The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 January 1928

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    Masthead
    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, SS. FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1928. NO. 12.301
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    291 1 The Ked Rose arrived m Malaya yesterday, flying over Penang to Taipinff early m the afternoon Page 8. British and French press comment on Mr. Kellogg's proposals for a universal peace treaty Page 9. Mere American troops are under < rders for Nicaragua Pages 7 and 9.
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    THE SAYINGS OF SARAH.
    1038 1 I Perhaps you do me the honour to remember that I am engaged to be married? .—you met the lady m our Square one afternoon a few weeks ago. She was then something under five years old and her name is Sarah. For a month or
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      283 1 \WV VW.V.VW.V.V.W.'.W.VA > SEE THAT VOl T GET S RED LABEL BRAND COFFEE t VW.V.Ve-.VAVAV.p.v.V.V/.W.V. HOTEL RAFFLES. THE GRILL ROOM DINER DANSANT OPl ,> a T A s UEI) T n?" DANSANT "pen Daily 8 a.m. to 11.30 p.m. EVERY TT EVERY mon,,m. ORCHESTRAL CONCERT EV ERY WEDNESDAY. AND SUNDAY,
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      163 1 VW/AV.VAWA%WVWrtVWMi V. V.-. W.«. V.'. W.V.V.V.V.Vb B «^WIB B^^kk^VjMHM Lt fcip^yW \^P There* nothing to choose a i^gr^^^or^ J p or the ci^ areUe $molter > IJSS Cigarettes. For the pipe (^if I" bacco. Both are jusl as $gril good to day as when you ishy tried them first. Probably,
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      136 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Hotel Announcements Page 1. Flit destroys silver fish Pa*re 11. Theatre ami Cinema Attractions Page 2. Zam-Buk relieve* itching skin diseases Papc 6. Keltic shoes are a Robins. >n line Pajre i). Facilities offered by The Ocean mn unique Page 16. Sime Darby and Co., are agent* for
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      11 1 I MACKAY MONK'S I COFFEE I ROASTED AND GROUND J DAILY <
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      141 1 THE WEEK. Friday, 6th. High WcACT, 9.1 a.m.. !'.'>, 10.40 p.ir... 8.:». Malacca: H. W. 0. 10 ;..rr.., 7.0, T.i'O p.m. i»l. Hockey: Dttkc'a vs. S.R.r. Saturday, Ith. High Water, y.-l"> a.m., 11.27 p.m. Malacca: H. \V. 7.20 a.m., 7.1. 7.40 p.m. 'I. i. B. I. outward mail <lue. Quaints
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    450 2 f Singapore. Dec. 31. Thr prices quoted are generally those current at Clyde Terrace Market At the other markets there may be small vanatU nS MEAT. Bmi mtmk I Round) Kati ;>2 LV> stew or curry d<> <~ I»..rk. lean <**> uz Do Wan and fat U*l
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    SUPPORT FOR MISS MAYO'S ALLEGATIONS.
    137 2 SUPPORT FOR MISS MAYO'S ALLEGATIONS. I proar at National Social Conference. Madras, Dec. 27. Confusion and uproar followed a state ment of Mr. Surendranath Arya, a prominent non Brahmin party member, a' the National Social Conference supporting Miss Mayo's allegations rejrardinff Indian social life. The discussion was on Sir San!
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      227 2 MORNY'S LUXURY TOILET PRODUCTS. In June Roses and Chaminade. Perfumes. Complexion Powder. Bi:th Dusting Powder. Compacts. Hath Salts. Bath and Toilet Soaps. Brilliantines. MEDICAL HALL LTD., Opposite New Post Office Battery Road. QUALITY SERVICE PRICE ECONOMY THE HAPPY VALLEY. CINEMA —SIDESHOWS UNION STAR (MALAY) OPERA. Various Amusements GATE 10 CTS.
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      330 2 VICTORIA THEATRE Commencing Saturday Next, January, 7th. at 9.30 p.m. R. B. SALISBURY'S FAMOUS COMPANY. "The Quaints" Presenting the Latest London Comedies and Musical Comedies. Saturday Next, Jan. 7th. "NO, NO, NANETTE." Monday, Jan. 9th. Tuesday. Jan. l«th. 'THE GHOST TRAIN." "THE BLUE TRAIN." A Thrilling Mystery Play. Wednesday. Jan.
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      395 2 Commencing Friday. 6th January. THE PICTURISATION OF A FAMOUS OPERA. WITH ITS l)l-|. ..ij,,^ AT THE ALHAMBRA (Tan Cheng Kee Co.. Ltd., Proprietors.) m In the Second Show, at 9 p.m. A SCREEN VERSION OF HENRY W. SAVAGE'S STACK SI i, hv A Widely Heralded Sta^e Hit which you will
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    MATTERS MUSLIM.
    812 3 THE PERSENANGAN STIA CLUB. Billiard Tournament. (Our Muslim Correspondent). The Club-house of the Persenanpan Stia Club, at North Bridge Road, was crowded m Sunday evening by members of the Club and their friends to witness the final of the Club's billiard tournament. The competition was started some time
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    THE POOR C.S. CANDIDATE!
