The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 21 January 1928

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    Masthead
    14 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S. SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1928. .—i—1.. NO. 12,314
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    238 1 A bill is to be introduced providing powers to restrict immigration— Page It. Optimism is expressed m l^ondon m regard to the rubbe* situation—Page 19. d»«astrolis fire and explosion m the New Hebrides group has caused death and injury to many and great damagePage UMr. Hoover state
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    918 1 Quicquu ng.<vt hominet >tn*t'i eat farmq* t.ihrin Hum* The Penanp Turf Club will have cau-<---to remember the Spring meeting of 192H for it was a particularly satisfactory occasion for the visitors who annexed most "f the griffin races and if report he true came away with
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      258 1 WING LOONG. K)i{ HIGH CLASS TAILOKINr,. j t>V, Cut and Fini-h Guaranteed J2. HIGH STREET. I i.^^^VAvy■J■AV.^l l.^^ 11 i; RAFFLES HOXBLI j jj McGuire's Little Symphonic jj j: SUNDAY, JANUARY 22nd, 9.15 p.m. KRTIRE "Ejnnont* 1 L. V. Beethovtn \l \«i **Matheo" Flot<»w J" 3» "The Wanderinjc Minstrel" S
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      176 1 AT HOME OR ABROAD Critical Smokers instinctively select the one cigarette that is consistent m quality —always fresh and delicious m flavour they are never without swe (ft Pips CIGARETTES X^F MADE BY HAND J*^J ~^pv ONE AT A TIME ARDATH TOBACCO CO: LTD: LONDON EUROPE HOTEL the GRILL:-After-dinner dancing
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      114 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Standard 2-seater car for saie—Papo i>. Men like Craven "A" cigarettes—Past- 20. Chef brand of Soups are British—Pajre 9. Alhambra cinema programmes—Pape 2. Daimler cars are swii'l, sure, and safe Page 5. For Turpin Clarets and White Wines. H Bolter—Page 2. "His Master's Voice" gramophones ami records —Page
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      12 1 WING LOONG. THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS. 32, HIGH STREET.
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      182 1 THE WEEK. ."SatHrdoi*, Zl*t. High Water, 8.55 a.m.. 0.0. \Q.U p.n., Malacca: H. \Y. 6.40 a.m.,• 6.n. Mfr p.m.. ">.»".. Outwarii B. I. mail duo. Rugby: S.C.Cf. vs. iTntted Services. S.C'.C. Hockey: Colony v*. F.M.S., Kuala Lumpur. H.M.S. H iwkins vs. R.A., Blakan M»ti. Football: Malaya Chinese vs. DukeV La<Jits
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    TRAVESTY OF LAW.
    403 2 Murderer Hailed as Hero. Washington. LswlMM AMriN continues to maintain htr reputation, and juiio and Courts continue to shield the criminal and make a trave.-*t> of the law. I^ist summer George Remus-, who forsook the Chicago Bar and became the head of a jrigantic bootleg^in? ring, shot
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    VERY CORRECT TIME.
    332 2 There art- "20.000 clock? m daily use m (Mkc buildings m England. The ar nU^MMOtI whcre'oy accurate time it maintained throughout the Post Office system demands the doMSI co-operation with Greenwich all (i.1.0. clocks are controlled ari-i synchronised. Twice daily, at It a.m. ami 1 p.m.. Green-ui.-h
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      221 2 THE HAPPY VABEY. CINEMA—SIDESHOWS UNION STAB (HUUY) OPERA. Various Amusements GATE 10 CTS. V MADAM y^ Kclvey's '0& Talented r Pupils f^v Victoria Theatre t Matinee Feb. 6th and 10th at 5.15 p.m.^ Feb. 11th at 9.15 p.m. Baby wonders eautiful girls rilliant costumes etter Dancing righter items Booking now
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      415 2 VICTORIA THEATRE JOE FARREN AND RALPH STONE PRESENT. THEIR COMPANY OF* WELL.KNOWN CONTINENTAL REVUE ARTISIS. INCLUDING:— JOE FARREN, RALPH STONE EVA FARREN. NELLIE FARREN, VERA KELTZOVA. MISS VALENTINE, WALDEMAR VOLSKY, ADOLPHO BELLOTTT, JENNY DUBY, ETC. TO-NIGHT AT 9.30 PJVI. DANCING MAD BOOKING AT LITTLE'S. PRICES $4, 2 and 1. Commencing
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      364 2 FURTHER NIGHTS OF EXCESSIVE HIL \RITY (t AT THE ALHAMBRA (T«n Cheng Kff C«C Ltd.. Praprieiors) p In th« Second Show commenein^ s p.m A PARAMOUNT SUPER COMEI)\ Presenting 1 THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE VV\R It is A BOMBSHELL OF MIRTH. A BARRAGE OP H!l UNT\ and is a
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    HEIR APPARENT OF DEWAS.
    600 3 Sordid Drama of Palace Intrigue. Bombay. Jan. 9. BeaaatkßHmi revelations are to hand from trustworthy and authoritative source con•einin.T the circumstances attending the 3itfht of Vikiamsingh, heir-apparent of Dtwas (senior hianchl from the State. This handsome youth of 18 is Ihj central '■guiv m a sordid
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    JURORS SEEK JUDGE'S FORGIVENESS.
    110 3 Drank the Evidence. London. Jan. 8. Lot Anjri>lfs.—Nine jurors, five of whom were women drank the evidence m a liquor law prosecution, then acquitted the ac<iused a liquor dealer. The Judge promptly discharged the jury adding a few remarks on the duties of citizenship which made
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    HONOURS AWARDED TO WOMEN.
    96 3 Freedom League's Protest to Premier. London, Jan. 7. The number of Honours awarded to women m t*he New Year List has not mollified the Women's Freedom League, the Secretary of which has written to the Premier protesting against the comparatively few Honours awarded to women and
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      257 3 i GLAXO is the only food that has been used m 5 Royal j: Nurseries. Surely if there was :j a better it would have been given 1 j: to these Royal Babies. Your Baby a is as precious as a Royal Baby, and ji j: must have the best
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      207 3 I ASEPSO I I Antiseptic Shaving Stick f j£ A genuine antiseptic shaving ifi^S It produces just the right kind J soap with the most luxurious |H ■jPIfH of lather. It only needs to be J solidified cream, combined with Kg MM damped and rubbed lightly over a small but
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    MACHINE TESTS FOR NERVES.
