The Straits Times, 21 January 1930

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  • 38 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CINTURT.] 77/E LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 24 PAGES SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1929. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 2J PAGES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1930 PRICE 10 CENTS,
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 143 1 Ny Carlsbcrg Beer In bnttlm nnd on draught. Sole Importers EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. (Inc. in Denmark) SINGAPORE. A SIGNAL SUCCESS jkv "SIGNAL BRAND" |P^ SARDINES j Here are offered at an economical price GENUINE SARDINES as quite distinct from sild and other small fish of excellent quality and appetizing
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    • 111 1 YOU CAN '-^$0/f DR P TASTE THAT »fc^^H GUARANTEED BETTER quality j |f '^Vfl Note the THAN flavour. N^ different < years' old i sSKm^4M itsS B nisies Sole Agents ROBINSON COMPANY, LIMITED. SINGAPORE, AND KUALA LUMPUR. f« ii i. i i. i i. ii.i.i.^— n. 11-...* T „..7 .I.
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    • 13 1 Prime Portland "0 X" CEMENT EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. (Inc. in Denmark) SINGAPORE.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 504 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. P. 0 BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAB EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore. MACEDONIA 11,100 Jan. 25 KALYAN
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    • 553 2 (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail HAKOZAKI MARU 10,500 Jan. 80 81 lIAKUSAN MARU 10,500 Feb. 16 17 t KITANO MARU 8,000 Feb. 27 28 HARUNA MARU 10,600 Mar. 13 14 t KAMO MARU 8,000 Mar. 27 28 KATORI MARU 10,000
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    • 488 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (lL.eorrori.ted in England) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNSY \M) MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regnlsr monthly sailings by ths wellknown steamer MARL'LLA (7865 tons) and the new motor vessel, MALABAR (4512 tons). The sj. MARELLA is one of the largest snd finest steamers tradiig to Australia, Cabins
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    • 644 2 h. r. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with the NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 8640, 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. THEDENS— January 22, Muntok
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    • 570 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LIMITED. TH> 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. WMKLT SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. (Boats
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    • 551 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Slam) EANGKOK COASTING SERVICE For Kretay, Tiengganu, Kelartnn, Bangnars, Telupin, Prtani, Singora, Lacon, Sichon, Handon, Kohsamui, Lan^suan, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure PRACHATIPOK In port MALINI Jan 21 VALAYA Jan. 27 Jan. 2'J SUDDHADIB Feb. 3 Feb. I The steamers are fitted
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 477 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. DUTCH MAILS N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschapplj M Nederland and N.V. Rotterdamsche Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO Genoa A— torta*. Southampton Marseille* Rotterdam Tonnage s.s. Kon der Ned. 8,200 S.M.N. Jan. U m.s. Indrapoera 10,000 R.L. Jan. II ii. J. P. Coon 11,100 B.M.N. Feb. 1 ii. Insulinde
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    • 492 3 MILUIITIAMnPUNI c*W AMERICA* IMJUI LtSM ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE From SINGAPORE and PENANG via COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA and MARSEILLES to NEW YORK and BOSTON. Arrive Leave Leave Spore Spore Penang PRES. POLK In port Jan. 23 Jan. 25 PRES. ADAMS Feb. 8 Feb. 6 Feb. 8 PRES. HARRISON
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    • 446 3 ELLERMAN BUCRNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) ELLERMAN H LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT FREIGHT SERVICE OUTWARDS To Hong Kong, Shanghai and Japan Due Spore a.t. CITY OF TOXIC Feb. 6 ■4. CITY 07 PEKIN Mar. 6 s.i. CITY OF SHANGHAI Apl. 3
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    • 499 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 Portland S.S. KENTUCKY from Manila Mar. 18 S.S. KENTUCKY from H. Kong Mar. 22
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    • 221 3 CHARGEURS REUNIS (Incorporated in France) SINGLE CLASS STEAMERS REGULAR MONTHLY FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICE. HOMEWARDS MARSEILLES, NANTS and BORDEAUX Due Spore DESIRADE Kcb. 11 HAVRE, DUNKIRK and ANTWERP Due Spore BANGKOK Mar. 1 DALNY Mar. 27 For freight and passages, apply to The Successor! of MOI.NE COMTK A CO, LTD.
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    • 208 3 MODERN SANITATION AND SANITARY EQUIPMENT for DOMESTIC AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Apply to Fong Hin &G.H. Watts Co., 61, WALLICH STREET. SINGAPORE. Phone 7582. For— MOULDY 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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  • 791 4 A Story from Pahang. BRAVE WORK BY DYAK CONSTABLE. A brave deed performed in a remote! part of Pahang three years ago is described by Krates in the Malayan i Police Magazine as follows In the far south eastern corner of Pahang lies the police
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  • 141 4 Promoted to Rank of Major- General. i Two more of the Frinces of the Blood, collateral branches of the Impc: ml Family, have been promoted to general oilicers rank in the Imperial Army. ["hey are Prince Yasuhiko Asaka Prince >.'aruliiko Higashi-Kuni, each ■i:i years old, who recently have
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  • 186 4 Handbag-Snatching In London. I«ndon, Dec. 27. Handbag-snatching from women is the latest development in motor banditry. Thirty cases have been reported in 1 London and its suburbs alone during a single week and Scotland Yard has issued a special warning to women shoppers not to keep much
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  • 203 4 Paisley Cinema Tragedy Incidents. London, Jan. 2. After beirg identified at the mortuary by his mothor and aunt as a victim of the Paisley disaster, a four-year-old youngster, John McVey, was discovered to be alive, though injured, in the hospital. The mother, after inspecting a dead body, said
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  • 177 4 Mr. Maxton on the Need For Converts. Speaking at a Labour Party meeting in the Memorial Hall, London, Mr. James Maxton, M.P., said their business was to try to create an entirely new order of society, and they must nevjr moderate their voices in attaining it.
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  • 241 4 London Firm Fined £25 For Non-Observance. London, Dec 20. A case of considerable importance to the film industry was decided in a London Police Court, when Film Booking Offices, Limited, one of the largest firms of fiim renters in the country, was fined for tailing to comply
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  • 204 4 Australian Teacher's Attack. Dr. Prescott, headmaster of Newington College, Sydney, has attacked the failure of the New South Wales schools to maintain the purity of the English i language. He says he is forced to admit that the attempt to teach the English language in the schools is
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  • 199 4 Verdict of Accidental Drowning. London, Dec. 31. At the inquest on the mysterious death of thi London astronomer, Mr. Patrick Henry Hepburn, a verdict was recorded that he was accidentally drowned. An earlier message stated that Mr. He] burn, a prominent member of th? Hampstiad Scientific Society, was
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  • 394 4 Mincing Lane Broker Predicts Rise. London, Dec 27. A considerable rise in the price of tea, c-perially the cheaper blends, is prophesied by a Mincing Lane broker, who ad iscs housewives to lay in a store whilr the present low prices prevail. Declaring that the rise
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 27 4 SaHSBSSJHHSJH^VTv ra-' J I "tJ J^S'SL^HES BBBBfISa i snanananaswy j yv— &&i .tJbW'OJHB ■B B^JraMsMsra^^ olffla "> J g CIGARETTES TIPPEO WITH CORK OF PURE NATURAL GROWTH I
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    • 127 4 V v The Public Decides j ON There are more Frisidaircs Sold throughout the World than 111 1 adS all other makes of electric re- I R|j J |G»3 frigerators combined. > IL, The Public demands value for :^uXll -l^K money that is why Frigi- I: > Ml is the
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 487 5 ln:it irnr'l hi In ntrioux appointment. [j j 11| l\ and/ JjQ.i^HCC SPEED to carry you along the wide, clear highway; road balance to give you unlimited confide ice on the turns; brakes to slow as though by magic the flying landscape on either side -these are your passports to
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    • 38 6 MASCHOIEFF.- AHele. much-beloved daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. Maschoieff. passed away BO Sunday. Jam. 111, 19S0, th'- Genera] Hospital, Sincapore. aged IX. Deeply mourned by her par ni brothers and relatives. May her soul in pence.