    573 3 FLOTATION OF SHIPS, AND LANGUAGES. And Love Locked Out. "Where are you going to, my pretty maid "I'm uoing thro' Burlington Aivade, t< answer questions about the surface-areas and volumes of prisms. < ylinders, pyramids, cones, with such simple problems on those figures as can be
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    BENGAL CHOLERA EPIDEMIC.
    81 3 Fewer Cases Reported m Calcutta. Calcutta, Dec. 8. While cholera is still Japing virulently m Certain districts m Bengal, there are si^na of ,-ibatement of the epidemic m Calcutta, where a considerable decrease m the number of deaths was recorded last week, mortality on account of cholera
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    A MODEL PARLIAMENT.
    85 3 When the Canadian Parliament meets early next year (says ReuterV Ottawa forrespondent), it will function under new rules. Limitation of speeches to forty minutes is om* «»f the most drastic changes, but this does not affect the Prime Minister, the leader of the Opposition, a Cabinet member
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      173 3 NATIONAL SHOE STORE, AMBER MANSIONS AND 20 RAFFLES PLACE. _iLl^ Jau\tasu-y~ Sale g|) LADIES SHOES m sH: Bro: Gold: Brooatins and Col: Kids etc. etc. from $475 MENS SHOES all Northampton made from $6.95 CHILDREN S SHOES from $1.50 Ne w Models at Remarkable Prices (*s) IMPORTED SHOESpF^ BODYGUARD (^^ml~
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  • Moods and Modes of EVE
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      BOOK REVIEWS.
      603 4 A trtain Dr. Thcrndyke: by X Austin Freeman (Hodder and Stoujrh'onj. This is a book which cannot fail to please the large majority of readers. Written hx a master of the detective art, the various situations, though perhaps lacking novelty, are given fullest expression, the result bein.-.r title—
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      TABLE TALK.
      546 4 HAIRDRESSING FOR THE EVENING. Most >?irls are revelling m the fact that their hair ll not expected to be so monotonously tidy m the evening;, and that though there is but little scope during: the day. yet they can. m the evening time have it dressed m curls
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      GOLDEN BEAUTY.
      30 4 Thi> pretty evening frock of beige vel vet -stockinette is lightly embroidered with gold paillettes, and is one of the few new models to maintain a slim silhouette.
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      More Beads.
      275 4 Obviously, beaded evening frocks are stii \ery much m favour. A stage fashion shows a white frock with petalled skirt, and plain bodke, both lightly embroidered with crystal beads. Quite a slim silhouette is the aim of an evening gown displayed m town, of crepe georgette, made m
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      FOR FEMININE FINGERS.
      369 4 CROSS-STITCHING. In spite of or perhaps because of the very simple manner m which cross-stitch is worked, it can be very effective. Moreover, it is fashionable just now, and ma> decorate all manner of materials, garments and household linen. And for this very reason you should choose
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      STAGE FROCKS.
      241 4 FASHIONS IN "HIT THE DECK" AT HIPPODROME. An example of the dainty effectiveness f»f the picture bock when worn by the right type of woman was seen at the first performance of "Hit the Deck" at the Hippodrome. It. was a filmy frock of white tulle worn by
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      IN THE BALLROOM.
      712 4 Style and Temperament The high fantastical having l., r 4 missed from our ballrooms, we tarn to prospect which for ■sdats— snd l: try miprht almost have come from of Fanny Burney. For the gfa Charleston has departed. No 1 universal "niddin^ nodding" of young that gave
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    INDIAN CHURCH BILL.
    919 5 DEBATE JN HOUSE OF COMMONS. Second Reading Passed. London, Doc. 16. The House of Commons to-day passed the second reading of the Indian Church Bill, without a division. Karl Winter. on, Under Secretary of State for India, saio that this was an ecclesiastical matter and it differed
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    HARRY THAW IN CLUB UPROAR.
    274 5 Scene m his Ex-Wife's Cabaret. Mr. Harry Thaw created an uproar m the nigrht club. "Chez Evelyn," which was opened a little while apo m New YorV by his ex-wife, Evelyn Nesbit. Mr. Thaw, accompanied by his attendant, Morgan Pendleton, entered the club, wher< about
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    DID HE REALLY SAY IT?
    256 5 "Pro-British" Heresy CharK«\ Frederick F. Schrader, a German-Ameri-can journalist who testified at the Me Andrew trial m Chicago as to the spread of "pro-British propaganda" m the United States, returns to his charge that Colonel Georpre Harvey, former American Anibas Badof to the Court Of
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    JEWISH SACRED BOOKS DESTROYED.
    168 5 Transylvanian Day of Mourning The Daily lieile'fl special correspondent at Naejnrarad says that Jan. 8 will he observed as a aolemn day of mourning when the remains of the Jewish .-acred book* destroyed during the recent riots an ceremonially buried. Many prominent hristi ans will attend
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    ULTIMATUM TO INDIAN RULER.
