The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 January 1924

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  • 16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. 10 CENTS SINGAPORE, SJ3., MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 19 NO. 11,093
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  • 173 1 Owing to the heavy weather pre. vailing and the injuries it is thought she must have suffered, little fcope is entertained of rescuing the crew of L24 —Page 7. Disagreement between employers and employed looks like resulting in a serious railway strike Page 7. Col. Wedgewood has
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  • 1277 1 Genealogy ll a region of human knowkrii^t and enquiry, commonly supposed to be the province of the useful but uninteresting vassals of the Clan Dryasdust, injXl lfcing the familiars of the College o£ Heralds. It may be called a science, and it k- actually the first of all sciences
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 240 1 WEEKLY PROGRAMME. Q offi^C 14 /\f I MOXDAY -Tea Dansant. IValllCci flOtt I TUESDAY .-Dinner Dance. WEDNESDAY.— Orchestral Telephone 2920. (10 Lines). Concert. THURSDAY.— Guest Night— BfSroon in the E Dinner and JDkance. Gi Room open till 12 pm FRIDAY.— Tea Dansant. SATURDAY.— Cuest Night. MONDAY RAFFLES ORCHESTRA. Tni rinncnn^
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    • 176 1 > GUM T>IPPEJ> CORDS t JxXtfffK P?restone found a real process L?>&m\ he they started to GUM-DIP «OB|] their cord tyres. This is an n ci W v EXTRA feature that you do DO not £-et in every other tyre. DlLi g Together with other recent tjVjßfcfli FIRESTONE improvements it
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    • 250 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Ainambra Cinema r.tw fihnc Page 2. Ftcd.ng- bcttlts for babies free— Page 7 Display of millinery at Little's— Page 6. Orarg lamps are bottled sunshine Fr.fr e 12 "Clincher Cross" tyres are entirely Britl* y Page 7. Gilbcy's Invalid port is a pert to over—Page 6. rowtbcT Shaw'j
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 51 1 THE WEEK, Mo, da,,, 14th. High Water, 3.49 a.m. 4.7 p.m. B. I. outward mail due. Dutch homeward mail c!< Tm%tdmjf t 15f/i. Hitfh Water. -Ml r.m. 5.26 p.m. W«dmootUty, IGth. High Water, 5.17 a.m. 7.4 p.m. Thurtt(hiy, 11th. Hiph Water. 6.34 a.m. !*.20 p.Ta. Indrapiri annl. mtg.. French Br.nk
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  • 333 2 "Anglicising Our C »»untr\ Jerusalem, Dec. 3. After the failure of two advisory councils for Palestine, th_* Legislative Council announces tha establishmtnc of a new ad-vi.-ory council composed onlv of Brinish high officials, add no Zionists or Arabs. ■ayi a Daily Express corre.-pondent. The Zions: Pres.-
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  • 44 2 The Rev. Father Marc Decheverens, a man who in his time had rendered gTeat public service to China, died in Jersey a few days ago. As recorded in the history of the Siccawei Observatory just publi»hed, he was practically the founder of that Observatory.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 524 2 LUTON HAT DYES and AURORAL COLD WATER TINTS. New stocks received. MEDICAL~HALL LTD. 28. BATTERY ROAD SINGAPORE. k Santal Capsules A \^^k The best internal treatment. h So made that the antiseptic is /A not freed by the digestive '^k juices. No nausea can result. v\^B Physicians recommend them. From
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    • 454 2 VICTORIA THEATRE FOR ONE WEEK ONLY Commencing MONDAY, January 21st at 9.30 p.m. Kaai's New Hawaiian Troubadours REAL HAWAIIAN ARTISTS in SONG, DANCE AND MELODY, Introducing for the First Time in Singapore. The Novel Instrument The "Marimba AND The Jazz Four. Booking opens at the Theatre Box Office. Tuesday, January
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    • 266 2 Alhambra From SUNDAY, 13th JANUARY, to FRIDAY. 18th JAM \rv In the Second Show at 9,pm. Sharp. ACROSS THE GOTHARD ALPS 1 Reel Scenic Picture. TOPICAL BUDGET Ert: h Screen New*. ALBERT E. SMITH PRESENTS TOM GALLERY AND Pr;ISCILLA BONNER IN "THE SON OF WALLINGFORD." In 8 Reels. The romance
