPLEEN
    191 4 Overseer Who Struck CooMe Gets Sentence Cut. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Jan. IG. Sabapathy, an overseer of the Public Workj Department, who has been sixteen n tM se vice, appeared before the •c Court to appeal against his cons'<-: n in the Magistrate's Court at Kuala Kanjfsav,
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    £100,000 FROM PARTY FUND CLAIMED.
    344 4 First-Class Sensation At Westminster. Interest is urabated in the pending law action against Mr. J. C. C. Davidson, the Chairman of the Conservative Party of Great Britain. The plaintiff is suing Mr. Davidison for a large sum of money which, he alU'KP>, he paid over
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    48 4 Members of the clerical and junior staffg cf the Trade and Customs services were "At Home to the Hon. Mr. M. D. Dal;.', M.CS., Commissioner of Trade and Customs, at the Great Eastern Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, en Monday, to bid him farewrll on the eve of his retirement.
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    56 4 The Bangkok Karn Muang states that about noon on Jan. 7 the authorities of tha Ministry of the Royal Household discovered fiic on tho roof of the Oapel Royal and managed U. pxtineuish i* before any ilon:-. 7ho outbreak was due to the 1 11 ml Will m of ihe
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      338 4 y^&Gp^ Health authorities agree that then is a definite dan-jer point" in IlxCCtllCe YOUV TvatlSUOVt CO^fS /JF£^A^\ lhe preservation of foods and this danger point is 50 decrees. When iwS'ifl^Sy 1C t° ni P t r;iturc rises even a degree or iwo above that, bacteria nuilBy a quicker and more
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      292 5 LADIES NOTE £<sfc® -&L 1 The ea gl^ at w oVKe please your husband. |$|pii|P*| A.Hillens y Delftsche Post jifiii^^ o^^o^^A Cigars of the highest I B^"^JZ£^^ i X P M HUSSAIN Co., VVO f4fi-An M. S. ALLY Co., ■HsVßHsy flULl^Cilts NAINA MOHAMED TRDPENVERPAKKING SQNS I^*"*,^^ Cormolrne hi% proved its
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      243 5 Nature gave them that thin outer coating of enamel to protect them. To keep this intact you must keep it clean and polished. Use powder to polish, of course, just as you would for polishing anything else. But it must be the right powder, one specially prepared for the purpose
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      135 5 TRUTH IN ADVERTISING IS WHAT WE STAN!* FOR P (DESICCATED OX I.IVEH) HAVE YOU? RED un xt oROSY CHEEKS Natures Signs of BRIGHT EYES "J Adequate VIGOUR STRENGTH Hlood stream A GOOD APPETITE. J OR ARE YOU? lndi( lions mmk ANAEMIC Mood (Anaemia) the RUN DOWN l;< j-inninjrs of broken
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      1482 6 SMALL ADVERTISEMENT FORE i To The Advertising Manager, Straits Times, Cecil Street. Please insert the following small advertisement for days I -j- j i I i i 4 I f There are approximately seven words to a line and there is a flat rate charge of < 25 cents per
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      879 6 HOUSES, FLATS, ETC. TO LET, from Feb. 1, 1930, unfurnished flat in Amber Mansions. Apply 700, Kampong Bahru. NEW FLATS AT MIDDLE ROAD to let. Electricity and sanitation. Apply 7, De Souia ftreet. TO LET, furnished bungalow, four bedrooms, tennis court. Tanglin district. Apply 112, Straits Times. TO LET. Nos.
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      658 6 .X. A. SUNTORY SCOTCH _-oM«n»<tm» '^2g~r' NOTICE is hereby given that the Trade Mark depicted above is the exclusive property oi Kabushiki Kaisha Kotobukiya (Kotobukiya Co., Ltd.), (a Corporation organised under the law of Japan) having ita registered office at No. 62, Sumiyoshioho. Higasfliku, Osaka, Japan, and that the same
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      769 6 DOCTORS! Please Ring up 25M for a free bottle ana literature of the GENUINE "HAEMATOPAN" concentrated foed, 8 combinations at HAEMATOPAN (Malt Preparation). ..A TONIC in case of Loss of Appetite, Mental and Physlcsl Weakness, Nervousness, Rickets, Anaemia, Chlorosis, Neurasthenia. (A composition of Haemoglobin and extract of malt cont. t.
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      881 6 AUCTION SALE of valuable freehold land and house No. IA2, off East Coast Road, !*99 years' leasehold land and houses Nos. 11, Mohamed Sultan Road and 67 (old No. 26) Bain Street, Singapore and 100 shares in local bank under arbitration agreement dated June 5, 1929, Chop Hup Leong and
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      313 7 To those living in Hotels. You arc entitled to comfortable SLEEP. No Bed can be comfortable j unless fitted with a Bed Spring Mattress that will j NOT SAG 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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      478 7 213,********** on a BSA BICYCLE I have ridden B.S.A. Bicycle No. 16,329 for 23 year*, covering 213,800 miles (recorded), and am still riding it. The original front wheel, frame, handlebars, crank*, and back axle are still in use writes a South African rider. A B.S.A. Bicycle will give YOU equally
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      283 7 COLEMAN OTP QUICK-UTE LAMPS JL Two lighted matches That's all it takes to generate this bandy Cjlenian Lamp. In less than a minute it pours forth a generous flood of pure white brilliance I Restful light that makes it easy to sew or lead so cheerful, too, for entertaining. No
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      437 7 oP^ <iV( I ill THE CHILD WHO MOPES. Depression and lassitude in the very young are invariably a sign of derangement of health. Usually the seat of the trouble is In the stomach or intestines. Deranged digestion nnd constipation are quite sufficient cause to make a child low-apirited and generally
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      171 7 "HERO-FLUTE" HARMONIUMS "KASRIEL" made in Paris. 2 sets of reeds, 4 stops, 3 octaves and mahogany polished. Price $75.00. Monthly instalments can be arranged. SEASON CO., LTD. 11l and 113. NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. SINGAPORE. ÜBil^ the HUNTER'S "W^f LAMP. (Acetylene). tti tm >o batteries JB^Se! t° g° wrong. The most
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      551 7 THE STRAITS TIMES Can b* obtained at the following places Id Singapore Voney Changer, Adelphl Hotel. Money Changer, Europe Hotal. Money Changer, Raffles Hottl. GrosVcnor Hotel. Kelly A Walsh, Ltd., Raffles Place. Federal Rubber Stamp Co., Raffles Place and Tank Koad Station. G. H. Kiat A Co., Ltd., Collyer Quay.