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    • 79 6 JjcKsrs. Tan Joo Thonfr. Jaik Thong. Hce Thong and family bcfr to thank the Guw.nnient. the Police Inspectors, policemen av.il the Harbour Board Police, wh" helped t.. control the traffic at the funeral pi the Colonial Secretary, th>- I t'hinese, Members of Ser Scr and Seek Kliu. <"lub. friends
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 667 6 SMALL ADVERTISEMENT FORM. To The Advertising Manager, Straits Times, Cecil Street. Please insert the following small advertisement for days j I I j I There are approximately seven words to a line and there is a flat rate charge of ti cents per line per insertion with A minimum of
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    • 760 6 MOTOR VEHICLES FOR BALK, MM Austin 12 96M, IBM Singer $360, imtli in excellent condition. Anply 2, Mayfleld Arenoe, Katonp. FORD ROADSTER, 2 heater, 1P29 model. Excellent running order. Insured. rVhat oflers 17.'!, Slraits Timc:i. AUSTIN SIX. h.p.. latest model i ly:!(l improvements). Run MN miles. Will soil .-.acnlicc. IS7,
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    • 880 6 BOARD AND LODGING BEAUTIFUL furnished home has one vacancy end January. Telephone 3319. A FEW VACANCIES occur at No. 7, Institution Hill. Mrs. Millard, Phone 7004. HOUSEKEEPING WORRIES Then take a small flat with board at 2, Lloyd Rd. (6 p.m.) DOUBLE ROOM, verandah and bathroom, vacant, also single. 28,
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    • 780 6 OFFICES AND GODOWNS TO LET, ONE SHOP at Grosvenor Hotel, cimer Stamford Road and Hill Street. TO LET, No. 84, Cecil Street and Godown No. 7, Bernam Street. Apply Meyer Bros. TO LET, OFFICES at 4, Prince Street, top floor. Apply Koh Chew Kee, 27-8, Killiney Road. 6, CECIL STREET
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    • 731 6 PERAK TURF CLUB SPRING MEETING 1930. SATURDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY, FEB. 1. 4, 6 and 8. 1939. Three runs each for Horses Class 1, 2 and 3 and Ponies Claas 1. Races will be provided for one Division of Claas 2 Ponies if total entries justify. Maximum weight 9
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    • 792 6 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT O? SINGAPORE. Originating Summons i>'o. 71 of 1929. IN THE MATTER OF THk." ESTATE OF CHIA KENG BENG, DECEASED between AHNA MOOiNA MOOTHAYAH CHETTIAtt. Plaintiff and LEE SAN ENG (W), Defendant. AUCTION SALE of valuable freehold land and pre •nisei situate
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 506 7 SIANG LIM PARK Garden houses to let, at moderate rental. Three rooms and four rooms. Electricity, gas und water. Children's playground aud easy transport. Inspect site at Lorong 40, Geylang. Apply to Siong Lira Sawmill Co., 2-3, Syed Alwi Rd. or phone 6852 for enquiries. TO LET OFFICES, GODOWNS, ETC.
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    • 412 7 HAD TO BMD BABOJEGS Pimples Itched Badly. Baby Lest Sleep. Cuticura Healed. "wiatai my baby w.-.s one year old tiny p.mples began to appear on her fuc- and leg:i. She scratched them and they developed into large sore eruptions. "lit., 'tonet. Dadly during the night and k p; I.'. law
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    • 410 7 A NEW YORK MOTHER Tells How She Keeps Her Baby Well With BABY'S OWN TABLETS. Mrs. H. E. Newman, who resides at 294 Kifth Street, South Brooklyn, N.Y., says I always feel safe when I have Baby s nun Tablets in the house. 1 have iciven them to my baby
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    • 381 7 Building for LIFE 1 laW The man your son will be depends upon the constitution he is developing now as a boy. Will he be a strong man or a sickly one Will you be proud of him or sorry for him Will he be a comfort or an anxiety
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    • 276 7 YV 5 Y*f M Smoked by the Elite W|. <far*- ox rive G>ntinents MEIACHRINO €gyptian eiGAßenes ObtainnWc from John Little Co. Ltd. •WGAPORE. KUALA LAMPUR. PTNANC AND IPOII IMPROVED REMINGTON PORTABLE NEATER LETTERS. COMPACT. SIMPLE. NEW TABULAR FEATURE. Guaranteed for One Year. PRINTERS, LIMITED, 10, COLLYEIt QUAY. SINGAPORE. IBB* tLe
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  • 2444 8 A Mild Christmas in London: Pantomime Again. THE PREMIER'S THANKS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, !)r Jii. Londoners enjoyed whal is usually called "n mild Christmas" and, deprlvsd of thrir newspapers for two days, wore wniowlm surprised to learn over tluwireless to-day of the storms and bhipwn-tks
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  • 1234 8 DIVIDEND PASSED. Newspaper Director's Resignations. COMMITTEE AND £2,500,000 LOAN. Still another City sensation of the first magnitude has arisen. This time it is over the affairs of the Invtresk Paper Company and its big r;roup of allied companies built up by MrWilliam HeVrtoaV Inveresk shares
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  • 62 8 Anglo-Indian, O. W. Harrison, Found Guilty. Jamshedpur, Jan. 6. O. W. Harrison, an Anjrlo-Indian, was found guilty to-day by four assessors of having murdered Mr. W. P. Elder. Crown Counsel proved three previous convictions, in one of which Harrison was sentenced to two years' rigorous imprisonment on
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 67 8 HOMER RONFORCED CONCRETE PIPES MADS IN ALL SIZES UP TO 8 FEET DIAMETER. Suitable for Road and 77^.\ tk» Hm** Railway Culverts Specially Constructed '&gr Che*f*a)t OVOID SHAPED i --~^/ss^LJs\ Prices on application. "t»"Z^ v Sol« Manufacturer* GAMMON (MALAYA), LTD, ALL BRITISH. Ocean Lulldlnt, SINGAPORE. ff/fel W\ UGHT k M,wR
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    • 143 8 rIS tyre was built tested rebuilt improved and perfected. Then came a final r test against the best stan- /iiiiniurrF dard tyre of 13 leading GUARANTEE makes. We guarantee this tyre to AN AMAZING RESULT outwear any other tyre of equal price when run under In every case the new
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 454 9 I PAVILION ?»O3 From Monday, Jan. 20 to Saturday, Jan. 25, at 9.15 p.m. sharp. THE LATEST PATHE GAZETTE EVE'S FILM AND EVERYBODY'S REVIEW JETTA GOUDAL and CLIVE BROOK in THREE FACES EAST A GRIPPING MYSTERY PICTURE of the Secret Service. A Romantic, ThrilliriK and Appealing Story of Love and
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    • 256 9 Raffles Hotel MISS MURA SMIRNOVA THE TALENTED SHANGHAI DANCER Will Appear During TEA DANCES ON MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY. DINNER DANCES ON TUESDAY, THURSDAY SATURDAY. SPECIAL ATTRACTION Friday, January 24 The ROYAL SAMOANS COMPLETE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME Phone 2920 for Reservations. Admission $1. Sea View Hotel All rooms fitted with modern
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    • 289 9 ALHAMBRA Commencing JA!S. 24. CHARLIE'S OWN BROTHER, SYD. CHAPLIN in SKIRTS With BETTY BALFOUR An Uproarious Comedy Hit Preceded by RAMON NOVARRO in A CERTAIN YOUNG MAN They're both from METRO— GOLDWYN— MAYER w mm NO GIFT Ojl wp A more H:-j£"i H H PERSONAL fell ftlH T 'X'HEncwWalil-rvcr- I
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  • SHIPPING NOTES.