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  • 1071 3 WOMAN-THE ETERNAL JOKE. ioi»> <> r.nal i rinciplf.-. writos Evelyn g the Mar•-ht-sn-r Guardian, nobody csn vtish to d'miifttfj the (atoty of world i mii -<> the one in which we are 'unv livina %t the MHM time thc-rc- are i v .«,i ~r.»n- Jokes that m«ht surely be deemed
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  • 524 3 rRASER C0 < EXCHANGE AM) SHARE BROKERS. SAITKDAY. JANUARY 12th i*h*. l> i«^res in brackets show tie -sut: v«ju. i Malayan C oilier.es (10) 21.7.'> 22.25 Mamuau lfa (f) GQ 7 of tiie share in doliars unless otherwise marked. C.—Cum div. x equals ex div 1 BaUng^adang
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 136 3 fft^ I M W f TS^rsT "Sparta" Battery KOR STARTING LI HT!\(; IGNJTION L 4sßr SB THE only BATTERY IX THE > FITTED WITH M U I OR END PIECES OF EBONITE, fully protecting positive plates from tackling. There is a Model for every Car. Of finest British workmanship throughout
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    • 360 3 Cromptons o The RIGH T m > or for your drive. We Know The RIGHT way to apply it. Sole Agents: UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED. (Incorporated n the Straits Settlements.) ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT 13, Battery Road. I w- rmi 1_ -a, j M ,^2^^7*7*" i^ %m^»^ i ii \<>l \RE LOOKING FOR
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  • 328 4 Tit- American navy, with the approval i Prea dent 1 oolidgte, is organising an into the Arctic next summer, i for the exploration of tin- Polar re*ri»mNaval vessels will be used as auxiliaries, at the expedition will be primarily aerial, tui w 1! probably include a
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  • 1015 4 TR.\NSFOK>IIN(; I Hi: PORT Naval Stronghold No Longer Seaport* havd often bred phiMbophers \v!^: have held differing creeds, and Kiel las bcccnie an idea! hawn for philosophy. Th. th .4r v. hich i-.-uiuie-* at Kill is the r old. The Fiord mean* six milvs of land. lucked
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 298 4 ■^^^B^Wf^^r^^^^^^^^i i IHL^ HLj HE < An m HL« «K« 4ft h-^^^^^HVBVH^^^^^ The Biggest Value In Razordom TMIE New Improved Gillette is it and do not clog the edge of the making shaving one of the easiest, blade. pleasantest and most comfortable of The keen edge of the blade is
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    • 316 4 GOI. F STlCKS:— Drivers, Brassies, Ba/lies, Putt- i .liters, Mashies, Niblicks, Sammic.i. Mavhie Nib.;.'. Putters. Golf Balls (AH M»kes). Golf IV and Ladies), Tees (All Kindt). MEYFK MANSIONS, 1 SINGAPORE. A\AJ A OC CO. NOW READY THE SINGAPORE AND MALAYAN ROUGH DIARY $2.50 Published by Fraser Neave, Limited. Obtainable from
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  • 880 5 LANCASHIRE'S LOST OPPORTUNITY. (From A Correspondent.) Tha British rubber tire industry represents a capital of approximately £25,000,000, with a normal annual turnover of about £30,000,000. During the war the whole output of British tire manufacture wab taken by the Government, and the British tire trade
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  • 712 5 ATTRACTIVE POSSIBILITIES. Mr. Alan Cobham, the aviator, flew frorr Effgcware to Btussels recently in a hghi aeroplane with a six horse-power motor cycle engine, which only required a few shillings worth of petrol and oil. This is another demonstration of th e efficiency of these small machines,
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  • 96 5 A very interesting jubilee has recently been celebrated at Ilion, New York that <f the production cf the first pract cal typewriter by Christopher L. Sholes in 1878 The Literary Diirest devotes the best part ■f four pages- to telling the thrilling *tciy of the invention of the first practical
