The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 21 January 1926

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    14 1 Singap ore Free Press If, CENTS. SINGAPORE. S.S., THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1926. NO. 11,702.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    271 1 President Hindenburg has now made a move to help Dr. Luther to solve his Cabinet-making difficulties Page 9. The Communists arrested m Egypt last June have been convicted and have received varying terms of imprisonment —Pa Re 9. The Wembley E\hft>ition Honours include a Commandership of the
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    ON READING IN RED.
    1398 1 Man las a superiority over the animals. He can .-train himself for a s pedal effort of which they are incapable H. h not prevented by instinct from imiuiginj? himself with a tr< mend >us day stolen from ti.e light. He can eat or drink too
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      486 1 WING LOONG THE RECOGNISED HOISE for E TROPE AN TROPICAL St,fTS. 32. HIGH STREET. Rx\FFLES HOTEL > PFDFFfTiON tmA vayai^ Telephone No: 2920. SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors. I/I\l I>V 1 I Vll 4IIIU I\V 1 /iIsVJ TUESDAY, THURSDAY SATURDAY m« Dinner Dance. B I MONDAY, WEDNESDAY FRIDAY The Dansant. I .Jm^
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      179 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Rene I llniann for watch > Pa^e 7. Modnn corsets at Robinson's Paye i>. Alhambra cimma new proccanunc Pact N(»minations for Turf Club committet Pace 7. Motor car and lorry f« i private sale Pace 7. F. S. Faktria diacnarjmt »1 No. 4«! P&Ce 12. Annual meetinr Boy
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      14 1 WING LOONG FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32, HIGH STREET.
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      115 1 THE WEEK. Thu rsihijj. 2)xt. Hi^rh Water. .'5.4;? am.. ."{.52 p.m. B. I. boojewarJ mail doaec Phil. Orchestra. Mem. Hill. ."> 1"> p.m. Lodge Eastern (late. IVJi p.m. Fnthnj. ttmi. High Water. 4.Mr a.m.* Mi p.m. Hutch homeward mail doOFS, 10 :i.m. BaJfel Institution, Dr. Lim Boon Kent's Address, I
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      83 2 THE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. The Town Amusement CENTRE MALAY OPERA. CINEMA. >1I)E SHOWS AMUSEMENTS. MISS MANSON OF NEW TOU (ITY BALLROOM DANCING PRIVATE LESSONS Suite 7«. Rallies Hotel. Z M dm KELVEYS > 9CWOOL OF I &jk DANCING >^^fc» Private 4|h lessons •'^•W^ latest Ball-room la\ lancincr. Guarantee > :>
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      101 2 VICTORIA THEATRE. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NEXT. Jan. 22nd and 23rd, at 9.30 p.m. DICK NORTON Presents TheNEWGLOBE TROTTERS The Show with a Fundred Laugi s. Hooking now open at Littles. Popular Prices .S*>, 2 and 1. AUJAHBRA COMMENCING JANUARY 27th. jjf t^J^3HaKflKV. CS^r^^^Bh^Bßlßr* i CHARLIE CHAPLIM m 'THE COLD R.USH'
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      428 2 PAVILION From Wednesday, 20th to Tuesday, 26th January. AT 9.15 P.M. SHARP LATEST PATHE GAZETTE LUCY BEAUMONT— EDWARD HEARN PAULINE STARKE In the story of a love that never died. A love that lasted a lifetime gives the true emotional quality and the Heart-stirring pathos to THE WILLIAM FOX SPECIAL
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      294 2 THE FINEST SELECTION OF PICTURES From Thursday, 21st, to Tuesday, 26th .lanuar\ AT THE ALHAMBRA In the Second Show at 9 p.m. An All-BritisH Production A 1925 Granger-Davidson Photoplay featuring VICTOR MACLAGLEN and PHYLLIS SHANNAYV m an English story of the prize rinjr, when fights were fought w\X\ fists, and
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    507 3 BINT AN ESTATES, LIMITED. Annual Report. Ths seventh annual report by the cliicctors, which will be submitted at the UNTO*] meeting to be held at Chartered Bank Chambers on Jin. 27th at 11 a.m., states, inter alia The debentures of Bintan Plantati >ns, Limited to be surrendered
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    SIR RCNALD ROSS IN CEVLON.
    384 3 Ft makf Ohsf nations m Malaria Districts. Sir Ronald Ross, the famous lnalariolotfist. arrived m Ceylon <>n tht- Bibby liner Yorkshire on Monday, Jan. 4. Interviewed at the Gnlle Face Hotel h\ a Times ol* Ceylon representative, shortly after coming BSftore, Sir Ronald said he
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    17 3 To-day there are ioud calls for self-sac-rifice on the part of someone else. The Bishop of Lichfuld.
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    K.L. MOTOR COLLISION CASE.
    265 3 Judge's Comments. The Chief Justice, Mr. Justice liumpertz, delivered judgment on Monday m the Kuala Lumpur Supreme Court, m the action brought by Mr. and Mrs. V. H. Collins, of Singapore, Agates! the Government of Selangor, for the recovery of a sum of $28,850 as damages,
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      379 3 ■mb^ >>»-»— A l^^-— I A Strong Body can conquer I I Tuberculosis I I "An important feature m the treat- I ment of tuberculosis would be a diet I with an excessive calcium content I writes Dr. Ph. B. Matz m the American Review of Tuber- H I culosis."