    • 228 10 Between Finnish Firemen On \a\os." Adam Lento, fireman on the Finnish ■tcamer "Naxo»." who Blashed the arms .1 ■p. the s:'.mo vessel with a ran bade, was charged at the Joint Police Court at Colombo, before Capt. X C Stubbs, X X., Master Attendant and Joint Police
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    • 183 10 New Year Change Of Schedule. The following changes of schedule are notified i:v ti,.' Straits Steamship Co. Malacca. Lariit Baili Jan. 28. No Wedn ..lay. Jan. 2.. No coil- in. 30. Relantan .ijn. 3D .oh 1 n Wedj _i. 1 r.m 1 lied. Sailing <>■ .'an. cancci!©a.
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  • 342 10 arrired by the c, ii. v:..u.i. Mr.-.. md M.s. Mr. Hurt ■„.•> Coon, Mr. K. Chandiram, Mr. A. A. D-npster, mard Dewey, r. W. 1 1 Inner. Mi F. VV. Cppinger, !r 11. W. Cierber, M. l f C. Helm, Mr, Tha T. H ton, Mr. D. H. ,nei
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  • 42 10 Prom China and J:i|);>_i, by Khiva, due iii Singapore 1 p.m. to-morrow. Prom Hollan I, by Insulindo, due at Singapore on Thursday morning. Prom Europe (London mail:: onpatdwd «.n Jan. 2) l»y Macedonia, doe at Penanf t a.m. on Friday.
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
    • SHARE MARKET REPORTS.
      • 107 10 Singapore, Jan. 21. Tin.--Quict. Pcnawats 80-83 cents, Kintas 1.39-1.42, Hong Fatts 571i-60 cents, Rantau Prcis. 83-88 cents, Kuyohs 15-16 cents, Putchs Hi cents-1, Rahmans 1.35-1.40, Malay Consols. 34-35';! cents, Sune,ei Luus 37-40 cents prtm., Kuchnis 1.25-1.28, Sungei Ways 3.40t.l71... Talams 1.23-1.27, I'lu Klangs 1.50-1.54, Batu Coves
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      • 159 10 Rose Macphail Penman, Ltd. Singapore, Jan. 21. London.- -Rubber 7 5-16 d., 7-16 d. down^ PriCM 1 i.or.ion Standard) Spot 24 ct London.— Tin £176 155., 10s. down. Mining.— Steady. Sunsei Ways MMJSI, Kuchais 1.E4-1.27, Kinta Dreigc 1.10-1.".', M .1, Kivors 2.30-2.40, Hong Fatts 60-64 eanta, Malaya Consols 34-36 cents,
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    • 62 10 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc., Yew York, send us the followirjf cable dated Jan. 20, their quotations being in jfoM dollar cents closing bid prices: Rubber Exchanges sales to-day 1,025 tons. January 14.60. February 14.80. March 15.10, April 15.20, May 15.40, June 15.C0, July 15/ JO, August 16.10,
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    • 76 10 Rugby, Jan. 20. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 12.11 Athens 375, Bombay Is. 5 15-16 d., Berlin 20.37, Brussels 34.955, Bucharest 81S. Buenos Aires 44-.,, Copenhagen H.1U."., Geneva 25.195. Helsin»ffors 193"». Hone Kong Is. 66 a 4 d.. Lisbon 108.25. Madrid 36.005. Milan ■L".:<. Kew York tM It-Si, Oslo 18.21.").
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    • 72 10 Programme of drills up to and for week < ending Jan. 26 Tuesday, Jan. 21, 0.43 p.m.. Drill Hall, Units S.V.C.. Address by G.O.C. Subject Volunteering. Thursday. Jan. 23, 5.15 p.m.. Drill Course. Ur.i's S.V.C., W.O.s and Sergeants Drill Course. Friday, Jan. 24, 5.15 p.m., Malay Drill Hall.
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    • 270 10 EXCHANGES. Singapore, Jan. 21. On London, Bank 4 m/i t/3 16/16 Demand 2/8«4 Private S m. credit t/4 7/32 On New York, demand 66',4 Private 90 d/i 67 >i On France, Bank T.T. 1430 On India, Bank T.T. 163% O.i Hong Kong, Bank T.T. jc-» On Shanghai, Bank T.T. 109\
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
      • 487 10 KM Val. I'd. Buyers Seller* £1 £1 Asam X ibang 86/-° 88/- -5 y»r Hit.,n Tin 14/7% 13 6 £1 £1 i::in/:ui Tin ■>/• 28, 1 1 BaUn* }'a laiirf 0.22 0.2S 1 1 Batu Cave: 1.05 1.10 1 1 Bukit Aranjr 0.97' i 1.U2V4 £1 £1 lijrmah Malay
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      • 229 10 Val p d- Buyert Sellers 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 2.10 2.15 cd, 2 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 2.75 2.90 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 6.15.0 6.17.6 1 Central Kngine 0.45 0.55 1 1 Cycle and Carriage (Mi 0.56 10s. 10s. Duff Development 6/ 7-'-C Bd. Dunl-jp Rubber 14'- 14/9
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      • 101 10 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 102 IC6 ci. Singapore Municipal C p.c. of ll'Ol red. 1930 $1,878,000 par. 6% prem. Singapore Municipal 4Vi p.c. of IUO7 red. 1947 $1,600,000 96 par. Singapore Municipal 4Vi p.c. of 1909 red. 1956 $1,000,000 96 par.
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      • 383 10 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. Allcnby ($1) Alor liajah ($1) A. Hitam (»1) A. Kuning ($1) A. Mulek ($1) A. MoUk (*1) A. Tanas (>IJ IJasM-u ($1) liroras ($1) lirunei ($5) is. Jelutontf ($1) 11. Katil ($1) Bukit K. B. ($1) li. Kepong ($1) B.
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  • 197 10 To-day. Swatow and AjßOjr (Asking) I p.m. North, N. East and N. Wen Sumatra (Selanyon 3 p.m. North, N. East and N. West Sumatra iMoenai 4 p.m. Pontianak (Khoi-n Hoeai 4 p.m. Java, South-Wvst Sumatra, SouthEast Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas and Timor Diily (<;:;;,!:: Ann) 4 p.m. China,
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  • 37 10 By Chcnonceaux Slamat KUenga Malwa Prinsis Juliana Aln,. II S'pore London Dec. 12 Jan. 6 Dec. 20 Jan. 11 Dec. 19 Jan. 11 Dtt. VI Jan. IS Dec. 27 Jan. 20 Dec. 20 Jan.
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  • 229 10 Tuesday, January 21. Ship* alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Kho, n-Koeng. H.I'.M. Lighter 194. W. lit. Sweet, Sea Belle il. Oil Wharf SjunuMus. Coal Wharf Boelongan. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Pagar. Albert Dock Nil Victoria Dock Stl. Lighter K, s..s.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 252 10 >-»♦♦-♦■♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦« j TRADE MARK N'OTir;: bereky'rivM that HUDSON I MOTOR CAR COMPANY, a corporation orMi,. -.I under the lnws of the State of Michigan, of 2901 Jeffcrsea Avenue. Detroit. County ef Wayae, State of Michigan, United >'t:iti's of America, are the Owners and sole Preprteton of the following Trade Mark
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    • 622 10 MINING REPORT No. 424. The Chairman and Directors THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO., LTD. SINGAPORE, S.S. G«ntlcmen.— l bee to forward the report of the mining operations for the four weeks endinjt Jan. i. 1930. Development.— For the term the <i» v f°f- I ment work amounts to a
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    • 11 10 >MM M»» BUY OR SELL THROUGH THE STRAITS TIMES SMALL ADVERTISEMENTS.