    493 4 Scheme for Engaging Workers. Vienna. Sensitive machinery which tests the tern peiament and nerves of candidates for various occupations has been put m use at Vienna. The PsychoU'chnica! Institute, where the tests take place under the eye of trained psychologists, has been set up on there-'
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    FIRE-PROOF PETROL.
    926 4 NEW FRENCH FUEL TESTED. Surprising Results. A gallon of the new French "safety petrol" was sealed at Paris and sent to the Mcrning Post for inspection, j i'orii tests carried out by the paper's tuci ring correspondent, it appears that the ncvv fuel, though as elficient as ordinary
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    WORLD'S FASTEST CAR TEST.
    383 4 Britain Not to Compete. Great Britain may not l>e if presented m the race which is to decide which is the world's fastest standard car. It will be recalled m November it was stated that Captain Woolf Rarnato had en tered the lists with a Bentley
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    ROUND-THE-WORLD TOUR.
    149 4 British Motor-CyclistV Record Trip After an exciting rid* which took twenty-four WB k geant Sparkes, of thi KM London, having beaten the rtour on a Rudgc motor-* 1 In company with S. T he left exploring m A-a. Spai first adventure n Northern V 1 surrounded by a
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    PEDESTRIANS TO CARRY LIGHTS.
    38 4 \lhanv A Bill requiring pedesti to carry a light clearly vi^il rear between sunset and >vi' introduced m the New lature by Senator Hew:tt. < hair: Senate Finance Committee scoffers that be was m dea
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      76 4 mH High Pressure and Balloon Tyres and Tubes f A a Distributor CYCLE AND CARRIAGE CO., (1926) LTD. Singafrert. 5 Singapore Koala Lumper, Penang, Ipoh, Malacca T; I 3 ral .I THE FISK RUBBER (FAR EAST) LTD: SALES DIVISION, l| G.ll and G. 12, Union Building, Singapore. J; ARMSTRONG I
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      64 4 /^Loodyear Inner Tubes continue SJ' I^^ to be chosen by discriminating 7 A motor car owners the world over '/A whose first consideration is highest /JJ •.VAV.\V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V. £dSV^AVAVrV.V.\V.V.V.\V.V.VA I The Aristocrat of Cars Does not need a large amount of Ad\ertisirv- WHEREVER IT GOES IT IS ADMIRED. Selling at little
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    LUXURIOUS MOTORING.
    986 5 SOME OF THE NEW 1928 CARS. The Latest Cadillac. [SPECIAL TO FREE PRESS.] Each year as we make the pilgrimage to Hammersmith to see the latest wonders horn m the minds of our great motor designers, we come away thinking to ourselves that perfection has at last been
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    OVERCHARGING.
    190 5 The question whether overcharging does or does not injure a battery is one which closely concerns the owner-driver, who often wants to know whether he should always keep the battery on charge whatever its condition. The question was recently dealt with by the chief engineer of a well-known manufacturing
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    MOTORING DEVELOPMENTS.
    415 5 Reliability. Price, Appearance. In the opinion of the general manager of the American National Automobile Chamber of Commerce (Mr Alfred Reeve-1. the motor business has now reached the third stage of its development. During the first period, roughly extending over 10 years, attention was concentrated almost entirely upon
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    MOTOR COMPANY'S LOSS.
    114 5 ills.iMs I Mint Spoil* Dividend Record. The annual report of the Standard Mot<-i Company, of Coventry, announce* that, on the year's working, a n<t loss, was incurred of i'JlB.24#, an amount which nearly cancel the profits made m the two previous years. The company is spoiling a
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    26 5 Is any man good enough to say that an other man must live and suffer pain anil disease beyond hope or health ?—Dr. A. Tweedie Simpson.
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      56 5 r Economical Transportation 1 is <i ij jga_^^^ jj BORNEO MOTORS LTD. (Incorporated m S.S.) 5 SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR < PENANG SEREMBAN j: IPOH. TAIPING. MALACCA. SWIFT, SMOOTH, 1 SAFE TRAVEL j Sole Distributors For j! f Malaya jj Guthrie 8 Co., Ltd. I (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements) ,j
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      151 5 ESSEX SUPER SIXI SUSTAINED HIGH SPEED I ALL DAY LONG. In the sustained stamina, smoothness and durability of Essex Super-Six you have but one of many advantages for which the Super-Six principle accounts. > i Here you have 50 miles an hour all day long—far greater speed if you want
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    Mystery Millions
    1302 6  -  CHARLES DUDLEY Disclosures a/Unclaimed Fortunes *r NO. 6:—OWNERLESS WEALTH IN BANKS. \SrKCIAI. TO FREE I'RBSSi the Wa» public attention was «*r*wn to the unclaimed deposits m banks ami a iemand was made that they should i—lflsfltj by the State. A Bill was »n--tr.Hiuicd into Parliament with that object;
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    WHERE BRITAIN LEADS.
    641 6 STRIKING AIRCRAFT PROGRESS. Quality and Speed. British aircraft, after being loft far be hind m design and performance during the post-war years by the aircraft of France, Italy, and the U.S.A.. have now suddenly forged ahead, writes the Morning Post Aeronautical correspondent, and m the space of
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    27 6 H.H Urn Tengrku Mahkota of Deli has arrived m Kuala Kanj;sar on a visit to hi^ father m law. the Kaia di Hilir (Hon'ltU Raja Chulaii, C.M.G.)
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    60 SECS. PROPOSAL TO 40 GIRLS.
    415 6 IN THE GI<ARE OF THE ARC-LIGHTS. Shall Us?^Let's, Style. i See the couples advance— Oh! Love's but a dance! A whisper, a glance— "Shall we twirl down the middle?" Oh, Love's but a dance. Where time plays the fiddle. —Austin DoLson. In courting circles
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    DIVORCE TO SAVE A HOME.
    179 6 French Couple to Cut \le<\ l"»pe. The harshness of ihe Napoleo.i.v law. rc.aim^ v. mairiaget> i>< Uraae* has ju^t been drawn attention i» by a huabaiw au«S wife belonging to a praariMßt F'vnch family, who haw tiled a mitt for dtvurt* allhough happily marrifd--in order
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    RADIO PHONES FOR PORTUGAL.
    29 6 Experts have arrived at Lisbon t i a'ranjre for the linking up oi" Madrid Tind Li>boi; l>.\ ladio-ph nc with North AmerifA. .m Lt rd<t\.
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    WILL MANCHESTER CITY GAIN PROMOTION?