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      123 3 Sole Agents: S.S. and F.M.S. BARLOW CO. Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. CHAIN PULLEY BLOCKS, j g THOMSON'S FITTED WITH 10 FEET LIFT CHAIN f% S AND 20 FEET HAND CHAIN. i SIZES IN STOCK TESTED TO LIFT FROM 2 TON TO 8 Z WESTON^S FITTED WITH GUIDES TO PREVENT |F|
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    BATCH OF SPORTS PICTURES.
    211 4 INCIDENTS IN AUSTRALIAN CRICK El TRIAL.- Hi Th<- itroke that eaiued Banb)ey*s dismi->al: hr vras raupM .tr Gre^ary; (~i Hornibrooli bowling t<. Bardslejr; (3) Rock playing cautiously, taps one from Gregory for single; <4» Macartney cuts Hornibrook t >v four. A PROMISING BATSMAN.— A V> At
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    MUNCHAUSEN IN MALAYA.
    801 5 ■k■« rs, a> a class, are said to have no imagination. Kipling's Mac Andrew has rt d as the exception which proves ||p. We. CPinarg Gazette), can quote exaaaak —Mr. Carveth Wells, P.8.G.5., A.M.1.C.E.. whos recently pub- i)...»k. Six Yean m the Malay Jungle. .i creative faculty
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    82 5 I>or.;orzoro, former manager af i House grill-room. Shanghai, and Übm assistant manager of the H. r-i. crmmitted suicide at 2.451 *h^- morning of Jan. 7th by shooting ■he br; m. Donronzorr, who was ytan <;f aue. fa said to b.- a thoafl this has ntt yet bsen -^tablished, an uncert:
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    BOOK REVIEWS.
    576 5 L The Gay Lover. Rutherfird Crockett. (Collins, London.) In the Gay Lover Miss Crockett has given us a charming book and a delightful study of the intimate life of that educated and not too well-to-do middle class which perhaps alone reta?ns the saving grate of culture m a
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    A LOCAL NOVEL.
    129 5 The Cro«n SwindL 1 M. L Bade*. < T l>ert Jenkins, London.! T!~e authoress of this book ha- pttkhtrt*] an exciting dett itive st>r\ m whk!i young man of good family nnd» t'rat his circumstance* make it necessary for him to earn a living. Destined for the
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    STRIKE AGAINST FREE SPEECH.
    232 5 Lamhith Bricklayers' Action. One of IIm« most curious and least justifiable af strikes is m progress on the Gipsy Hill tstaU where the Lambeth Borvugfc Council is building houses and fiii's. 't is a strike against free speech, h the course of a debate m the
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    ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS.
    871 5 The Company has been formed with the objects expressed m its Memorandum of Association, and. m particular, to acquire from the Vendors, Tin Lands Development Limited the tin bearing properties situa'e at Nai Hoot m the Province of Lnngsucn. Siam, and to develop ecniip, and worl the same.
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      1138 5 A COPY OF THE FULL PROSPECTUS HAS BEEN FiLED WITH THE REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES F.M.S. The Subscription List will open on Tuesday the 19th day of January, 1926, and will close on or before Monday the 25th day of January, 1926, at 3 o'clock p.m. NAI HOOT TIN, Limited. (Incorporated
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    GERMAN AIR RESTRAINTS.
    737 6 "NINE RULBS" TO BE MODIFIED. European ftir communications are lik?!y to nnderfa considerable? change during the p.'xt few m iv hs v n result of a Wgfcly important conference between France anil Germany. The who! 3 question of tiv "Nine RuUs," which hav-e caused tremendous c r.troversy
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    GRAVE SITUATION IN CHINA.
    115 6 Furl her Fffffctiag Expected. (By Courtesy of the Nanyo NichiXichi Shinibunsha.) Toki;. Jan. 18. A prave situation has arisen m the Chinese Eastern Railway zone m Manchuria, as a result of the Railway Executive refusing: the transp >rtation of Chinese troops unless the latter paid the
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      171 6 BELOW IS A PHOTOGRAPHIC REPRODUCTION OF A CABLE RECEIVED FROM LONDON ON JANUARY 6TH. > /^TT^ RECEIVED TELEGRAM fjffcsz X V\ PLEASE SEND ANY RtKLV TO THIS °t\ !ipC#al telega <wa%£jito*!o V..'V V >»M** words ttoxtM oe OFFiC'ALL* rwlM Se. *»Ie Book J sJ^ Eumplc*. i'^ 5.45 i>.m. j Tim*
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      596 6 I a* 1 v 1 i t~.~^ K9^aVa an^E^£QX3SZZSS«Bv^^'^l^S!3^^ ik n If .^y/ ff D V reason of ,t lAJnitP Hny^P bouquet and wriucjiurac flavour Whit Hn f\ijf m stands out. soft as silk— bca/ius vug, sure si nof There are ample st. InHHI^HIIiH maturing to ensure the tinuance of
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    JOHORE NEWS.
