Malaya Tribune, 19 January 1926

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    29 1 The Malaya Tribune. EVENING DAILY.) SHIPPING GAZETTE. -Mm i (EVENING DAILY. VoL XIII, -No. 15 SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1926 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune TUESDAY. JANUARY 19. 1926.
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      355 1 AMATEUR' PHdTfiSTORg 109 NORTH BRIDGE Rg I SPHINX VASH-EASE COMPOUND A Wonderful Product which makes Wash-day a Play-day. I f I I 1 jjj q I JIL !t washes the dirtieBt clothes in a few minutes absolutely without rubbing. Will not injure the most 1 jjj Iff cj delicate fabrics.
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      93 1 'iil i m 11 ii il,tii ii i i i rirrrn I Dcn't wait for paint or failing I 1 Vision before you consult se.lf j I you need glasses, we will mmjk crflts I and prepare lenses ana fit ia 1 I frame and mountings of any I character.
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    "RED" PROPAGANDA
    1474 2 PLOT TO BOLSHEVIZE THE NEGROES Movement with Far-Reaching Implications In the game of Rouge Et Noir, if the red w'ns, the biack loses, and our observant wrrleit of the press believe the same thing will happen in the red game to bolsbevise our coloured workers—the blacks will lose
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    MOUNTAIN SPECTRE
    421 2 Professor's Queer Experience Stoiitvs of a giant ghost, said to haunt Ben Macdhu', Aberdeenshro. the second highest mountain in Scotland, were told by Professor J. Norman Collie, lecturer in Organic Chemisrty, of Ixmdon University. Professor Collie, who has done much explcrat'on and climbine: in the Himala> "s, Caucasus,
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      385 2 I Insist on j The World's Best. a I Sole Agents: a I DIETHELM Co., Ltd., 3 (Incorporated in Switzerland.) S 3 Singapore—Penang—Bangkok. S k Pioneers of Overs^lVadsng For nearly 50 years we have been giving our customers in •T«ry Town in the World—real Steri-r.r; V«?ue- Her- are 4 of
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      110 2 THE SHY WOMEN OF INDIA FALSE MODESTY. Nature has made woman subject to certain peculiar ilia. In India modesty and shyness have condemned her to suffer unnecessarily. Girls in their taon», young women, and mothers, are all liable to have one or another of the various illnesses which their perris
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      271 2 IS YOUR BABY GETTING HIS TEETH? Baby's Own Tablets Save Pain and Tears. Every parent knows the worries that come when baby is teething. Many parents have found in Baby's Own Tablets help which seems almost magical at th's trying time. These Tablets promptly ease the paita and bring natural
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      381 2 In Convalescence i Horllcfei Maild Mfc I raptdly rrirws baA r jl Qiikklij assmmti ft DI it is a perfect fees y\ di cases of sickness (if and fading appetite. (Ij k Horiid& i$ a Jjj and purj. .Jfj i k In 4 sizes of di *J USEFUL TO PLANTERS.
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    LORD KITCHENER
    490 3 HOW HE MET WITH HIS DEATH First Lord of the Admiralty Tells the Story Dunng the cour.«»e of proceedings in the House of Commons, Mr. Bridgeman, First L-orcJ of the Admiralty made a statement regarding the death of Lord Kitchener in the cru ser Hampshire in 191b*. He
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    THE BIBLICAL DELUGE
    266 3 Repeated Around Mt. Ararat by Cloudburst A severo cloudburst has been reported in the region of Mount Ararat. It caused considerable loss of life and the destruct on of valuable property. Famil ar by name as the scene of the Flood of the Scrin'ures, Mount Ararat has
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    Slump in Matrimony
    115 3 Although America is enormously prosperous, New York is suffering from a slump in matrimony much in the same way as is London, and in fact, the whole country, according to the Registrar-General's returns. The New York State Department of Health has just reported that there were 5,075
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    Unhappy F8
    63 3 Weep to the tale of Willie TB. Who met a g rl whose name was KB. He courted her at a fearful rB. And begged her soon to become h's mB. "I would if I could," said lovely KB. I pity your lonely unhappy gtB. But alas, alas,