    61 5 Inquiry Into Affairs of Khar it pur State. It is officially announced that the Government of India have made an offer to the Maharajah of Bharatpur to appoint commis.sion to inquire into the financial and administrative* conditions m the State of Bharatpur. The Government have requested
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      917 5 AUCTION SALE OF EXCELLENT DKSIGN WHITE ENAMELLED, WAX POLISHED \\D WALNUT STAINED TEAK HOUSEHOLD Fl RNITUKE. ETC. At No. 93 Thompson Road. ON SATURDAY, 7th. JANUARY, AT 2.30 P.M. I'oinnrisiiur: Excellent «loHip:n t<-ak sideboard with lar>rc bevelled mirror panel, exteajdin« dteing table with 3 extra leaves to seat 12 persons,
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      457 5 i r y7sAeSo/Roses 1 J TOILET PREPARATIONS To make a series of toilet preparations tf| distinguished by the utmost refinement and captivating charm has been the aim of fl Jj Mons. Bourjois, the famous Parisian perfumer. <£| Subtly and alluringly perfumed with either f g \m Ashes of Roses or
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    COMICAL WOMEN.
    1249 6 CARRYING ON COCKNEY TRADITION. Appreciative New York. Just about as far hack as I can remember there was a terrible outcry over the nauyhtiness of comediennes, writes M. Wilson Disher, a student and critic of such forms Of entertainment, native to England, as the pantomime, the circus, and
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      402 6 W^m SKIN DISEASE IN our climate where skin merits is tnat Zam-Buk's herbal soon becomes harsh, dr\ constituents are so highly refined c that they soak naturally into and inflamed, neglect of any und?rlyi^ tissues, where fiery itr!)in'£ pimple, rash, sore- eczema, scaly psoriasis, ravaging nes-% or c\jl\ a tiny
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      159 6 could put the breath of life into almost any character MADE EY an<^ t> rm S success to any play. CARRERAS LTD. {ju HDHH %c CIGARETTES^ ""X a of Character \Wj> *?ur 9i& <BJLf^7dßb Among so many cigarettes that are yet so much alike, PICCADILLY stands out as the one
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    NICARAGUA PROBLEMS.
    114 7 POLITICAL OPINION IS DISTURBED. But Preparations Go On. [Reuter's Service. Washington, Jin. 5. Notwithstanding the action of the Democrats and Independent Republicans m challenging the Government's policy m Nicaragua m both the House of Representatives and the Senate the Government is quietly proceeding with plans for the despatch
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    AMERICA'S SUBMARINES.
    96 7 Politician's Views Changed. [Reuter's Service.] Baton. Jan. 4. Mr. l^aguaidia. a memlu>r of the IfoOM of Representatives, following a thirty&b. hours voyage m Submarine S4, which cxc euted various evolutions, including diving, decided not to deliver to Congress the vigorous speech which he had prepared attacking the Government
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    ENQUIRY INTO DISASTER.
    48 7 f Reuter's Service.] Washington, Jan. 4. It is announced that Mr. Coolidge is considering the appointment of a special committee to foriMtftjafet the submarine S4 dis aster. Province Town, Jan. 4. Divers have recovered three bodies from the engine room of the wrecked submarine, S4.
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    OUTLAWING WAR.
    92 7 f Reuter's Service.] Washington. Jan. 4. There is much interest m the FrancoAmerican anti-war conversations, but the newspapers doubt whether worldwide antiwar treaties will result from the present negotiations. It is suggested thut Mr. Kellogg has gone one better than M. Briand by proposing a treaty open to
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    SHANGHAI VOLUNTEERS' COMMANDER.
    29 7 [Reuter's Service.] London, Jan. 4. The War Office announces the appointment of Colonel H. B. H. Or pen Palmer as Commandant of the Shanghai Volunteer Force.
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    AIR-MAIL TO MEXICO.
    31 7 [Router's Service. l Washington. Jan. 5. Negotiations arc beginning: immediately with the Mexican post office for the establishment of an air-mail service between the United States and Mexico.
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    A NEW U.S. OFFICIAL.
    35 7 (Router's Service.] Washington. Jan. 5. Mr. Coolidpt has appointed Mr. Charles Burton Robins of lowa, to succeed MJr. Macnider, the Assistant Secretarj- for War. who has resigned for a business career.
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    JAPAN'S MONEY CRISIS.
    117 7 READJUSTING BANKING POSITION. Many Difficulties Met. [Reuter's Service.] Tokio, Jan. 6. The year end report of the Finance Department m connection with 36 banks which defaulted m April states that readjustment was naturally difficult and only 12 with a total capitalisation of 142,000,000 yen and liabilities of
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    PREMIERS POLITICAL MESSAGE.
    156 7 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Jan. 4. In a letter wishing success to Captain Reaton, the Conservative candidate m the Northampton by-election, the Prime Minister declares that the Conservative Party can fairly claim to have carried out their pledges. He especially recalls m this connection the contributory
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    THE FLOODS IN ENGLAND.
    110 7 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Jan. 4. The flood situation today is better m Some areas and worse m others. Dartford m Kent is one of the new area Nadly affected. Tht> river at Dartford suddenly burst its banks during the night and to day there
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    RELIEF FUND FOR PALESTINE.
    58 7 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby. Dec. 29. Sir Alfred Mond is raising a fund ot €20.000 for the relief of the unemployed m Palestine. Mr. Bernhard Baron, the millionaire tobacco magnate, has subscribed £5,000 towards the fund. A substantial sum has already been transmitted to Palestine
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    GARE DU NORD CRIME.