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      70 7 SUBSCRIPTION RATES. (Payable in Advance.) STRAITS TIMES (Daily) Including Postage. Within Outside Singapore Malaya. Malaya,' Without Postage. Monthly S 3.00 t 4.00 J 2.30 Quarterly 8.50 12.00 7 50 hi yearly 17.00 24.00 15.00 Yearly 1.001 .00 48.00 30.00 STRAITS Bl DGET (Weekly) Including Postage. Within Outside Singapore Malaya. Malaya.
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    RUMOURS OF TAX ON BETTING.
    1364 8 SIAM LETTER Heavy Damage to Rice Crop. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hantfkok, Jan. 11. To-day will see the conclusion of the second race-meeting of the season. There is yet considerable uncertainty regarding Urn form of Qm new and one of the result* i.; that high
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    VOLUNTEER DRILLS.
    38 8 Programme of drills up to and tot weekrnding J:m. 19 Saturday, Jan. 18, 2 p.m., Bukit Timah IJantfe, Units S.V.C., Practice Murray Cup. Sunday, Jan. 19, 8 a.m., Bukit Timah P.nnge, Units S.V.C., Competition Murray Cam.
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    AUSTRALIAN LABOUR PARTY SPLIT.
    2111 8 N.S.W.. COAL DISPUTE. Should Mines be Seized By Government VICTORIA'S RAILWAY A WHITE ELEPHANT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Canberra, Dec. 23. Events have moved rapidly in the coal dispute since the sensational and tragic riots at the Rothbury mine laat week. The Arbitration Court has intervened,
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    POOR OUTLOOK FOR NEW YEAR.
    1231 8 JAPAN LETTER. Japanese Industries In Serious Trouble. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Tokio, Dec. 27. Those who have be,en labouring under, the misapprehension that Japan's transi- tion from gold embargo to free gold could be accomplished without any difficulty whatever must indulge themselves in further cerebrations.
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    CHANDU IN BUNKERS
    109 8 Digging by Revenue Officers Rewarded. Strenuous digging in coal bunkers on board the s.s. Kwantung in Singapore harbour last week resulted in two seizures of smuggled charvlu. The ship took ouard 60- tons of coal at Hong Kong, u'.J the first search party noticed that the coal
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      21 8 "O wad some Pow'r the giftie gie us TTo sec oursels as others see us KODAK, LIMITED, '(Incorporated in England) SINGAPORE.
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      83 8 HEALTHY RUBBER TREES! INCREASED LATEX YIELDS! STATISTICS PROVE IT PAYS TO FERTILIZE Discerning Estate Managers, before manuring, should call or write for full particulars of the following Fertilizers SULPHATE OF AMMONIA UREA-BASF 46/o Nitrogen DIAMMONIUM PHOSPHATE (20.6% Nitrogen— s2.s% Phosphoric Acid) LfcUNAPHOS j 20% Phosphoric Acid NITROPHOSKA I"% K3&. A
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      411 9 PAVILION 5K I From Tuesday, Jan. 14 to Sunday, lan. 19, at 9.15 p.m. sharp. THE LATEST PAME GAZETTE GEORGE SIDNEY, VISRA GORDON, MACK SWAIN and KATE PRICE in THE COHENS KELLYS 111 ATLANTIC CITY In a riotous farce of the famous Irish nd Jewish screen families who carry on
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      312 9 Raffles Hotel SPECIAL SUPER CABARET PERFORMANCE DURING TEA DANCE TO-DAY By MADAME CLAUDE RIVIERES ROYAL SAMOANS Featuring PRINCESS ROSELANI (The Song Bird of the South Seas) FEI.IANI and LEI LLI.MA. DANCES NEW SONGS Music by THE SAMOAN STRING ORCHESTRA. Admission to Ball Room $1.00. Sea View Hotel All rooms fitted
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      255 9 to &jjffl*Mflß %®k YOU SHOULD J^W^KNOW i\3OUT E JQ$&Xr 'THREE leaders, coch witK many patented end exclu* ,♦4 sive Conn features arc here. WM Bfc\ c Latest Victor Cornet wJmfw^ c a 'l roorn Troisibone the fl^ttLV Latest Conn Saxophone-. YtP^l Each has so many superior point* V we even
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    NORWAY'S FLEET.
    563 10 SHIPPING NOTES, Over a Million Tons On Order. It is considered to be a frront day in the Norway, for the -hips undei construction and on <>id<r to have surue million dtadwcijrht tons, which event boa DOW tskw iiluc-c The number of vessels under nnsti ucticn and on
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    RUBBER TYRES ON VANS
    174 10 Freight Service Takes To Roadway-. eliminatinf short hauls and 11 deliveriei on Its lines, the Cotton Belt railroad in America, li c tablishinj mssj|s> menlary wirh bus* steel vans, to be drawn by iruck tractors on the high- The railroad has ordered a lar^c fleet 0?
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    61 10 llrnderson, Helm and Company, Inc.. Now Ycrk, sri,,l n s the following cablr dated Jan. I<'>. tfceb quotations being in irol«l dollar cents closing bid prices: Rubber Exchanges sales to-day 1,000 January 11. To. Feoroar* 14Jt, March 'Vlit. April i:,.::(». May 1.-'.r.o. June 15.70, July 16, August 16.10,
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    RUBBER RETURNS.
    35 10 Batu Ap.,i. :i.:..;n n,. liruiiH United. IIJM la, UukH Timah. M.;.7;j Ib. Ib. < hangkal s, r 38,4(5 D Indragiri. 1;: Lumadan I-unas. 0 1,. ii. IK I T-.liOO Ib. Ilu I'm i.r, ii,.
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      CANADIAN OUTLOOK.
      550 10 Opening for British Trade. "Canada, economically, is an sound a* a bell, and the outlook is so promising that we must speak of it with restraint." Such was the description of the present position in Canada given in an interview with Sir Frederick Williams-Taylor, Vicc'Prcsident of th« Bank
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      SHARE MARKET REPORTS.
      115 10 Macphail and Co., Ltd. Singapore, Jan. IT. T.n. Quiet. Per.awats 81-83 cents, Kintas UO 1.43, Kuchais 1.20-1.29. Kuyohs 15:2-1«-cents, Lukuts 1.27^-1.34, Ulu Klangi l.r.OIM lion;: Katts 55-00 cents, Rahmans 1.3T'_- b.-.tu Caves 1-1.05, Malay Consols 34!6 cents. Sun^ci Ljls 38 prem.-41 prem. ents, Talar.i:; 1.25-1.2J, Petalings 5.40-5.50,
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      Rose Macphail & Penman, Ltd.
