The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 January 1926

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    Masthead
    12 1 Singapore Free Press CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1926. NO. 11,705.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    312 1 Ivani.T. tSie manager sf ll.c Chinese Eastern Railway, has been arrested by han« Tso-lin, and a serious situation is feared I 'age 9. Seven thousand Soviet tr».t>ps are reported to be concentrated on the Manchurian frontier Page 9. The Russian paper Izvestia makes a strong attack on
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    THE TWO ENTRANCES.
    881 1 A VISION. Hot and feverish with worry an.i work i'nJ weather I foil asleep and dreamed a dream. I dreamt that 1 was awake. I heard :i noise m the street below. In that quiet district such a noise at such an hour was so unusual that
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      161 1 s\V\LLO>V ARIELL'S MARIE BISCUITS RAFFLES HOTEL I 2920. SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors. TUESDAY, THURSDAY SATURDAY Dinner Dance. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY FRIDAY The' Dansant. LEVINE-HOPKINS DANCE BAND. i N.B. Evening Dress essenti for Dinner Dances.) (.RILL ROOM. A. F. PEATE, I nd«r the supervision of an Manager. expert European. The World's Typewriter \mongst
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      229 1 |j "TEETH LIKE PEARLS." J H j CROWN j J|?V I j! WILLIAM GO6SAGE SONS, LIMITED. jf Incorporated m England.) m The EUROPE HOTEL i j GRILL j Specially imported poultry game now available. N.l*. There will not be an after-dinner dance on Saturday, February 1 3th. THE EUROPE HOTEL,
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      134 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Hotel attractions— Page I. Capstan cigarettes— Page •'>. Robinson'a for shoes Page Little's opea at Peoaag Page ft. Shipping on pages 10. 12 and IS. Bargains at Whiteaway's Page G. Buy a Steinway. Moutru-'s Page IH. Electric refrigeration, l.X's Page 14. sharp's boftee, HottenbacbV Page 16. Tt n
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      7 1 WORLD RENOWNED SWALLOW ARIELL'S. BIStriTS AND CAKES
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      121 1 THE WEEK. Morultltf, '2-tth. High WattM. 7:U a.m.. \>/2 1 p.r. Yacht Club annl. m t jjt-- r> -1< r > P-ni. Kinulation I.odpo. X.HO p.:\\. Tmeadmg, L'<w/Hitrh Wat.r. S.^!» a !<,.. lt.ll i".m. liu^h\ Mercaants w H«*^t. iivsihijt, '2~th. Hijrh Water, §.W a.m.. K».r>i* p.m. M. If. homeward mail
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    WHAT AUSTRALIA NEEDS.
    278 2 ;.ilir.«r emptiness of Australia is ]f\ tl ,if.: m an article on tht- recent general contributed by Sir Sidney Low to th.- Vi". y PL-patch. Australia is larp:e than United States, very much an India, n»-ariv twice M lai*re as West n t-ntral and Southern Kuropt-. A
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    335 2 Mrs. TV H si rtiy. Mrs. A. < Powers are ji d of l f S nsented to bethe S War ►mrades as a -mall party wnv dance I E. I H i. I Tuesdaj i I I Mr. P. A. Yeai |i S Is, Nejrri Setnbi\.x- i all aty.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      271 2 Buy Best British Brushes. MERITOR. Tooth and Dental Plate Brushes. Every Brush Guaranteed Stockists MEDICAL HALL LTD. Singapore. THE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. The Town Amusement MALAY OPERA, CINEMA. SIDE SHOWS AMUSEMENTS. Mdm. KELVEYS SCHOOL OP Private lessons latent Ball-room lit Guarantei v to teach \Jfi correctly and able to S
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      377 2 Victoria Theatre. TO-NIGHT! (MONDAY) TONIGHT!! AT 9.30 P.M. LAST PERFORMANCE OF DICK NORTON'S NEW GLOBE TROTTERS DIRECT FROM ENGLAND. THE SHOW WITH A HUNDRED LAUGHS BOOK NOW AT JOHN LITTLE'S, Popular Prices $3, 2, 1. PAVILION From Wednesday, 201 h to Tuesday. 26th January. AT M 5 P.M. SHARP LATEST
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      311 2 THE FINEST SELECTION OF PICTURfs From Thursday, 21st, to Tuesday, 26th w ap AT THE »«nuarv. ALHAMBRA In the Second Show at 9 p. m> An All-British Productio A 1925 Granger-Davids r»n Photoplay featurin., VICTOR MACLAGLEN md PHYLLIS SHAN\A\v m an English story of the prize ring, when fights w&
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    COMING CRICKET TESTS IN ENGLAND.
    872 3 COMMENTS IN AUSTRALIAN PAPER. > Not Ou: writes as follows m the Referee, Sydcey:— 'Many Minpestions of an absurd nature vyq beln?: put forward m England \v' h a view to pavinjr the way to regaining the Ashes of cricket. One of the latest is
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    146 3 A month or two ago, when rubber was boonillffi there arose such a bi^- demand for motor cars that almost all the deafen m Kuala Lumpur had to telegraph foi moo eased shipments, says the Malay .Mail. There continues to DC a steady demand, and there are lone: waiting lists
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      144 3 I DONT ARGUE! I I pineapple! hams&bacdnl I ARE THE BEST When contemplating th^ purchase of a Camera MEANS CHOOSING A CONTESSA NETTEL BURMAH OIL Co., Ltd., RANGOON. ALL TYPES OF MOTOR LUBRICATING OILS NOW OBTAINABLE AT LOW PRICES From the Distributing Agents THE SCOTIA LUBRICATING OIL CO. 10 Robinson
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      171 3 USE BRITISH TIMKEN Tapered Roller Bearings. Most Efficient Readily Adjustable. /^C\ Every Roller Gauged Accurately to within M jjl One-Twelvethousandth of an inch. U/J^/l Sole Distributing Agents: ■%^.^'mß Malayan Motors Agents m F.M.S. SINGAPORE. Messrs. WEARNE BROS., LTD.: Penang, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur, Malacca. WEARNE BROTHERS LIMITED, Proprietors. o f NOTICE.