    499 7 TAILORS STRIKE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) In sympathy with the movement of the Singapore workers m the tailoring line, ai! ihs employees here went on strife: recently, anj tta tailors have beea compelled m conseqccrcc to increase lhair charges. Ma: y petitions, I understand, have been -vv.t to
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    MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
    227 7 Action taken at meeting of Committee No. 4. held on Jan. 15th. Decided not to pass plans for proposed shophouses at Aliwal Strut owing to insufficient width of houses and insufficient thickness of ground floor wails. Approved application foi advertisement boarding at Kallang Road. Decided that Haitr Road
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    93 7 A dastardly murder took place at Bnkit delutong Estate between the hours of 10 and 1 1 oil Thursday night, says the Malacca Observer, thj victim being the manager of the estate, Mr. Lin Kirn Watt, who was v ths time sleeping m his bedroom, from where tic reports of
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      421 7 SUSLNE33 CARDS. V.".V.V.V.".V.V.V.ViV.V.V.V.V.V. > SI'ECIALITY J |i At REDFEARN'S •I HORSE REPOSITORY. "I 5 Leather Dress Cases. a##o>o>o>#«>#iHHHl I ».v*'-,w<!tfOW %&*<+ s Plea^e Send for the Illustrated Catalogue of Musical Instruments. SEASON CO.. LTD. J ll] and lit, North Bridge Rc^d. g > funerals: SINGAPORE CASKET CO. "EXPEH I NDERTAKEHS."
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      645 7 Teeth and Appetite. Bad teeth spoil the appetite; good ceeth iromote it, >nd l'c ;i:e same time are direct t he! >iul to d'ercjtion. It does not need a doclor to veil you that. One of the first thoughts m the morning 1 therefore, :> ould be the teeth, and
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      664 7 i (1 .>\ I 83 BsTwOrBB I -a— jt__g^ I SAFEGUARD I YOUR EYESIGHT SHOULD YOU EXPERIENCE ANY DIFFICULTY IN YOUR VISION, j THE ADVICE OF OUK FULLY QUALIFIED EUROPEAN OPTICIAN is available daily Hours 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. SPECIALLY MADE GLASSES SUPPLIED PROMPTLY. MOTION SMITH AND SON LTD.
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      574 7 v T^^^^BW s T 1l 12 f'^k REGISTERKP jfci\ U i iiiJ ;s;^B^^ SOLID Nl( XLI. Size. SEVEN JEWELS PRECISION. Actual Size Lever moiHllWl, Adjusted Urn all cli v.aU-s. Anti-magnetic. «r, Q fri^\ Ahsoiutely (iuaranteed. Each JfcO.OvJ Lv^ j^J M Kt. BttlU G .Id Wrist \V;:tc:.v. McVflßte, fully t.ivAfllt'ii. ir>
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRECNES.
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      BIRTH.
      20 8 HODGE On Januarj _'<'th „t thi Maternity Hospital, Singapore, th* wife &f D. Hodge M i Inrca a *oi
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      MARRIAGES.
      90 8 DA WSON -FLANAGAN. <> n Januarj L«th thr marriac m »olemntied m th«- «'hurch of th»- Assumption, Penans;, between Raymond Mown!..-., -.m of William and Isabella Dawi of Camberwell, London, .w >i Ko~«-. daughter of Uu- late John i' <! Catherine Flanagan, of I»ubli?i. FENDALI CBABTREE. <», |Btl January,
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      DEATH.
      54 8 WOLFF On _'l-t December, »t Sandihayes, Bitternc J'.ik. Southampton. Jean Johnston WnltT. widow of tru- 1 j* t Arnold H..lf«>r(i Wolff. of H;ill,y Range, Mandietter, ;m<l dearlybeloved mother of Lieut. Colonel Arnold A. Wolff, 1».5.n.. and th« Hon. Ernest C. H. Wolff, Hrm-h Resident, Serenaban, Federated Malay States, ;ik
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1926. House and Property Owning.
    894 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1926. House and Property Owning. The case which has just been tried at the Assizes, when the clerk of large property owner was convicted of stealing money from his employer, brings into the lime-li^ht very unsatisfactory matters with regard to house and property owning
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    9 8 Dr. IfcSwana has assumed dutie? as Medical Officer, Klanp.
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  • EURASIAN GIRL AMOK.
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      "CHICK" CAMPBELL TO THE RESCUE.
      143 8 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Pensng. Jan. 20. A great sensation was caused last nitfht when a young Eurasian girl, armed with a large knife, attacked the policeman on point duty at the junction of Burma and Gottlieb Roads. The constable received five wounds m the
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    LIBEL SUIT.
    712 8 (From Our Own Correspondent!. Tenant. Jan. 2 >. An interesting libel suit was commenced m the supreme Court to-day when Pakiri I'adaiachee, a cattle MNMt« and memU'r ol the committee, sued the management of the Mariamman Temple, which include L he H"N. Xambyar. Mr. D. Ahearne. I»«'|»nt y
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    LATEST TELEGRAMS.
    45 8 FRENCH MINERS. neuters Service.l r v Jan The National Council of t h« K< of French mine worker- bntl solution declaring that increased by Jan. Hot. U the increased cost „f |h will Ik- taken on th qu« s.viUt- of French mine!- Mll
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    DANISH AIRMAN.