    1078 6  -  Frank Roberts Good Prospects. q > PITFALLS WHICH MUST BE AVOIDEIi by (Manchester City. [SrWCiAL TO FREE HtSSS.] Keen students of football will tell you that First and Second Division class foot ball are altogether different from one another, and that there are only about
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    "MYSTERY" OF INDIA WORN THIN.
    94 6 Mi^ hatherinr M .»><•> XiM"""' London. I•' In an article publh*id after six month-' silent Mayo expICMM the ..pitn.-t. ti Ameruan puhlw- "I""" by untold generation.- millions of Hindu \v«»m»«i them the wholt- Hindu *•<••! tion. misery an«l l^mß "One evidence of on mattti." shf
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      146 6 PICKWICK IN PICTURES. By Arthur Moreland. 19. Disappearance of Mr. Tupman Tt*L£ATH£i£ *^k S~~\ These Extracts I i^ I h '/Ji\ %fa\ > f ri-rr-rr^" Vvhen M^-tupman PniiS IS REAL DICKONS U^ri^r'A V\ V \W FORWARDED.SUPPOS Lp.o^J,', i/^'.'_4hM /^W^TI Wayß^To^ «A7^ ON B£ING CLEANED, THE Country, as A BOX HE
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    SOLDIER AND SPORTSMAN.
    262 7 Catechism for Army. ■ml Sir David Campbell. General Otfi-.ng-in Chief. Aldershot Command. i« renowned as a sportsman H well as I itkhrr. and hv is anxious to inculcate m the essential* of sportsmanship. H* would like t«» make the term "a soldier and a sportsman' tautological. In
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    AMERICA'S LITTLE WAR.
    23 7 ;trs Service.] Washington. Jan. 19. r ;i meeting of the Senate Foreign '-nimittve. Senator R>rah premmittee would investigate m developments.
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    MORE U.S. GOLD FOR FRANCE.
    27 7 I Reuter's Service.! Paris. Jan. 18--htr ron>ifnment of gold to the "f *7..">00.000 has arrived from New r the Ban«iue de France.
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    12 7 «hall manage to exist even though haj.lin is m the United States.—
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    £2,000 FOR BURNS MS.
    339 7 Kipling's "Schoolboy Lyrics/* Outstanding m the concluding .session of the four days' literary sale at Messrs Sotheby's was the unpublished letter by Robert Burns containing his immortal song. "O My Love's like a Red. Red Rose,'" quoted m the M.orning Post of November 15th. This received
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    THE GOLDEN CALF.
    59 7 "La* Word" m Stockings. The newest thin* m Paris clothes are gold and silver "ladies' hose." They're made of metal thread and shoes to match are worn (says Central News). The new mode beats silk to a frazzle, -uch stocking make a girl's eyes dazzle, and Israel
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    HATLESS WOMEN FASHION.
    241 7 Feathers Which Ape the Shingle. The highest art of the Parisian milliner a f the moment is brought to bear on producing the illusion of a hatless vogue. Her smartest clients appear to be braving winter winds and frost with heads entirely unprotected. The new fashion marks
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    WORTH A MEDAL!
    77 7 —Or the Soldier Who Had to 'Wait for It." A little story of Hustle Land—Reuters New York correspondent sends it: In 1862. Mr. Charles Hopkins, aged 25, of Boonton, New Jersey, was awarded.the Congressional Medal of Honour for bravery m the American Civil War. In 1892. Mr.
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    CONSTANT LOVER.
    25 7 H#: "I want to marry your daughter." Father: "Have you seen my wife?" He: "Yes, but I still want to marry your daughter."
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    HEAD OF TUSSAUD'S DEAD.
    233 7 Recluse After Sale of Famous Show. The death is announced of Mr. Francis Curtius Tussand. head of the i'amily associated with the world-famous waxwork exhibition, and grandson of its founder, Mme. Tuaaand, at his home m Upper RLh mond-road, Putney. He was m his ninetieth year,
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    MASKED BANDITS AT A UNIVERSITY.
    155 7 Woman Ordered Not to Faint. Five masked bandits, armed with shoi guns and revolvers, held up the business office of Chicago University fifteen minutes after i' 4.000 m cash had I een left there ly messengers from a local bank. Ten women wore m the
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    FATAL DIVE OVER AUDIENCE.
    217 7 British Trapeze Expert killed. London. Dec. 29. The soft music agcowpanying the trapeze act of the acrobats "Iv.lo ami lady" at the Palace Cinema. Wellingbmough swelled loudly when the conductor nottsed that an accident had happened, and he tried to prevent a panic. "Roto,** otherwise Fred
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    FRIDEGROOM BREAKS DOWN.
    74 7 Marriage Stops After the "I Will." London, Dee> 2.'i. "It was worse than facing a SergeuM Major" said Alexander Cummine 1- m piaining why his wedding at Mint-head waabandoned during the middle of the iervice. He got out the '"I vgll" but a lump rosin his throat
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    DEATH OF DUKE OF RICHMOND.
    26 7 [Router's Service.] l.ondim. Jan. 1 v The death hap occurred of the Duke of Richmond and Gordon m his K.'ird year.
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    15 7 Probably more books have died of length than of any other disease. —Mr. Robert Lynd.
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    DAMP HOUSE PERIL.
    287 7 Children Affected By Heart Disease. It is estimated that "iO.OOO children attending Knjrii-h State elementary schools have rheumatic heart disease, and this is mainly produced by the «lamp houses m which they live. In London J,00 cases of heart disease are idpiitttd each year to the special
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    OLD SHELL EXPLODES AT WEDDING.
    104 7 Hride and T*«> (iuesi* Killed. Warsaw, I>e<-. One <»f the puest* at a vv«ddin»r feast m the country near Vilna yesterday br m»rht with him an unexploded shell that had been picked up near an old battlefield, and start <-d to unscrew it. A terrible
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      127 7 jl 12 H.P. Models. 7 H.P. Models. jM B/m tfWm Tourer. $2550 Tourer. $1295 MM^m Mmm Mi m L Saloon. 3250 Saloon. 1520 Semi-Sports (G.E.) 1500 Special Home Leave Facility. J THE WINDSOR" SALOON. We can arrange delivery' of any of the 12 h.p. models m *> England at the
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    RADIO NOTES AND NEWS.
    1057 8 BEAM WIRELESS. How New Marconi Services are Worked. STATIONS VISITED. A party of newspaper representatives, accompanied by Mr. H. W. Allen, deputy managing director, and Mr. R. N. Vyvyan, engineer-in-chief, on Saturday. Dec. 17th, visited the Marconi beam transmitting stations for North and South America at
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    STARTING THE OVEN BY 'PHONE.