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  • The Mystery of Mademoiselle
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      LUISA CAGNI'S STORY.
      1912 4 CHAPTER XXI. J..y m ama/ed m\ the Questore's w«rJ>. 1 mm t: :it T>ml(!\ i\yt m ni dead, when OX hi she had oeen talkinir to him nonng, was pnradoxkal. "Surety we, nre tl m*ing <>r tvVt> Iv >" torsi >hf txilainn-.i. Mr. Teddy Peyton my father
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      WHEN THIEVES FALL OUT.
      1775 4 CHAPTER XXII. Whilst Joy I!l1 Barker were discussing their immediate plans m the hotel, there was proceeding, m a less palatial room m a hack street of Soho, a discussion betwn n the very people \vh were the subject <>t Joy's deliberation! with the police officer.
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    GHOSTS FROM v PRISON.
    304 4 Executed Murdtrer 'Come- Hack." V\\ mouth. Ike. It, Remarkable Rtories of spiritualistic experiences m prison were related by Maj>. K. A. Marriott, formerly (governor of Xx eter Gaol, to members of the Exeter Bpirit ualistk church. One <>f the it >ries was thai of a young
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    23 4 Mr. H. G. R. Leonard has been appointed to act as Financial Commissioner. Johore, and Mr. W. S. Ebden as Assistant Adviser, Segamat.
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    398 4 AMATEUR SQUASH RACQUETS CHAMPIONSHIP. Prince of Wales Defeated. London, Jan. 9. The Prince of Wales has been drawn against W. B. Brandt m the first round of the Amateur Squash Racquets Championship, betfinnintf at the Hath Club on Monay. London. Jan. 11. The Amateur Squash Racquets Championship, for
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    VISIT OF AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS TO CEYLON.
    242 4 VISIT OF AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS TO CEYLON. M, i f the «■■>■!■.!. C i kei Assochv ii *a held n Dr. Allan Ra'M. I resident I I isseeJatiea, teak the chair. Th amliag sras beld piiamily t<» m;Vo tin- necessary arraaaA mints for the visit Of ifc Australian team. -;•.>> the
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    "Local Team Difficult to Beat."
    294 4 Following is an i'\tr;.ct of a letter written hy Me. H. M. (Jibson, jfrom Colombo to the Referee. Sydney, and a comment by Not Out of that paper thereon: "We m Ceylon me looking forward to the visit of the team to Colombo during their
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    VARSITY GOLF.
    300 4 WETHEREI) Wli STiKKY ah I J London. j u I Rye.— The first :u. s roun< j I 1 Oxford 1 and (j.mhnc. I 1 for the President's i• (iu(^ I 1 interesting matches. th< r I j the first meeting I Wethered for n ati\ I I
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    ENGLISHMA'SGOLF SUCCESS IN U.S.A.
    7 4 ENGLISHMA'SGOLF SUCCESS IN U.S.A. •nann-nt vi* 1
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    HONGKONG VITAL STATISTICS.
    143 4 1 »v- following pai I t'r.ni the M«-dk-.-: fc I U: I Tf < I i-(i t.i U-: >h and f l ini'si* civilians Total number UrtlH registered i al number Urtki i'hr yrt mtl bin 4 nr. Ie 5.47 per l^ i»1 iht- BMC X If
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    THE CHINESE LANGUAGE.
    2537 5 COMPARISON WITH OTHERS. Learmd Discourse by Sir Cecil Clementi. As Chanel., r of th_ Hongkong Uniwrsity, Sir Cecil Clementi pave ample evidence of his qualification for the hono ary degree confer rod on him. Origin of Speech. In the remote a pro. when human speech was first
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    MALAYA PILGRIM PASSES.
    428 5 Th« rollowing notification appears .n thtGdirernineni Gaxette.— Any resident m the Straits Settlements intending t<> perform the Pilgrimage to Mecca -n a Pilgrim ship may. on application to tte Collector of Land Revenue m Singapore, Penang or Malacca, and to the District Oflßcer of tho district wherein
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      167 5 y The finest of all Scotch Whisluea. "~n§ matured, delight' fully mellow and afaacv tplv pure. A quality Whisky imbued a the nnrit or good tellowship. i X McNUri v CO, LTD. Glmsbw. v^»Sm« Amazing How DDD Prescription Cures Skin Troubles Stops All Itchinglnstantly Get a bottle to day 75cts.
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      426 5 I Thc BreathcaWe Cure I I ALMMfS iaKE PEPS 8 for Coughs, Colds Bronchitis I g PRPS are sold m stale I glass bottles, vith useful little cnrh re M \s£ I 1 Otallfncdi:inevendors. Full directions enclosed xn every package. la 3£ 75 c-ts. bottit. Agents: Briti.li Pharmacy, North Bridfri'
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    HOME SPORT.
    1629 6 GOLF HAS A BAD TIME. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 24. So far the winter has been a bad one for golf and jiolfers. Golf cubs have suffered because receipt.* have fallen to a minimum. The snow, frost, and rain have caused a bis loss to eaddits
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    A REMARKABLE TELEGRAM.
    259 6 The OaVtaJ Gaaette of the Ptilli|ipia 1 Icada recently pahltahud the lest -t i nwkahle teJcgraai wa4 i»y t l <.;<• General, General Leoaare! Wood. to the B i rctary of War m Washington. We h:i\, iftOBJ rtyretted tin- refusal of the l'Tiit<-t: Mat. > to MCFpt
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      409 6 BBHHHIBmw^P^.^JK^^-"- '-^^^^^^*^B^ i^E^T-Mi^CTT if > r SHf^nHna^WWTyT^H^T^ff^**^r*ißr3T^tyr^ "?y 7^*ty 'it^arw *ffy*TBRBE*HHMPHt*«Hft'^ F4BSKBMBBBP THAT ATTRACT CROWDS TO WHITEAWAYS Lot 100. CIRTAIN NET. Saxe, Lot M. iC V HOT* VACUUM tarn, mauve and L-reen. 48 ins $1.00 per yd. CARAFE SET. Quart size, colourvide. Fast col.»ur. To clear ed enamel case. Ivory,
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      262 6 Look after your teeth! If you don't they will f^ decay and you will lose them, probably your health into the I gain. There is no excuse for ne? lect when for a small outUy can be sure of keep. r? them'; good condition and perfOdol is unique as a
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    THE MOSLEM WORLD TODAY.