      167 10 Rose Macphail Penman, Ltd. Singapore, Jan. 17. London.— Rubber 7\d., up 3-16d. Prices I London Standard I Spot 24 H cents. London. Mining £1?'J IOs., up 22s. C.I. V in ins.— Steady. Sungei Ways 3.45-3..",5, Kuchais 1.24-1.27, Kinta Dredges. 1.40-1.42, Klur.g Rivers 2.30-2.40, Hong Fatts 60-04 CMItS, Malaya Consols. 34-36
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      EXCHANGES.
      75 10 Rugby, Jan. IG. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 12.115, Athens 375, Bombay Is. 5 15-16 d, Berlin 20.385, Brussels 34.955, Bucharest 818, Buenos Aires 44ii, Copenhagen 18.20, Geneva 25.165, Helsingfor.- 193<*. Hong Kong Is. G-»d., Lisbon 108.25, Madrid 36.675, Milan 93.08, New York 4&C, 15-16, Oslo 18.215, Paris 123.92, Prague
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      51 10 From France, by Andre Lebon, due at Singapore 7 a.m. on Sunday. From China and Japan, by Awa Maru, due at Singapore on Sunday. From China and Japan, by Durban Maru due at Singapore on Sunday. From China and Manila, by President Polk, due at Singapore daylight on
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      275 10 EXCHANGES. Siniroporc, Jan. !7. On London, Bank 4 m/s 2/3 15/13 Demand 2/3% Private 3 m. credit 2/4 7/32 On New York, demand 66V* Private 90 d/i 071.. On France, Bank T.T. 1430 On India, Bank T.T. 154 Ci: Hong Kong, Bank T.T. 2r,\ On Shanghai. Bank T.T. 1094 On
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        MINING.
        475 10 MM Val. I'd. Buyen Sellen £1 £1 Asam Kumbang 86/- 38/-5-5 Ayer Hitam Tin 14/6 15/6 £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 26/6 27/6 1 1 Batung I'adang 0.22 nji 1 1 Batu Caves 1.00 1.10 1 1 Bukit Arang 0.97 Vi **)2% £1 £1 Burmah Malar 22/6 23/6 £1 £1
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        GENERAL.
        230 10 V«l. Pd. Buyers Sellert 2 2 Alex. Bricl. Prefi. 2.10 2.15 2 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 2,75 2.90 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 6.15.0 6.17.6 1 1 Central Kngine 0.50 0.60 1 1 Cycle and Carriage 0.46 0.55 10s. 10s. Duff Development 5/ 7/. 0 Bd. Dunlop Rubber 14/-
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        101 10 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.e. deb. of 1926 red. 1831-36 108 ICS ci. Singapore Municipal 5 p.e. of 1901 red. 1930 *1,878,000 par. 6% prem. Singapore Municipal 4Vi p.e. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 »5 par. Singapore Municipal 4Vi p.e. of 1909 rod. 1955 $1,000,000 95 par.
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        390 10 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Allcnl>y (»1> Alor Gajah ($1) A. Hitam ($1) A. Kuning ($1) Am. Malay (»2) A. Moluk ($1) A I'anas (*1) BußSett (»1) Brogns (Jl) Brunei (*5) B. Jelutotig ($1) B. Katil <*1) Bukit K. B. ($1) P.. Kepong ($1) B.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    204 10 To-day. Etnl:a Island, Java, South-West ■Sumatra, South-Ka t Bir—o, Cafebes, Moluccas and Timor Dilly (Op ten Noort) 2 pm Pontianak Khot-n Lit) Selat I'andjang, Bengkalis, Siak, Pokan Buroe and l'ajakumbu (Hong Kwunxl 3 pm. North, N. East and N. West Sumatra (General van (.niu 3 pm Cembilahan
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    37 10 By '•trim Uwalpindi de Witt "henonceaux Slamat Cllenga Spore Londui Dec. n Dm. 21 Dec. 12 Jan. i Dec. 13 Jan. I Dec. 12 Jan. i Dec. 20 Jan. 1 Dec. 19 Jan. 1
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    293 10 Friday, January 17. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. KEI'PKI. HARBOUR. Main Wharf I.ch. SparUn, Khoen-Focng, Ji.I'.M. Lighter 184, Spondilus. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf .Sia Belle II. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Pagar. Albeit Dock Dicil;;cr Shrimp. Victoria Dock Stl. Lighter K, Katong. krppel
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    41 10 After several years of diligent study and practice in America, Dr. Wang Yiching, a native of Kiang.si Province and graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, is now returning to China as a medical expert. Flo expects to arrive in Shanghsf shortly.
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      265 10 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Bright i Wind. Station. Temperature. Rain- Sun- I Relative Direc- Speed. Weather. Max. Mm. fall, shine. Humidity. tion. I P. F. ins. hours. I r/rr /r m.p.h. Alor Star 93 69 Nil 10.7 75 ENE 6 Fine Kota Bharu 86 68 Nil 9.1 85
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      179 10 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Friday, January 17 J H. W. 0.14 a.m., 8.8, 11.36 p.m., 10.2, 1 Saturday. January 18 H. W. 1.13 a.m., 8.8, 2.2!> p.m.. 10.1. Opening of St. Matthew's Young People'i Guild, 60, Cantonment Road, 2 p.m. B.I. outward mail due a.m. Sunday, January 19 H. W.
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    681 11 British Move Brings Hope. TIN AND RUBBER BOTH STEADY. (Ry Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Friday, 11 a.m. To-day's I'riccs Rubber, MM rents. Tin. IM tons at $91. Yesterday's Prices Rubber, London 7 \d. per II)., up 3-16d. New York 14*4 cU. per lb.. up cts. Market tone
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    THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
    139 11 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce liulil.cr AMOeMtiM held it* U.'.Oth auction on Jan. 10. when thru- ni catalogued LM ll^iKl lb. or !P.->i;.ir, tens offered 1.748.573 lb. or 780.01 tons sold 1.506.577 lb. or 672.58 tons. Spot. [***>» 7 3 16d. New ■iork 1414 cts PRICES REALISED.
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      RESIDENCY OF JAMBI.
      3189 11 Rubber Yields Up To 1,800 lb. Per Acre. Messrs. V. A. Tayler and John Stephens tell of marvellous yields per acre in their survey, on behalf of the Rubber Growers' Association, of native rubber in the very fertile Residency of Jambi, in Sumatra. Lying immediately north of
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      62 11 Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 1%4. per lb. New York Spot Sheet G. cents 14% per lb. t.S.S. equal to London Standard Spot lundard E.S.S. on Tender January February March Feb. -March April-Juuc Tone of Market Steady. 24% 25 Vi •j:. 1 2Gtt 24 '-j
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      MINES IN DEAD SEA.