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  • 625 5 (An Old Clown). rl Is pantomime, after t\*o centuries of t popular.ty n these isles, to suffer death at the hands of the new sort of Christmas v entertainment —the revue, with one eye on the kiddies, and the poetic play such as The Blue Bird or
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  • 194 5 Great Interest Is being taken in Sir Almworth Wright's principle of tb< socalled imn-.uno-transfusion of blood to cure jrcpticacmia which i c biing increasingly UFed with trreat success hi the London hosp.tals. The medical correspondent of the Daily NcWfl explaining this new nvethodftof blood transfusion
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  • 70 5 The fastest sustained feat of motoring in Australia was accomplished on November 27th. when Messrs. Norman Smith and L. Emmerson covered the 590 miles between the cities of Adelaide and Melbourne in 13 hours 21 minutes. Driving an Essex car at such high speed a? to maintain an average pace
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 702 5 THI BUSINESS CARDS! MRATED WATERS. PHOTXmJtMPHIC. t Quality Only. 3 Carti^ and Calendars with }MMK oZ •< <, S,n P ,pore. J^JMA ft Co., SlTra, Basah Rd. 1 -^^TKOI'ATHK MASSAGE. PIANO TUNER. Ifovvmeni :^.d lledkated t pa:rs t cf p an °s Organs, GramaBaths s Speciality. i**™*. etc Workmanship GuaranTid
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    • 655 5 TO^ LET. Office premises to let comprising Mfai M Malacca Street. Apply o 600. Free I Furnished house to let, 28-5 Steven* Road gas and water, garage. Apply No: 601 ca e* of Free Prese. 1 17-1 From bt April for eight months, furnished bungalow in Tanglin district. For all
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    • 19 6 FRANKLIN. At 401. Peak. Hongkong, on 6th January, 1924, to Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Franklin, a son.
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    • 24 6 WEIGHT-WHITEFIELD.—A t Shanghai Cathedral. Shanghai, or. 10th December, 1923, Margaret Kathleen Wkitefteld («ist3T of Mrs. A. E. MacDonald, Ipoh), co William Alfred Weight.
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  • 1120 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1924. The Weekly Causerie. The sad disaster of the sinking of submarine L 24, coming so soon after the tragic end of the French airship Dixmude, keeps vividly before tine niftid the risks which gallant men fdce daily without complaint or shrinking. Just as
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  • 179 6 Mr. Lo Chon^, Consul General for China find his wife, are leaving Singapore, probi'bly in a few days, for Canada where Mr. Lo Chong is to act as Consul General for China. On Saturday alternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Lo Chong were guests at an at home giver
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  • 191 6 It is many years now since the Amateur Dramatic Committee of Singapore felt themselves justified in producing legitimate comic opera, and therefore the news that a decision has been come to to stait the production of a Gilbert and Sullivan opera at an early date, will
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  • 230 6 The Bishop of Singapore has arranged to give a Lecture in the Victoria Theatre on Friday next January 18th at 5.15 p.m. The title of tre Lecture i?: Why doe* State Regulation of Vice tend to increase Disease with spt.iai reference to present Singapore conditions. The Lecture
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  • 241 6 Mr. Arthur Sherborn Rowe is- appointed' a cadet in the B. N. Borneo Service and goes to the West Coast Residency. MrJ T. H. Speedy is appointed chief surveyor. 1 Capt. F. J. 0. Bloomrield is appointed to be Chief Police Officer, Sandakan. Several Chinese hawkers were produc- en before
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  • 545 6 SEVERAL UVKfI ()V[ Nearly the win.:,- of the v. on the Hat extent of land borJJ, B side by Rangoon road and Moulmein road, «U de which broke out beta v..-t\*l lasted throughout the Several lives were loot and that over three hundr. **S to the ground.