    1128 7 The Ifoakai World To-day. (Hodder and Stoughton. Bs. 6d. net.) "Ferment," "explosion," "movement," 'upheava!," "tidil-wave:" these are the w »rds which are being used to-day to desvrihe events m the Moslem world; and used prrt simply m sen:ational journalism, but m serious, scholarly writing. Rtcent travel
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    BUSY SPECULATORS.
    501 7 Tbe agitation whicii has baaa started m the United States b\ tyre manufacturers and endorsed by the Secretary of Cmmmtcc, Mr. Hoover. ■gaiast tho existing: prices ai robber has created great intc-st lath m political and business circles m London fcoiay < December 22nd.) A resolution, it will
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    NEW TEST AT BISLEY.
    164 7 Shoot inu For the kinjr'* Prize Altered. Change* m the Kind's Prize contests at Bisley, which will affect the rifle practices of every marksman and of every rifle dub m the British Empire, have been made bf tre National Rifle Association. The conditions for the King's
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      448 7 ..V.'.'.VAV.V.W.SV.V.W.V.V.'.V. SPECIALITY At REDFEARN'S ji HORSE REPOSITORY. Leather Dress Cases. T| IJ-j-^ i Please Send for the Illustrated i atalogue of Musical Instruments. SEASON CO.. LTD. and 113. North Bridge Road. FUNERALS? Ii SINGAPORE CASKET CO. KXPERT UNDERTAKERS." TELEPHONE 75. CARS FOR HIRrIT Great Reduction m Rates THE >lATIC MOTOR
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      594 7 NOTICES. MAYNARD AND COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated m the Straits S Moments). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Members of Mayr.ard Company. Limited, will be held at the Offices nf the Company. Chartered Bank Chambers, Singapore. on Wednesday, 27th January, 1926, at 12 o'clock noon. AND
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      732 7 NOTICES. NOTICE. IN THE MATTER OF JITTS COMPANY LIMITED AND REDUCED NOTICE is hereby given that upon the Petition presented by the abovenamed Jitts Compjwiy Limited and Reiljced an Order was made on the 11th day of January 1926 by the Supreme Court of Singapore confirming the reduction of the
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      527 7 AUCTION SALES. MOTOR CRIISING LAIN! H DART." The undersigned have been instruct.- i to sell by Public Auction m front of the Pilot'- office, Singapore Harbour Board ON SATURDAY, .{Oth JANUARY. AT M A.M. Built of teak by the United Eng neera. Length overall 37 ft. 6 m., Preadth 7
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      MARRIAGE.
      30 8 BOTLY-STRONACH. On January ZSrd, at the Presbyterian Church. Christopher William lit"..- Botly. <•!" Singapore, t<> Yvonne, widow of J. Rtt«»ell Stronadi, «>f Java ami Bingjapofe. I Java pap«-r^ please CopjT.
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      DEATH.
      31 8 SCOTT. me« Klasssn) On U'l-t January at Perah Lane, Peitaagr, at th. u»r«- of f>»>. thiwu)<.\\ i.f T A. A. Scott. Supi'rmt«n«lent. <Ja> Company, Singapore, av.<\ beloved Mother Cecil Scott
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS MONDAY. JANUARY 25, 1926. Week-End Comment.
    684 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS MONDAY. JANUARY 25, 1926. Week-End Comment. There are the materials for a pretty dispute between the Soviet. Japan and China, over the Chinese Eastern Railway, with Chang Tao-lin aa the determining factor. The Soviet view is expounded m the Russian paper Izvestia, which points out that the
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    RUBBER IN JAVA.
    81 8 HI'GE PROFITS: NATIVE PRODICT. [Aneta Service.] Weltevreden, Jan. 23. The Government Rubber Estates m 1925 showed a nett profit of four million jruiltfaf*L The estimated profit f>r 192H is six million guilders. Contrai y to the jreneral belief, the autrnritie« are of opinion that the native lubber
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    KARAKHAN'S LAST WORD!
    222 8 [Reutei's Service.] Moscow, Jan. 24. The Tass Agency n ports that the .southern section of the Chinese, Eastern Railway is still closed. The Chinese authorities hay. arrested all me m bt rs of Russian trade unions at Harbin and Chinese detachment.have occupied workers' clubs, and trade union
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    RED RUSE FAILS.
    72 8 {K*uur'- Service.] Itelgrad*-. Jan. 21. A ordiog t«> th<- r.«-\v-pa|*-r>. the results" of the enquiry follovriac tin- pigml a Cw—irtl ir.<h(;i:»- that MCNt «»r^raBimtioß for the «rtab'ijihim*nt of Communist eella wmt directed by M()^^•^t\\ via Vit-nna. A Bol>ht>\ik Kmissary. wh« \v;(> irtMAed, \sa> found to pOMeM (MtnKtkNM
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    EMPIRE CO-OPERATION
    308 8 MR. AMERY EXPOls^ CONSULTING THE l>OMlv, Ox> [British Radio Official Sei^ The Colonial Secretary Mi r speech last nijrht at Edinbrut-i the importance „f inter-In,,^ which he described a> maur^i hMi. for co-0p,, a, .0r Empire co-operation a be considered as a whol. h. that since the war.
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    SWIMMING RECORD.
    421 8 Im. K. K. Dannatt, accompanied by hibride, returned to Ipoh on Wednesday. Trainer Turkey has arrived m Ipoh with string <'t" ten horses an<! poniea f< r the forthcoming I p« »h meeting. A Reuter'i telegram announces the death ot Mi. \v. K. Pease, Conservative Member f Parliament
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    JAP SHIPPING MERGER.