      198 11 Mineral Deposits Expected To Make Fortunes. The Dead Sea area is proving a treasure trove of valuable mineral deposits for the Anglo-Palestine Syndicate that secured the concessions for the salt deposits. Preliminary experiments have almost been completed and an expansion is now bring planned. Production for
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      TEBAK TIN FIELDS.
      211 11 Thirteenth Report Of Directors. The fourteenth ordinary general meeting; of the shareholders of Tebak Tin Fields, Ltd., pill be held at the offices of the company. Chartered Bank Chambers, on Friday next at noon, when the following report of the directors will be presented Your directors beg
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    COTTON TRADE REVIEW.
    1707 11 Depression During Past Twelve Months. A MANCHESTER REVIEW OF THE YEAR. (From Our Manchester Correspondent.) Manchester, Dec. 18. A depressing state of affairs hns prevailed in the English cotton trade during the past twelve months. The amount of business offering in cotton piece poods has not been
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY. JANUARY 17. A THREAT TO THE B.B.C.
    1055 12 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY. JANUARY 17. A THREAT TO THE B.B.C. Some time ago we had reason to comment on the unsatisfactory state of affairs in connection with the finances of the Post Officp at Home. Now comes a statement in the Home Press to the effect that the
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    THE RAILWAYS OF BRITAIN.
    1156 12 The Fastest Trains in The World. (Ry Rt. Hon. J. H. Thorns*. P.C., M.P.. Lord Privy Seal.) In the early part of the nineteenth century the Duke of Wellington, who was at that time head of the Government, was asked to appoint the necessary enj»:neeis so
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    491 12 Capt. Wang Ling-koh, former Consu'- j General in the Philippine Islands, has been I promoted to Charge d'Affaires in Spain, i H.E. the Officer Administering the Government returned to Singapore yesterday by the s y. Sea Belle II and was met on board by' Commander D. Derrick.
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    769 12 AfErtCr A very trying reader is anxious for us to try and solve this little problem A wealthy speculator 'ailed his three sons John. Dick and H.rry to him on his retirement and gave John 10,000 shares, Dick 30,000 shares and Barry 50,000 shares. He told
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    54 12 At the annual immtlnt of the Kuala Lumpur Wing of Toe II in Malaya < n Taeaday evetune;, Mr, 1.. I.ayland was elected chairman, the Rev. K. W. J. Reynolds, padre, the Rev PugM Ferguson, pilot, and Mr. Gordon Carrie, jol>master, for the coming year. Messrs. Gordon Carrie and Luylaml
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    NAVAL CONFERENCE-GRAVE MISGIVINGS DEVELOPING. WHY NAVAL BASE IS NEEDED.
    232 13 NAVAL CONFERENCE -GRAVE MISGIVINGS DEVELOPING. WHY NAVAL BASE IS NEEDED. 1 Ex-First I^ord Sounds Note of Warning. k MOBILITY TO FLEET." The Fewer the Cruisers The Greater the Need. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 16. Grave misgivings as to the outcome of th<- London Naval Conference are becom1 in
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    REPORTS FROM TOKIO. Both " Exaggerated And Untrue."
    130 13 REPORTS FROM TOKIO. Both Exaggerated And Untrue." London, Jan. 10. official 'iuartT- in London <!•-•■■, K :i pnd untrue" from T»ki i-eiardipjr th« i.-.'i i 7 nernl <ii- a! ifaetkm, among the legates, with the progress of i!"» A n jrlo-JapancM conversations. la declared that it was understood f i-
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    ANOTHER PIRACY.
    81 13 Desperadoes Pretend To I>e Water Police. Shanghai. Jan. 10. om < h ins-- passenger was fatally vi undrt!, another fell overboard, and 400 I -i izrtl when Jardine, Mathcron and Co.'s steamer Tuck Wo, for Shanghai from un-rhwr, was boarded by i near Chinkiang last night. The desperadoes,
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    THE CRUISER YORK.
    54 13 Leaves Tyne for Extensive Trials. Rugby, Jan,. H5. The crul -r York, built at Janow and launched by the Duchess of York 18 months ago, left the Tyne to-day for oitensive trials. Sir is of the type of cruiser having a placement of k.ioh tons. She carries
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    GERMAN COMMUNISTS.
    80 13 Public Meetings in Prussia Forbidden. Berlin, Jan. IG. In ci Meqoeaet of the almost daily ••llisions between the Communists and the Kasvbtlß, and also Between the Communist* and the police, all public meeting and demonstrations in Prussia have been forbidden. A hundred arrests, including two ir< ni'ieis of
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    ENGINEER-DIPLOMAT.
    30 13 Washington, Jan. Id Pre ic*- -ti Hoover has asked the Senate to :i ip'w t!i" appointment of Mr. John M.,i'i\ M.ir, hcail. the NVw York enrmeer, li«i:1 leu Beater.
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    FROM MEDIAEVAL TO MODERN.
    671 13 $1,500,000 for Sanitation. FINISHING TANGLIN AREA THIS YEAR. Slowly but steadily Singapore is progressing from mediaeval to modern sanitation, and this year a big step forward is to be taken. A total of $1,528,000 is to be spent on increasing the capacity of the sewerage disposal
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    FIGHTING AT HOIHOW.
    118 13 British Sloop Sent From lion- Kong. Hong Kong, Jan. l.">. Fighting tl reported at Hoihow between the anti-Nanking troops who are holding •.in. city, nnd the CaU.tea Navy. M. M.S. Magnolia ha.; been di.-|U X? 1 v iloihow for the protection of foreigners R. liter. H.M.S. Magnolia
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    CANTON'S FAREWELL
    31 13 Mr. Chan Ming-shu. Civil Governor o< Canton, is shortly going to Hong Kong U ;ay farewell to Sir (Veil dementi, the derar.tta£ Go Moot, i««.^ '-life iiin Koo "Iln.
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    BATTLESHIPS' FATE IN BALANCE.
    568 13 Will America Favour Retention Washington, Jan. 10. Great Bri'ain's suggestion that battleships should be abolished has somewhat surprised official circles. It i.s believed that, in view of the attitude cf Japan, the United States will favour the retention of battleships and that the suggestion will be
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    NO STATE PAGEANTRY
    187 13 King to Arrive in Closed Car. Rugby, Jan. 1(5. There is to be r.o state pageantry about the King's journey from Buckingham Palace to the House of Lords on Tuesday to declare the Naval Conference open. His Majesty will drive in a closed motor-car and will wear
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    COINS OR NOTES?