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 252 10 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Bright Wind. Station. Temperatura. Rain- Sun- Relative Direc- Speed. Weather. Max. Mm. fall, ahine. Humidity. tion. F. F. mi. hours. tn.p.h. Alor Star 93 71 Nil 11.0 75 ENE 2 Cloudy Kota I'.li.nu No report. K. Trengganu 85 68 Nil 10.6 85 WSW 2
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    • 270 10 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Tuesday, January 21 H. W. 3.9 a.m.. 8.5, 3.9 p.m., 8.8. Conference to Discu*s Local Defence, Drill Hall, B.-lf. p.m. Moon Last Quarter 11.7 p.m. Wednesday, January 22 H. W. 3.50 a.m., 8.4, 4.21 p.m., 7.0. Annual Reunion Dinner of St. Joseph's Old Boy*, N p
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  • 726 11 Forty-Four Dredges Not Stopping. BOTH TIN AND RUBBER DECLINE. (By Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Tuesday, 11 a.m. To-da>'s Prices Kuhlx-r 21 cents. Tin, 200 tons at SMH n! por pirul. Yestorda>\ I'riees Rubber. London 7 ".-Kid. per lb., down 7-16 d. New York ll'> els. per lb..
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  • 39 11 A cable received by Lewis and Peat (Singapore!, Ltd., from their London correspondent states that rubber stocks show an increase of f»«:i tens during tlie past week, the total now on hmul being 79, 111 tons.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
    • 522 11 Increase of Foreign Competition. At a luncheon given in London on Dec. 11 by the Royal Empire Society, with Sir John Sandcman Allen, M.P., in the chair, Mr. T. M. Ainscough, His Majesty's Senior British Trade Commissioner in India since 1918, spoke on Our Great
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    • 550 11 Smelters' Fusion at Last Agreed Upon. At yesterday's meeting of the Eastern Smelting Company, says the Times of Dec. 18, Sir Cecil Budd gave preliminary details of an agreement that has been made for an amalgamation of four lending tin smelting companies, including the Eastern Company, foreshadowed in
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    • 33 11 The final general meeting of the Tepah Tin Dredging Co., Ltd.. which was to have been held nt noon on Saturday last at Penan,-, was postponed One week for want of a quorum,.
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    • 55 11 Latest Cable Loi-.don Spot Sheet 7 5-16 d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet G. cents 14% per lb. H«»»<«««>>M»MM«»»»IM>>»H*MtIM»>MM»M»M«mM>M» R.S.S. equal to London Standard Bj.ot Standard B.S.S. on Tender Fibruary March Kcb.-March April-June Tone of Market Steady, quiet. 24 24 \i 25 U 26
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    • 745 11 First Dividend to Be Paid. The first annual general meeting of HongKong Tin, Ltd., was held on Dec. 18, at the registered offices of the company, 7, Martin's Lane, Cannon Street, London, E.C., Mr. W. Arthur Addinsell, chairman of the com' pany, presiding. Mr. C H. Smallwood,
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    • 750 11 Outlook Potentially Optimistic. Ten months' statistical data over the year 1929, are now on hand and available for use in forecasting the remaining two months and in revealing the trend of the year as a whole. In their latest rubber review, Messrs. Harriss and Vose, of the
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    • 269 11 Mr. J. Gordon Carrie, Deputy Supervisor of Rubber, F.M.S., and Deputy Regis-trar-General (Statistics) S.S., has forwarded the following census of stocks of rubber held by dealers and on estates of over 10U acres on Dec. 31, 1929, together with certain export figures. (Stocks compiled from returns by estates
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    • 859 11 Authorised Capital to Be Increased. The nineteenth annual general meeting of th«' Perak River Valley Rubber Co., Ltd.. will be held at Penang on Saturday, and will be followed by an extraordinary i.iecti;:g to authorise the increase of the capital from $350,000 to $500,000 by
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  • 1158 11 Looking Back Over A Bad Year. "SHAKE-OUT" VERSUS CONTROL. (By A. W. Still.) London, Dec M. There will be little business dune in Mincing Lane during what remains of 1929, and retrospect is the order of the day. It has been an amazing and bittcriy disappointing year
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  • 1098 12 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21. INDESCRIBABLE FILTH. At the meeting of the Legislative Council to be held on Monday next Mr. Tan Cheng Lock will ask a series of questions bearing on the policy to be pursued with regard to the problem of street hawkers in Singapore. This
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  • 1963 12 Adventures of a Secret Service Agent. (By Edwin T. Woodhall). PART I These remarkable revelations arc the outcome of the author's many years' experience with the Special Rranrh of Scotland Yard and in the S*>crct Service of His Majesty's Forces. In the year 1910
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  • 432 12 By the Andre Lebon on Sunday afternoon the Reverend Brother Marcian left Singapore for a holiday in Saigon. Mr. H. E. Bunn, Principal of Horlej Hall, Anglo-Chinese School, Ipoh, h.asreturned from his holiday in Hong Kong, and is looking very fit and well. Mr. G. B. Fiolliott,
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  • 815 12 SUNSHINE WITHOUT THIRST. Singapore is in the happy position of being able to enjoy the present abnormally fine weather without fears of future discomfort, thanks to the very beautiful lake as much like a Scottish tarn as one ould hope to find in the tropics that
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  • 11 12 Mr. L. F. M. Fanning is a new customs probationer, F.M.S.
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    • 166 12 J. W. Benson Ltd. (JEWELLBU AND WATCHMAKERS, LONDON) for GIFTS OF LASTING VALUE AND CHARM. Efi— I ■a^SHHHaW&^sana^ptfliHa^^i^l^H LADIES' FIRST QUALITY WATCHES, solid sold 57..00 lo $115.0*. Diamond Set Matches $17. r ».00 lo $325.00. (;oi,i) gBHBHHH||HHHS@S| reliable v.\\7c;n:s. I^E'yi JB^J| dainty. A *RGE SELECTION OF GOLD BRACELET WATCHES >.').").
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    • 109 12 ALHAMBRA From Saturday, Jan. 18 THE FAlfcO-ED Featuring MARION DAVIES. LON CHANEY in LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT Alone with Latest Empire News. First Show at 7.30 p.m. JACKIE COOGAN in BUTTONS ALL METRO-GOLDWYN-MEYER PICTURES. TAN CHENG KEE. Sole Proprietor. COLUMBIA I Lecture Records BY THE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY, LONDON. The lectures
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  • 1652 13 IN A GALLERY OF GOLD. How the Naval Conference Opened. WHAT U.S. MAY SAVE. Hut Economy is Merely A liy-Product." f Ixjnd,on, Jan. 20. The Five Ptower Naval Conference opened thti morntat ;<t 10 o'clock in the Gallery at the Hone of Lords.