    61 8 Reu*.ei'> Seriiue,] lokio. Jan. 2\. A meeting of director* of th< Kippon Keiehe ami th« Toyo Kisen Kaisha formally a>rr«-ed to the propov, d amalir:.mation. providt-.l the Diet *rrant> a subsidy whereby the Nippon Yunen Kaisha will U- enadU-d to construct sup<*rior ti uns-Pacific VCt els and
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    MISSING AIRMEN.
    39 8 (Reuter'^ S.rvi. \m>it*rdam. Jan. B tan BM BMB four. I iriL .."-Mien why left Ship Tv» -tia.v Eer eeaei ieCNh All op, their safit\ i:a> be«-n ab*** ll cd. The arch ej ujrh ;trni legß} ■•■thil :w<**-
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    THEGLOBE TROTTERS.
    111 8 The Victoria Theativ was pack.d with :i!. enthusiastic audience «n Saturday, when Dick Nortoefr New Qehe Twettere put <-n their eeeead ptmgtwmmmt, A.I the immlvis. as mi the previous cwnin^. sustained their reputation as vaudeville artists and recall ■Her rvci.ll had fee Ik- ivspondfd to. A new feature
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    MISSING PLANTERS FOUND.
    59 8 NCWI IM received m Siny:apot t n Saturday that the two planters. Schindlei and Dymond, who rad been Miissinjr >ince last \Ve«lnesday. reached Layan^ Layanp Bstalt, South J >hore, at noon on Saturday ■ftw having htM 10.-t in the jungle. Botn men were suffering from the effects
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    62 8 On Satuniny the District Judge, Mr. P. F. Di.vid, passt-d sentence of two years" rigorous imprisonment on a Cantonese wh i was charged with being concerned m the management of an unlawful society. Accused was arrested m No. 9 Sago Street by Mr. Dickinson, A.S.P., and Mr. Syke> jf the
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    ILLICIT ARMS DEALING.
    26 8 f Router's .°*>r\ice.' Calcutta. Jan. A special tribunal ha- Indian. Sudhansu Chaudhun n:«>nth> riy<ir«»us inprfaMMMtf llf ii.*r pistols and »vvo!\« and S;nca(» me.
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    DOORN VISITORS.
    26 8 [ReutfrV Servi \m>t«Ham. J»" S It is repoited tha; th< eminent has agreed t< all >^ •:-ce ,-f (nrniany t«. I Kiiaer'g birtlMiay, -I an.
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    NO GREEK SUCCESS.
    24 8 [Reuters Servio g Wa-hmirt-n. Jan "T The (ireek debt ne^ ly come fa standstill. Ti is jroin^ to MIMM hi I <*•*•*■'•'
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    THE LOWLAND FLOODS
    14 8 rßputer'* Servicw.l Hitherto over IMM* m aid of the flood sufferer-
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    COBHAM'S JOURNEY.
    9 8 fKerter, KHIHi i Broken Hill. North Khod^i
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    REWARD FOR COURAGE.
    41 8 IHeuter's Service.] Vm.strrdam. Jan. 24 A Royal decree institutes a special decoratioti m the form ef .-ilwr er urorr/.e med:t!fot those who most dtftinffuieheoi themselvebf their '/.eal. courar* 1 Uadei>h:p and Bllfsactitice" m connection witJ. the iv<ent flood*.
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      131 8 "THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" /^^^^M^\ The More You our traoc *?*i~rfr\ The More You n N^/OR!®^ Like It. f O IN IRt»*° CALDBECK, MACGREdOR CO., LTD. (Incorporated m Shanghai.) 45, Robinson Road. Telephone 228. j: ROaUEFORT SCOTCH :j CHEESE KIPPERS I 120 65& M PER LB. PER LB. j:
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      48 8 WWWW<yVAVAVbVJWUW.VAV.% <*% Parf urns de Luxe OOTY I I Chypre J Origan J Rose Jacqueminot > Paris \l Emcraude jl EAU DE COTY 2' to be had from all dealers Dupire Brothers. S Sole Agents: THE HORNKO COMPANY. LTD. Sintfaport. IVnanu. Kuala Lumpur. Ipoh, A lor Star and IVluk Anson.
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    THE RUBBER ENQUIRY.
    66 9 NO MORE TO SAY. IHE MII.ITVRY ASPECT. [Reuter's Service.] Washington, Jan. 23. f Representatives committee v luded its investigation into the :*r monopoly, the last witness War Secretary, Mr. Davis, who session discussed the problem standpoint of national defence. Mr. Whitford. of the Rubber its af America,
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    SENATE TACTICS.
    191 9 [Reuter's Service.] Washington. Jan. 23. Senate the oyaassmta f the World been holding the floor by intory. Thus the Government is >ncerned. as apparently the deost sail no: later than Feb. tith. I jactastissj Seaatoc Barak* t;ey tatt of oratorical Marathon. fISJI af iruemati >» prnliliimi Ri bhuow.
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    DISARMAMENT PARLEY.
    90 9 [Reuters Service]. Washington. Jan. 22. ctf d that Mr. Huijh GahMfl wiU •-i United 9tate* tomum&mkimm* assisted by two military and •tchnica! apMtfc BRITAIN RE ADY. il Radi" Official St-rvice]. Ru>rb>. Jan. 22. jrn m London with refer«Mt r:.- frun; tht- c<»ntiri"nt thi.t a nt »«f tht niectir.ir
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    TERRITORIAL WATERS LIMIT.
    68 9 I Reuters Service.! .V-" York. Jan. 2'i. British schooner Pictorian. seined '»> coastguard.* fourteen iT Island m September with ases of liquor aboard, comes rst vessel confiscated under the *rom the >hore pact." by orders Judge Sheppaid. is explained. B rat*! contention was that a motor r>le
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    A HOTEL FIRE.
    60 9 Ifßeuler'* Service] :«*nto»n. Pennsylvania. Jan. 23. 19 casualties are feared as the m which destroyed the Hotel There wtrv thrilling rescue .ruest junifH'd from a window 1. Ottma are believed to -rated. Twenty people are uffering from burns and ingained while jumping to the ■M "-vith ladders
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    BOXER COMMISSION.