    42 13 How Canton Wants Revenue Paid. A Sin Kuo Mm message states that the Government has decided that the payment of revenues to the Government shall be f>'i |mt cent, in notes and 10 per cent, in C II! j.
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    BIGGEST TIN TRUST IN THE EMPIRE.
    329 13 Twenty Thousand Tons. NIGERIAN AND MALAYAN PROPERTIES. London, Jan. 10An extraordinary meeting of the London Tin Syndicate has unanimously passed the financial scheme necessitated by the amalgamation of the Tin Selection Trust, the London Malayan Tin Trust, Anglo-Bauchi Tin Dredging Company and Mongu Nigerian
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    WEATHER IN U.S.A.
    142 13 Earthquake, Floods And Cold. New York, Jan. 16. An earthquake in Southern California, extreme cold in the north-west and in the Cork Mountain regions and floods in the Mid<l!e-west and south have been reported during the last 24 hours. While buildings rocked in Li* Angeles, Po:nona and
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    SUNDAY RACING BANNED
    94 13 Feeling in Ireland Over R.C. Synod's Decree. London. Jan. 4. Irctan 1's Sunday sporting activities have bem tu.tuilrd by a statute issued by the Roman Catholic Sj-nod forbidding: horseracing and dog-racing on Sundays and Reman Catho'ic holidays from Feb. 17. The decree will not affect the traditional
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    GREAT BRITAIN'S FOOD.
    177 13 Drawing More Largely Upon The Dominions. Bagfcfi Jan- 16Some striking facts ami figures about Great Britain's food supplies are contained in a blue book irsued to-day. Dealing with the chances between prcWar and po: t-War supplies, the Ministry of Agriculture adopts, lor purposes of comparison, the years
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    R.G.A. DEPUTATION IN AMSTERDAM.
    93 13 Dutch Plans Have No Effect on London. Amsterdam, Jan. 16. Some members of the British Rubber Growers' Association, headed by Mr. H. Eric Miller, the chairman of Harrisons and Crosfic'.d, Limited, have arrived to negotiate with the Dutch producers. The d scussions are of a preliminary
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    'SANCTIONS' FORMULA
    165 13 Lukewarm Reception By Berlin Press. Berlin, Jan. 10. The sanctions formula decided on at The Hague has been accorded a lukewarm reception by the Press, the Conservative organs deriding the delegation for accepting a compromise, and even newspapers which have been supporting the Government arc displaying marked uneasiness
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    81 MILES AN HOUR.
    105 13 Graf Zeppelin's Record Beaten by R 100. In the course of a 12-hour full speed trial, the R 100 attained 81 miles per hcur (with 600 horse power in reserve) or eleven miles above contract speed. She beat the Graf Zeppelin's woild record. The R 100
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    FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA.
    109 13 Capt. Chichester Now In India. Kanv'ii, Jan. 10. (apt. (hkhestcr, the New Zealand aviator who was on an attempted flight from England \<: Australia when he received the news of th" death of his wife, has arrived a'. Karachi and has left for Calcutta. Rcutor. A message
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    STAFF REDUCTIONS.
    83 13 i Japanese Resent Action By General Motors. Osaka, Dec. 27. The decision of General Motors to discharge 250 men has developed into a serious dispute involving all the workmen, who, a&sisted by their Union leaders, are demanding reconsideration of the decision. The management has decided to close its
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    TAKING STOCK OF PROHIBITION.
    179 13 Boudoirs Take Place Of Bar-Rooms. DOLLAR A "STENGAH." Price Formerly Only 10 Gold Cents. Washington. Jan. 17. A great national taking of stork of thieffects of prohibition was carried out on the tenth anniversary of America goin;.; dry." The debates, both in the House <.f Representatives
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    KAYE DON'S CAR.
    131 13 4,000 h.p. Sunbeam Nearly Ready. Rogbjr, Jan. 16. Th IMI hoi mi |w»wer Sunbeam motor car with which Kay- Don will, at IVtytona, Florida, in Maich next, endeavour to lower Sir Henry Segrave's land speed record oi 231.3G miles an hour, is approaching completion at WeWtrhampton. Two
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    'INDEPENDENCE DAY.'
    126 13 Mr. Gandhi's Plans For Jan. 26. Ahm«!a!iad. Jan. lfi. Writing to Young: India. Mr. Gandhi uri»es that Independence Day. .Ian. 26, should lie observe! by eimultaneoua niM-t-infrs, in all the cities and villages throuffhou* the country, niakinc the declaration (approved by ths Working Committee of the Congress at
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    GERMAN DEBTS.
    129 13 £25,000,000 Loan May Be Raised in America. The HngMi J an I'"'In the course of a discussion on the mobilisation of debts M. Tardlea, tinFrench Premier, declared it was i that Germany should guarantee n«.t to raise a railway or post olhYc loan and not to issue any
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    BRITISH SILVER COINS.
    105 13 Contain 10 Per Cent Of Copper. London, Dec. 87. That, the alloy now used t"i Britinh silvir coinage cowlst* of .vi per cant. »ilvcr, tit per rent, copper, 5 i nickel und 5 per cent. line is revealed in thr amnal rent rt of Sir Robert Johnson,
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      74 13 TO-DAY'S FEATURES. I>a K e The Railways of Britain, by the Rt. Hon. J. H. Thomas II New Bonk* Reviewed 17 Letters from Siain Japan 8 Australian Politics 8 Letters to the Editor 20 Prnang Raced II Larirr Factory for MagaaefT B.A.T. Scheme M Smugglers Chased by Police in Cotton
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    STRANGE STORY OF CHINESE WILL.
    1230 14 Alleged to be a Forgery. HOW IT WAS DRAFTED, LOST AND FOUND. A Chinese shopkeeper in Serangoon declared himself in the Supreme Court yesterday to be the drafter of a will disposing of coconut plantations in Serangoon, stated to be worth $100,000. This is the
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    MR. SRINIVASA SASTRI. Cape Town Newspaper's Warm Tribute.
    177 14 MR. SRINIVASA SASTRI. Cape Town Newspaper's Warm Tribute. Cape Town, Jan- 4 The creation of the Rt. Hon. V. SSrinivasa Sastri as a Companion of Honour has inspired a most sympathetic tribute in the Cape Times, which, referring to Mr. Sastri's work for union between India and South Africa, declares
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    INDIAN SECURITIES.