    30 8 [Reutor's S<r\. < openh;,_. J an The arrangements are U-m. ia Danish militar\ flight parts are being fcepal which will be t for the service flljrl Bangkok and Tokio.
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    OPERATIONS IN MOROCCO.
    45 8 f _teutei '.> Si l«/ In Ir: the icgiai i: Abdel .Saalem. Un eUfef M del Krim. ha- submitted w it In the !eiiiT..r\ with a view to the n fiont an- piore.«!; fu ha\e occupied th< n.a:i posit I ui'-ni\ who /••ir-
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    THE WEST COAST.
    56 8 fßeut*-r'> Ser\n I •►nd'»n. Jan. 21. Mr. Mi msliy (jore. ace -ni; moru-r Khys and two colonia i U'U Umtm m Vv <»n a c(»m|)rehen>iw v f CoklMM jH-cially m th^ Hir>Mtion lopment, health, san and airJicuitUi pa?ti( vi.. makr »*nrlt-a\ (Hii lar<i p«»li<y with Hk iM-<vssity
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    B.I.STOCK FOR SALE.
    33 8 B. I. STOCK FOR SALE. London l.t Application! ire purct ».f 760 v O(Ki l-ti cent, cumulative m the British India vibration <*«>nif»ai It i> un<j«!>Ti.<.<i that th» M 'x-t-n h«'l»J pr:v:r■I capital
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    THE BANK NOTE SCANDAL.
    152 8 [Reuter'^ Service j Kudapvsi. Jan. 2« Th»< U- a I front;. VI Kfthlon m hi* ap .!--•:>)! ly vheti scandal. The »'»6 packed with Deputies and the pwMk*, the proceediafs heiaaj \t*ry an.;. Bethlem'a apeaeJl wa- mau<iil>l« !'»u<il> oh«*nmiv "\l* -i»rn." an«l Uuof th«- <;<>\trnm*-nt. rhttiuic
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    THE EVACUATION.
    61 8 [Reuter^ Service.) Tans. Jan 2*haemSm hi be Jcwnml. M I plied to the i ipres»rtai Ambassador. Vot, H.n-sch. r strength ot the Allied IsKM stating that he couNi Ml ti m the leducinn the ttn lories m Rhineland point ii Ist. the French troops ft* N about LHMKHi
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    DEATH OF SURREY CRICKETER.
    29 8 I Reuters S«T\ London .1 ••:> I The death is announ •Uphson. the Surrvy CTlt* captain of Light Hlu- H< W K»eatest lob-l.owler- H- »1 Wjfr,
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    12 8 Hoxton woman: My husbau ed at the landlady: h<> ha- n Man.
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      149 8 "THE CONNOISSEUR OOMUS TO CALDBECK'S" §TUa IV/I nt*f* Ynii lne lviore luu The More You'll Like It. CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. (Iruorporated m Shanghai.) 45, Robinson Road. Telephone 228. pvtromsed BY ROYAITY VARIETY INVITES SELECTION THEREFORE SELECT TH E BEST OF JEWELLERY SILVERWARE KLECANTLY ARRANGED X DISPLAYED AT B. P.
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      63 8 _^ggf^\ FOR ALL f" VERMIN USE T a L^^ rSPI L AGENTS: W. R. Loxley Co. i<■ "nT"^i\ T~^ Ta. T"» aC""^ a If GOLDEN SERIES. r, RENOVATE YOl X CAR OR CYCLE YOURSELF WITH *^y? r *._J '~OM i ice Instruc- jf t»ons from I N I 'cuss! A
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    WORLD STATISTICS.
    93 9 lOOYER ON RUBBER. P n\)MV CAMPAIGN. [Reuter's Service.] Washington. Jan. 20. i -t;'.r nunt estimated that »f rubber m the United at T.oun :.»ns below Nov. i the reduction as partly houuht that it indicated a of tb** American public f >nsumption on account of the He added
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    CHINESE PERSONATION.
    31 9 tt-r o Service. 1 Melbourne. Jan. 20. ;th(»riti- iutw takfn active riatf the practice of try- into Australia on I <!fa<! hincse. It it tht- htmi nuartfrs of the
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    U.S. NAVY ESTIMATES.
    47 9 Service.] V\ a^hin^ton. Jan. 20. resentatives has de- -he Unftod Statt-s ft i>ui»!ican> defended BMsed J;y Urn Appi«>- KepuMican Urn If.itffl Statt-> !»t!..\v tht- r> r>_;i .i by tht- British Thy Republican member of the Ap- h"\\f \t-r. i s falliag below th«- ratio.
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    RECURITING FIGURES.
    40 9 t S ee], taglj, Jan. 20. Om War OAeC M :<-c' uitintr m I'unn.' the three B r :>lst, '.l^-' men I- let M c«.in-nv-ptndinir tr. and the total m m •">'. heiri^r an in- i wit»h the strength
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    MEXICAN LAND LAW.
    35 9 ft rvice-l Mtska Cit>. Jan. 20. tl applications for r Mv\h an trovern- ;cation of thy have Uin tiled m the' r ;i coMpurii 1 resenting the <. v.f* rring with Luis regarding
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    AIR SHIP OF FUTERE.