    49 9 |>h Radio -Official Service]. Rugby. Jan. 23. ;ished Chinese scholars. Dr. Dr. Ting, whose names were '1 kj the British Government to 'i'Vt-rnment and accepted by aerreed t»» serve upon the '■> 'U>cus> m China the best nn the British share m the :o the benefit of China
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    MANCHURIAN TROUBLE,
    469 9 CHANG vs. SOVIET. THE RUSSIAN VIEW. [Reuter's Service.] Mowcow, Jan. 22. Discussing the Russo-Chinese dispute with regard to the Chinese Eastern RailI way, Izvestia declares that Chang Tso-lin h continuing his old policy of provoking 1 complications m the relations between the Soviet and Japan. The paper asserts
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    WORK OF PENSIONS MINISTRY.
    162 9 [British Kadi.. Official Service]. Kuf. bv. Jan. 22. Six and a half yean after the Armistice. l. :«<>.->. (ion persona were m receipt of com* pensa tion m the form of ponsioni and allowances from Mm Ministry of Pensions. Of these 51JM0 wen. disabled officers and
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    SAD CANCER CASE.
    78 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, Jan. 23. Mr. J. G. Adami. Vice-Chancellor of Liverpool University, KJS that Mrs. Le acock never received the Blairball lead solution treatment. A Toronto newspaper stated that Mrs. Leacock tooK the Blairbell treatment while Professor Blairlx>ll was m Canada and follow rd him fee
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    CARDINAL MERCIER DEAD.
    20 9 [Reuter's Service.] Brussels, Jan. 23. The death has occurred of Cardinal Mer-c-ier. [A Havas message confirms this.]
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    A WORLD OF STRIKES.
    429 9 OUR RAILWAYMEN. THREATENED STOPPAGE. [Reuter's Service.] London. Jan. 22. It is undei stood that the National Union of Railwaymen's delegates adhere to their decision to reject the award of the Wages Board, but have given the executive a wide mandate to negotiate again with the companies.
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    PARIS BROKERS' STRIKE.
    84 9 [Renter's Service.] I'aris, Jan. 22. Businesi on the Bourse was entirely suspended t<>-day a> a protest against the proposal to increasi t lit- tax on Bourse transactions. There was an unprecedented scene on the steps of the Bourse. Hundreds of clerks cheered the impromptu speeches denouncing the
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    HOLLAND'S CABINET.
    52 9 [Beater*! Service.] The Hiimu-. Jan. 22. The Ministerial crisis is still unsolved Heer dt Yisser having failed, the Queen has now asked Dr. Limburtr. ex-Liberal Democratic Deputy and a well known authority on the subject of international law, to endeavour to form an extra-Parliamentary Cabinet. Limhurir is considering
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    RADIOS SATURDAY NIGHT.
    42 9 [British Radio— Official Service]. London, Jan. 22. As from to-morrow, the midnight transmission of the Btitish official SMOT MTVics will not be sent on Saturdays. It will mo continued :,s usual on all oth >r nights of the week.
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    THE RHINELAND.
    39 9 [Reuter's Service.] Berlin, Jan. 23. The Reichstag has unanimously resolved that the Government do its utmost to insist that the evacuation of the first occupation zone should be followed by a corresponding diminution m the occupying forces.
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    MEXICAN OIL LANDS.
    33 9 [Reuter's Service.] Mexico, Jan. 23. The District Court rejected 27 out of 58 applications for injunctions against the operation of the Petroleum Law. The Court at Tampico denied 13 applications.
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    GENERAL CABLE NEWS.
    212 9 THE ITALIAN DEBT. SCHEME FOR DRAFT AGREEMENT [Reuter's Service.] London, Jan. 22. *'The barometer shows no change declared Count Volpi, interviewed by Reuter with regard to the progress of the Italian debt negotiations. He said that he and Mr. Chuchill to-day discussed a tentative scheme for a
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    SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN.
    111 9 [British Radio Official Service]. Rugby, Jan. 2... Reports from Rapallo, where Sir Austen Chamberlain has been staying with his family, state that the British Foreign Secretary has made a satisfactory recovery from his attack of influenza. He n leaving Rapallo next Tuesday for London, where he is
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    BRITISH WIRELESS GOOD.
    89 9 (British Radio Official ServiceJ. Rugby, Jan. 23. It was stated at the (Jovernment committee on wireless telephonic broadcasting that m Britain the industry for providing wireless sets, which only came into being aoout four years ago. now employed some 40.000 people directly. The turnover m wireless goods
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    BUY BRITISH GOODS.
    97 9 [British Radio— Official Service]. Rugby, Jan. 22. Speaking at Bath as president of the Assc cialMMI of British Chambers of Commerce, Mr. Stanley Machin said that "Buy BrLish goods** was tin >loj;an of the British Empire to-day. If this campaign was to Ik» carried to a successful
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    TALKING TO TURKEY.
    49 9 [British Radio Official Service"!. KuKby, Jan. 23. Sir Ronald Lindsay, British Ambassador m Constantinople, is now at Angora where he is to have conversations with the Turkish Government upon the Ijea*rue decision regarding Mosul. He called upon Tewfik Rushdi Bey, Foreign Minister, shortly after his arrival.
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    THE MOROCCO CAMPAIGN.
    41 9 [Havas Service.] Paris. Jan. 24. Le Journal announces that Marshal fletain will call on the Spanish Ministries on February 3rd. with a view to making an arrangement for the Spring campaign, which must complete finally the Riffian affair.
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    EAST AFRICAN FLOODS.
    21 9 [Reuter's Service.] Beira, Jan. 22. The rains have stopped and Pungwe river has fallen a foot since yesterday.
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    BOUND FOR RIO.
    24 9 [Reuter's Service.] Las Palmas, Jan. 22. The Spanish airmen have arrived, completing the first stage of the flight to South America.
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    OVERSEAS CHINESE.