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  • 126 6 The National Fin- Briffftd Long Service Silver ftfedft] for 20 service was presented to Mr M. Chief Officer of the S. H. B. Fire B on Thursday last. Th made by Sir Frederick .lames in the p«** of Mr. G. W. A. Trimmer, Cha the Board,
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  • 67 6 The mortality returns for ttM area during the week ending Januai show a total of 182 deaths or I lf compared with 28.82 the pWCttf* v and 27.84 for the COirwpowttag w ptf last year. The chief cauMl "f phthisis, pneumonia, dysentrrx convulsions and malaria. Ow small-pox but no death
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 85 6 o, Napier Johnstone's JL "NJclub" scotch K£i WHISKY yX^^m^^^i^ SOLE IMPORTERS. Galdbeck Macgregor Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Shanghai)*. OFFICE, 45 Robinson Road. Telephone 228. NEW SHIPMENT CHOICEST CREAMERY BUTTER SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO., Ltd. ORCHARD ROAD. [Incorporated in the S. S.] MILLINERY. Now Displajfed A specially <QW^~~ m se i
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    • 81 6 BERNA SWISS CONDENSED MILK. BERNA USERS ARE QUALITY CHOOSERS. I DUPIRE BROS. Sole Agents S.S. and F.M.S. j OCULAR HEADACHES. Eighty per cent of headaches are Ocular Headaches caused through some defect ot vision. If your headache is so caused you will never be relieved until you wear scientificaliy-fitted glasses
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  • 684 7 a <;ale blowing I ill IK HOI'K OF RESCL E. [K. ut.-! Service.] I.undtm. Jan. 11. :tliv suted that L24 has not located. She .ank withga arxi her whereabouts proximately. Minesweep- b at da\br-ak and I an object ha> been touched be Ui. t>ut th- weather is
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  • 5 7 BOTH SIDES OBDURATE.
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  • 151 7 [ReuterV Service.] London. Jan. 12. The Railway Companies having refused U) make any cone ss-ion and having adopted f.n uncompromising attitude, the Locomot ve Men's Society officially announce that a strike is inevitable and may commence at ar time. The Union is perfecting arrangements for the stoppage. The
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  • 479 7 London, Jan. 12. A wireless- telegraph service has been opened between London and Vienna. EGYPTIAN ELECTIONS. Cairo, Jan. 12. In to-<iay*s elections the Zaglulists swept the board. A hundred and one were elected out of 109 results. The remaining hundred and five results are due to-morrow. The' Prime
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  • 207 7 THE POSSIBLE POLICY. A REASONABLE STANDARD. London, Jan. Colonel Josiah Wedgwood, whom the cabinetmakers in the Liberal papers 1 to-day declare will probably be secretary for India, speaking at a conference of the University Labour Federation at Toynbee Hall, said that the Labour party would welcome the
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  • 540 7 London, Jan. 11. The reception of the Chinese Industrial Mission by tbe Chinese Students' Union was held at Langham Hotel. H. E. Chao Hsin-chu in a speech declared he was honestly telling- the truth about China. He anticipated the day when he would have to instal a wireless
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  • 352 7 AFFAIRS IN EUROPE. LOCKING THE DOORS. 4 [Reuter'c Service.] Paris, Jan. 11. A wire from Mayence says that as result cf the assassination of Heinz, the representative of th e Rhineland High-Commis-slion. has prohibited entry into the Palatinate by non-residents from ui.occupied Germany and has ordered the closing
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  • 341 7 Paris, Jan. 12. The Minister of Marine, making a staterrcnt to the naval committee of the Senate, or. the voyage of the Dixmude, said that the airship had bee^i ear-marked for September for f he Toulon-Dakar line, but at the r-quest of Commander Duplessis the Mights were
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 140 7 New Shipment DELICIOUS PARISIAN CONFECTIONERY GRANDES BONBONNIERES GALEES FRUITS TOFFEES CREMES TOFFEES MENTHE ENV FEUILLETE LOLA PRICE $1.00 IN DECORATED TINS. BON BONNIERES JAVI-JAVA NOUGATINES PRINTANIA BOUCHEES CARAMEL NOUGAT PRALINEES FEUILLETEES PRICE 45 CTS. IN DECORATED TINS. ROBINSON CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Singapore.) THE PROPRIETORS OF LACTOGEN BABY FOOD are