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      328 3 o» I Sime, Darby Co., Ltd, j Jl I 1 (Incorporated in Straita Settlements.) (jj ■I Founded by Thomas Doggett. an actor. In 1715, H ni B in honour of Mng Oeorge I's accession. Th* Mr' «a a ci• I r r,:e consisted of m ted coat with a silver
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      306 3 "KEEPS YOU GOING" ll] A GREAT Ij FEMALE MEDICINE 11 II i pvR. MORSE'S INDIAN ROOT PILLS II 8 II I are frequently prescribed for the lljj I 1I many ailments peculiar to the female tlb j| fl sex, for the very reason that these PiKs r 111 are P
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      330 4 AMUSEMENTS I EMPIRE =s Tuesday, January 19 and Wednesday, January 20. ilo the First Show at 7-30 p.m. jt World Pictures present fj CARLYLE BL ACK WELL in jj ON DANGEROUS GROUNDS In 5 Reels. jj From Burton Stevenson's faunas No/el "Little Comrade." C B Associated Producers Inc. presents G
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      486 4 AMUSEMENTS ni AT THE f3 ALHAMBRA |g TAN CHXNO KEH ft CO- LTD., FfprUtmn. g Iv the Second Show at 9 p.in fi a R I A GREAT DAVID BELASCO STAGE SUCCESS I |j] A Warner Brothers' Classic of the Screen, a Super Comedy based on (2 3 the PJay
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      473 4 AMUSEMENTS GAIETY CINEMA Ts^Hg^ TO-NIGHT AT 9.15 P.M. The Greatest Detective Story in the world g; jtm—m "J SHERLOCK HOLMES 1 (J^l^ffl^J Baffling crimes hy master minds in the j '^^^^^j^^ (ONAN DOYLE'S Masterpiece! J j GOLDWYN'S Wonderful Success W v BARRYMORE'S Greatest Triumph A few of the thrills— «t^^^^^^^^P
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    Mails Close
    203 5 TO-DAY, JANUARY 19 Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy. Hong Hwa 2 p.m. Selat Pandjang, Bengkalis and Bagan Si Api Api Esmeralda 2 p.m. Penang,* Colombo, Suez,* Port Said,* Marseilles,* London,* Rotterdam* and Glasgow* Antenor 2 p.m. Penang,* Colombo, Port Said,* Alexandria,* London,* Hamburg,* Sonderborg* and Copenhagen* Natal 3 p.m.
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    Rates of Exchange
    74 5 British Official Press Service. London, January 18. To-day's rate** of exchange tBM Paris, 128%. New York, 4.86. Brussels, 107. Geneva, 25.15. Amsterdam, 12.08. Milan, 120.4. Berlin, 20.42. Stockholm, 18.15. Copenhagen, 19.52. Oslo, 23.84. Vienna, 34.52. Prague, IG4. Helsingfors, 193. Madrid, 34.33. Lisbon, 2^/ Rio de Janeiro, 7%.
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    Charity Performance
    164 5 Account of money cole.ted during the Charity Performance by the Union Star Opera on January 8 li>36, in aid of the Muslim Stuients' Aid Fund. Tickets and Button Holes sold at the Theatre $585.50 Expenses paid for advertising in the Stra'ts Times, Singapore Free Press, Malaya Tribune, Lembaga
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    Boy Scouts Association
    45 5 To-day. January 19.—Signalling wireless and Ambulance, 5 p.m. at Headquarters. 4 To-morrow, January 20.—Football Competition: Ist v. 6th St. Andrew's ground, 2nd v. sth Raffles ground. Friday, January 22.—Football Competition: Semi Finals. Band Practice, Fifes 5 p.m. Drums and Bugles 6 p.m.
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    PRODUCE
    133 5 To-day's Quotations RICE Rice, S am No 1 per Kovan $356 Kice, Siam 2 $334 Kice, Siam 3 «325 Rico, Saigon 1 0 Race, Saigon 2 $280 Rice, Saigon 3 Rice, Rangoon 1 $288 luce, Rangoon 2 r $070 R cc, Par Boiled No 1 per bag $10~20 SS
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    Exchange
    92 5 Singapore, Jan. 19. i Ol London— Bank 4 months' sight 2s 4%d Demand 2s. 4 5i32<l Private 3 months sight 2s 4 25|82d On India— Bank Tel. Transfer 154% Ol Hongkong— Bank demand draft 3% p.c. p.m. Ob Shanghai— Bank demand draft 75 On Java— I Bank Tel. Transfer
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    Shipping Notes
    70 5 Owners and Masters of Shipping are requested to keep their vesse's a- clear of the range as possible during the Heavy Gun Practice, which will take place from Fort Serapong on Jan. 22 commencing at 8 a.m. A red flag will be flown from Fort Serapong for one
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    35 5 The rate of issue of Money Orders for tndia and Ceylon to-day, is Rs. 153 equal •o $100. The rate of payment of Money Orders from India and Ceylon ia Re. 158 >qual to $100.