    626 8 THE ALL-ELECTRIC HOME OF THE FUTURE. Recently New York messages described a demonstration of the supervision and control of machinery by sound transmitted by the telephone which was given at the offices of the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company. By means of thi^ system, it
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    RADIO PICTURES FOR POLICE.
    31 8 The MMMI MMM decided t<» mstal at head-quart^ mining and receiving apparatudespatch and recording of pictur. wire, and smaller set> will be ft* the various district stations.
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      170 8 The MAN wh« knows the climate knows the need for Calveifs 2OXCARBOMC Medical Soap that powerful atiaaptic aoap always reliable m ttrcttfth and quality. Sold by local dealer* and bazaars. See that our name and trade mark m^nm^f^ ai« on the box you buy, as inferior imitationi are sometime* offered.
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      121 8 FOR f TROPICAL CONDITIONS IICHAMPIONS PREDOMINATE j| A trial set will speedily j| Convince You. I' Obtainable from all Dealers and from the Distributors:- MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD. |i SINGAPORE. > Only a mother can know the joy C%^fl|i| lt g"vcs to sec er llttle one daily W%^^9^-^~ developing into a
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    DEFACED BANK NOTES.
    165 9 HONG KONG TttlAL CASE. Privy Council Holds Contract of Honour. [Reuter's S-!.: I London. Jan. 1!). The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, cowsisting of Lords Bnckmaster, lihinosburiih and Darling, have dismissed the appeal brought by the Homrk;>njr and Shanghai Banking Corporation from n 'edgment of the
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    ARMS FOR CHINA.
    209 9 Recent Import of Supplies. [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai. Jan. 20. With reference t<> ibc recent seizure ot arms intended for the Northern forces m China, a Nankin^ official statement says: With reference to the reports of large ihip menta of arois "imported from Germany iboard the
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    GOLD OROER ON ATLANTIC TELEPHONE.
    118 9 [Renter's Service. 1 PrusseU. I .ii P. The National Bank of Belgium has biaugurated a commercial wireless telei hone service between Brussels and New York by communication with the Federal Reserve Bank, m the course of which the Governor of the National Bank ordered a
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    DISCIPLINING THE TIRAH TRIBES.
    126 9 Ki-uter's Service.] Pcaawwsr, WFr«>ntitr c(<nstabulary carried out an extensive round-op ot the leading Orakzai clans fcf not surrendering Sultan Mir, the notorious outlaw concerned m the murder of .Mn. Elli> and the kidnapping of hei daughter some years aK°An agreement was made m 192S whereby tribes
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    PETTER OUTLOOK IN CHINA.
    53 9 [Router's Sorvice.] London, Jan. 19. Affairs m China were a cause of anxiety but Im thought the position had somewhat improved, declared Sir Austen Chamberlain, addressing his constituents at Birmingham. He thought the grave phase m the Chinese revolution h?d passed with the passing of Russ:an
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    395 9 Waste Paper Basket of Remmants. Mr. T. B. Corker, before Mr. Justice Deane m the Bankruptcy Court yesterday, described bankrupt named A. L. R. M. A. Ramanathan Chettiar as a "huge swindler."' The bankrupt was being publicly examined. He said his debts were $100,000. including $80,000 to Bell
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    TROLLEY BUSES INDICTED.
    347 9 An accident which occurred along Gevlanjc Road on November 8 last and m which n trolley bus, a motor bus and a car wew involved, was referred t«> m the District Court yesterday when the Indian driver n? the car, Syed Mohamad, was charged with causing grievous
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    GERMAN PROSPERITY.
    90 9 [Renter's Service.] Hcrlin. Jan. 19. In the Reichstag optimism characterised the speech of the Finance Minister, Her> Koehler. on the 1928 Budget. He pointed out that the continued revival m industry mil trade h;id resulted m a surplus up to IKO.CCO,OOO marks being left from the Budget'of 1927.
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    PERSIAN REVOLT SPREADING.
    49 9 [Reuter's Service.] Basra, Jan. 19. The Khuzistan revolt is spreading rapid* ly along the Persian border m the vicinity of Shatt-el-Arab. Persian officials at Ahwaz and Mohammeiah are unable to deal with the situation and art believed to have icquo; ted a strong force from Teheran.
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      406 9 BUSINESS CARDS. r DAWN STUDKX j I \r VNESE PHOTOGRAPHER t ntccsßr street Meajat will ;!1 our I J WEE'^BROTHERsf I ndertakers. m m MiiMMKNTAL MASONS. a „h Kl«»ral Wreaths. Mad- to order.^ m 'i.i.il Wreath- Vlways m Stork.)) SELEGII KOADI TEL. SMtl| 1 NATIONAL ELECTRIC CO.. 2. Raffles Place.
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      41 9 Tommy was observed by his mother ai' ing the forefinger of his right hand. "What's the itlea of washing only one 'Invrer?" *he inquired. "The b( y next door has asked me to led his baby sister's new touth," explained Tommy.
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      851 9 I Let's Have £8^ I BRITISH SOUP Lm jj TO-DAY iv I i- OXTAIL > ff^ |LJ| tsll rsl mullh;atatv\y I n I m m Moc X TIKTI E i i VViJ UIJ *^W I TOMATO j N^^^ v v r i ooNsomn f BRAND GREEN PEA ;j QHI TP^l
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      558 9 CHURCH SERVICES. ST. ANhKKW S CATaUMUL. Ml BUNDAT AFTKk Kl'llMlAW. j >• I > oinniunion. I ma. Holy Caaaaaaion (Caaral) ni :ion. M M and Litany. Kv. ri~i»n^- -sn.! Scnnop. ST. MAI lIIKWS CUUECH. Ilo.y «'umniunion. Daring the fallowing weak at the Cataadral H M t:n>. B a.m. Holy Comniu-
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY. JANUARY 21. 1928. A DUTY OF CHINESE CITIZENSHIP.