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 656 8 SAILINGS BLUE FUNNEL LINE Regular Serried to LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN. GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. BOSTON AND NEW YORK. Taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for all Overland Points. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. PATROCLUS Marseilles, London
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    • 525 8 STEAMER^AOSIGS "ELLERMAN" LINE. ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England). PASSENGER SERVICE. Steamer. OUTWARDS. Due Singapore, ♦s.s. CITY OF YORK China—Japan Feb. 11 HOMEWARDS. *s.s. CITY OF CANTERBURY Marseilles— London, Feb. 26 *s.g. CITY OF YORK Marseilles— London April 4 *s.s. CITY OF CAIRO Marseilles— London April 20
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    • 547 8 STEAMER SAILINGS P. <& O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. aaavMßß^fcavtMßl PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION n LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS. For China and Japan. For Marseilles, London and Artwern
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 422 9 STEAMER SAILINGS OCEAN STEAM SIMP COMPANY, LIMITED. PI MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. AND A BUCKNALIi STEAM SHIP Co., Ltd. AMERICAN MANCIIURIAN LINE). (Incorporated in England). BVICB rO BOSTON AND M-W YORK Vis SUEZ OR PANAMA. PROM NEW YORK. 19 PI 1 and China I lan 1T tl Coston and
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    • 418 9 STEAMER SAILINGS Aw if Mvk TVT 117 1 lMi t- FAST PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE From Singapore and Penang to Boston and New York via Port Said, Genoa and Marseilles. DOLLAR loading Singapore January IT 9 .5. PRESIDENT lIAfcRISON Fobruarv 13 •s.s. ROBERT DOLLAK P«bru.ry 27 sx PRESIDENT HAYES Mprch
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    • 738 9 STEAMER SAILINGS ISTHMIAN LINE Arriving from America ria Pbisna and Loading for BOSTON, NEW YORK, AND FAißnrrr^ W IMOHE VIA SUEZ DIRECT. STEEL WORKER 6vt Sin^ tin Tak;n^ cargo on through Bill, of I adir.g to all Inland Pointr. For freight and particulars, nr-ply to To No McALISTER CO., LTD.
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  • 815 10 A writer in the "National Review," who entitle*: his article, "More Facts ..bout the Soa-serpunt," give* convircing and copious extracts, to prove this creatures existence, from the accounts of those who have seen the a-'erpent, of whom the first are "rcepectfcblo minister? who would scorn Idling a He"
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  • 169 10 The problem of fires original ii.jr in the coal bunker* cf .ships, and the means of' minimising the risk of them, was discussed ir a paper read by Mr. John H. Anderson before* the Institute of Marne Enginei »>. Mr. And P»cn .said that a: aveVhgt of
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  • 403 10 SEQUEL TO SHIPPING ACCIDENT. The straiidwg of one of the .steamers cvyned by the Hoe Aik Steamship Company had scqul in the Supreme Court on Ulda>'wh^" Chief Just^e, Sir WalU-r s>na'vv» was a?ktd to et aside a finding by K Uc^istrar, as to the allocation of the bill
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  • 197 10 on rout, to K(>l1 anJ ilu Asakuma-maru (2,002 tons) Mon«in U) lhy Teikoku Steamshio Compaay of the Suzuki STioten. The latter -zJr* from Kobc a y snias}KJtl bow, an ";ul to be beached to avoid sinkinc. hv i>aul Ltxat was not- *o bndly damapej bat ,he
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  • 211 10 'u' vogue of the centenary is reachins «=>"'"'Thotclsfor"r ***Dan:tl1 n VeniC€« wmous to buccessyve generations <jf Eng'ish travellers in Italy, is about to clcbratc the hundredth anniversary of its opening. But its his tor? goes back to a Period much more remote than 1823, for below ii was the Hotel
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 675 10 NOTICES. KRASER AND CO. o Mr. Th'-mas O. TrivwJgcW h..s b«'(»n aaUSaHfeei ti» <Ign IVr Procumtion ;>.^ from this date. IStt J.-.T.u.-iry. 201*4. IJ-1 11. 15-1 NOTKK OF UDfOVAL. o The Association of Baglaecrs has thli day n m d to No. 30-3 Rafflis I'laco, the top ftoor above Measrs.