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      226 5 POLAR CAFE High Street. TRY OUR CHERRY SUNDAE TOO WILL BE DELIGHTED/ Ml SINGAPORE CGLiX> STORAGE Dairy Products Obtainable Here OPEN DAY AND NIGHT. iLBIGN CLAY S BRITISH GL4/ED STONEWARE j) DRAINPIPES. ijv stocks obtainable of f( 4", G', 9" and If" Wholes fl Bursting pressure up to standard. Barrels
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      556 5 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Advertiser Bex No. 306 acknowledges with thanks receipt of letters from esteemed applicants who are informed that the adj vertiser's requirements has been filled. NOTICE. Old Rafflesians' Association and Singapore Teachers' Association. All members and thtlr friends of the O. R. A. and S. T. A. arc hereby
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      52 5 C#«l*H A FAMOUS MALAY PRIMA DONNA and A FH<T CLASS ORANG MUD A WATCH FOR iHUB FIRVT APPEARAKE THE STAR OPERA North Ro%d TO-NIGHT For the firs', time A Niw Mihy Historical Ray ISMARAH YATIM Lest Part will be ttaeed K. H. CHEONG, Proprietor, Y. L TAN, Manager. 'Phone 1566
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      312 5 I The Eastern Studio I I LEE PHOTOGRAPHER 3 1 SINGAPORE. I I Enlargements, Miniatures, Wedding and other Groups, g I Indoor and Outdoor. S I MODERN STYLE. I Electric Lightings, etc. We also do Amateurs' work. 8 **********52 5252^^ |NWIBIt«^»:i«J«llB!IBM«4l«ltitl«n«U«fl«ll«H«!;BIIlJigtlBHi)tgil«| ia I WASH CLOTHES NEW WAY! 1 WOMEN: No
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    WHEN AND WHERE
    116 6 A Singapore Diary To-day, January 19 High Tides.—2.12 a m., 1.48 p.m. Blue Funnel homeward mail leave#. Indragiri Rubber, French Bank, noon. Rugby: Services vs. S.C.C. (A). To-morrow. January 20 High Tides.—2.12 a.m., 1.48 p.m. St. Andrews P.C., 4.30 p.m. Thursday, January 21 High Tides.—3.43 a.m., 3.52
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    "Wind-up" Legislation
    1199 6 A day or two agio, under the above heading, we criticised the proposed rVha»'odotation of emergency laws, giving the Governor, whenever His Exceilencj.- decides that a time of 'public danger has arisen, power to take whatever steps seem necessary to him, in order to deal with the crisis.
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    "CITY OF BARODA"
    917 6 Marine Court of Enquiry Resumed Tite Marine Court of Enquiry into the circumstances attending the grounding of the steamer "City of Baroda", on Christmas Day wihi|!e on a voyage between Cebu and Singapore w r as resumed this morning in the District Court. Mr. P. F. David,
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    TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
    37 6 LEWIS AND PEAT'S Rubber London, Stocks on January 16, 8,850 tons; 1,530 tons up. London.—3s Id. Local Spot.—$1.15. January.—$1.15. January to March.—§1.11. April to June.—$1.05. New York.—74 cents. Tin Local.—$139.00 per picul 50 tons sold.
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    THE COLLINS CASE
    64 6 Judgment for Plaintiff for $10,450 (From Our Own "-r,.„ 18J Kuala Lumpur, Jan In the case in which Mr V w and his wife sued the F M R "r for damages as the assoit «f'. dent, tisa Cfclsf Justice HUa monmng in favour ol th* r?