    146 14 Slump Follows the Congress Meeting. London, Jan. 4. The de<vne of Indian stocks having occasioned nervous holders to sell out. Sir Atul Chatterjee, interviewed, declared that investors in Great Britain would be making a grave mistake if they nllowed themselves to be stampeded into hasty disposal of Indian
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    LONDON Vs. LOCAL OPINION.
    795 14 S.S.A. and Port Schemes. REFUSAL TO ASK FOR INQUIRY. A piquant difference of opinion between tbe Association of British Malaya in London and the Straits Settlements Association of Singapore is revealed in the latest committee minutes of the latter body. Correspondence from the Association of British
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    A CHINA REFUGE.
    61 14 Rebel General in Foreign Concession. The rebel general, Tang Seng-chi, has arrived at Tientsin and is staying in the Japanese concession. He is sailing for Japan shortly says a Sin Kuo Min message. Marshal Yen Shi-shan has wired to the manager of the Peking-Hankow Railway telling him
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    25 14 At the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Ponang Road on Saturday at 5 p.m., tfcore will ho a sormon by Pastor W. W. 1{ Lake,
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    CHILD-SLAVERY IN CEYLON.
    178 14 Lady Simon Threatens An Anti-Tea Crusade. London, Jan. 17. Lady Simon, who recently published a book in which she alleged there are still 5,000,000 slaves in the world, threatens to conduct a crusade in Great Britain to stop people buying Ceylon tea, if slavery is allowed to
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    NEW AIR LINERS.
    292 14 Trans-Pacific and Atlantic Services Planned. Two monster dirigibles, the largest in the world, are to be constructed and placed in regular operation between Southern California and the Philipines in 1933 by the Pacific Zeppelin Transport Co., according to Mr. Paul W. Litchfield, chairman of the board. The
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    STABS HIS VICTIM.
    174 14 Motorist Not Content With Running Man Down. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Jan. 17. A hire car driven by a Chinese has been involved in a series of accidents resulting in injuries to five persons. The car left Batu Gajah Railway Station in the direction of a
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    STILL YOUNG AT 70. Medical Missionary Returns To China.
    127 14 STILL YOUNG AT 70. Medical Missionary Returns To China. London, Dec. 27. Finding retirement impossible, Dr. Thomas Gillison is returning to China at the age of seventy, as a medical missionary. Dr. Gillison has spent 46 years in Central China on the staff of the London Missionary Society. He retired
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    OUTWARD MAILS.
    38 14 Mails from Europe, London mails despatched on Dec. 26) ex 8.1. Rajula, which anchored at Penan? at 11.45 p.m. yesterday, will arrive by train to-morrow morning. Correspondence will ready for delivery to boxholders at 9.45 a.m.
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    LARGE FACTORY FOR SINGAPORE.
    466 14 Welcome B.A.T. Scheme. THOUSAND WORKPEOPLE REQUIRED. In these days of trade depression, when there is a considerable annunt of unemployment and destitution in Singapore, it is satisfactory to know that a factory will shortly be opened here which will employ at least 1,000 workpeople and will
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    EXTRALITY RUMOUR.
    36 14 The British Government har instructed Sir Miles Lampson to agree to the abolition of extraterritoriality in the inland areas bit to ask for its retention in the foreign settlements, says the Sin Kuo Mm.
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    INFORMER'S STORY OF GANG ROBBERY.
    595 14 Accused Said to be School Teachers. Further evidence into the charges of attempted gang robbery, preferred against Lua Kong Wai, Lim Pye Liam, Salleh bin Saliiii, Lim Bee and Ng Scow Ha at the Assizes before the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) was given yesterday
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      2411 15 Talk of "Professionalism." NEED FOR CLEANING UP LOCAL FOOTBALL. After much discussion it was decided at the annual meeting of the S.C.C. Association football section last night that the Club should enter two elevens in the S.A.F.A. League during the coming season, and
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    ENGLISH CUP TIES. Doncaster Rovers Surprise Stoke City.
    40 15 ENGLISH CUP TIES. Doncaster Rovers Surprise Stoke City. London, Jan. 16. The following were the results of third round ties of the F.A. Cup played to-day: Doncastcr R. 1 Stoke City 0 Queen's Park R. 0 Charlton Ath. 3 Reuter.
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    HOLDERNESS BEATEN.
    44 15 Old Blue's Use of SteelShafted Driver. London, Jan. 6. T. A. Bourn, the old Cambridge Blue. using a steel-shafted driver and spoon, won the Oxford and Cambridge Golfing Society's President's Putter tournament at Rye, beating Holderness, 3 and 2 in the final.
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    ENGLAND BEATEN BY THE ODD GOAL.
    500 15 Poor Football Seen In S.C.C. Game. The start-cf-the-season feeling was very evident in the SC.C. football fixture yesterday, when a team representing England lost by the odd goal in three to the Rest. The standard of play was very poor, and the game was
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    LOCAL HOCKEY.
    60 15 S.C.C. Eleven to Visit Malacca. The following will represent the S.C.C. vs. Malacca at Malacca to-morrow F. J. L. Mayt'er Capt. P. Miers and \V. P. Day-Dewdney R. Wimbury, R. X. Elliot: and R. A. Ashworth P. D. Cork, D. R. A. Hoblyn, S. A. Woosey, T. M.
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    M.C.C. BIG WIN.
    70 15 Fine Bowling: by Legge And Woolley. London, Jan. 6. Playing: at Invercargill, the M.C-C. beat the Southland by an innings and 104 runs. The M.C.C. totalled 309, of which Allom to-day made Cl. Coupland took 7 wickets foi- 86. The Southland were dismissed for 105 and 100.
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    216 15 Friday, Jan. 17 Hockey S.C.C. t«. The Band. S.C.C. I.A. Ist XI vs. S.R.C., S.R.C. H. Q. Wing vs. A.P.C., Tanglin. Saturday, Jan. 18 Penang Races. Rugby S.C.C. vs. N.S., Seremban. Hockey S.C.C. vs. Malacca, Malacca V.M.C.A. vs. Welch, Tanglin K.A. Blakan Mati vs. S.R.C. Swimming, Diving and
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    UNITY IN CHINESE FOOTBALL.
    611 15 New Association Proposed. SCHEME OUTLINED AT S.C.F.A. MEETING. Only a dozen members attended the annual meeting of the Straits Chinese Football Association which was held at the S.C.R.C. yesterday afternoon. ,A proposal to form a United Chinese Amateur Sports Club was discussed. Mr. Tay Lian Teck,
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    HOME RUGBY.