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  • 573 13 Expected to Last A Fortnight. London, Jan. 20. The Old Bailey was packed for the opening of the Hatry trial before Mr. Justice Avory. Hundreds of applications for seats, notably from City mcr, were refused. The reading of the indictment occupied ten minutes. The prosecution
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  • 85 13 Appointment of Advisory Committee. Rugby, Jan. 20. The formation of an Aviation Advisory Committee of the committee of Lloyd's Register of Shipping was announced some ti;ne ago and the names of those who are serving on it are now published. They include, in addition to prominent members
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  • 393 13 Congress Party Absent. CHIEF COMMISSIONER DEFIES MR. PATEL. New Delhi, Jan. 20. When the Assembly reopened this morning only 73 out of the 145 members were present, owing to the decision of the Congress Party to boycott the legislature. The attendance in the public galleries was very
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  • 60 13 Further Startling Allegations. New York, Jan. 21. A further petition for the a]>pointni")it of a reroivcr in equity for the Fox Film Corporation, filoH in the United St^es district court, alleges, inter alia, that Mr. William Fox used the Corporatiin's fund? for Wall fltrett siwulation and hnii-^h*
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  • 84 13 UNDER WHICH FLAG British Officer's Widow Claims Congress Seat. Washington, Jan. 20. Mrs. Ruth Bryan Ov.-cn, Democrat reprrvontativo for Florida, daughter of the !.Vo Mr. William Jennings Bryan, appeared before the Hni:se of Representatives' election committee and emotionally rebutted charges of ineligibility for Congress, on ths ground that she had
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  • 71 13 Death of Italian High Speed Flier. Rugby, Jan. 20. Great regret is expressed here, especially in air circles. a.t the fatal accident to the famous Italian Airman Dal Moltn while testing a high speed machine over Lake Garda yesterday. Dal Molin gained second place in the race
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  • 60 13 THE P. O. IMPROVES. No Inside Cabins on Two New Liners. Rugby, Jan. 20. Two new passenger liners, each of 20,000 tonnage with large saloon accommodation, each cabin having a porthole open to the sea, have been ordered for the Australian route by the Peninsular and Oriental Company. The vessels
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  • 140 13 Strong British Protests. WOMEN SOB AT GENEVA MEETING. London, Jan. 20. Abhorrence of the Soviet Anti-God Campaign was pronouncedly expressed in Russian and other churches in Great Britain and abroad yesterday, on the occasion of Epiphany (old style). The Christian pretest movement, of which Lord Glasgow and
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  • 185 13 Importance of To-night's Conference. All British Europeans under 40 years of asre are invited by H.E. the General Officer Commanding the Troops, Malaya, Major General H. L. Pritchard, C.8., C.M.G., D.5.0., and the officers of the S.V.C. to the conference on volunteering and local defence which will take
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  • 67 13 $10,000,000,000 to be Spent This Year. Wr.. hip.gton, Ja\. 20. Mr. R. P. Lamont, the United States, Bofiratary of Commerce, has informed President Hoover that he expects public and private construction work in 1930 vr'Al represent a total expend'tu-e of about $10,000,000,000, cf which $7,000,000,000 will bo
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  • 279 13 Ten Important Measures This Session. Rugby, Jan. 20. Both Houses of Parliament to-morrow resume the work of the session opened last July. There is a very full programme before the House of Commons, comprising ten important measures which are cither before the House or promised for this session.
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  • 60 13 Sent to Prison Last Autumn Not Yet Tried. Mr. 'Heikichi Ogawa, Minister of Railways in the Tanaka Cabinet, who was committed to prison for trial last autumn on a charge of corruption, has been released on bail. His supporters in his constituency have decided to set him
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  • 218 13 F.M.S. Medical Chief And Planting Critics. A full and detailed reply to criticisms of the Health Boards is made by Dr. C. J. Wilson, Principal Medical Officer, F.M.S.. in a letter received by the Straits Times. Dr. Wilson explains the reasons for the scheme and
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  • 181 13 16 Killed in California Plane Crash. Los Angeles, Jan. 20. The 16 occupants of a passenger plan? were killed at Oceanside, California. The plane apparently made a forced landing, owing to engine trouble, and, in the darkness, crashed and caught fire. Ground Unseen in a Fog. Los Angeles,
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  • 63 13 12 Killed Piles of Arms Seized. Johai'.nes'u'-ii,™, Jar.. 20. Twelve natives were killed and 29 were injured, anil a mine manager and a police sergeant werf rendered unconscious in a pitched battle between Pondos and Shangaans in the compound of the Crown minerPolice reinforcements were tailed in
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  • 237 13 Two Thousand Feet Above City Crowds. Rugby, Jan. 20. The airship, RlOO, made another test flight to-day. She left her mooring mast at Cardington shortly 9 o'clock and one hour later the hum of her engines could be heard over London. Low-lying clouds at first obscured
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  • 34 13 Re me, Jan. 20. The airman, Signor Doiia'.i, baa broken two light Aeroplane reco -ds namely disfcaaee and duration by flyirg 1,750 miles in a closed circuit in 29 hours. Reuter.
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  • 275 13 Reply to Viscount Grey's Attack. PREMIER WARNED. 1 No Intrigue with Mr. Churchill. Rugby, Jan. 18. Mr. Mi yd George, speaking at 1 1nNational Liberal Club, said little in reply to the recert declaration of Viscount Grey that the Liberal Council, of which Viscount Grey
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  • 60 13 Looking Remarkably Well." LoadOßi Jan. J'». Looking remarkably well His Majesty, for the first time since his Hint X travelling unaccompanied by the Qu?cn, arrived at King's Cross by spc/ril train from Sandringham. His Majesty was greeted by cheering crowds. He subsequently received the ciclr--atc3 to the
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  • 82 13 52 Oil Companies Guilty Of Violation. Chicago. Jan. :M. The United States circuit court, in an 'appeal judgment, has declared that 58 oil companies have been guiity of a violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Att in pooling oil cracking patents. The judgment enjoins them, permanently, to refrain from
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  • 123 13 Reparation. Delegates Glad h"s Over. The Hai;iie. Jan. SB. The Reparations Con "i-rcm-i 1 baa ended The protocol has bocn signed, after discussions since yesterday morninjr. None cf the delegates of the small Powers went to bed las'. nij;ht. Later: After over 21 hours <>r continuous Mnioiti
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  • 72 13 Dutch President of League Committee. Geneva, Jan. 80. The advisory committee of the LeagM of Nations on the opium traffic, has (tasted Heer van Wettum, of Holland, as its president. It has begun consideration of the steps to be taken to cope with the illicit traSc in
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  • 49 13 Tokio, Jan. 1!». Both the Minseito and the Seiyukai Parties will hold their meetings this afternoon, while the Cabinet yesterday held a special meeting anil a meeting 01 I'arlianientary secretaries with a view to drcul ing its attitude towards the Imperial Diet which re-opens on Tuesday. Nii-hi-Nichi.
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    • 67 13 UHIIUIIIIIV:illllllll!llllillllll!lll!llllllllllHlllllllinillHIII!lini'i:illlli!IIIUI!IWIItNI TODAY'S 24 PAGES. Pace In ihe Shadow of the Great, by Edwin T. Woodhall 12 F.M.S. Health Board's Policy Reply to Critics hy Dr. C. J. Wilson 19 London Letter 8 Growth of British North Borneo 17 Road Improvement Programme in Singapore 20 London Rubber Market, by A. W.
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  • 1012 14 Rangoon Road Affair. ALLEGED QUARREL OVER A WOMAN. When the adjournment was taken yesti rday afternoon of the case at the Singapore Assizes in which Mohamed Khan, an Indian Mohammedr.n, was charged with a murder at a Japanese hotel, only two witnesses for the prosecution
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  • 34 14 Cairo, Jan. 17. Colonel Waiaa and Commandant Giricr arrived at Aboukir yesterday evening and I'liiiiiiuifd eastward early this morning. They an flying, liy easy stages, from Fi'.-Miie to Saigon. Judo-China, Reuter.