    1576 11 Mft. CHU ON YOUNG CHINA. (Frcm Our Owr Correspondent.) London, Dec. 24. Mr. Chao Hsin Chu, th? Chinese Acting Minister, is now attending: a seri-.s of fare-^ well dinners prior to his dLparture for Rome. He addressed la^t Friday the rtudents at the seventh annual dinner of the
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    $1,000,000 MADE INFOUR YEARS.
    367 11 CiiMur Dialers Retire With Fortunes Fortunes reaped as a result <>f the prolonged rubber b<>c:m have enabled several prominent jobbers t< retire oi* t»» decitL- »>n BUCh a step at the end of the JTCtr. Oil- of tiie b t-kno\vn firms u\ the market is liiviny
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    229 12 In the year 1925, according to returns from the Marine Department 475,015 persons arrived by sea m the Straits Settlements, of all nationalities, and 355,224 left. The Chinese numbered 288,25.) and 11)7,140. Malay arrivals and departures almost exactly balance. Europeans were 17*04 and 15,348. Southern Indians were 57,1*34
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    THE LATE P. AND O. WHARF.
    241 12 A pleasant functi >n took place on tl»e 22nd. inst. at the P. and O. Wharf, when Mr. F. w. Gunatilaka, wro was the Wiarf Manager of the P. ;:r;«l Coy. for over 88 years, and Mr. A. R. Wijeyek the Assistant Wharf Manager,
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    CHINESE NEW YEAR, 13th-15th FEB. 1926.
    114 12 Alterations m Sailings. Kelantan sailing for Malacca and Muar on 12th Feb. cancelled. Rompin mailing f<>r Batu Pahat >n 12th Feb. cancelled. Hye Leong sailing foi Malacca on nth Feb. cancelled. Ban Whatt Hin sailing for Muar «»n ]'Mh F« ■'.>. cancelled. Selangor sailing
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    COURTESY AT SEA.
    236 12 Meeting m the Indian Ocean A number ««f wireless netsgjpei passed betwei the P. and O. CoMpany*! mail vtcanicr Ra/mr.k and the Frvnch gaajboal j Alette m the Indian OWtiH on November LT» which illustrated the courtesy of sail >rs. The Alerte sent out B Message that
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    21 12 Mr. K. R. Blatkwell, of the Malayan Civil Service, and Mr. J. Aitchison, assistant engineer, P.W.D., F.M.S., are due back from
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      414 12 SINGAPORE-NEW YORK SERVICE OF THE NEDERLAND STEAMSHIP COMPANY, "ROTTERD \M I I o Yn* HOLLAND AMERICA LINE. Sailings on fixed dates via Suez to Mew York and I. s.s. MADOERA Cargo is also accepted to Philadelphia, Baltimore, and to l> dian Inland Points on through Bill> of Ladir.^.For shipping orders
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      285 12 LLOYD TRIESTINO NAY <| (Incorporated ir. ft%J HOMEWARD SAIUNQS Bi-monthly service r Brindlsi v and Trieste via Z^J through Bill? «,f L«din f or Fiu< Levant and Black Sea port* on the \V. ESQUILINo «M VKNKZIA ROSAXDRA OirnV'ARD SAILINGS FOR CHINA AND JAPAN VKXKZIA KOSANDKA IHMK I. Dates of sailingp.
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      670 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Geraas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, lpoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 p.m. Kota Tinggi
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      656 13 X AWASAKI— ROOSEVELT LINE GEXJUUI AGENTS:— Kerr Steamship Co., Inc., 41. BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA and BALTIMORE (via Suez) lA. VKKICE MAftU due Jan. 30 s.s. WALES MARU due Feb. 8 For rates and other particulars apply:— GUTHRIE CO.,
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    OUR IRISH LETTER.
    1501 14 THE SEASON OF GOOD-WILL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Dublin, Dec. 24. The season of Peace and Good-will was ushered m by one of Nature's worst moods tempestuous winds, tonential rains and ■BOW and sleet prevailing. The valleys are Hooded the rivers running hiph m spate —the hi<?h
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    174 14 INDIAN PAIM.IAMKM. KH To the hxiitor. Sir.— l defjbt m the first place if thl lowing few linen from an isM si d fn-n m journalisni will be me il m find I i aei bi iir valuable dailj Vet U II you. is only an
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    TRIAL BY ORDEAL.
    168 14 Malay's Test Leads t<» Trajj*'d> To h'rd out Sffeo, ssaol v a njmlier of -mall Malay children, had -tolen a rsng KelottgUSg to his child, a Ham] named Majid bin Patek. of Sunpei B^-npei. m the Klanjr district, conducted a trial by ordeal. He &;ot the ehildrea,
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    CICARETTE REQUEST AT DEATH'S DOOR.
    140 14 CICARETTE REQUEST AT DEATH'S DOOR. Murderer Kch :ke> (he K\C(i:tion«r Paris, lire. HL A pole. asusM d Stanislas Masrlrs. sentenced to the jruillotiiie for the iiun.l r of t*J other Poles, walked jauntily tc the sarfTold at Bvauvais yesir>!ay with ci-.ait tt BStttgmg carelessly b; tw en Us lips. He
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    33 14 Dr. Victor G. Heftier, director for the Kast of the Intern; tsMttl fTssiHll Board, is dv. to arrive m Bangkok about tht tttd instant from Ptnanji. Dr. Heiser is visit intr Siam m
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    HONGKONG FLYING.
    127 14 Pro^jXTi* a> an \ir i'.,rv M Th. ICt I :th<-r v lie v r n.. I I n. ai:«i :n Ml It ihig gpg A ngH >'~ •'..< Mr. R-'- spei i«.n, i the tiai\ t the iumi Mr. Hethf -:.i" h»- tin. i.. Ilk of I'uiil.fiir.-n Mr.
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    HOW TO PRESERVE THE TEETH.