    634 10 The sentences which are being passed m Assize upon the men convicted of armed gang-robbery will, it is reasonable to hope, do a great deal to check the frequency of this form of crime. There has, as a
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    1180 10 Owing to the Chinese New Year holiday on Monday there will be no issue of the Free Press on Tuesday. Dr. A- S. M. Douglas has been seconded for Ml flee m Kedah. Dr. S. W. Eveson has been appointed to officiate as Health Officer. Malacca. The next meeting of
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    96 10 REMARK ABLE RIMF \t KAMLNTINf, Policeman Murders Woman (From Our Ova I tn A remarkable crime i armed patrol constable i Kamuntirig, a village number of Sikh and bles O/fth i"ade<i ?;f single Ha, v hen OB deal? levelled his ntie ar lay woman m the Mieet I
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    ILLICIT STILL ON PENANG HILL.
    32 10 Fron Oar Owl Con Nun, i.ii. When Mono]K.l.. visit to a hous« ii found implements for dist Thret- Khehs :n the h and to-day w«.x- tin«<l >" court.
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    33 10 LATEST TIN AMi RI'BBEK (From Our Ov.'i I London Jar. p.m Ifefjsm. Syn »v* i notify to-day-Is. 7> ,u. POT I:.. If€iwr6. Lewis, I notify to-day'^ 1250 l 16, t_o I
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    RAFFLES COLLEGE.
    172 10 Legislation to Meet V\>>. i A hill for th< l Collejre i> to U introduo following- boini: I The work prelin ment of Raffle- acouisition of <it buildings. ha< been m ("omniittocs iricovporat*<i \o. 238 «Raffles CoH«■■_• corporation» The plt-tion and tlu- tim« the Commit toes by bodies
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    BARON OKURA DECORATED.
    16 10 |\aiiy«> \ichi-\ lokio. J.iih: l:anm Okura IMM k*tm the jrrand MI^M rf n<
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    VISCOUNT GOTO'S DEPARTURE.
    12 10 Toki<». •••< Viscount Goto post will loaw Mosi-ow on xh>-
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    PRINCES MARRIAGE CEREMONY.
    19 10 Th«- marring I reniony IVim-f (hßhil)U U U dauahwv if Vi^oiin: Hal rclchrati'il during Se| i
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    THE DEVELOPMENT OF OSAKA.
    47 10 INanyo Nirhi-Nichi ft Tokio. Janu Th«- itv of O.>al match Y4»»0.000.000 on th< „f th," r,r«-at.-r O^aKa citj l«ni if tho plans cont<»mplate<l an tin- |mm (>ttu« f%s plan for Ikt second divided into five -octions—impn (ons'tru( ti<»n <•<" roa«l>. HMP parks and cfimtoriU'S.
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    OUR CHINA POLICY.
    365 11 CHAMBERLAIN'S APPEAL. icucc and Conciliation. 11! tet**s > London. Jan. 20. Chamberlain at Birmingham m China at present was not r all. such direct hostility as and directed by the Soviet :>.-va:l:ng m the Yanjrtzr disastrously affecting 1 everything we shall psskf Of patience and con-e-ire pants
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    BRITAIN'S HEALTH.
    136 11 Iftva (.reat Improvement. Radio—Official Service.] Rugby. Jan. 20. noon. Ihl health level at which the •i an»l Wales has been main- pa>t year is provided m '•> published to-day by the r:.l. The general death rate MH which is slightly above The swing is mainly due of influenza
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    24 11 I* i-ter Mr. I.'ancan. late of Ii now attached t.> Penan*: iarters, on Tuesday at the School ground, tested -cout» F ir>'. Class ba>[<j:
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    OUR RUBBER POLICY.
    90 11 KEEPS WORLD IN A PANIC. Mr. Hoover's Criticism. [Reuter's Service.] Washington. Jan. 20. In the course of disc jssions with repre sentative.- of the Judicia-y Committee on the Bill to permit the collective pun basing by American combines of rubber, potash and sisal. Mr. Hoover declared that
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    A "LITTLE WAR."
    292 11 In the Sudan. [Renter's Service. Khartum. J an 20. fliirht of aiiforce machines, company «> <>unted rifles. Sudanese machine gun Batterj of tiv.. companies, the Equatorial corps •4 two companies a camel COTjm detachment Of engineers comprise the British forces m a "little war' m the Sudan
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    BRIAND TO KELLOGG.
    73 11 [Rejter's Service.] Paris, Jan. 20. ht, Briands rep!y T<> Mr Kellopp which he is dispatchintr to-n:y:ht explains the reasons adhering to the specific definition of "wars aggression" and emphasises the difficulties confronting Mr- Kellogg if the latter only drafts up the pact after preliminary conversations- with certain
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    THE NEW PRAYER BOOK.
    128 11 The New Forecast. [Heuter's Service.] London, Jan. 20. The new prayer book measure forecasted by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York has been published. The changes are chiefly m the matter of wording m order to remove any possible misunderstanding. ahly as regards reservation of the
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    NO OPPOSITION.
    101 11 [British Radio—Official Service.] Rujfby. Jan. 20, noi»n. Lord Birkenhead expressed the hope yesterday that political parties would not (hallenjre the seats m Parliament of mem 1-trs of the Indian Statutory Commission. The members, he pointed out. were drawn from all three parties and for the next two or
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    GENERAL CABLE NEWS.
    61 11 DISASTER IN NEW HEBRIDES. Fatal Fire and Explosion. [Reutor's Service.] Suva Fuji, Jan. 20. Ten people were killed and 56 injured m a fire ar»d explosion at French-owned stores at Vila, New Hebrides. The damage is estimated at £200,000. The dead comprise six French, one British and
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    4FRENCH NATURALIZATIONS.
    28 11 [Havas Service.] Paris. Jan. 20. According to be Petit Journal, 84,00: foreigners were granted naturalization as French citizt.is m 1927 against 4o,00) ID the previous year.
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    MR. COOLIDGE RETURNS.
    14 11 [Reuter's Service.] Washington. Jan. 20. Mr. Coolkbje has arrived fton Havana.
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    THE CONTROLLING OF IMMIGRATION.
    620 11 Ordinance to be Brought m. An ordinance t> restrict, m certain circumstances, the immigration of labourers into the Colony and to provide for thy removal from the Colony of prohibited immigrant labourers is to he introduced m Council. The following are the object* and reasons: It
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    LAND TITLE FRAUD.
    849 11 THREE YEARS FOR MALAY BROKER. A Crime Common m Johore. The attempt of a Malay broker and estate agent of Muar. Mohamed Dros bin Hitain, to fraudulently obtain the title to somt Johore land registered m the name of an ether Malay had a sequel at the
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    30 11 Mr. A. J. Boynton, Manager of United Engineers, Ltd., Seremban. ha? gone tf Singapore on transfer. Mr. A. M. Drysd.ale. of the Singapore office, has taken his nlacf m Seremtan.