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  • 293 14 Charges Brought Against European. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Jan. 20. A sensational case has just been concluded at the Police Court at Kulim, two Tamil coolies, Sokakonan and Muniandy, ot Paya Besar Estate, Lunas, being convicted and fined a hundred dollars each for assaulting their manager,
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  • 218 14 Mr. Baldwin Emphasises Our Responsibility. Rugby, Jan. 20. Mr. Baldwin, the Conservative ex-Pre-mier, speaking at his installation as Lord Rector of Glasgow University, said it might well be that in the near or distant future changes that had taken place within the British Empire overseas would affect the
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  • 102 14 Penang Boy Falls Into Cistern. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Jan. 21. The death took place on Sunday afternoon under tragic circumstances of Dudley Bruce, the three-year-old son of Mr. W. Bruce, of the Penang Municipality. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce had put the children to sleep about two
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  • 28 14 Rugby, Jan. 20. Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt win succeed Admiral Sir Edwyn Alexander Sinclair as Commander in Chief of the Nore on May 16. British Wirelesß.
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  • 546 14 To Resume Big Game Hunt In East Africa. Cape Town, Jan. 20. The Prince of Wales has arrived and was most enthusiastically received. The Prince sailed from Southampton on Jan- 3, in the Kenilworth Castle for Cape Town to resume the big game hunting trip in
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  • 144 14 Manchurian Marshal Sits On The Fence. Representatives of Generals Ho Chenchun and Chen Tiao-yuan secretly arrived in Mukden and conferred with Marshal Chanjr Hsueh-liang regarding measures to oust Marshal Yen Shi-shan, says the Sin Kuo Mm. Chang Hsueh-liang replied that Chiang Kai-shek and Yen Shi-shan must cooperate.
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  • 37 14 New Move to Enforce Prohibition. Washington, Jan. 20. The War Department J>as announced that the army regulations will be amended, so as to make any violation of the National Prohibition Lows a military offence.
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  • 322 14 Drafted by Chinese Shopkeeper. The further hearing was continued this morning of the probate case in which the claim of Ng Kok Num and Ng Kok Seng to be executors and residuary legatees of the estate of their late grandfather, Ng Ah Soo, is resisted by the deceased's
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  • 143 14 Immediate Dissolution Is Expected. Tokio, Jan. 20. With the opening of the Naval Conference and the re-convening of the Diet tomorrow an air of suppressed excitement is discernible here. It is generally believed that almost as soon as the Premier, the Foreign Minister, and the Finance Minister have
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  • 39 14 (Aneta's Service Weltevreden, Jan. 20. Captain Cliichester arrived at 4.17 p.m. and is proceeding on Wednesday morning. Straits Times CopyrightThe airman is making a solo flight from England to Australia. He left Singapore i yesterday morning.
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  • 494 14 Forty-One Stowaways On The Glenogle. It looks to me as if we have got a likely army of murderers htre," commented the Master Attendant (<;i|>t. (i. 11. Froybci-g. R.N.) in the Marine Court yesterday when 41 Chinese stowaways, whe had been discovered on the in.*.
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  • 55 14 Big Amalgamation Scheme l'lanned. Bombay, Jan. 20The owners of a number of cotton mills here are considering a proposal to amalgamate under a single control, for the purpose of eliminating competition between mills producing similar fabrics. It is understood that the Imperial Bank of India has agreed
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  • Ireland vs. The Rest—To-day's Rugby.—Home League Tables.—Yachting.
    • 1001 15 London Club's Poor Showing. The following arc the positions of clubj in the English and Scottish Leagues after Saturday's games First DiviNion. Benny Bass knocked out Tod Morgan at M:idison Square Garden on Friday night for the junior light-weight championship of America, but after the fight, the chairman
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    • 126 15 Ireland vs. The Rest on The Padang. The following are the teams for today's match between Ireland and The Rest on the Padang The Rest S. E. King R. Land, R. A. Cessford, L. V. Taylor and A. P. Goldman H. Price and G. I. Begleyj D. R.
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    • 596 15 Good Wind and Sunny Weather. Splen<liil :;'.iliiik' weather <>n Sunday ■MM yachting at the R.B.Y.C. a real pleasure, and senile Keen racing resulted. The "A" clasi v. .i-- engaged in the lecoad race f'.r Mi-. London's trophy, and at 10 a.m. Mi. Mansfteld-Jonei sent five yaehti
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  • 109 15 Results in Harbour Hoard J.C.S. Tournament. The following were the results of ties in the Singapore Harbour Junior Service Club English handicap tournament Oni: Seng K:iy uvvt 7n l>i;it Chan Peng Sim owa w, Cbo« Ktim Cheons owe 70 beat L. C. Knski on 80. Kwos Kimii Ming owe
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  • 479 15 Perak Wants More Tennis Tours. (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, Jan- 20. The annual general meeting of the Pcrak Lawn Tennis Association was held on Saturday at the Ipoh Club when the president, Mr. A. H. Whitaker, presided. The following were elected to office for
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  • 63 15 London, Jan. 8. The results of two Rugby Union matches played to-day are Bristol 3 pts. The Army 3 pts. Sussex 19 pts. Hants 3 pts. (County Championship). Rugby League. London, Jan. 9. As England and Australia have each won one Rugby League Test and drawn once, a
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  • 140 15 Tuesday, Jan. 21 Rugby: Ireland vs. The Rest, Padang; 2nd Welch vs. Johore, Johore Bahru. Wednesday, Jan. 22 Rugby Public Services vs. Fort Canning. Hockey S.C.C. Ist XI vs. United Services, S.C.C. S.C.C. 2nd XI vs. Old Rafflesiam. School ground. Football Hull Cup semi-final, J. Bahru. Thursday, Jan.
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  • 504 15 Robinson's and the A.P.C. Draw. The first match of this season's InterCommercial Cup competition was played at the Stadium, Anson Road, yesterday afternoon between the Asiatic Petroleum Company and Robinson's, the gr.me ending in a draw of two goals each. The crowd was disappointing, there being only
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  • 196 15 Singapore Students' Team Win Muar Fixture. A fast and exciting gr.me was witnessed by a large crowd at the Muar Padang on Saturday, between a team representing the Raffles and Medical Colleges and the Si-Si Club, Muar. The match ended in a win for the visiting team by
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  • 169 15 Nine Deletions and One Addition. Amendment No. 2 of List 3 of the S.R.A. Classification of horses and ponies was issued yesterday, and is as follows Horses. Transfers. Likeness from Class 3 to Class 2 Eternity from Class 2 to Class 3 Trifle from Class 2 to Class
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  • 414 15 Stateness Evident In Padang Fixture. That end-of-the season staleness was very evident in the hockey match on the Padang; yesterday, when an S.C.C. eleven lost by 4—24 2 to R.A. representatives. The standard of play was far from good, the exchanges of the most part being scrappy.