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    • 334 10 Genasco RoofTntfl 2 PI>Y AND 3 PLY COMPLETE WITH PATENT KANT-iE\h AUDI'S AND NAO.S FOR FIXING MAM'FACTURE Bw^^^l VRHOV AND GENASCO Rft^ iU iH SATISFIES FROM WITHSTANDS Bp% Cof^^B BEGINNING Tm TROPICAL HEAI afe:^ "> END, P. K( A I AND RAIN AND W N IT IS MAPr The Borneo
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    • 245 10 J STEAMER BAILPitt LLOYD TRIESTINO S.N. u (Incorporated in Italy). HOM-EW AKD 1 1 INGS. For Penang, Brindisi, Vemce and Tmi vi, ports taking cargo on through Bin Lading for Fhime, the Levant and Bko Sea Ports, also to all ports on the Wm Coast of Italy. r^e u p^
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 658 10 MAIL TABLE. TOD \V o. nn l£°n l>ona< S a.m. Medan, SabaAg, Colombo, Poit Said, afaifjeillet, Southampton and Rotterdam, Ukinp specially superscribed ma; ls for Europe P. Sambu Pulau SoeH San^l Ia m Cucob and Pontian Ed.na 9 sum. Cucob and Pontian Hang Ohiap !> a.m. Cucob and Benuit KetStng
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  • 72 11 January 12. Bank 4 m.s. 2|4 *i Bank demand 2'4 5-3° Private credits 3 m.s 2 4 S New York, demand 49 T* Nom Credits 90 day, 52 1; X om France, demand 9gQ In^a, T.T. 1631,, Nom. Hongkong, demand b 3 pc dj s Yokohama, demand 112 I
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  • 158 11 January' 12. Tin 100 Tons $124.50 Gambier 19.50 Pepper White 26.50 Pepper Black 17.00 Flake Tapioca 13.25 Pearl Sago Small 9.",0 Copra 12.00 Copra Sundried 12.50 Opium, Benares ant. 4.000 Rice, Rangoon whh.e 275.00 Rice Siam No. 1 for export 30.00 Ric Siam No. 2 for export 310.0 f
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  • 427 11 RUBBER TIN RETURNS. Sees: East Asiatic Co. Mount Austin. 904,136. Stcs: Aiiamson. Giinllan Co. (P*naitff). Rahman Hyd Tin. Drc. output. 1.000 pks. Sees: Chan Sze Onn and Co. New Scudai. 40.625; total 9 nws., 238,825. Srcs: Gattey and Batemar. T;ti Tin, Dec. output. Tin Ore, 195.37 pks; Wolfram Ore, 38
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    • 186 11 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. Singapore, Jan. 12. Kubber: London Is. I^sii. Local 4D 1 Tin: London i'24l>. Local 124%. 100 tont solti. Rubbers: Allenbys 1 M il5 Amai Malays 1.87'^ 1 97 1 Butettl 1 105* Bukit Jelotongs <;o 65. Bik;t Katils S5 <••>• Crai>rieleas 51 56. Jimahs 1.07 V.
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    • 144 11 on^ Singapore, Jan. 12. Tin.— £246, up 40s. Rubber.— Is. L"s,i.. unchanged. Share Market. Active 1 n? U 5 b ,o B>^ imahs 10 las A yer Stf«k« -.10 Z.20, Mandai Tekonjrs 32% 35, BukiJelotonKs 47% 52%, CnUfiele«B r,i% 53 Mentakabs 21% 23. Ulu Benuts 22%
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    • 141 11 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. o ll n Strtßapore, Jan. 12. Rubber. 1?. t%&. 49V« Tin— .£246 124', 100 "tons sold. Rubbers.— A lenbys 1.05 1.10, New CraiKieleas 52 55, Kempas 4.20 4.40, Havtor^ MS,, s Brc^ as 60 65, Bassetts T.O2V-. 1.07%, SunfAi Tukangs 23 26. enquiries fo; Malakoffs. Alor
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  • 47 11 l Singapore. J»n. 12, 11.30 a.m Singapore Standard Pale Crepe. Spot 49 a 4 Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot 48 4D a 4 Feb-Mar. :><)'.. 50% Apl.-.lune 51 1.. 51%; July-Se|)t. :.L> 4 London Quota. ion Sheet Is. 2' d. Market Quiec.