    101 14 Ti. 1 i!t an and pn i t 1 Dental Huai,! L p:»M ot ;ill tdiu.r I j w il! ectwee I .iv ..r tin L H will alni<<st ccttaini. I W An mnitri. 1 hard nrrtl Ui |MV. I i nah nd bel|i tW
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    12 14 .\;iv; I m Canr.-n. ttfc II n..t fc I ■UMEflta that fui
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      189 14 TheTOPNOTCITScotdi Jiwg Psoras lV" THE DISTILLERS AGENCY, LTD., EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND. In order to maintain good healh it is essential that a good supply of hot water is available A Geyser is the most economical method of ensuring this. Twenty gallons of water can be raised to bath temperature for the
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      184 14 Dms li// HI l\ \\u iffln I■> tiC **"*"'*""Ti I Kelvinator mainn i dry frosty cold that i -j is constantly und^r Electricity Keeps It Cold IS***-*?* 1 1 the Zone of KelImagine an unfailing supply of cold coming from an vmation. it is much electric plug to chill your
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    FRASHER & CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    500 15 FRASHER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. SATURDAY, JAN. 23rd. MINING. Batang I'adany Tin t Hitam Tin 5 g ldris (£1) n° J-han Tin "j Kamunting (£'t r V- j Kl?J 0) 12 6 o 8 o c d Kuchai Preis. ($1) Malayan Collieries (10) 39.50 40.00 Mambatu ($1 > 1
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    EXCHANGE.
    67 15 January 2.!. Bank 4 :n s. 2 4 15-32 Bank demand 2 4% Piivate credits 3 m.^. 4 23-32 New York, demand |fj| Credits M days 58% Franti', demand 14>50 India, T. T. 154\ Hun^rkonji, demand 3% p. c Pram. Yokohama, demand 126 > 4 Java, demand 140> 2
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    PRODUCE.
    212 15 January 23. Tin 100 Toci $13!). v Gambler 14.00 Pepper Whit.- 75.00 Pepp* Black 65 00 Flakt Tapioca 6.70 Pearl Saj-o Small 9.00 Copra 11.30 <n]>r:\ Sundm-d 11.60 Opium, Benares unt. 4.000 Rice, Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Ea«!e (Xcv) 830 Rice, Siam old Nc. 1 %.\0 Rice, Rangoon
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    36 15 Singapore. Jan. 2i. 11. 30 a.m. Singapore Standard Kit bed Smoked Sheet Spot 1.18 Lit; Ft l .-March LW 1.17: April-June 1.12 1.13. London Quotation Sheet L s. 11^(1. Market Quiet.
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    HOLLAND'S EASTERN COLONIES.
    270 15 Holland is most fortunate m hsr Eastern possessions, f<>r nearly a 1 the islands ovwr which the Dutch flay fli< s have gricaJtaia] and mineral resources almost without limit:. It is unfortunat th refore, that there should be any rift m the lute, yet rift ther.' is,
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    KONG LEE (PERAK) PLANTATION'S.
    134 15 In moving the adoption <»f the report and accounts at the annual ■Meting m Glasgow, Mr. Lawrence Dongal, the chairman of the company, said that caiefol attention was being given to th.- matter of cultivation following the recommendation^ by Mr. Fieneh. of Jogra Land and Cany
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    204 15 KOSE MACPHAIL COS KEI'OUT. (L. K. Macphail) Singapore, Jan. 23. Mbhtl. 2fe. ll'_>d. Im-han^id. U I in.— £27.j ](is. 10s. u[>. 1 he market remains dull with little business passing. Runners. Jeram Kuantans made 1.40. United Malawi offer at 'J.M) and Malar.a Pindas at 13*. Ifaaaatlg vere
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    GUTHRIE'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    78 15 Singapore. Jan. 23. VaJutt h; again dropped heavily and the atuurket continue* m a weak and unKrttled state. Siller.; pit-dominate. Sowe demand is ■anarent, but more rabbei < arminf on toe maikets than is r»quired and rtoeca are increasing all round. Arrivals m London have (>een hanvj
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    133 15 Sees: Bcustead and Co. d'enanjr). Takuapa Valley Tin. output for Ist half January, 403 pk<; Mt hours worked; AH'i cubic yard- treated. Ratnrt Ba n Fin, output for Ist half of Jan.. B 5 pikuls: 2 7*5 hour> wori .■J7.(i i:i cubic rarda treated. Bees. Dm
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    JACKS' METAL REPORT.
    252 15 London. Dec. 30. Markets. ■Trade is .irradually (c* m- Utter, and the New Year promises to m it— dy improven.v n with pood rad« m America more than making: up far fti M» settlement duo t<» the impending rorrn ment (.f the French situation. C' nr'-'r. -Is
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    NAI HOOT TIN,LIMITED.
    56 15 Shares Over-Subscribed. We are informed by the Directors of th»* above Company that, as the issue of shares i offered to the public has been already oversubscribed, it has been decided to close the lists before the advertised date and t\ Banks were instructed to refuse anplica-
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      471 15 *Mft ov,r $5,500,000. Assurance m force over $19,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE:— Winchester House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E C iiie company has f 20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance
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      478 15 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. —Established 1880 Capital Subscribed V.100,000,000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund V.88,500,000 President: K. Kodama Esq. Vice- President: R. Ichincmiya, Esq. DIRECTORS. Y. Yamakawa, Esq. Baron K. Morimura. M. Odagiri, Esq. N. Igarashi, Esq. Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Mogami, Esq. K. Tatsumi, Esq. K. Takeuchi, Esq.
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      439 15 HONGKONG M~IiiANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50 000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund:— Sterlirp 4,." 00,000 Silver $26,500,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. W. L. Pattenden, Esq., Chairma* H. P. White, Esq. Deputy Chairman W. H. Bell, Esq.
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      40 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated In Infland bj Royal Charter A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee Administration Bonds Singapore Representative -Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. HARRISONS. BARKER CO., Lt* CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist Hoof A CORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    RUGBY.
    314 16 KKANCE BEATEN AT BELFAST. Ireland 11 pts: France 0. [Reuter's Service. J London, Jan. 24. At Belfast m the international rugby match, which was played m boisterous and showery weather before 15.000 spectators, Ireland beat France by 11 points to nil. t During the fiist twenty minutes play j
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    CLUB RESULTS.