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  • 69 15 Millwall Score Five Goals Against Amateurs. An unusually enthusiastic crowd watched to-day's Association football match between the Corinthians, the famous amateur club, and the Millwall professional club at Stamford Bridge. The match belonged to the third rour.-l of the competition for the English Cap and had boon
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  • 270 15 Civil Service Club Tournament. Entries for the Johore Civil Servii" Club Chinese New Year tennis tournament, which starts on Friday are n.i follows Men* Sin; 1,--.. First Round. C. B. Hudson vs. K. P. mi.mli n:in. \V. N. C. Steele vs. N. A. S.-dwick. Roy Smith vs. Ahmcil
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    • 413 16 .Mlie iiiieist car for die iiioney b&ause of these fl^^to^ FEAHIRES Hi l '\mm,^^m^Kj^nr-^^^K~^ r 1O cyimder head .^5 U9^ .\Jf 4. The erou-flow radiator. I IMMMHVIk\'|p^^vHSJ .-•'■'*'s WTI Automatic temperatur* oontrol V "^'"^Ss? l 1 n^__ v^_ Df ofixcDacKcd inahi Daacwoai A A 1 /.-inch carburetor indudtaa N internal
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    • 157 16 fg> -L A. W N BALLS RACKETS LAWN TENNIS BALLS: S ~zJ&k iJ Stitchles«. $9. 50 Stitched, $1 050 AT (Jroovcd, SIO.OO iJk^tjT^^ m Special Compress«d Air lins.t-O 5O ItWig'^ m l'*" r doz. I xir i. fmS Special Prices for Clubs: /Mr I ,M StltclUess. »8.00 Stltchi-d, i1 000
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  • 775 17 Sequel to Mayfair Ball. JUDGMENT AGAINST LADY FALKLAND. la I In- Kinj;' Hindi Division, London, in mail week tht Lord Chief Justice (Ix>rd Hewart) had before him, for legal arguBient, the action h»ard recently, in which the Mayfair Hotel <'.•>., Ltd* suod Lord Falkland and
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  • 172 17 When High Speed Pilots Go Blind. London, Dec. 27. With a lew to solving a number of medical problems connected with travelling through the air at high speed, the Air Ministry is reported to have made arrangements for flying experiments at Felixstowe. Squadron-Leader Orlebar and FlightLieutenant Stainforth,
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  • 2537 17 NEW ROADS POLICY. Taxation Reforms of The Late Governor. NO LONGER A COUNTRY TO AVOID. The development, progress and future of British North Borneo form the subject of the following article contributed by C. F. C. Macaskie to British Malaya":— When writing on the subject
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  • 180 17 Teaching First Women Members a Lessen. At the annual dinner of the Association of Consulting Engineers, Lord liarling, responding to the toast of Tht High Court of Parliament," proposed by Mr. S. C. Lewis, referred to the form o: the toast, which, he said, was rather unusual.
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  • 109 17 Manchester's Complaint Against America. i Washington, Jan. 5. A complaint has b?en received from i the Secretary of the Manchester Cotton Exchange in regard t<> the untidiness of cctton bales from the United States in con- i trast to those from other cotton-growing countries. 1 The Secretary
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  • 610 17 £2,000,000 Losses Last Year ANGRY SHAREHOLDERS OF CEMENT PRODUCTS. There was uproar at the annual general aipetir.); cf the British Cement Products and Finance *>nipany Ltd, in London i:i mail week. The report of the company showed a loss of £2,000,000. Mr. A. J. Chapman, who
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    • 88 17 FOR SALE BUDDED STUMPS AND BUDWOOD BEST JAVA AND SUMATRA CLONES From BUDWOOD GARDENS AND NURSERIES IN MALAYA. Grown under European Technical Supervision. Large shipments have already been made (o far distant countries including West African Coast, ORDERS ARE NOW BEING BOOKED FOR 1930 1931. For particulars, apply No. 40.
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    • 226 18 Proved and established by its most of owners cprr rjji Praise from owners is measurable iv tcnv.s of prcatcr J one of the many inipcr- and mrre lasting aafislacrion tant reasons why De Soto Six r'i:?.t cr.'^ciionc^ has disclosed a is adding to the widespread pub- standard of poitcruiance comHe
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    • 225 18 KELVINATOR The Oldest Domestic Electric Refrigeration yit-^-J II ißßßPiftiTi' 1 I ■VH it wi£l KELVINATOR Product of THE LARGEST Builders of Refrigerating equipment in THE WORLD Distributors for Malaya GETZ BROS. CO., (Incorporated in U.S.A.) I SALES SERVICE ROOM 55, ROBINSON ROAD. He Says— "HOW EFFICIENT" Iflffill "HOW CHIC" Mm*'
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  • 1468 19 DR. WILSON'S LETTER. Destructive Criticism And Opposition/ ANALYSIS OF MALARIA ON ESTATES. A reply to criticism of die Health Boards policy is mads by Dr. C J. Wltaoa, Principal Medical Officer, F.M.S., in a letter son* to the Straiti Times. He write i;i f< 11
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  • 332 19 Municipal Clerk Clearly Guilty. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Jan. 20. At the SnprenM Court to-day, Mr. Justice Sproule dismissed the appeal of Mohauned Abdul Cader, former chief financial clerk of the Ptnang Municipality, who was convicted by the District Judge on thret chared of criminal breach of
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  • 137 19 Mr. Fulton, manager Ipoh Tin Dredging, was the victim of a nasty motor car accident on Jan 12, as the result of which he had to go into hospital for treatment. Mr. Fulton was motoring to the mine from Ipoh on that night when he encountered a
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  • CORRESPONDENCE
    • 57 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—The list of prominent eittsHH supporting H.E. the G.O.C. at this evening's conference is very gratifying. What might possibly have added weight to your notice, however, would have been a short account of their services in the field during the War
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    • 111 19 MERCY To the EJiW- of tha Straits Times. Sir.—With rcfi'.'.-n-o to your note under the hsadlfg Mercy in the Straits Time;, of Jan. 17, may I give the following solution 1n tola difficult problem The ue:< apparently sold their shares in two instalments, the fluctuation in the market, price on
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    • 185 19 To the Editor of the Straits Timee. Sir, In ycur tosM of Jan. 17 C-B.H. has certainly put forward, in my opinion, the only cm< dy for the present crisis in the rubber ird.-.vtry. The Dutch have always said thev could not restrict their native prodkictivn. With C-
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  • 69 19 A subscriber writes to the Bangkok Times By the mail on Saturday evening (Jan. 11)1 received two letters from homo frcm the same person, posted the same date (December 16). One came by the ordinary mail and the second by air mail, proving that there is. at
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  • 469 19 Where His Happiest Days Were Spent. At the third annual Agricultural Exhibition held on Jan. 4 at Sheung Shui, Hong Kong, Sir Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G. who performed the official opening, took the opportunity of saying farewell to the village elders and others in the New Territory.
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  • 82 19 Meeting of Malacca Branch. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Jan. 19. The general meeting of the above society was held ct the Malacca Club on Friday, when the following: were elected President, Dr. Lindow vice-president, Mr. B. S. Walton hon. secretary and I treasurer, Mr. J. C.
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  • 759 19 Large Gathering at Hotel Cecil. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Doc'- 2(5. For Malayans at Home the festive season has been saddened by the news of the death of Mr. J. L. Humphreys, still sa young an.l full of promise, while on his way Home via China,
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  • 188 19 Beautiful Kuala Lumpur From Above. Mr. Stratton-Brown made his first night flight in his Avro Avian on the night of Jan. 14. He took off from his aerodrome at Hav/kcsbury, bungei Cesi, at about 7 O'eJeeh with a na .^engcr, Mr. H. G. Hinds, of Wearne Bros., Ltd.,
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  • 90 19 Office-bearers elected at the annual HHnl meeting of the Straits Chinese Amateur Dramatic and Musical Society included President, Mr. Cheong Hock ("bye vice-presidents, Messrs. Lee Thian Sac!;, Chcok Chin Soon, Wee Tiang- Wah rnd Chua Poh Chuan secretary, Lee Thuan Khek treasurer, Mr. Wee Kim I Seng music conductor, Mr.
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  • 658 19 Assessment Appeals Heard. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Jan. 1:'. The quarterly meeting of the Malacca Rural Board was hi hi at the Resident Councillor's office en Tuesday, January 14, at 11 a.m., when the following memban were present; The Hon. Mr. I!. W, Elles, the Hon.
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  • 239 19 Malacca Eurasian Wedding. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Jan. 19. A grand wedding too'; place on Saturday at St. Peter's Church, the Rev. Father Feranadez conducting the ceremony. The bridegroom and bride being well-known, the wedding was well attended, over two hundred friends and relations being at the
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  • 63 19 Owint; to the height of seme of the buildings now being erected in Bangkok, the Police Department has made an application to the Ministry of the Interior to purchase a fire tower and escape to reach to the height of 14 to 18 metres. The estimated rant i< Tea. 10.000.