    125 7 Countess Sentenced by French Correctional Court. Paris, Dec. 23. Countess Dejanze (nee Alice Silverthorne of Chicago) has b?en sentenced by the Correctional Court to six months' imprisonment with the benefit of the First Offenders' Act and a fine of 100 francs on a charge of assault
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      586 7 BUSINESS CARDS WEE BROS: UNDERTAKERS, Ij MONUMENTAL MASONS. > Fresh Ftoral Wreath*. Made to order. Artificial Wreaths Always m Stock."! IK, SELBGIE ROAD. TEL: 3869. "l w. v. v^ \v.%v.w.wwvwvwvswC NATIONAL ELECTRIC" CO. 2. Uaffles Place. 4 (able address: NATELECO. Singapore.' J The largest and most comprehensive Mtow.room m Malaya
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      620 7 NOTICES. Notice is hereby |<iven that by mutual consent Mr. R. Cm. V. Livingxtone ceases to bt a member of the firm of Lyall and Evatt as from the Mint December, 1927. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. MACPHAIL CO.. LTD. Broker*.. hay« removed to Union Building follyer Quay (side entrance, at back
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      525 7 I^^Sbentndul^Be! i aktiengesellschaft i FRANKFURTa.M HOECHSTa M J LEVERKUSEN i KuLNa RH. LUDWtOSHAFEN a.RH. J NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Trade Mark depicted above is tfcf oxdUMw property of I. G. FARBENINDUSTRIE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT of l.udwijrsbatcr,. Rhein, Germany, and that the san« is used by the said I. G. FARBEMNDI
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      420 7 SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST. THE SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE 1927. IHCKENSON HILL tMPROVBMCNT SCHKMK. Notice is hereby given under Section 73 thai the Singapore Improvement Tiu>t ha, pnfftf" od an Improvement Scheme for certain land -bounded generally hy Neil Road, Sago LiHIK) Sago Street, and Kreta Ayer Uoiid. The limits of the
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
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      160 7 PICKWICK IN PICTURES. By Arthur Moreland. No. 6. Alfred Jingle Accompanies the Pickwickians to Rochester. The present hotel m U theyseemedim $a\^K^//Si ms^'%M nU^Ti Ww^%^Z^^\ lo\Japchway m» -jingle crieoSTANOS ON THE SAME j fj DANGER OF '1% \m\j fell |fi !fc "M Mr^f^jU] HEADS HEADS-TERRIBLE PLACE SITE^ND BEARS NO J\l
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTH.
      21 8 WILL. At the European Hospital. Kuj'l; l-unpur, on .January 2. t«> Mr. and Mrs. R. \V Will, Seafleld Estate, M,
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      SILVER WEDDING.
      21 8 Mr. R. Ford, of the F..M.S. Railways, an Mrs. F<»rd. Kuala Lumpur, celebrated thei Silver Weddinjr on January 2nd.
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      ENGAGEMENT.
      37 8 Thr t'n^ayrtnient is renounced between John Biittan Walter, younjftst sun of Mr. and Mrs, VV. Walter of Guernsey, aiui Rasemary Main•rartlif, elder daughter of .\Jr. A. M. Cudmoro F.K.C'.S. and Mrs. Cudmovt of Adelaide. South Australia.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1928. AMERICAS LITTLE WAR.
    593 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1928. AMERICAS LITTLE WAR. Probably there will be larpe sections of the American people who will be much more puzzled and distressed over occurrences m Nicaragua and the Government's policy therein, than will be the majority of the people outside, and that for the
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    401 8 •s. Bishop Titus Lowe left for Calcutta on Monday by the Bingo Maru. Calendars are acknowledge! from \V. M de Ahvis and Co. Dr. .7. Goaaip returned to Penaitg from Home leave by the Blue Funnel line Hector. We learn that Mr. Cheeseman has only gone to Singapore for a
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    175 8 MOTOR SHOW OR TRADE SHOW? To the Editor. Sir,— Your leader of to-day's date "Why not a Motor Show?" undoubtedly will find the support of a large numher of the trades people of Singapore, but why confine sucr an exhibition to '"Motors" alone? Tiade Exhibitions are
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    THE RED ROSE.
    92 8 Arrival m Malaya Yesterday. The Red Kose. the Avro-Aviun light aeroplane m which lift. Keith Miller and Cap tain Lancaster left England on October 14 on a Hipht to Australia, will, according u> the latest Enformaikw available, reach Singapore to-day. Yesterday evening our Penang correspondent telegraphed that
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    LT.-COL. J. M. MACKENZIE.
    194 8 LT.-COL. J. M MACKENZIE. New Volunteer Commandant. Lieut. -Col. John Mumo Mackenzie, D.S.O pi the {loyal Sot-, Miecee-ris 1.t.-Col. F. J. M. Postlethwaite at Commandant of the Straits Settlejnenti Volunteer Force. Lt.-C-)!. Mackenzie was born m 1882 and educated at I n ftto. In 1908 he ol taiaed a commission
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    CHECKING THE RUBBER SMUGGLER.
    198 8 A bill is to be introduced into the Johore State (\»uiuil to amend the Export of Rubber (Restriction) Enactment. 1'.«2.i. It is pointed out that rubber smugglere, when caught, are usually punished jnuei (he provisions of the Trade and CuatOßM Enactment. 1924. In other words, they
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    U.S. MARINES FOR SHANGHAI.
    27 8 [Reuter's Service.] New York, Jan. Four hundred marines are sailing on the transport Henderson en route to Shanghai and Tientsin on January 7.