    45 9 lifeoter*! Stirfe*.] i ndon. Jan. 20. dining saloon the detail- sketched r, lecturing at the airships which. n« ar future." will carry i- MM! tht'ir bugga-. a India, within about sixtytive trted the Cairokvsi ;«iia has started X will probably he
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    ANSATLLANTIC FLIGHT.
    22 9 I I Pouters Service.] Hueha. Jan. 20. tnd Captain Ruizdealda M m twmm Melilla, on leaving for -t. to America.
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    PERSIAN RAILWAY.
    18 9 I L Teheran. Jan. 20. L 4 v rk> has subi^ nu r the construction I
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    SMOKE PROFITS.
    32 9 II nfe.] London. Jan. 19. >rs of the Imhas recommended I Ctßl and a bonus of •th fret* of incometax. ■•r the year ended ireneral reserve ~i..n f »r pensions.
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    WEMBLEY HONOURS.
    176 9 EMPIRE ORDER. TWO FOR MALAYA. [Reuter's Service]. London, Jan. 1&. The Wembley Exhibition honours gazet--1 ted to-night include C.B.E. for Mr. Andrew Caldecott, Malaya; member of British Empire for Mr. George Duncan, Hongkong; i honorary member of British Empire to Raja Kechil son of the ex-Sultan Abdullah of
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    EGYPTIAN COMMUNISTS.
    101 9 [Reuters Service.] Cairo. Jan. 1 CM the eighteen Communists Arrested mat June. fotSQWiag police observations of I their activities, three. Weiss. Pollak and i Antonin. have been sentenced to tare* I yean 1 imprisonment, four to imprisonment I varying from year to six months, and the others, including
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    LUTHER'S CABINET.
    78 9 [ReuterS Service.] lUrlin. Jan. 19. President Hmdenburg has made n move to help Berr Luther to solve his cabinet'making diffkulties. He received th»- leaders of the various parties and told them that a government must be formed. The situation would In- very serious it Luther failed. Suhseijiier.tly all
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    BOUND TO NIGERIA.
    126 9 [British Radi«— Official Service]. Kugbj. Jan. 20. Mr. Ormsby Gore, parliamentary undeiseavtarj for the colonies, accompanied by I Mr. Charles Keys, M.P.. and two nu-ml •t" th«- Colonial Office staff, leaves London Ito ssjOftwn for his visit to the British West (African dependencies. The party is due
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    SHIPBUILDING FIGURES.
    93 9 [Renter's Service.] London. Jan. 19. Kight hundred and fifty-five vessels, of •J.liKi.UOu tons gross, were launched m 1925. according to Lloyds .Annual Summary. Of these 49 1 per cent., namely 1.085,000 tons were launched m the British Isles. (Jerniany conies second with 40o\000 tons; Italy 142,000; the United
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    DOCTORED PETROL.
    126 9 [Reuter's Service.] Washington, Jan. 19. That c« inniercial petrol containing tt'tra-t-thyl of lead is not danirerous to health. j,nd that there is no reason why th.' sale under proper regulations should be prohibited, is the tiiMlinj; of the committee appointed m May last. The committee's report i* based
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    CHURCHILL AT WORK.
    294 9 SEEKING OUTLETS. FEW DETAILS. fßeuter's Service.] London, Jan. 19. The Treasury to-night slightly lifted the veil of silence enshrouding the Italian debt negotiations, with a meagre announcement that Mr. Churchill and Count Volpi, with experts, had lengthily considered the fundamental points at issue and had made considerable
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    FRENCH AND SOVIET.
    107 9 [Rfutcr's Service.] Paris. Jan. The papers aiv must interested m thf ministt-rial if-shutflin^ m the Soviet government. Le liauiois declared that the Bolshevist wish to sh m nore Moderate front m order to obtain credits. [/Excelsior attribatea the eagerness of the Soviet- to re pen negotiations with
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    THEATRE QUEUES.
    108 9 [British Radio Official Service]. Kugby, .lan. 20. Of late a campaign has been waged ■against the theatre queue, and a society ha> been formed aiming at its abolition. I It appears that official action ha> now been taken m the matter. Lord Cromer. the Lord Chamberlain, by virtue
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    TUBE RAILWAY FIRE.
    221 9 [British Radio -Official Service!. Rugby, Jan. 20. London's network of tube railways, which run at a depth m some places of one hundred feet below the surface, have been free from any serious accident since the first of them was built some twenty five years •go. This
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    11 9 We talk too much and sinp too little. Sir Huph Allen.
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    INDIAN PARLIAMENT.
    294 9 THE OPENING. BY LORD READING. (Renter's Service.] Delhi, Jan. 20. The Legislative Assembly was opened m state for the last time by the retiring Viceroy m bright sunshine. The streets were lined with troops and the Chamber was crowded forming a brilliant spectacle. The Viceroy sat m a
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    DUKE OF CONNAUGHT.
    95 9 [British Radio Oflu-iai Service]. Ruirin, Jan. 20. Reports that the Duke of Connaught, lincle of the Kin*r. is lying ill at his villa at Capscmt, m the south of France, are officially denied. Sir Malcolm Murray, I comptroller of the Duke*i household, states that His Royal HighneM
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    WOMAN BARRISTER.