    125 15 Yorkshire's Victory In County Match. The following are the results of Rugby Union matches played on Jan. 4 Cardiff 19 pts., Bristol :5 pts. Coventry pts.. Old Alleynians 5 pts. Guy's Hospital 10 pts., Old Merchant Taylors 15 pt% Leicester G pts., Swansea 11 pts. Llanelly 16 pts..
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    JOCKEY FINED Rs. 2,000.
    54 15 Unpleasant Incident At Lahore. On the concluding day of tho Lahore Christmas meeting. M. O'Neale. who roas Work <.f Art in the C and M. <J. Cup, was fined Rs. 2.000 and severely cautioned (or not trying his horse for a place. Thi? winner. Granary, was
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      243 16 These quaint, narrow \5&» v vettels with one outrigger WEa r^w\ E^r^ ;^fflHsP isf^T? 1^ nr^ see a Catamaran the 3 •^^^^^^^^^BKHtMLWßPl Ceylon coast is almost as jfe •f'^r^^Mfcßl^^MP^^^^^^^Ml common as seeing "Milkmaid" \Js^s*!*^^^^~"' "a tins in a Singhalese Bazaar. L. -<^i^^C!^r^s9^«» For centuries Ceylon fishermen pr '*^^^>v^^^^- have put
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    3873 17 THE LITERARY PAGE— NEW BOOKS. REVIEWED Che Plain Man Made Articulate Mrs. Eddy as a Business Woman Stephen Leacock's Most Amusing 800k Dumas' Adventures with Garibaldi From Ireland to the South Seas A Terrible Chapter in American "Justice" Emil Lud wig's Theatrical History Mary Borden Disappoints A Provocative Irishman. An
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      829 18 VICTOR m M SC "IN KEIPING WITH THE SPIRIT OF TODAY" in 160 U&* CONTESTS^^I^ ..Cre-.«nga "v^^KxM* >y^ I records for standard model performance OTXTr* a dadf "IVtrvTVYDC -Tore then all other cars combined. SINGAPORK MUiUKh ■__T^^__B ■J&'^^^kk S1S Sl7 nd 319 ORCH.M!!! ROAD, SINGAPORE. t /itdSr^ Champion Sfudebaker straight
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    MEDAN GRIFFIN'S BIG SUCCESS.
    1199 19 Cracks Beaten at Penang. GINGER WINS THE MAIN EVENT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) l'mang, Jan. 16. The outstanding feature of to-day's races was Ginger*! success in the big event of the nftcrnoon, this M?dan griffin beating a great company of cracks, including Soldier Boy, Seaplane, Tinakill,
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    100 RACECOURSES.
    366 19 Is Centralisation Needed In England? There have been many arguments for and against the centralisation of racing in big centres of population in England, on the lines of what has been done in France, South America, and many other countries, and the balance of opinions is more against
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    LOCAL GOLF.
    95 19 Tie in Garrison Club Ladies' Medal. The Garrison Golf Club ladies' medal (stroke) was pkmd on Wednesday Rnd yesterday, when mxIccm cards were taken out. The following were the best returned G. H. N. Mrs. B. J. II. Buchanan |i; I 40 Mrs. G. C. Clarke ir, i;
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    BOAT RACE PRACTICE.
    60 19 Cambridge to Have Fourteen Weeks' Preparation. London, Jan. 6. Practice, which was begun to-day at Cambridge for the University Boat Race, gives exactly 14 weeks' preparation, which is longer than usual. The Ely training may be omitted this year, the crow going straight to Henley from the
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    TENNIS STAR WEDS.
    73 19 Miss Elsie Goldsack— Mr. J. B. Pittman. London, Jan. 4. Miss Elsie Goldsack, one of the most popular English women tennis players, married Mr. J. B. Pittman, of Croydon, at All Souls' Church, Langham Place, to-day. Phya Pradibaddha Bhubal has bought Gulden Arrow for Tcs. 3,000, but
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    RUGBY FOOTBALL.
    342 19 S.C.C. to Meet Negri On Saturday. The following have been selected lo roprtsent the S.C.C. against Negri Scmbilan at Scremban on Saturday R. A. Cessford R. Land, R. B. Bingham, W. R. King, H. Jackson F. H. Collier, G. I. Beglcy A. W. L. Wheeler F. A. Merry,
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    FOOTBALL INQUIRY.
    133 19 F.A. Commission Exonerate Dean, Page, McKinlay. A commission of the Lancashire F.A. sat in mail week at Liverpool to inquire into allegations against three international footballers, W. R. Dixie Dean (Evcrton), Donald McKinlay, a former captain of Liverpool, now with Preston North End. and L. Page, Burnley's outside
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    PAYING FOR ERROR.
    174 19 Perak Turf Club Sends Out Cheques. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Jan. 17. As the result of interfering with weights, the Perak Turf Club has paid the penalty of paying out stakes plus added money on three horses which did not win. A note of explanation of
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    SERVICES' VICTORY.
    340 19 Anglo-Danish Society's Trophy Won. A large and distinguished company saw sonic really good boxing at the Stadium Club, London, in mail week, when the BritisL Imperial Services' team of amateur boxers met the Danes over a series of eight contests for the handsome trophy presented by the Anjrlo-Danish
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    CAR CONFISCATED AND $1,500 FINE.
    1589 19 Revenue Officers Evaded. MOTOR DRIVER'S STORY NOT BELIEVED. A driver's story that be was compelled to drive his car at tup (9*ad i>y a desperate smuggler, who held a knife against his ribs, feiled to convince the Fourth Police Magistrate yesterday afternoon, when the man
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    EUROPEAN FINED
    207 19 Second Conviction for Rash Driving. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Jan. 17. A :-u(|ucl to a motor collision on Nov. 20 in Northam Read, when two cars driven by two Europeans collided, was heard yesterday in the District Courts when R. IJ. Ker, of Messrs. Harrisons, Barker, was
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    CHEQUES FOR HOSPITAL
    39 19 dsKMM for $C,;; l s.Cli have |,eon sent to the hon. treasurer of St. Andrew's Mi sion Hospital as a nsult of the production of "The Trial of Mary Dugan at th" Victoria Theatre last November.
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    BURNS NIGHT.
    30 19 MimbciK of, Singapore St. Andrew* Society arc reminded that applications for the Burns night concert and dunce should reach the hon. secretary, not later than Tuesday. Jan. 21.