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    News from Ipoh
    99 6 (From Our o*n Ostresasi Poh. January M H.E. the Governor and Lad* i arrived at Kuala Kamrsai left yesterday. The Gove t*y the Sea Be!: e reaching Si r V* morrow morning. Lady tack to Penang The Lskandev Polo Ch* "V was held en Sunday. fo V
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    Serious Motor Smash
    90 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. January A serious motor-car smash took on the Pangkor-r.,ad last cars No. 1560 cml 1144. it,alleged to have been travellto pac? mod neither driver weald rrt« «Z on reaching the junction. life 2 fere crashed broadside on. The psi of car 1560
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    Planter Murdered
    88 6 A dastardly murder book ea .ielutong EsSSSte betwe?n th boon A and 11 on Thursday nT.. being the manager \r r Kirn Watt, who was at the tin his be '.room, from wher*.- the reportaafpi shots were heard by the other inmates oft* bungalow. Th.2 n?phew of the
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    Secret Society Feuds
    122 6 The feuds among Ch'nese are growing alarming in proj the beginning of the year muni serious fights have been frequent Pi I the most serious out.br- sk last night n Boat Quay, whi a party of Teochcws sits Io rifslpafl with revolvers. Five men w< c wounded
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    Mail Expected
    13 6 From Japan by a* Shiay* Hat*, S i nga pore to-aaorronr.
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    181 6 The Shipping and the untitled onuses wi.l >.. 2S, l^M. o Air. S. Denny*. As l 9.VH.1, Ke&.h. a. Lint ;t- Pttson», Kt-.iai», vim Sir N v*** i>— Mr. tgjk tm b«*v*i U "'HL% l)u lop Plantation». Ltd. Ulu Ktutohong estate, N E- v— Mr. E Mathieu, charge tof the
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      74 6 A. FLINTER Dealer in DIAMONDS, PEARLS AND PRECIOUS STONES 19, Raffles Place, Singapore. Office Thone 197 Private Thone 2538 Agents for Kuala Lumpur STORCH BROS., 37-39, Java Street, Kuala Lumpur. I eber™ wakhes I fl combine accurate timekeeping with N artistic appearance at moderate prices, m 3 At all first-class
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      74 6 THE WEATHER Meteorological Report By Courtesy of the Government Heath Office Kandang Kerbau Station, for the 24 hours end ng midnight January 18, 1926. deg. Maximum shade temperature 87.5 F. Minimum -lu:d«- temperature 72 F. Mean shade temperature 78.3 F. Maximum sun radiation 152 F. Minimum grass radiat on 69
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    PETROL EXPLOSION
    141 7 TEKIUBLE ACCIDENT IN BERLIN Houses Collapse, Occupants Killed or Injured Reuter's Service. Berlin, January 18. jnf .intonation, due to the expetrol gas ar >used the resiM t district of Berlin early ruing. A four-storeyed house c 01... a pack of cards, burying the Bi eight feet cf debris.
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    GREEK DEBT FUNDING
    127 7 Request for Further Credits From America Reuter's Service. Washington, January 16. A J deadttoefc has aiisen in the hi ncifcotiatio— The Gteeka in ImbmnJ tiie American C >nimission that they vac not authorised io negotiate th 3 funding fifteen- nifliea dollar war debt unless i Sta ea
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    Russia and France
    63 7 Reuter's Service. Moscow, January 18 Ie in the Pravda, Trotsky offera ition for satisfying the credit on and simultaneously aecurnj redits in Paris. He says that Russia pa] high interest on loans; the uarket value of the loan is 7 I rencfa Government might depei cent, from
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    N.Y.K. Merger?
    52 7 Reuter's Service. Tokio, January 18. rs of the .Nippon Yusen Kaisha Toys Kisen Ka Bushiki are J (focussing pans for a merger. I ;n1 is expected shortly. lerstood thai he Nippon Yusen all the Pacific regular services ihtiet foi exchange for 100.000 Kisen in the future rit) to
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    The Morocco Campaign
    48 7 Havas Agency. Rabat, January 18. to the papers, the Andjeras, f trihe living in the Spanish zone, ttniamiea occupy an important position in respect to Ceuta and 4 nu,jn hav <-' submitted to the SpanLsh au- Should this be confirmed the event of the hujhest importance.