    97 9 [British Radio Official Service]. Kugby, Jan. 20. Baroness Clifton, peeress m her own light, is one of the law students to be called to the bar next Tuesday. Ladp Clifton who is twenty-five this month, succeeded to her title before she was one year old, on the death
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    NEW IRISH COINAGE.
    55 9 [Reuter's Service.] London. Jan. 19. The Free State minister for finance has introduced a bill into the Dail Kireann, providing for the establishment of a new coinage currency m nickel, silver and bl >n/e. The coinage proposed will be subject to similar limitations as regards legal tender
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    HONGKONG AFFAIRS.
    71 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hongkong, Jan. 20. It is reliably re| orted that steps are being taken to secure the control for the Canton Government In Hongkong of the office of the Chines Telegraph administration. The present Superintendent, who was appointed by the Peking Minister of Communications, went
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    AMATEUR SPORTING ASSOCIATION.
    129 9 At the annual general meeting held »n Friday, 15th January, the following gentlemen were elected to serve on the Management Committee for the year 1926: Patron Mr. Aw Boon Haw; President Mr. Tan Jin Gam; Vice-Presidents Messrs. Lim H jck Seng, Ang Ban Koon and Wee Van
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    211 11 BRITISH TENNIS TEAM IN SOI IH AFRICA. London, Jan. 7. Johannesburg, South Africa. The British team of tennis players will play the third Test at Capetown on the 23rd January. The South African team is as follows: Six men. Raymond, Condon. Richardson. Eagfettone, Daniel and Kirby. Six ladies.—
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    NATIONAL RIFLE PRIZE MEETING.
    62 11 London, Jan. 7. The feature of the sixty-third annual priza meeting which the Nationa". Rifle Association are holding from the sth to the 17th July will be the Junior Kolapore Competition for teams of four representatives of any Colony or Dependency m the Empire, excluding the
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    PREPARING FOR TEST MATCH.
    177 11 London. Jan. 6. In preparation for the first test the Notts County Committee has resolved to spend £4,000 to i'o.OOO m improvements at Trent I Bridge which will include new stands and a new turnstile at the entrance. Should Wives Travel With Player*? .London. Jan. 7.
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    BRITISH BOWLERS IN NEW ZEALAND.
    58 11 London. Jan. ti. Wanganui. The British o\\ !cr beat Wanganui Centre Country CMm i-y 177 Joints to 162. London. Jan. 7. Wanganui. Wanganui City ChliM beat the British bowlers by 153 points t-> Ufil >oints. London. Jan. 7. Palmerston North Manawa'u Centre beat the British
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    POLO BECOMING POPULAR IN FRANCE.
    104 11 POLO BECOMING POPULAR IN FRANCE. London, Jan. 7. Pavis. Polo, of which game many people n France had not heard till the Olympic games brought it into prominence, is |,n wring more popular m France. The polo matches at Cannes weiv ittetnled by i-ecord crowds. The beautiful pround at Mandelieu
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    ICE GYMKHANAS AT MALOHA.
    28 11 I ond Jan. 7. A ;:ii*)ja. (Switzerland).— Mr. Betham. a of tht« Mount Everest Expedition, won two first prizes at the ice gymkhanas here.
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    ANOTHER NORTHERN UNION CAPTURE.
    30 11 London. Jan. v The Aberavon rugby winger. Ben Davu s who |>];tyed m yest»'i«iay's Welsh trial, has siune.i on foi- Hunsli-t, the Northern Tnion Club. i
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    PRIDE OF PLACE.
    144 11 The ugliness of English towns, which Mr. .1. Squire has bc.n lamenting, is a> nothing, MMlritaC to th. late Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould, compared with that of some Continental cities. Having seen most of the principal t'.wns of Europe, he awarded the palm for ugliness unhesitatingly to Danr.stadt.
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    62 12 The British steamer Sh-Iley arrived from Cardif yesterday with coal. Notice has been received that the heavy gun practice which was to take, place from Blakang Mati n Friday, Jan. 22nd., has now been cancelled. Among the arrivals m the Harbour yesterday was the Adinfinitum, flying the Biazilian
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    HENLI AGROUND.
    71 12 The steamer Henli (Capt. Klein) was seen to be m difficulties off Raffles Light yesterday. She had apparently run aground but refloated not long after and arrived safely m the Harbour later m the day, anchoring m the inner roods, evidently little the worse for her mishap. The
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    SAILING BY SOUND.
    456 12 How Ships (an Kind Their Way m a F«»g. Until recently, whtn a ship at sea was I ■Illllt m a fog, her only means of guidaiice were the signals sent »ut hy nearby lighthouses and lightships, writes Mr. T. Stanhope Spring m the White Star Magazine.
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    NAVAL ENGINEERS.
    229 12 The Admiralty, (says the New Statesman >. has issued an order depriving etigjneer offieeis In the Navy of their military rank and ;n effect denradin<r them to a lower status than that of executive officers. The degradation is to be emphasised by a different uniform. Such is the
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    21 12 Liberalism would have a chance if we had fewer women talking rot and manipulating behind the scene*. -Mr. J. M. Hogge.
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    PARISIAN A.