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  • 143 11 Within the short space of five years th cigarette manufacturing industry of Hongkong has frowi to be one of the port'., most important and promising enterprise-. The da.ly out| ut of cigarettes is estimated at 30,000,000. which will probabdy be increased in the near future to 40,000,000.
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  • 90 11 Messrs Guthrie and Co: agrents for Kombok Rubber are in receipt of telegraphic advice from the Secretaries that the Directors of the Company have declared an interim dividend of 4 per cent, payable on 22nd ii.stant. There are thirty electric power companies in central Japan, practically all of which I
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 1937 11 a iccpt< over $5,000,000. i Assets rm Assurances m force over $17,000,000. II THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. LIMITED. I p (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) I HLAD h iooo^7 in r, tCr H USe u Singapore LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. I The Company has £20,000 deposited with
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    • 47 11 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives— Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. WEARE Co., Ltd. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER Co., Ltd. Branch Office 64, The Arcade, Collyer Quay. A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager. i
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  • 977 12 \ESTERDAY'S GREAT RACE. The second race for the Somerville Bowl provided one of the most sporting races ever sailed in Singapore, and one which would have filled the donor of the trophy wi/th the liveliest satisfaction if he cou)d have seen the result as it would have fitted in
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  • 427 12 LAST DAY'S RESULTS. (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, Jan. .12. A match "was run off this morning between Bayard and Dion for a bet of $100 a side. Dion held the advantage from a good st*»rt and won by a street. Both carried 12 stone. There were very
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  • 120 12 KU ANT AN AND PEKAN. Overland Mail Service Suspended. The overland and mctor mail service to Kuantar. and Pekan ha? had to be suspended I owing to floeds remlering the road impas- sable. It is stated that in par;- the road is mar.y ftet under water and it may he
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  • 225 12 The curious and very strong resemj blance of quite modem adzes found in Hawaii to those of ancient Egypt has been brought to notice by Dr. Henry S. Washington in the journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. It is shown I that the tools of both sources have the
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 437 12 The superiority of their forwards enabled Colours to score seven tries and a penalty goal against Whites, who only obtained two tries, in the S.C.C. practice match played or. the Padang on Saturday afternoon. A great deal of interest was taken in the match, whi^i was the
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    • 61 12 The following will represent the Old Raffltsiar.s' Association vs. St. Joseph'.? Old Boys Association tc-day on tUe S. R. C ground: G. Armstrong; E. G. Wheatley and C. IRehords; F. B. Oehlers, V. C. Westerhcu: and C. Smith; R. C. Oehlers, E. E. I de Souza, H G. Stack
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    • 47 12 Sydney, Jan. 12. In the New South Wales swimming championship, the sixteen year old lad Alan Charlton wen the 440 yard? hi 5 min. 11 4-5 sees, defeating the Swede Arneborg by twenty yards. The time ties Borg's world's record at Stockholm in 1922.
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    • 13 12 New York, Jan. 13. Switzerland has challenged for the Davis Cup.
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  • 135 12 The Management of the Palladium has secured som e attractive ftatur?s fcr screening- in the rear future; i»fter the completion cf the run of "Fair Lady", a Pathe release, "The World Aflame" with Frank Keenan in the leading role, will be screened on Wednesday the 16th
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  • 141 12 In the congregat.on held at Oxford on the l?t of last month, the degrees of B.C. L. and M.A., were conferred on Nai T L Hocntrakul (Lincoln College), who is now 3rd Secretary i n the Siamese Legation in He had passed the B. C. L. examiation a couple of
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  • 340 12 PRAI SCHEME A FAILURE? This Colony is undoubtedly gaining notoriety for the number of its costly schemes which have fallen far below expectations. It is 1 unfortunately, the case, as a critic points out, that several have needed serious modifications, and ultimately the actual expenditure was much more
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  • 545 12 The League Tables. Division I. Goals P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Cardiff 24 14 2 8 42 21 36 BiJton 26 11 4 11 46 20 33 Sur.derland 24 13 6 5 44 31 31 Huddersfield 23 13 6 4 38 21 30 Blackburn 24 12
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  • 24 12 Mr. M. Cell, the representative of W R Jacob, the well-known biscuit manufacturers, sends a copy of their calendar with an artistic mountain scene.
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