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    117 7 Mr. J. S. M. Rennle is untitled for singapore L cxi week and may be expected to in i'ebi-uary. Ib c. <;oi Doacar, at the Agricultural j Malacca, has gone back no Wmpur y7l he vcturn 0 f M r Fair",r irom leave. 1 n i Isj t bun »a
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    ITALYS DEBTS
    163 7 Further Meetings with British Chancellor British Official Press Service. London, January 18. Tbe British and Italian experts are in agreement to-day on the techmicalities of the Italian debt furciinig negotiations. Long memoranda hay© been exchanged, the study of wftiich hais not at pijasent been complieted, and Icontsequently a
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    WRECKED CREW'S ORDEAL
    200 7 Three days a drift in Bitterly Cold W r eather British Official Press Service London, January 18. Six men of the crew of the British fishing steamer Cormorant, which was wrecked off the rocky coast of the Island of Islay, west of Scotland, have had a terrible
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    The U. S. Miners' Strike
    83 7 British Official Press Service London, January 18. The miners' .strike in the United States has provei a benefit to South Wales. Heavy demand® are coming from America for anthracite coal, and during the week-end ajr.uigements were made fc;r the export from Swansea of 22,000 torus.
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    Saving £10,000,000
    80 7 British Official Press Service. London, January 18. The Daily Telegraph says it is expected that the saving of ten ■waTliuii pounds will be effected a.s a Jasuit of the aieliviti.es of tlhto Government Economy CoiHßttittee. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, meanWhtile, is repointed to bo examining various possible
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    Canary Islands' Hurricane
    97 7 Reuter's Service. Madrid, January 1!». Severtf; persons were seriously injured and a hundred homeless as a result of a hurricane breaking on the Canary Islands. According to messages from Laspalmas, deluge and rain swelled mountain torrents and bridges', roads and tramways were swept away. Several villages were
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    America and the Air
    45 7 Reuter's Service. New York, January 18. The financier Mr. Daniel Guggenheim hao notified Mr. Hoover that he has already set aside half a million d liars and is prepared to supply a further two BuHlofl to foster the science of aircraft.
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    AFTER THE BISHOP
    127 7 Magistrate Refuses to Arrest Chaplain Reuter's Service. Budapest, January 18. The Public Prosecutor has asked the examining magistrate to arrest Bishop Zadravecs, Chapla*n-General of the Hungarian army, in connection with the banknote scandaL The magistrate refused, and in the Chamber indictments were also declined, to prosecute the
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    Broadcasting Tests
    106 7 British Official Press Service London, January 18. For one week beginning January 25, special tests in trans-atlantie broadcasting are to be made. Bach diay from three to four in the morning, Greenwich time, selected American stations will send out their programmes, while every station in America not taking
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    Coarser Grade Cotton
    98 7 Reuter's Service. Ixmdon, January 18. Urging Lancashire to start extensive production of cotton cloth of coarser grades Sir William Clare Lees. ex-.pres:dent of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce in a speech said that the growth of cotton in In 4 a and China was a factor that
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    The Naval Competition
    73 7 Reuter's Service. London. January li> In a speech at Ludlow reviewing the Government s record, Mr. Bridgeman -mid thai it was not generally known that other great maritime powers, namely, the United States. Japan. France and Italy had laid down after rhe war 'over 300 worships from
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    Khartum's Welcome
    55 7 Reuter's Service. Khartum, January 18. Tha streets are be-flagged and large cTowdrj assembled to greet Loid and Lady Lloyd, who will formally open the Makwar Dam, a gigantic engineering loat design I to fertilise several million feddans of the desert between the Blue Nile and the White Nde
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    Devonport's Floating Dock
    63 7 British Official Press Service. London, January 18. The floating dock, which has added to the equipment at Devonport Dockyard, is to b? placed to-morrow in a working berth which has been dredged for it. The deck is capable of accommodating the large3t ships in the navy with
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    Krassin in Paris
    44 7 Reuter's Service. Paris, January 18. Krassin has arrived from Moscow anl •eaves shortly to resume dut'-es at the Embassy in London, though, owing to the state of his health he intends to take a fairly prolonged holiday in the near future.
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    Croydon Airdrome Extensions
    43 7 British Official Press Service. London, January 18. New storehouses have been built at the Croydon A'r Station in order to cope with the increase in traffic. Continental air liners now carry as much as forty tons of goods per week.