    96 16 ■ABUQUBIS DKFKXT LIGHT BLI Exrkuivf to Free IVeai London. Jan. 2"?After a hard straggle at Leicester th«Army wvre iifcated l«y 8 joints t«» In tht (uunty Thampion^.ip < northern <iivi<i<.n» Lanca>hin- ami DußbeHaad drew, 3 al.. The Navy fieldtdi a >tn»nir >i«U- aj/auist KMldHStfl at Portsmout:. an.l W
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    S.R.C. RUGGER.
    55 16 The SJLC. ruvrer p!ayer< achieved quite a lllllilnbi mceeea M Saturday, when a. team npv>enting the Club defeated I WheatWy'i team by I point- (a feel an.! a try) te three points la try). The Cub's v was R. C. O-hler>. who displayed v»<\ f.,rm throughout. Wheat ley's
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    STOCK EXCHANGE CLUB BUYS ESSEX C.C. GROUND.
    139 16 STOCK EXCHANGE CLUB BUYS ESSEX C. C. GROUND. Exclusive to Five Pre« London, Jan i'\. The Stock EaehaaC* Sports Company has t.ougrt the E-sex County Cricket Ctab'a ground at Leyton. The bm County ground has Inen the HTfH of .-everal interesting achievements during its hist tv. In ItMW Warren Bard>ley
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    60 16 (JIKKN'S KEATEN BY PARIS TEAM. [Reuter's Service.] London, Jan. 23. At Queen's Club the Sporting Club de Pan- beat Queen's Club by X matches to 3 ;n the annual lawn tennis match. A >pecial cable to the Free Press states that the French team were assisted by Lacoste
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    MILLIGAN BEATEN IN NEW YORK.
    31 16 (Exclusive to Free Press). London, Jan. 23. In New York Zivic beat Million on points after ten rounds. The decision of the referee was most imnnnntur
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    245 16 ARSENAL SI NDERLAND BEATEN. Heavy Scoring. [Reuter's Service.] London, Jan. 23. The following are the results of to-day's t English League matches: Division I. Birmingham 2. Bury 3. Bottoa W. 2, Notts County 1. 1 Burnley 2, West Ham U. 2. s Cardiff City 1, Hudderstield T. 2.
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    THE SCOTTISH CUP.
    162 16 I irst Knund CsnlMtß. Th»- Arsi round proper of the Scottidi was played to-day. The rewKi wer« is follow: Nairn County 1. St. Johnstone t.a Perth). rVebba Rowi Keith Royal Albert All. >a 1Ahroath Berwick Rangers 0. Cowdenbeath 1. Hamilton Aeads. 2. KUmarnock Critic B,, 1 en
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    FOOTBALL.
    57 16 Gunners Win Garrison League. The Garrison football league competition has been by the 27th <H> Battery K.A. They won 8 of the It matches played, two being drawn, and •cored 27 goals to against. B. Company. Royal Sussex Regiment, wen.- unners-up. They won 7 matches. 1 st 1 and
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    LONDON POLICE SPORTSMEN.
    32 16 (Exclusive to Five Press). London. Jan- 23. The London Police won all seven boxing ■■trttil against the Paris Police and al rugby defeated them by ten points to thre<
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    INTER-STATE HOCKEY.
    74 16 Perak Defeats Selangor. (From Our Own Gtrve*!KM*2ent.) l|x»h. Jan. 23. In the lasi inUr-State hockey match of the season Pi rak played Seh.ng:>r here today before 2.000 spectators, the home team winning by two goals to one. The match was evenly contested, Perak scoring both their goals j
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    YACHTING.
    757 16 SECOND RACE FOR SOMERVILLE BOWL. An Exciting Morning. In the lamented absence of Captain Flett, j, he Boy EtestT started a fleet of thirteen :oats over the Burton Cup course m heavy veather yesterday, the Noith-East Mon;oon evidently bein.-? anything: but a spent force, as most of the competitors
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    GOLF.
    49 16 A HE'S OPPONENT. I Renter*! Benriee.] Miami. Jan. 23. Gene Sarasen, winner of the American Open Championship m Itt2 has accepted the challenge made on behalf of Abe Mitchell. Saraaen has posted $2,500 to a local bank and has called Mitchell suggesting an early meeting, preferably at Miami.
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    COMPSTON AND MASSEY DEFEATED.
    53 16 COMPSTON AND M ASSEY DEFEATED. (Reuter's Sen-ice. 1 Sarasota, Florida, Jan. 24. The British golfers, Massey and Compston, met with their most thorough defeat riff coming to the United States at the hands of Bobhy Jones and Tommy Armour by a score < f S up and 7 to play
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    BRITISH POLO DEFEAT.
    44 16 Miami Reach, Florida, Jan. 24. At polo the Flamingos, P. KoeM, J. A. Cooler. H. E. Talbott, junior and J. Andrew, beat the British Freebooters, Colonel Melville, the Marquis of Waterford, Captain Rex Smith i nd Major Lyons, by eight goals
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    802 16 SUNDERLAND LEADERS AGAIN. Manchester United Drop. The positions m the English Ltaguts to date are as follow: Division I. Goals. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Sunderland (7) 2K 14 9 5 PI 50 33 Arsenal (20) 2H 14 7 5 56 42 33 Huddersrield (1) 25
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    PENANG POLO CLUB GYMKHANA.
    176 16 (PrOM Our Own Correspondent.) |Vnan»r. Jan. 24. Th« Polo Club Gymkhana held yesterday was a decided racees*. The weather wi Am and the attendance Road. l- l(1 > Gaillemard was present and at the e >m-lu-iioti presented the prises. The Cuatan <>f the afternoon wu the
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    CHINESE NEW YEAR TENNIS.
    41 16 Intending competitors m tin* open lawn tennis tournament at the Ladies Lawn Tennis Club during Chinese New Year are reminded that entries must be sent to the honorary secretary of the Club by noon on T O
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