    736 14 •RATIONAL" COOKING. (From Our Own Correspondent.; Paris, Dec. 17. For many years Parisians have been more than satisfied with the traditional dishes which attest la haute cuisine, and with those which enterprising cooks evolve as ihe result of intelligent study and deep thought. Recently, however, a new culinary
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    HONGKONG'S MISSING LADY SAFE.
    133 14 The French lady, Mddle. C. Dupny, who was missing from the Astor House Hotel. Hongki Bg, returned there on Jan. 9th. She had been missing from the Colony for about a week, having been last seen on J: miary While thoughts were enti rtainod that tmething
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    13 14 That curse of modern industry— the limited liability company. Mr. M. R. Mainprice.
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    SCOTTISH SPORT.
    550 14 SCOTLAND'S TEAM AGAINST FIANCE. Celtic For^!nu Ahead. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Edinburgh. Dec. 23. Nn Rugby \va DOSSih 1 m Scotland. Snow I; y several inches deep «'n some of th grounds, and among the match's abandoned was th "Scotland** v. Rest of Scotland trial. which was to
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    26 14 Canton nia\ •-■< i I I I be i I] •♦•nt m i I the rikish I In^r from ti. i I 1 i>«. I 1 13
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    556 15 LYALL A\D EVATT\S WEEKLY REPORT. T 0.. Singapore Jan Ihe Rubber quotation has had a sn rt'rr decline over the week, closing £d I v 'J share values m this section have,.Pebruary 100 per cent release, hear h- been m evidence m quantity A \ul\ "action is
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    MACPHAIL & CO.. LTD'S REPORT.
    161 15 MACPHAIL CO.. LTD'S REPORT. Singapore, Jan. 20. Rubbers. Shares are considerably firmer. Jeiam Kuantana have bayera at 1.42 1 llalaka Pindas at IV.H). United Malaccas at •2.«0, Mentakabs, at b 2%, L'lu Benuta at 70 and New Scudais at .'{.">o. Bassets are quoted at 1.37% 1.45 and Kro«ras at 1.95
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    EXCHANGE.
    64 15 January 20. Bank 4 n:.s. 2 4 *6 Bank demand 2]4 5-32 Private c.edits m.s. 2 4^ New York, demand 56 15-16 Credit* 90 <lays 58% France, oemand 145U India, T. T. 154% Horirkong, dem;.nd 3% p.c. Prem. fokohani aVnuad 127 Java, demand 14n»., Bangkok, demand 7914 Bar Silver
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    PRODUCE.
    209 15 January 20. Tin 'J'.O Tons $137.7.". Gambier 1 1.00 Pepper White 78.00 Pepper Blac': 66.00 Flake Tapio<a Pearl Sago Small 8.50 Copra 11.55 Copra Bun4iied 11.85 Opium, Benares unt. 4.000 Rice, Liang Hin Chan Mark Rod Eagle (New) 330 Rice, Siam old No 1 JMO Kice, Rangoon Birtan 260
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    32 15 Sinuapore. Jan. 20. 12 nmin. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot 1.21 1.22; Feb. -March l.li* 1.20; April-June 1.13 1.15. London Qcotation Sheet 3s. o'-d. Market Firm.
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    MACPHAIL AND CO. LTD'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    496 15 MACPHAIL AND CO. LTD 'S WEEKLY REPORT. Singapore, Jan. HI. I ndoubtedly the principal feature of the market during the last wee* was the rapid decline of the price of rubber, which had the inevitable effect on shares. It would appear that the depression m price of many of our
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    RUBBER AUCTION.
    114 15 YESTERDAY'S LIST. The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association, held its 743 rd. auction yesterday, when tftere was Catalogued 1,131 885 lbs.; 505.2* tons. Offered 522.682 lbs.; 233.34 tons. Sold Mlfll lbs.; |tM| tons. Spot. London :j s o^d. New York 76 as PRICES REALIZED. fobbed Smoked Shti"
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    FRASERS WEEKLY REPORT.
    319 15 Singapore, Jan. 20. With Tin shewing a lav m price of about fi and Rubber ot 7%d. business during the past WOSS m both sections of the share market has been on a restricted scale. Tin share quotations have remained fairly steady with a small enquiry ior
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    378 15 buyers at 2i*s <">d and sellers at 30s tfd, Johaiu offer a: H bvyen bidding 55. Norths an q«s 'ttni at 7.") hO and Souths at fir» 7<>. Tekka Taipinjrs off* rat 2ns M buyers bidding 27s M, feja Malays ha\. place! at M N for delayed delivery. l'en^Kale?;> are
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    21 15 We have pot along quite comfortably since the Norman Conquest without deciding the status of the cat.— Lord Justice Scrutt )n.
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    CHINESE GUNMAN.
    138 16 TRACED TO Pl'LO BKANI. At about midnight on Tuesday nitfht, a party of defectives under Mr. Oakshott proceeded to Pulo Brani to arrest a Chinese who was believed to have shot the Indian police constable m Boat Quay recently. It will be remembered that the constable was about
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    THE ASSIZES.