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    • 133 19 Gloriously Alive— Always Not a care in the world they can dance all night hecause they are gloriously alive gloriously healthy and fit. Hall's Wine has supplied them with both mental and physical reserves of power, which enable them to get a hundred per cent, out of life. Let Hall's
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  • 1487 20 9 New Electric Company Discussed. Fi'im Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Jan. 18. The usual monthly meeting: of the Malacca Municipal Commissioners was held at 2."0 pm. on Friday. All members were present except Messrs. G. C. S. Ralvonn and Tan Soo Hoik. The minutes of the
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  • 452 20 Body Found in Boring Hole. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 19. Early in November last a Sikh bullock cart driver named Mahain Singh disappeared from Kepong and subsequently his body was found buried in a boring hole feet upwards. The inquest into the death was begun
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  • 207 20 Building Land Opened Up At Katong. There are several interesting items in the road programme which is now proceeding in the Municipal area of Singapore. The section of Beach Road between Middle Road and Stamford Road will shortly be reconstructed, and the completion of Orchard Road—
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  • 176 20 Car Was Driven By European. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 19. An inquest was held on Saturday into I the death of a Malabari boy named Abbas who was knocked down and killed on Dec 5 by a car being driven by a European, i
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  • 95 20 Hurrying Work for Nonias' Festival. "The work of re-surfacing Connaught Drive, which is causing some inconvenience to motorists at present, will not it is hoped interfere with the Chinese nonias festival on Feb. 14. By that time the foundations will have been completed, and the surfacing will be
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    • 99 20 1 i I^HHMfflßaaat* J M FM ""Y OVERHEAD LINES Illustrated is a cradle guard over some G.P.O. Main trunk lines in Kent, England. The Transmission line is a 33 K.V. line supplied and erected by Messrs. W. T. HENLEY TELEGRAPH WORKS COMPANY, LIMITED for the County of London Electric Supply
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    • 118 20 AVOIDING ANNOYANCE. Why not protect yourself against the annoyance of finding that your newsagent has sold all his copies of the Straits Times Subscribe to-day and ensure getting your newspaper on Saturdays and holidays. Fill in this form— we will do the rest. To The Manager, The Straits Tim*!, Cecil
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    • 120 20 fe& .vis i yjtr' SLIPPER HEEL* Mwl^\ 'VTUMBER 102 X continues in trie J popular favor of smart women. mSwi C 111 '1 I /jBeS 3 S3&£ ii j< iA Ocavonally it change* in color only to M Bf j jSk conlonn to the mode. 1 lie quality ,K\ flfig
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    • 325 21 I LOOK AT HER! A SOLID little rock of firm 4 > flesh, with fine straight < limbs, a beautiful, healthy colour and even, white, good < > p. quality teeth. < She has the intelligence of the < perfect food, which supplies the < > body and the brain
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    • 267 21 J Every drop of our famous Orange-Smash contains the juice of the finest Oranges grown on earth. Its immense popularity and demand has created y/ 1 I jealousy and imitations. Resolutely refuse all subi||| FRAMROZ Go. sw|S^mej Pioneer Manufacturers of "^Sm^XuM ruit Juice leverages. SPECIFY O For PROVED RELIABILITY We
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    • 269 21 Over Seventy Years' continuous experience in the design and construction of our products, during which period we have maintained one standard only of design, workmanship and materials, has earned the World-wide reputation we now possess. CONSULT US REGARDING MOTOR LAUNCHES T0 REQu r iR I EMEN I Ts JA MARINE
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  • 2226 22 LIVELY ATTACK. Rapier Thrusts in The Commons. LECTURING WITH "SMUG COMPLACENCY." Members of Parliament who felt a little jaded after a long Christmas Eve discussion of the Singapore Naval Base in the House were suddenly roused when Mr. Winston Churchill rose on the same afternoon. The
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  • 79 22 British Policewomen for Alexandria. London, Jan. 4. A compliment to British policewomen has been paid by the Chief Commissioner of Alexandria by inviting the Women's Auxiliary Service to provide two women to assist in the difficult and dangerous campaign for the suppression of the white slave traffic,
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  • 393 22 Materialised Machine. WIDOW'S AMAZING STORY OF SPEEDWAY. An amazing experience is related by th(- widow of a racing motor-cyclist who was killed at the Super Speedway, Leicester, England, last September. She writes to a London newspaper as follows Three months ago, at 9.5 p.m., my husband
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    • 172 22 r*~^ I dodge h r "x" x BROTHERS V? mLm 5 *7 t t "I i^^BßJ^Ee? l i L J y A NEW DODGE TRUCK AT A NEW LOW PRICE A new Dodge Truckof 133-inch tance to the quick, quiet and wheelbase now takes its place sure 4-wheel hydraulic brakes.
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    • 560 23 Assets exceed $10,000,000. Airorance in force orer $35,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in th* Straits Settlement-" DEAD OFFICE, Winchester House, Singapore, tONDON OFFICE 27, Old Jewry, I.C. Th* Company has 120,000 deposited with th* Supreme Court of England and eompllei with th* British Life Assurance Companies
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    • 585 23 BANKING CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Paid Up Capital In 600,000 shares of each £3.000,000 Reserve Fund 4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 5.000,000 HEAD OFFICE IS, Blahopsgate, London, E.C. 1. Agencies and Branches Amritsar Iloilo Peshawar Alor Star K!ang Rangoon Bangkok Kobe Scremban Batavia K. Lumpur Semerang Bombay
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    • 732 23 BANKING NEDERLANDSCH fNDISCHE HANDELSBANK. Established IM at Amsterdam Authorised Capital Oh'.s. 100,000,000 (about £■4,500,000) Paid op Capital GUs. r.->,000,000 (aboet £1,600,000) Reserves GUs. ,186,865 (aboet f_\270,000) HEAD oi I* AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICES TI'.E HAGUM, ROTTKRDAM. OVERSEAS BLANCHES: BATAVIA Bead o.Tice for Dutch last Indies. SHANGHAI HoaJ Off'.ce for China and
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    • 300 23 INSURANCE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) Fire, Life, Marine, Aeeident, Guarantee and Motor. Asset* fG0.000,000 ARTHUR C. POTTS— Manager and Under writer, Eastern Branch, Singapore. THE MANUFACTURERS UFF INSURANCE COMPANY DOES A World Wide Basines* IS Enjoying Rr.pid Growth HAS A Ptliey for Every Need. Entablißhed 1887.
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    • 179 23 A DEMONSTRATION OF INTEREST TO ALL CONCERNED IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF ROADS, GROUNDS AND ESTATES. We have pleasure in inviting all interested parties to witness a demonstration, at our Damar Road Premises, on Monday, Jan. 20th, between 9 a.m. and 4 pjn. and Tuesday, Jan. 21st, between 9
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    • 245 24 MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER. KNOW YOUR TOBACCO Tobacco is grown in various parts of the world, but the best conies from Isabela Province in the Philippines. This is the only kind used in A lhatnbra IXCELENTES ESPEOIALES CORONAS THEY ARE TOBACCO PERFECTION. Sole Agent* DIETHELM CO., LTD. i Im-nrporated in Switzerland)
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    • 198 24 CHINESE NEW YEAR With every order for six dozens aerated water (including one dozen Orange Crush) ordered in the ten days preceding ChineseNew Year Day on the special order form to be obtained at our offices in Collyer Quay or Tanjong Pagar we will give gratis one cocktail shaker filled
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    • 221 24 THE FOREMOST ADVERTISING MEDIUM. asm 1 wflf *^9t *Wfr 9 301 YEARS OLD The House of If aig is 301 years old this year. Mother distilling house such a history. The reason of its world' wide popularity is I IMSIDE THE BOTTLE Mo finer whisky goes into any bottle Agent*
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