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      637 12 Ellerman Bucksial! Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England). "ELLEiANUINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREiGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN Due Spore. 1928. s.s. CITY OF ADELAIDE Keb* ]JJ s.s. CITY OF DUNKIRK Mar s.s. CITY OF CARLISLE
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    SCIENCE AND CRIME.
    1477 13 CATCHTNO CRIMINALS BY CAMERA. Finding the Unseen Cine. The camera's eye can see and record certain things invisible to the eye of the human being. This, says Chauncey McGovera, dean of the Criminology College of California, i* not realized by more than a small percentage of the
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    MALINES CONVERSATIONS PUBLISHED.
    170 13 Anglican and R.C. Differences. [Reuter's Service.] London, Jan. 18. "Malines conversations," the publication of which the Archbishop of Canterbury recently prohibited lest the passing of the law for the revised Prayer Book might thereby be jeopardised, are now published at the request of the Council of the
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    PAN-AMERICAN CONGRESS.
    29 13 [Router's Service.] Havana, Jan. 19. Sen. Bustamente, chairman of the Cuban Delegation, has been elected President and Mr. Hugrhes, United. States, Vice President, of the Pan-American Congress.
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    48 13 There are some matters m relation to which it seems necessary to be a "stanch Conservative" —as, for example, the Ten Commandments, the Northern Circuit, the Rules of Concord, and the settled conviction that one cannot usefully attempt to add 4lb. of butter to 4 o'clock- Lord Hewart
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    THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
    335 14 The Premier Morning Daily m Malaya; i live 'neus" paper—4o-50 columns of news daily. Al^ the b^st Medium for Advertising. Delivered with the. Ohota flazri each morning. Latest Telejrrams, Lgtest\News and I^ate>t Announcements, together with exclusive >i>ecial features. "Pictures of the week** Serial Story, Ladies' Page,
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    CRIME IN DREAMS.
    652 14 BOOK WHICH AMPLIFIES FREUD'S WORK. Historic Cases, Vienna. or Ignaz Jesowers, following on the classic work of Dr. Siegmund Freud on dream interpretation, "Traumdeutung," says the Xeues Wiener Journal, is about to publish a book called "The Book of Dreams" which, by its careful records of historic
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    TO MAKE KENYA AIR-MINDED.
    188 14 Mrs. Carberry Leaves London. London, Jan. 10. Vrs. Carberry left London, where she r-a? gained a pilots certificate, for Kenya to join her husband on their coffee plantation. She has purchased a lis?ht aeroplane, which has been shipped for Kenya. m an interview, she emphasised the
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    THE ENGLISH GIRL.
    1146 14 WHAT'S RIGHT WITH HER. A Novelist's Views. Of course, I oughtn't to be writing this article, writes Gilbert Frankau. To begin with, because I'm that rare phenomenon, a happily married man; and, to go on with, because I haven't yet reached that dangerous age (57, according to
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      45 14 i THE NAVY'S CHOICE, f i 1 Plymouth^ Gin. n OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE. the Singapore shipchandlery company, limited. SHIPCHANDLERS. I SHIPBROKERS. COMMISSION AGENTS. Offices:—MAYNAßiyS BUILDINGS 16, Battery Road. TELEPHONE No. 433. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE, 60. Waterloo Street. MRS. HARU MISS HANA. Telephone No. 1467.
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      250 14 5 Reasons why' AMERICAN EVEREADi UNIT CELLS Give better satisfaction Jacket cemented to can. "American EvereaJ\ M "American Eveready" Long after Ordinary flashlight jacket. Consists of a*phaljackets are sealed to the U <±A turn between two zinc can with cement. batteries are exhausted, plies of chipboard. Keep, They cannot slip
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    MR. COOLIDGE AS A STEEL KING.
    197 15 Reported Offer of U.S. Trust Chairmanship. It is reported that persons m ciose touch with the United States Government m Washington state that President Coolidge has been offered the chairmanship of the United States Steel Corporation, and tha< he has the offer under consideration.
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    FOUR CHILDREN IN CINERATED.
    153 15 Distracted Mother Badly Burned. London. Jan. 2. Four children were incinerated m a fire, yesterday morning, m a lonely cottage near Huddersrield. The father of the family, a night-watch-man employed at Haigh. was absent. His wife awoke early m the morning and noticed a smell of
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    LINKING UP BEAUTY AND COMMERCE.
    106 15 South American Beauties Invited to Seville Exhibition. Madrid, Jan. 2. "This is due to the gallant and chivalrous instinct of the Spanish nation" is the newspapers' explanation of the Government's intention to link up beauty and commerce at the Ibero-American Exhibition at Seville n the
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    PRINCESS IN "HELMET."
    110 15 Unveils War Memorial m New (tarrrson Church. Aldershot. I*h\ 10. Punci-ss Mary to-day unveiled a tablet. o the memory of Scottish soldiers who fell m the war m the new Presbyterian Garrison Church, Queens-avenue, Aldershot. She is Colonel m Chief of the Royal Scots, the senior infantry
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    LANSBURY'S SON BANKRUPT.
    131 15 Actress Wife who Earns i' 2,000 a Year. At the bankruptcy examination of Edgar f ansbury, son tf Mr. George Lansbury, the Labour M.P., it was stated that Edgar ansbmy, his brother William, a*u! a third oartrer traded as the Anglo-Russian Three Ply Veneer Company, which failed,
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    7 15 Our charity embraces the earth. —President Coolidge.
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    YOU CAN'T CATCH OUR M.P.s LIKE THAT.
    218 15 Mr. Tom Griffiths has a Golden Joke. You can't fool our modern M.P.s. They are much too cautious, too canny, and too hardheaded. Well, for instance There stood Mr. Tom Griffiths, M.P., m the Lobby, offering to his fellow-members a bright, glistening yellow
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    CHILD'S BODY BURNED.
    167 15 Judge and a "Wicked Woman." All the police have told me shows that you are a wicked woman," said Mr. Justice Horridge at the Sussex Assizes at Lewes, when he passed sentence of nine months' imprisonment with hard labour on Ellen Daisy Chivers, aged fifty-seven, for destroying,
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    HARRY THAW SUED FOR £20,000.
    155 15 Damages Claimed for Breach of Promise. Miss Forest Hope Wall, a former cinema actress' has started a suit for £20,000 against Mr. Harry Thaw —who came into prominence during his sensational trial for the murder of Mr. Stanford White —alleging that he wooed her at
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    TIT FOR TAT?