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    113 8 While a party of six A lor Star Boy Scouts were out wild boar shooting about eight miles from Alor Star last Wednesday, a tiger, which was said to have killed over a dozen cows and buffaloes, jumped across a path which was about twelve feet m width and within
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    INDIA-CEYLON CLUB.
    619 8 TEA PARTY TO MR. FARRER. "The Mayor of Singapore." Mr. R. J. Fan or was y. entertained by the India Ceylon Club t tea-paity jriven m honour of the < of his appointment as President Municipality. The party was attended lepresentatives of all communities, arxi guest of honour
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    41 8 LATEST TIN AND RI'KHKK PRICKS. (From Our Own Comtpomdeßt) London, Jan. .">, :i p.rn Messrs. Symington and Sine notify to-day's rubber P»i<»' is. 7- ',(l. per Ib. Messrs. Lewis, Lnzarus and S notify to-day's tin prices £256%— £256 7 16.
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    60 8 Mr. E. Tidy (A.C.P.) h*a Ud* duties as 0.C.P.D., Kuala I.umpur. Mr. \V. Huim-s. who ha |OOe I Depot as Adjutant. Mr. W. P**« taken Mr. Tidy's pla«t M (MBcOT m Cl of Doti-ctives. Mr. Mt'ivyn Wyntu-. I Commissioner, fattlHgHlCt Brm»ch, -h-utly he proceetlinfr en l»a\c. U K\(roft has assumed
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      306 8 "THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" IT ISN'T EVERY ONE Who Knows i that Caldbeck's have a Retail Store at 90, Robinson Rd., and what is more, will deliver any *m quantity, however small, to CALDBECK, MACGREGOR Co., Ltd. Incorporated under tfti Co»i/)'»hjV>' Ordinance* uf Ht>i>g Kovg) I (Incorporated m Shanghai.)
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      81 8 Parfums de Luxe COTY Chypre Origan 5 5 Rose Jacqueminot m "i Paris Emeraude > i EAU DE COTY to be had from all dealers Dupir« Brothers. J^ 3% I" j JODELITE |THE wood preservative.:; I 1 V A<;ents: THE BORNEO CO., LTD.Ji V-V.SSSV.VJV.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.VA NOVELS BY SIR HUGH CLIFFORD A
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      8 8 To-day's Feature. LOCAL ARTISTIC j TALENT. Pope fca
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    UNIVERSAL PEACE.
    320 9 BRITISH VIEWS OF U S PROPOSALS. Join the League. [simitar's Service.] London. Jan. 3. British commentators display little m iridsill interest m the present •1 Mr. Kelloggs multilateral treaty roposals, though the event provokes extensive analysis. Daily Telegraph asks m what way pi.i:-o<al> may be regarded as an
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    NICARAGUA'S "REPUBLIC."
    155 9 Rebel Leader's Prohibition Regime. [Renter's Service.] .Managua, Jan. 5. Thi "rebel* 1 chief. Sandino was one of sders of the Liberal army until the tier laid down their arms m ac-ordanee I thl agreement reached with President Coolidge'a envoy. Mr. Stimson. Sandino, refused to surrender. He gather--1 i
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    JAPANESE GOVERNMENT CRISIS.
    97 9 L'ote of No Confidence. [Xanyo Nichi-Nichi Service. 1 Tokio, January 4. I■ non confidence vote, which b to be 'ed m the coming session of the imperial V the Minsei to, the Opposition Party, the Seiyukai Government, is likely be passed. The Opposition parties m ibine are
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    THE BERLIN FIRE.
    78 9 Berlin, Jan. 5. corpses and 17 injured persons wm bom extricated from the wreckthe house m which an explosian ocwhilst the tenants were asleep. Berlin, Later. of the victims are dead, fourteen 'P»tsl, and a number are missing. ousc m belioved to have been blown smithereens owing
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    JOHORE ASSIZES.
    254 9 SHARP SENTENCE FOR HOUSEBREAKER. A Kota Tin^Ri Case. Before Mr. Justice McCabe Reay at j.Johoie Bahru on Wednesday the following case was heard. Choi Tak Piew was charged on two counts; on«», with housebreaking by night, bavin? made preparation for causing hurt, and the other with attempted robbery,
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    SINGAPORE QUARRELS.
    593 9 British V. Natives. ILMMINATING COMMENT. [The following extraordinary article appears m the Perth I>aii> News. It is m remaikable ami so absolutely false that it would appear desirable that some effort should be made to find out who the pels .<■ la who ii responsible t' >t the
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    CHINESE RAILWAYS.
    866 9 POSITION OF GOVERNMENT CONCERNS. Control and Interference. (Special to Free Press. Copyright Reserved) Since March last, the railways south of the Yangtze Kiver have been under the control of tnr Miu^'iy of CoramufjJß*U«ris of the Nationalist Government at Nanking, whilst those north of the Yangtze River, with the
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    H. E. IN PAHANG.
    407 9 SAKAIS PROVIDE GUARD OF HONOUR. Interesting Ceremony. Raub was "en fete" on the occasion of the visit of His Excellency the High Commissioner (Sir Hugh Clifford) on Dec. 30. says the Malay Mail. The town had been gaily decorated m his honour and three magnificent arches
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    SWAMI AT KUALA LUMPUR.