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    U. S. RUBBER
    153 7 "WELL ON THE WAY TO A SOLUTION 99 Mr. Hoover's Evidence to the Committee Reuter's Service. Wash ngton, January 19. Mr. Hoover, giving evidence before the Rubber Investigation Committee of the Congress, was 0 f the opinion that the Americans ar e "weM on the way" to
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    ALL BRITISH FILMS
    106 7 Studios to be Erected Near Brighton British Official Press Service. London, January 18. Studios for the production on an important -vale of DlilMU films are to he erected sihortly near Brighton. The Corporation of Brighton is supporting t)he scheme enthusiast cally, and is prepared to supply electrical
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    The Rhine Occupation
    121 7 Reuter's Service. Berlin, January 18. It is regarded that in the lght of the German demarche interest attaches to the periodical report of the inter-Al led Military Control Commission, which has just been forwarded to Paris, recording 1 satisfactory progress in the carrying out of the Allied
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    Polar Expedition
    107 7 Reuter's Service. Oslo, January 18. During a conference in the past few days a contract was agreed to under which the Italian, Colonel Nobile commands the airship Xorge in the polar expedition. The route to be taken is from Rome to Spitsbergen, embracing Marseilles, Paris. Pu ham Leningrad,
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    Winter Sports at Home
    55 7 British Official Press Service. London, January 18. Although a rise of temperature with rain Mfi forcaated for to><lay tine cokl weather shows no lift* of abating to-day. During the week-end the British enjoyed one of the rare opportunity for winter sport», the conditions being the most
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    Tramcar's Fatal Dive
    38 7 Reuter's Service. Pittsburg, January 18. Three were killed, 24 injured and three nvssing as a result of a tramcar plunging into the river. The car lies half submerged, one end rust" n?, on the bauk.
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    SUICIDE OR MURDER
    1632 8 GROSS INTERFERENCE WITH EXHIBITS Further Enquiry on Schroeder's Mysterious Death Interesting evidence regarding the condition of Mr. Olnard Whol SchroedHn- wttlst he was at deaths door in his room at the Furope Hot* an the morning of PesUeabei wL given by Dr. M. J. Rattray yesterday afternoon
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    Singapore Turf Club
    611 8 The annual report for 1925 of the Singapore Turf Club is as follows:— The accompanying Statement of Accounts shows a surplus for the year of $65 640 96 after deducting $14 896j81 for depreciation, and expending $7,873.18 on upkeep and improvements to the Club's premises. I Race
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    THE ASSIZES
    1558 8 Alleged Misappropriation of House Rents The entire day at the Assizes, yesterday, was consumed over the case in which Shaik Abduilah bin Mohamed Banama, formerly a clerk in the employ of Syed Omar bin Mthamed Alsagoff, stands charged with committing criminal breach of trust in respect of three
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    LOCAL AMUSEMENTS
    149 8 The New Globe Trotters The New Globe Trotters opened their Pen-ng season with a brilliant success and played to a packed houia at each performance. According to the reports of several Singaporeans who have $can them, they quote them to be one of the best shows of its
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    The City Opera
    49 8 The City Opera will present by special request a very interesting play entitled "Amat Marlcan" to-morrow night in which Syed Ali, the master actor will take the leading role. A silver cup aod two gold medals will be presented to the Company by Mr. Hassan Surattae.
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    Rubber Smuggling
    217 8 On.y three captures during the week covered aie reportej by the F. M. S. Customs Preventive Flee, and in two cases the crews sue ceded n escap ng says Satui day's Malay Mail. A teegram from the *Se'aniing," dated the 10th nst., stated that she had cap.ured a
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    247 8 The Phya Thai Pa'ace in Bangkok, now undergoing adaptation and furnishing for equipment as the railway hotel de luxe, is expected to be opened early next month. The pa.ace is already linked up to the railway administration by means of the automatic telephone system operated by the Royal State Railways.
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    88 8 SPORTS PASTIMES FOOTBALL S.C.C. XI Defeated In the friendly match pTayed on the Padang yesterday afternoon the S.C F.A. XI defeated* the S.C.C XI by four goals to two. The Chinese played frith only ten men during the first half when Smith scored two goals, beating Chee Lim in goal.
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    S.C.C. Lose to A.P.C.
    57 8 The A.P.C, who have turned out good rugby and hockey sides during the last few months, met an S C.C, XI on the Padang yesterday and won by the odd goall in three. One of the Company's wingers scored and Edlin put the ball nto his
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    F.A. Cup Re-play
    23 8 Reuter's Service. London' January 18. In Ihe F. A. Cup re-play Derby beat Portsmouth by 2 to nil at Leicester.