    193 15 One of the strangest excuses ever offered for crime was produced at the London Guildhall m mail week when a culprit had been found on enclosed premises and m possession of an admirable outfit of tool? for house breaking. He pleaded ''Guilty but justified," aiid explained that
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    HOW TO READ BOOKS.
    113 15 Advice on how to read books was pvtc by Dean Inge, at the first annual dinne. of the National Book Council at Frascati's Restaurant. "People he said, "should rea( what they like and not mix up severa 1 subject? at the same time. You cannot read
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      126 15 HEDGES AND BUTLERS WINES SPIRITS. Q SCOTCH j£ WHISKY UU GUARANTEED reS^l Per Sjfl, m**mm—***^ INCLUDED. i CHAMPAGNE, MELNQTT SEC 1919 $4.80 PER BOTTLE DUTY INCLUDED. A SCOTCH WHISKY, COMMEMORATION VAT '250' SMjßft^ OVER 15 YEARS OLD stttttv^ PRE-WAR STRENGTH ■•^:'.:--;_jj $4.30 Per Bottle DUTY INCLUDED Agents: JOHN LITTLE CO.,
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      613 15 CHARITY CROSSWORDS COMPEimON. NO. 51. $750 m Prizes. 4 be paid to the successful competitors m thia competition. Ist Prize $450, 2nd Prize $300. Fro« tke proau of the empetUio* 56 per cent will be nanded to ST. MARY'S HOME, SINGAPORE. lu4-> \rrom*. I the matter avk«-d seat. rnmir. I^^J
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    62 16 INDIAN TROOPS ARRIVE. Xhe Talamba arrived m port yesterday from Calcutta with 915 troops of the Indian Army on board, under the command of Lieut Col. H. T. C. Ivens. The vessel left Calcutta on Jan. 13th. with 32 officers and 883 other ranks, and on arrival tied
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    LANDING WITHOUT PERMISSION.
    61 16 Before the Master Attendant, Capt Geoffrey Freyberg, R.N., five Chinese were charged with landing m the Colony without permission. They were arrested by a police corporal at Bedok yesterday morning. It is alleged that the men landed from a Chinese junk. They were fined $100 each or
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    MACHINE GUN HIDDEN ON SHIP.
    219 16 Revenue Officers who searched the steamer Benledi when she arrived from Europe en route to the Far East on the 16th. instant, found hidden m the coal bunker* a machine gun. The weapon was seized bu* no arrests were made. A new lighthouse has been
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    WONDERFUL CRUISERS.
    382 16 Navy's Ugliest Ship. No fewer dhan six photographs of our latest battleship, the Nelson, appear m the 1928 edition of that invaluabl" na^al handbook "Jane's Fighting Ships." With her sister, the Rodney, she is probably the ugliest ship yet completed for the Royal Navy. Particulars of her puns
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    NINE LINERS IN A DOCK.
    81 16 A shipping record has been established at the Gladstone Dock at Liverpool where nine Transatlantic liners, with an aggregate tonnage of 160,00'J, belonging to the White Star Company lay berthed. They were Adriatic. Celtic, Albertic, Laurentic, Regina, Doiic, Megantic, Ceramic, and Demosthenes, and they were
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      490 16 Bums Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND, Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The S.S. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe,
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      126 16 S.S. "GLENAMOY." Consignees of cargo per the above steamer from Europe (arrived Jan. 12th) are hereby notified that a General Survey of all cargo landed m a damaged condition will be held at Godown No. 48-9 on. Wednesday the 26th Jan.. No further survey will be -held. POUSTEAD k CO.,
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      443 16 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc. 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK I (Incorporated m U.S.A.) I 0 1 GENERAL AGENTS. I REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHI\ D BALTIMORE (via Suez) M.S. SILVERBEECH In Port M.S. SILVERMAPLE due Feb. 12 M.S. SILVERGUAVA due Mar. 10 M PACIFIC JAVA CALCUTTA SERVICF
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      139 16 BIBBV LINE I of fast twin f 01 I»nw. I Mail Pass< i.ir. RANGOON. OOUIMiUI MXKSEIUJ^ HLYMOLTH \M» LONOOV with through onm-ction fnn Singrapopf ar.<; Ivnang HOMfcW \KI> SAILINGS Steamer. I fa**- Ra*e»« SHROPSHIRE HEREFORPSHIKK GLOI'(ESTERSHIR! *r OXFORDSHIRE LANCASHIRE CHESHIRE YORKSHIRE LEICESTERSHIRE HEREFORDSHIRE GLOUCESTKfISHIRr OXFORDSHIRE LANCASHIRE CHESHIRE YORKSHIRE X* Passage
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      712 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuan tan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
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      345 17 TRAVEL™ COMFORT DOLLAR fiS^ "PRESIDENT Hi LINERS JS**2S Dollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. All state-rooms are outside rooms, well-ventilated and pooled by electric fans. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having an electric reading lamp. State-rooms with private bath predominate, all have hot and cold
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      722 17 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO- OF fiATAVIA). (Incorporated m Holland.) Q UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections to: —Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments arx! Manager's desk. Representatives m the Straits Settlements (Singapoie and Penang). 1 of the OFFICIAL TOURIST
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    TRANSPORT OF WILD ANIMALS.
    398 18 Inquiry by Zoological Society. There is a considerable tiaffic m living wild animals, especially mammals, birds, reptile*, ampht'-.iv and fishes, some consigned uirectly to roological *rardens, others to aniafi'urg, oth?v? to the tracV for salt. I'nfortuna?* 'v the*e is plenty evidence |hat the conditions under which
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    THE FOG FIEND.
    353 18 Science Still Unable to Exorcise It. A cold surface and a lieht wind are the two conditions which conduce to the formation of both water and smoke fops, ac cording: to Captain F. Entwistle, who read a paper on Fop before the Royal Aeronautical Society recently. With
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    DOOMED PIGEONS.
    98 18 4 As soon as we get the word we shall oegin to catch four or five hundred pigeons a day," an assistant of Mr. Dalton, the City Corporation's rat catcher, who has been entrusted with the task of reducing the number of pigeons m London by 2,000? told
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    MILTON PUT IN HIS PLACE.
    286 18 Passing of the *Light Fantastic Toe/ An entertaining significance of "Casani's Self-Tutor of Ballroom Dancing" is its per feet reflection of the attitude of this age toward recreation—an attitude of intense efficiency and precision. It is a lucid book. There is a pleasant absence of
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    POLAND'S LOST CROWN.