    497 9 Crowds of Patient Sufferers. The Bwami who left Tort Swettenham at the request of the Polict because of tinobstruction t<» traffic caused by the crowds who assembled around him, b now m Riile Rangy rd., Kuala Lumpur, says the Malay Mail, and b I eing by
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    ITALY.
    939 11 TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW. lll.— The Fruits of the Spirit. Rome. November. Man does not live by bread alone. No Government has ever more repeatedly emphasised this truth than Mussolini's. Economic values, it constantly recalls, are subordinate to sp ritual values. The antiFascist laughs cynically at these professions. He points
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    HER STAMP DUTY.
    64 11 Mademoiselle Will Not Dance Without It. Young women of Dunkirk, at a public meeting made a vow not to dance with any man at a public or private ball who Ka not bought an anti-tuberculosis stamp, now on sale m France at a penny. Youths, when asking
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    WENT TO BED WHILE WIFE WASHED SHIRT.
    74 11 A defendant m the Liverpool County Court said he had only half a shirt, and that when his wife washed it on Saturday he had to jro to bed. An order to pay 4^d. a week wajf^nade m a judgment summons for <£4
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    241 12 83 YEARS AT SEA. Ships That Outlive Their Crews. Build me straight, O worthy master, Staunch and strong, a worthy vessel That shall laugh at all disaster, And with wave and whirlwind wrestle This verse from Longfellow might well serve as the epitaph to the gallant little Glengarry
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    R 101 AS AIRCRAFT CARRIER.
    138 12 Test Flight to India. London. The Air Ministry is discussing the employment of one of the new big airships, probably R 101. as an aircraft carrier during the initial test flight without passengers from England to India. It is suggested that the airship should carry
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    THE LIFEBOATMAN'S V. C.
    79 12 Award To Heroic Coxswain. The Lifeboat Institution has awarded Henry Blogg. coxswain of the Cromer lifeboat, the Gold Medal for rescuing the Georgia's crew. The gold medal is the Lifeboatman's Victoria Cross and this is the first occasion when it has been awarded twice to the
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    NEW AIR FIGHTER.
    74 12 Lessons Learnt from August Manoeuvres. The Daily News says that m accordance with data obtained from the aerial manoeuvres against London last August leading British air-strategists and designers are evolving a defending fighter carrying at least four machine- guns, able to climb 25.000 feet m ten minutes
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    ELDERLY COUPLE ASPHYXIATED.
    36 12 Frozen Gaspipe Fractured by Sudden Thaw. London. Dec. 21. The frost and sudden thaw caused the fracture of a gaspipe m Tooting, and an elderly couple died m their sleep from the fumes.
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      175 12 VESSELS ARRIVED. Seang Bee, Brit.. 3,784, from Swatow 4, for Penang 6. Nassa, Brit., 3,342, from Sourabaya 5, for P. Bukom unc. Stadsdyk, Dut., 4,958, from Macassar 4, for New York 5. Senang, Dut, 729, from Palembang 5, for Palembang 7. Singapore, Dut., 289, from Djambi 5, for M. Saba
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    THE SOVIET ARMY.
    1877 14 ITS ORGANIZATION AND STRENGTH. Modern Methods of Warfare. There is a continuity m the general forms of national administration which is not varied greatly by revolution, violent or peaceful. The old regime may be upset, but the new one must be built on the wreckage of the
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    VELOCITY OF LIGHT.
    48 14 Sir OHver Lodge Contradicts French Scientist. Sir Oliver Lodge is of opinion that Abbe Moreux is wrong m his theory as to the velocity of light which, he says, cannot decrease. Sir Oliver thinks that the divergence is due to a former inaccuracy m measurement.
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    FAMOUS COMPOSER IN RAILWAY COLLISION.
    76 14 FAMOUS COMPOSER IN RA ILWA Y COLLISION. Narrow Escape from IVaith London. D* Vienna. -The composer Hcrr Kuh*n' Strauss ami his wife had a narrow ..-£*J* from death last night, when the H« press collided with a goods train n mundsherbertr station, on the Fran h line. The guard of
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    223 15 RUBBER AN D TIN RETURNS. Si me. Darby and Co., Agents. Lingui Tin. December output: Sluicing, 300.54 pkls.; Tribute, 13.86 pkls.; Total, 314.40 pkls. Barlow and Co., Agents. Harimau, 7,200; Majedhs (Johore), 12*500; Muar Itam, 17,375; Permas, 24,000; Selong. 18,500. East Asiatic Co., Agents. East Asiatic, 213.117; Mount Austin Uohoie),
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    81 15 So far as invested capital implies virtual ownership, the Dutch East Indies are one seventh British. This salient fact is gleaned from an article by Mr. K. xMatsumoto, former Consul-General for Japan m Java, m a Tokyo publication, The Dutch, with 1,219 million florins, claim 70 per cent cf the
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    13 15 The public "wants to travel as fast as it possibly can. Lord Beauchamp.