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    97 8 Race Course Golf Club The result of play for the November (1925) -medal is as foQJows:— E. H. Valberg 42 44 14 72 A. V. Van der Beck 46 50 16 80 W. A. Balhatchet 49 50 18 81 E. C. Van der Beck 42 42 2 82 W.
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    29 8 January Ladies Spoon:—The result of the above is a t e between Mrs. G. F. Jackson 50—12 equal to 38; Mrs. Swindell 42—1 equal to 38.
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    39 8 Reuter's Service. Winterhiavtsn, Florida, Jan. 18. Over thirty-six holes Cyril Walker and Eddie Loos (America) beat Arch e Compston and Arnaud Massy by thr<f? holes. Walker, who is an Englishman, won the American Open Championship in 1924.
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    50 8 Reuter's Service. St Augustine, Florida, Jan. 18. Archie Compston. the North Manchester gotf professional, who is touring the States with Massy, intimates tJhat he has tentatively accepted an appointment at the New York Metropolitan District C!ub. Thus Britaan loses one of the best known golfing personalities.
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    773 8 Somerville Bowl This week will generally go down in local history as a stir-em-up on*?, what with an Eclipse, the Lundon Cup effort, and proles ls n shoals irom constants in the open ng race for the above Bov-71. The papers w I have a 1 their rime cv:
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    59 8 V.M.C.A. vs. Corporal, R. Sussex The above match wain n-J Y.MCA jrcund at Teluk Aye? visitors left the field victors by 3. 2 goal m three. The game Wfj 2 the solders gave a j themselves. The understand,,, their forwards and then were features in the r phn had
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    62 8 The following- will represent the YJlCi in a return match with the Corpora's Ro Sussex Regt. on Thursday at Telok Ap —R. H. Pennefather; C. A. Pennefat> and R. Lyne; F. Albuqu rque. F R. Martinus ani D. W. Da'e; M. C:tch-V-C. D. Smith. H. G. Stack
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    57 8 The following- will represent the I'oM Services versus A.P.C. on Thursday, 2'j; inst., at 5 p.m. sharp at Tan<r!in. S will play in United Services Rugrby Coiocr?. A. N. Other; Lieut. Parke-?. Pte. Jm Lieut. Matthews, Lieut. Bourke, Lies'. Thompson; Sgt. Pearce, P.<!n. Dapp, Lk? Boville, Major
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    50 8 The following will represent the S.ft against the R.A., to-morrow; W. McMoi R. E. Cox, 0. R. S. Batem: n P. C. Carton, Lt. H. S. J. Benrke, S. P. Smith. A. G. A. Moslev, E. A. W. lagM D. R A. Hoblyn, 0. E. B. Crowe.
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    23 8 Reuter's Service. London January Is. In the Bath Club final of 1 Racquets Championship. I beat Captain Txnkineon, 15 4 17—16
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    Congressional Aid for untitled
    45 8 The caarpaifn to r.i se S2 United Stages in the intei for care aric j pjuca ion of American blood in the I' lir-rii wi"! be taken to C igr are be'ng made to obtain a Federa »if* pr at on.
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    30 8 The Nikko Ho'el at N 1 resort ninety miles fron 1 1 January 4. A number of Air- ii < m he the BeJgealaad, lose all their bagfsf*
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    22 8 Friday, January 22 5.1H p.m.—Drill Hali. Europe for men joined sine? July 5.15 p.m.—Drill Hail, S. V. C Practice.