    740 16 ksVFBL ROAD DAYLIGHT MURDBS. The trial of the three Chinese. Tan Efoug, I |Ah Pek and Vow Ah KoW, who are charged with the murder of a Chinese m I motorhus m Kepuel Road at mid-day on Armistice Day occupied the attention of Mr. Justice Deans and a
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    70 16 More thai thirty petitions had been sub■ritted u|. to January ."»th to the authorities Kuomintanjr m Sw^tow asking for I execution m the case of Mr. Yau Vu, a, tint- editor of the Ping Pao. a Chinese imptper, who has be** condemned to It-uth for an alleged IITOSHiueM report conwrnint'
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    CITY OF BARODA ENQUIRY.
    596 16 MASTER SEVERELY CENSURED. The Court of Knquiry which investigated the circumstances lesponsible for the strandinp of the British steamer City of Baroda Ofl the North Luconia Shoal on Christmas Day, gave its finding yesterday mandmg. Captain Haughton, Master of the City of Baroda, was found to
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    THE MOTOR PERIL.
    187 16 Lati ly there have been quite a numbei (»f street accidents, luckily without any fatalities being involved. <>n Tuesday Ford car driven by Mr. Becker, German, canic violently into collision with a tree ■Jons Bukit Timah-road and then rraihcd into a lamp post. The vehicle ir«>t out
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    76 16 Joseph, a titter at the Electric Power j Station, Sentul, was convicted on Friday by Mr. \V. J. K. Stark, the Kuala Lumpur police magistrate, who fined him $50, or two months' r.i., for throwing sodium hydroxide on one Mohamed, of the Central Workshops. The accused, it was proved m
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      HOCKEY.
      168 16 (.miners Defeat S. C C. The Royal Artillery played well m all departments t> defeat the B.C.C. <>n the Padang yesterday ivening hy 2 goals to nil. They had 'the assistance of Lieut. r<iikt is, aiid Lieut. Heville. right back and C€lltlV forward of the Colony side which recently
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      S.C.C. vs. St Joseph Old Boys.
      54 16 The folio ving will represent the S.c.C. a^ainsi the St. Joseph's < >1«J Boys at hockey to-morrow: G. Macpherson, C. K. Winter, G. C. Nash. T. O. Lammert, H. K. Corbishley, A. Stone, K. K. Prentis, M. G. I Marriott, S. C. Peacock, G.
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      RIFLE-SHOOTING.
      69 16 M.s.v.K. U.K. Seremhaa Branch. i The above branch completed the firsi stage of tlieii championship shoot on Sunday. Fiftei n membera attended. The 1 adinf mark-man wai C. H. Toils--;tint. with SCOn of 85, D. Faii|uharson being next, with a -lire i»f 78, The handiap prixei were won ;.>
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      LAWN TENNIS.
      78 16 W. tut. vi I oumanunl. The annual <>|K-n tournament at thr Rantau Club wiil l»»- hrld during th»- Chinese New Year wreck-end. The events will t> both < |H-ti and handicap men's singles, men** <'mil I and niix»M| doubles, and also ladies handicap doubles. Entry forma haw n
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      Y.M.CA. NOTICE.
      61 16 The attention of all V.M.c.A. members interested m Football is drawn to the I following: A six-a-nide tournament will be c inducted m February for the purpose of Eroding playeni snd arranirin*: teams m preparation for the Singapore Football I League. Names of those wi>' #i in^ to
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      TANGLIN CLUB.
      35 16 We are asked to inform member* of th<> Clul" that the Spring Tennis Tournament commences on loth February. Entry Li-t- DOW open and will c|i>>« at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Bth February. I
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    DR. JOHN R. MOTT'S VISIT.
    197 16 I>r. .J.-hn R. Itott, with Mrs. Mott atid <»n. i< due to arrive m Singapore <>n the 26th. His stay will be a short one ;is h. i> on his way to Sumatra and .Java m orde* to fulfil a promise made some \rars ir
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    134 16 Abdul .Majid, an assistant IVnjrhulu of Kx.jang, was charged on Monday before the Kuala Lumpur police magistrate, Mr. Stark, with (1) driving a motor car m a reckless manner, (2) failing to stop when ordered to do so, nd (S) driving a car without a certificate of competency. Mr. Farquharson.
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    THE MALAYA CUPS.
    418 16 Service* to Enter Rugby Competition. As Already stated, the Rugby and Soccer Sub-committees of the Malaya Cup competitions met m Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. It was decided to form a Malayan Rugby Union to control Rugby m Malaya. The sub-committee was entrusted with the task of organising
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    LUCKY PRIZE WINNERS.
    197 16 Anurican Girls' Trip I C« und the World. When the President I'olk arrive* here >-h«.itly there will v- on board Miss Irene Mitchell and Miss GeraMine Dyooa, wh<> ;«i« making tht- world t>ur as eut-sts «»f the Illinois thambt'i" <.f Commcne, as a reward for it.t-ir efforts
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    SHANGHAI COLLISION.
    221 16 Taagshlag Sunk Off Mack I'oint. Shanghai. Jan. 1 1. The Empress «»f Asia, outward bound this morning, collided m rhe ri\vr with the Indo-China s. N. Co*s. Tuagshing from Nonr.kon<r. The latter sunk off the Point and at present is showing only her flllf 1 and nnc mast.
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    24 16 It is said that Mr W. Jonklaas. the well-known cricketer, is likely to he stationed on an estate m Porak ii! the near future.
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