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    673 15 Singapore, Jan. 4. The two weeks .since last reporting, cover ing the Christmas and New Year holidays, have been uneventful as regards the actual bulk of business transacted, but neverthe less the year has started with an appreciably brighter tone. Markets are decidedly healthy with
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    170 15 ROSE MACPH AIL CO'S REPORT. Singapore, Jan. 5. Rubber.— London. Is 7%d i*d down. Local 69 Vs cts. Tin.— London. £258. ss. 60s down. Local $129 for 325 tons. Mining.— Quiet. Malaya Consolidated 1.15 1.17, Kinta Dredge L42Vfe 1.47 V&, Kuchai 2.17 2.20, Sungei Way 3.22 3.27«£, Kuyoh 1.24 1.27.
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    52 15 There has been much more money put into gold mines than has ever been taken out of them.— Sir Alfred Mond. There is some £800,000,000 of British capital invested m Argentina, Major W. A. M^cCallum. Every form of industry i. overburdened with direct and indirect social obligations, j —Sir Andrew
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    EXCHANGE.
    63 15 January 5. Fank 4 m.s. 24% Bank demand 1 Private credits 3 m.s. 2,4 21-32 New York, demand 56 Vfe Credits 90 days 58% France, demand 1430 India, T. T. 154 Hong Kong:, demand lO 1 p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand 121 Java, demand 140 Bangkok, demand 79% Bar Silver
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    PRODUCE.
    214 15 January 5. Tin 325 Tons $12!> CJanibicr 7H Fepj^f White M Pepper Black f>."i Flake Tapioca 9 Pearl .Sago Small 9 Copra 1 1 .30 Copra Sundried 11.70 Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Rice I.iang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 330 Rice, Siam old No. 1. 830 Rice, Rangoon
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    C OF C RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    60 15 January sth., 12 o'clock noon. R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spot «;i"j 69% Standard R.S.S. on Tender Jan. tf9* 4 70 Feb-Mar. II 11 Apr- June 74 74 1 L July-Sept. 7»5 Tone of Market: Quiet Steady. Latest Cable: London Spot Shee* 19 d per
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    143 15 Yesterday's Alterations. Buyers Sellers Chenderianff 17s M 19s c.d Chin Chin ($1) 1-10 I.IA Eastern Siam 23s 8d 23s 6d Lingui Tin 1.12% 2.22 V.. Malayan Collieries (10) 37.00 38.00 Malayan ConsU. ($1) 1.16 1.20 Malayan Tin (ss) 29s 30s 6d c.d Murai Tin ($1) 2.15 2.80
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    128 15 Yesterday's Alterations. January sth., Closing Prices. Buyers Seller* Malayan Cons 1.15 1.18 Nawng- Pet 1.35 1.40 Penawats 85 8y Petalfng 4.90 tf?H Malayan Dredg. 2«s 29s 9d Pahang Cons. 13s 6d 14s 3d ex. Pengkalen Old 15s 6d 16s 3d rum Sione Tin 20s 3d 21s 3d
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    121 15 YESTERDAYS RUBBER AUCTION. The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its S4oth. auction yesterday, when there w«re catalogued 874,259 lbs.; 390.2.0 tons. Offered 617.787 lbs.; 275.79 tons. Sold ,V>7,K6l lbs.; 249.04 tons. Spot. London ls I%ii New York 40 7 H cts PRICES REALIZED. Ribbed Smoked
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    INDRAGIRI RUBBER.
    549 15 The following- is the directors' report to the shareholders to be present' <) at the annual meeting on January I'.ih. at Kvatt and Company's at nooh. The net profit for the year as shown by the Profit and Loss Account of the N.V.K.M. "Soengei Lalah" amounts to $225,046.47
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      407 15 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AM) CHINA. Incorporated m England by Royal Charter. Paid up Capital m 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000.000 Reserve Fund 4,000,000 Keserve Liability of Proprietors. 3,000,000 Head Office: 3K, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Iloilo Puket Amritsar Ipoh Rangoon Bangkok Karachi
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      306 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hong Kong). Head Office: Hong Kong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund— Sterling £6,000,000 Silver $13,500,000 Keserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon: Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, Chairman A. H. Compton, Esq., .Deputy Chairman
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    RUGBY.
    364 16 YESTERDAY'S S.C.C. TRIAL GAME. Whites 13 pts. Colours 3 pta. Conditions for yesterday's S.C.C. Rugby trial match on the Padang between Whites and Colours were bad owing to the heavy rain, and the game suffered to some extent m consequence. At the commencement Colours made a strong attack on
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    S.C.C. VERSUS NEGRI SEMBILAN ON SATURDAY.
    40 16 The S.C.C. are sending up the following side to play the Xegri at Seremhan on Saturday: Scoular; Ablitt, Barnes, Littlehales, W. R. King; Collier, Nicholson; McLeod, Laffan, Storr, Cessford, Sturgess. Smith. Allen and Grant.
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    S.C.C. VERSUS DUKE'S.
    90 16 A match will be played ia Saturday at Tanglin or on the padang tne grand will be announced later between the "A, fifteens of the S.C.C. and the 2nd Duke of Wellington's Regiment. As cards have not been sent out for this match, members of the team
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    FORTHCOMING FIXTURES.
    51 16 The following is a provisional list of forthcoming fixtures: Jan. 12 Merchants vs. 8.8.1, and P.S. 14 S.C.C. vs. H.M.S. Hawkins. 19 Services vs. 8.8.1, and P.S. 21 S.C.C. vs. Navy and Army. 24 Services vs. Merchants. 28 Malaya Cup final. Johore will meet Malacca at Genuang on
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    84 16 Fifteen cards were taken out for the monthly mixed foursome and the following scores returned: Mrs. G. F. Jackson and D. B. McLay 45 8Y 2 36% Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Davison 46 534 40*4 Mrs. Groothoff and J. Hodgins 46 1% 40 k> "Mrs. Strachan
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    DISCONTINUANCE OF GOLF PRIZE TOURNEYS.