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    138 8 At the annual general untitled Gaylang Straits Ch nese loth inst the foliowi g bearers for the t-n-u'n-Mr. Lim Soon Bee; V ce-iV Chan Hve Seng and Yong J» Secretary, Mr. P. T. :hia: H n Mr. Wee Thiam Lock: .H Kjh Kirn Hong; Hon Supt.. a Chye. Committee:-M T*
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    747 9 LATEST PRICES QUOTED IN THE MARKET Messrs. LYALL AND EVATT, Exchange and Share Brokers, issue the following list of quotations: Singapore, January 19. MAIL QUOTATIONS RUBBER, STERLING SHARES Issue Value 2s AJlagar £11 2s Aiigilo-Java 6 6 20a Anglo-Malay 82 6 20« Ayer Kuning F>2 6 203 Rata
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    373 9 Lnder the facetious heading Do Ghosts wear out? a writer in the 44 Evening Standard d:&cuKse« the decline of activity shown by spirits alter they have reached a few hundred years of age. As he says—The late Grant Allen once put forward the enterta ning theony that if
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    619 10 Remarkable Increase in Fifty Years Benjamin P. Chas observes in The Current History Magazine: Within the last fifty years the Unite* States has witnessed an astounding and persistent yearly increase in the number of divorce's. Throughout the country courts are besieged by petitioners for the severance of
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    258 10 The "arbitrary and tyrannical attitude" of the General Medical Council was strongly condemned by Sir Waliier Runcxman Uie veteran shipowner and ex-M.P., in an rn.erSr Walter described how an operation for partial deafness which he w shed to undergo Wa* delayed for a year owing
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    105 10 It was at Christmastide we met (Ah, I remember well our meeting!), And she, though she was mamma's pet, Was also what you'd call a sweeting. We danced together twice or thrice; I found my dancing did not bare her; I knew she thought me rather nice. And I
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    523 11 Singapore, January 9. MEAT f c Beef eteak (round) kati 48 Beef stew or curry kati 41 Pork lean kati 62 Pork lean and fat (Ist quality) 65 Mutton Indian lb 60 Mutton Australian lb 60 Fowl kati 63 Capons (Locally reared) kati Hens (Locahy reared) kati 75
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      126 11 PRICES OF KEROSENE OIL Standard Oil Co. of N. Y. Kerosene Devoe's Imperial Brilliant per 2 tins $5.20 Sylvan Arrow per 2 tisns $4.80 Tiger par 2 tins $4.80 Tiger per 2 drums $4.50 Benzine Socony Motor Gasoline per 2 tins $8.00 Socony Motor Gasoline Ex pumps or drums per
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      440 11 STEAMER SAILINGS STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. STEAMERS INTENDED TO SAIL FROM SINGAPORE. MONDAY KINTA, 4 p.m., for Port Swettenham and Pemang. S™^ SO r' 5 p>m for Malaicca. GEMAS, 5 p.m., for Muar. TUESDAY KRIAN, 4 p.m., for Port Dickson, Telok Anson, Bagan Datoh, Lumut and Port Dickson. 4 p.m.,
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      477 12 SITUATIONS VACANT v ANTED.—Hospital Dresser for Rubber Estate* in Johore. Apply stating experince to Tan Kah Kee Co., 1, River Valley Road. WANTED —An intelligent assistant. Chinese preferable. Knowledge of Electrify es. .ntial. Salary according to qualifications. Apply with recent testimonials to Lim Yew Chyc Sons High Street, Singapore. WANTED
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      401 12 PUBLIC NOTICES Kuchai Tin Dredging Co., Ltd. Shareholders are reminded that the last lay for the conversion of the 8 per cent Cumulative Preference Shares of the Company into Ordinary Shares ia Mar oh sth, 1926. By Order of the Board, CHAN SZE ONN CO., Secretaries. Dated this 13th day
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      434 12 BANKS THE HO HONG BANK, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE 94, MARKET STREET. BRANCHES Penang 85 Beach Street. Malacca 131 Jouker Street. ™*5 m 77-79 Jalan Suleiman. Batu Pahat 109 Jalan Rahamat. Palembang 16> Ilir> Hongkong 13 Queen's Road Central. Seremban 63 Birch Road. AGENCIES AT: London, New YorU, San Francisco, Batavia.
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      496 12 BANKS THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Registered in London, under the Companies Acts of 1862 to 1890, on 2nd December 1892.) Authorised Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed Capital £1,800,000 Paid-up Capital £1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest £1,458,221 HEAD OFFICE: 15, Otscc Church Street, London, E.C. 3. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J. M.
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      413 12 INSURANCE I SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. FIRE, MARINE TRANSIT MOTOR CAR INSURANCES ACCEPTED AT LOWEST CURRENT RATES. L. C. MARGOLIOUTH, Manager. Office 2, Finlayson Green. THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LIMITED. (Incorporated in the S.S.) Head Office Singapore. Ist Floor, Banqne del Indo Chine Buildings, 1-A, Malacca Street. Thone
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      491 12 NEOSEX AND B?ABft Has the same effect v by Professor Steina'ch', tion, i. e RESULT. Oper at 0 gerous and cosiiv 'p,-, l and NEOSEX are l> parations with effective Absolutely no EE? poisonous. Highest dations by the greatest rities in the Medical V&SS NEOSEX: for Men onl EVASEX: for
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