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      332 20 To the Editor of the Straits Times. si;-, -M.-ir.y of you; readers*! the Naval] wen somewhat startled, when they i Nad in Tuesday's issue of the Straits Times, that Comedy had taken pi vithout their knowledge. The Comedy was entitled "The Ship that, wouldn't Budge :ind the r
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      208 20 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— Referring to S.T.s observations; in you:- i^uo of Jan. 14. there is, of! cot)rsc, a simple and for the j rubber malady. s<> simple ami bo obvious that it is tii be doubted whether the con,ii "I souls the lien.
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      784 20 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, In references to Mr. H. A. L. Fisher*! latest book in your issue of Jan. I certain misleading statements were mack al-out Chris'ian Science and the atti- j ,ii'le of its dovotsas towards the things of daily life. Will you
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      STARVING MILLIONS.
      295 20 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, How shocking indeed to contemplate that while the Chinese in this country I've in comparative comfort and ease, two millions of their countrymen are doomed to die for want of food in their native country. Relief funds will doubtless be
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      68 20 I To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. Poultry disease has been widespread this season and the birds are dyin^r in hundreds. The prevailing treatment is crude and some precautions are ■*et*MI7 to prevrnt the spread of the dispas?. Measures should be taken to enlighten farmers with
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      112 20 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, It might be of interest to you to know that a fifteen-foot hamadryad was caught alive on this estate on Sunday last. It was caught by Chinese in a most unusual manner. One of the coolies felt something
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    MOHAN SINGH'S PLANE.
    77 20 Christening Ceremony And Then a Gale London, Jan. 4. It is announced that Mohan Singh'* 'plane, in which he proposes to attempt a flight from England to India, was christened by Mrs. Sita Lamlian. not the Maharanee of Ceoch-Behar. Mohan Singh, of course, later got caught over
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    STERILISATION.
    122 20 Professor Schmerz Banned By Doctors. Professor Schmerz's experiments have aroused some controversy. Following: hi« dtocovery of simple method of sterilisation, ho* was huiled in some quarters as a bem factor of the race. But the German doctors of Styria have excluded Mm from their union on the id that
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    NATIONALISM A CURSE
    122 20 Pope's Caution to Foreign Missions. After receiving 80 representatives of the various foreign missions of the Church, the Pope to-day addressed them on their work. Nationalism, he said, had always proved a r.courg?, it might even be said a curse for missions. Sometimes it appeared to bring
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    46 20 A man-eating tiger which has been in I Ihc Krn'u Kubii district for some timo has recently killed two Chinese tapping (o lies. In:rr"-;tp(l shikaris may obtain information from the 0.C.P.D., l-unht Knbo. A reward of $100 is offered fin- 11-I 1 itrustfoa of the tiger.
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    WORLD'S LARGEST OBSERVATORY.
    370 22 Plans for Erection Of Huge Telescope. Southern California is to hav the World's largest astronomical observatory. It will cost more than $20,000,000 to build and equip this huge plant, which is to be built by the Carnegie Institute within a 200 mile radius of Pasadena, California, according
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    74 22 Yao Pad Lin has been released from gaol at Bangkok. He will be allowed to stay there for one month in order to have time to carry out an expressed desire to tamboon for his deceased wife. At the expiry of that time if he does not leave the country,
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    DIFFICULT POST.
    265 22 Dr. Hsu Heads Shanghai Court. Dr. Showin Wetzen Hsu, American educated Chinese judge, is the possessor of one of the hardest judicial jobs in China. He has just been installed as president of the Shanghai Provisonal Court, a post filled and emptied no less than four times during
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    EMPIRE TRADE.
    112 22 Foreign Agreements Not Desirable. The executive committee of the British Empire League unanimously decided, in London in mail week on the motion ef Sir Benjamin Morgan, seconded by the Agent-General for South Australia (Sir Henry Barwell), that, in view of the forthcoming Imperial Conference, it is most undesirable
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    33 22 Jockey Huxley, who fell from his mount, Alacoque, on Jan. 9, was out of the Penang hospital on Saturday, with a sling round his left arm and a dressing over his left eye.
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    HE-MEN AS DRESS DESIGNERS.
    341 22 Creators of Paris Models. Those who are the final arbiters of women's fashion, the inspired creators of the model," are muscular he-men, with no trace of the effeminacy associated with their profession. Captain Molyneux can cover his left breast with medals won on the Western Front.
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    BEAR AND FORBEAR
    79 22 Government and Derby Sweepstakes. In the House of Commons recently, the Home Secretary was asked by Major Courtauld (Con., Chjchester) whether the Government proposed to adopt the same attitude towards Derby sweepstakes as was laid down by his predecessor on May 2. The practice for many years,"
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    SIR H.WILKINS WARNED.
    365 22 SIR H. WILKINS WARNED. His Polar Submarine Nonsense." Sir Hubert Wilkins's plan to explore the depths of the South Polar seas in a submarine is criticised severely by Professor Oswald Flamm, of the Berlin Technical High School. Sir Hubert Wilkins's expedition is now in the Antarctic. Dr. Flamm, in an
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    89 22 Mr. J. S. W. Arthur, who is returning to Malaya on Jan. 23 from Home leave, will, it is understood, take up duties as District Judge and First Magistrate of Penan?, in succession to Mr. C. Wilson, the present holder. Mr. Arthur, an Oxford graduate, is 49 years of age.
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    QUOTA REDUCTION.
    200 22 Canada and Non-British Immigrants. A further 25 per cent, reduction of the present quota of immigrants from nonpreferred countries has been announced by Robert Forke, Minister of Immigration, following a conference of officials of his department with the Canadian Pacific Railway, Canadian National and other ocean shipping companies.
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    SIR IAN HAMILTON.
    199 22 A Warning for Future Wars. General Sir Ian Hamilton, unveiling the War memorial erected at Chiswick Cemetery by the Imperial War Graves Commission in mail week, said that in Herr Emil Ludwig's July, 1914 our own statesmen came best out of his War guilt inquiry. Vet they
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    14 22 There are in all 1,396 candidates for the religious examination at Mahathatu Monastery, Bangkok.
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    NO USE FOR RUM.
    393 22 Rations Commuted For Money. Alarm is spreading through the naval victualling yard at Deptford. Even officials at the Admiralty are discussing the matter in tones of "When I was at sea, my boy." There was once a time when perhaps the most important of the many
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    65 22 The marriage of Mr. Khoo 800 Leik, eldest son of Mr. Khoo Boon Scow, proprietor of Kong Thong Press, 271, Beach Street, Penang, and Mrs. Khoo Boon Scow, with Miss Cheah Chew Suat, youngest daughter of Mrs. Cheah Chen Eok, will Itake place at 124, Magazine Road, and 11H, Cantonment
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