    41 16 Blow For Professionals. London, Dec. 14th. The recent announcement that the £1,200 Professional Tournament would be discontinued was followed to-day by a statement that the Glasgow Herald 1,000 Guineas Tournament would not be played m 1928.
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    REJUVENATED MITCHELL.
    37 16 Abe Mitchell on his four appearances haH created four course records after his opeiation. He beat Ernest Whitcombe 6 up and 4, lowering the record at Brockenhurst m the morning anil again m the afternoon.
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    334 16 PLAYERS WHO WRITE FOR PRESS. L.T.A. Approves the Ban. Th<> tennis "player-writer" is dead apart from a few first-class players who are genuine journalists and are able to obtain the Tennis Association's permission to report tournaments, m which they are playing, for their newspapers. All players will henceforth
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    RIFLE SHOOTING.
    95 16 Bromhead Matthews Shield Competition. The Eurasian Company, P. and P.W.V.C, who tied for first place with the Eurasian Company, Singapore, m the shooting competition for the Bromhead Matthews Shield, have won the trophy m the shoot -off. Putting up a total of 451 points they made a slight
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    BULL'S EYE TO BE REDUCED.
    126 16 Result of Heavy Scoring. As an outcome of the phenomenal scoring during 1927, the National Rifle Association is reducing the size of the bull's eye at shorter ranges during its March meeting. It is, however, not reducing the size of the aiming mark. The new
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    £1,100 PAID FOR GREYHOUND.
    174 16 Much Higher Prices m Prospect. Fears of possible interference with greyhound racing have been removed, for the moment, at least, and this has caused the price of greyhounds to advance beyond the wildest conjectures. Waterweed, the dam of Golden Seal (winner of the last Waterloo Cup)
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    738 16 .DOUBLE CHALLENGE TO EVERTON. Leicester and Huddersfield. The following are the positions m the English leagues to date. Evcrton 24 IS 5 65 36 32 Huddors field 23 12 7 4 54 38 28 Leicester 25 11 R fi 54 42 28 Blackburn 24 9 6 9 36
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    COURSE FOR SCHNEIDER CUP RACE.
    126 16 COUR SE FOR SCHNEIDER CUP RACE. Claims of Sol way Firth. At a meeting of Maryport Council it was reported that the clerk had been m correspondence with the secretary of the Royal Aero Club regarding: the course for next year's Schneider Cup race. Councillor R. B. Ritson said the
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    OLD KENT CRICKETER DEAD.
    50 16 Mr. George Marsham, whoxe death ha.« occurred at Maidstone at the age of 78, was a former Kentish cricketer, playing for the ounty m 1876 and 1877, while he was president of the club m 1886. He was a cousin of the fourth Earl of Romney.
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    DEAD CHINESE IN SAMPAN.
    114 16 Late on Wednesday night a sampan, seemingly unoccupied, drifted past the Government Boarding Office, near the Post Office pior. The officer on duty secured the sampan and tied it to the end of the pier, as is usually done m the case of unoccupied and drifting
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    113 16 FOOTBALL "FANS" VICTIMISED. Bogus Results Printed. London, Dec. 27. Thousands of football "fans" at Glasgow were victimised on Boxing Day, when no newspapers were published. Crowds of pleasure-seekers m the evening were surprised to hear youths shouting all the football results and eagerly bought printed sheets, purporting to
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    SUBSIDY FOR JAPANESE ATHLETES.
    54 16 [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio, January 4. The YBO,OOO Government subsidy towards the expenses involved m sending a Japanese team this year to the Olympic Games at Amsterdam was m danger of being reduced to Y60,000, but has escaped the pruningknife, much to the relief of leaders
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    EAST INDIAN AMATEUR BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS.
    179 16 Calcutta, Dec. 23. The finals of the East Indian Amateur Boxing Championships were decided to night before a fair house, after which Ge neral Ward presented the prizes, including specials to the best loser (Pte. Hoile North Stafford.--), to the second best (G K. Ellis,
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    NEW FRENCH FEATHER-WEIGHT CHAMPION.
    36 16 London, Dec. 21. Paris. The 19-year-old boxer, Humery, won the feather-weight championship of France by defeating the 34-year-old, Eugene Criqui, ex-Feather-weight Champion of the World, who gave up m the sixth round.
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    BIBLICAL CRICKET.
    130 16 Ancient Game Which Might Also Satisfy Modern Flapper. "Some people think that Votes for Flappers is a good election cry, but I believe Hockey for Flappers or Cricket for FlappeW would be far better," said the Duke of Northumberland at a cricket club dinner at Alnwick. 'Cricket is
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    'VARSITY MATCH RAG.
    139 16 I ndergrads Cause Heavy Damage. According to old stagers the worst night following a University Rugby match was seen this year. The Palace Theatre and the Hippodrome were strewn with wreckage. Candelabra* were torn from the walls, pictures ripped, stair-rods stolen, fire hoses turned on and electric
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