    279 18 A Discovery m Dresden Museum. The discovery of the ancient Polish erowr m the hiKorical museum al Dresden amongst a heap of "properties'* occasion ally lent cut for civic masked balls, fam-y dress process ions, and festivities of the kind, is of some historic interest. Queen Maria
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    A BILLIARDS BRIDGE.
    241 18 Success m any game is influenced largely by a knowledge ,&t the most elementary principles. In no form of sport can this be applied with stronger force than billiards, and the importance of correct cue delivery cannot be too highly estimated. Cue deli- very is governed considerably
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    "I BELIEVE THAT I SHALL WIN."
    87 18 Itritish Premier's Optimism. I.hi..lnn. Jan. K. "H I live, I pledge mysilf to tight the next election. I believe that I shall win." That was the concluding note of \he speech made by the Premier, Mr. Stardty Baldwin, at Bewdley, which is regarded ah
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    PRINCE'S FUNNY STORY.
    151 18 Evening With Kv-<ervift Men. w and 5.i,,..!- k foinie.J a pm*4 -'t li •»f Wa!e> whit, bt .v north-eastern distil-: Vm <>f thr Brin>h 1.. Broadway Cinema. > Thi- Prince smih tl.<* t-hildren. H. lathorless. "Oh. |,0.-r k -lianpintf to a lw<.k i The auiience i".. 1
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    19 18 According to Dr Johnson the first Whijr. ami you may say of St. Paul's is the last. Dean Inge
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    F.M.S. RUBBER ENACTMENT.
    256 19 A bill is to be introduced into the Federal Council to consolidate and amend the law relating to the supervision of dealings m rubber and of statistics concerning rubber cultivation. The objects and reasons state: This Bill repeals and re-enacts the Rubber Supervision Enactment, 1924. The chief
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    39 19 What is the pood of wages on paper if you cannot pet the work? Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister The duty of- the good man is to endeavour to put into the common stock more than Y.e has taken out.—Dean Inge.
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    FRASER & CO. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    849 19 FRASER CO. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. FRIDAY, JAN. 20th. Buyers Sellers Asam Kumbang 57s 59s Bangrin. Tin 38s 6d.39i 6d Batang Padang ($1) 60 6> Batu Caves ($1) 1.35 1.40 Chcnderiang 17s 18s 6d Chin Chin ($1) 1.07^. LUH Eastern Siam 22s 9d 23s 9d Haad Yai (£1) 29s 30s
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    EXCHANGE.
    63 19 Tanu.iry M. Bank t nuk l'» Bank demand 2 ■"< 15-lf» Private credits 3 m..-. 2 4^ New York, demand 56 4 Credits 00 <!.\ys §T% France, iici.;and 14M6 India, T. T. 151 Hong- Konp, demand 10 7 p.c. Dift, Yokohama, demand 120 Java, demand 140 Bangkok, demand SO
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    PRODUCE.
    212 19 January 20. Tin 175 Tons $123.75 Gambier X Pepper White 95 Pepper Black 67 Flake Tapioca 9'^ Pearl Sago Small 9 Copra 11.75 Copra Sundried 11.35 Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle New I 330 Rice, Siam old No. 1. 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintan
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    66 19 January 20th., 12 o'clock noon. Ton? of Market: <Juict and Slightly easier. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 19v 4 d p tr Ib \t-\v York Spot Sheet (i.tts 39* 4 per lb. R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.K. Spot «1T t>7 l 4 Standard R.S.S. on
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    GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
    254 19 Singapore, Jan. 20. The Commodity Market has ruled generally easy and values have dr >pped few points mainly as the result of the i;n loading of "futures." The spot posi inn is steady and the demand fairly pood, but the stale speculative positions are a weak factor and
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    OUR FINANCE CABLE.
    100 19 Optimism Expressed m Rubber Circles. ANOTHER AMALGAMATION. (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright). London, Jan. 20. The Rubber shaie market is steadier on the slight recovery m the commodity price although there is still a Cair amount ef selling. Reviewing the latest Ruaru 1 of Trade figures of exports
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    TIN STRONGER.
    236 19 The tin sharemarket is bright <>n recovery of prices assisted by a statement by Mr. Henry, chairman of the Tin Selection Trust, at the meeting, regarding the position and prospects of the metal. He said his faith m the metal remained unchanged und he concludes that the dancer
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    185 19 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. Singapore. Jan. 20. Rubber. London, Is t'^rt. l'iuhan*ri I Local 17% ct*. Tin.—London. 1*247 12:* fid. 42s *>d. up Local $lJ:>-% for 17.") T«.n>. Mining. Quiet. Malaya < onsolidaiel 1.14 1.17. I'enawat fefiC *4. llon^r Fatt m; *.s. Chin Chin I.oT 1.0 i«. Taipinir IM I.2>*.
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    73 19 ftesterday'ti Alterations. January 20lh. (losing |»rire«. Ratan^r Parian^ GO 64 Hitama IM i.o:> Kinta Tin Drmi. I.4i> 1.471 Malayan Cons. I.IK Mambau 140 1.42' L North TaipinK iff Songci Wa; H.l'o :i.r«» Talam 1.14 l.lfl Kents (folly paid» |g 4<i 4> ii<f Teja Malaya ]W> ;W 2ds
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    28 19  - It is dear that th«*re can U« no such thing as real national prosperity until w<- hare national saft-jruardinp on broad and r<>mprt?hennive lines.— Mr. H. S. Horne
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      401 19 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Incorporated m England by Royal Charter. Paid up Capital m 600,006 share* *f £5 each £3,000.000 Reserve Fund 4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 3,§00,000 Head Office: 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Ipoh Rangoon Amntsar Karachi Saigon Bangkok Klang
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      301 19 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, (Incorporated m Hong Kong). Head Office: Hong Kong. Authorised Capital $50,009,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund—Sterling £6,000,000 Silver $13,506,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon: Mr. D. G. M. Bernard. Chairman A. H. Compton, Esq., Deputy Ohairraan W.
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    THE ASSIZES.
    886 20 TWO MORE PEOPLE I REWARDED. Robbers Caught In the Act. j The Assizes were continued yesterday before the Chief Justice (Sir William Muri I son). Two Chinese .who helped to arresi criminals were awaided sums from the Treasury as a reward for their.action. A PLEA OF GUILTY, Lee
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    HOME FOOTBALL
    338 20 THE FIRST ROUND OF SCOTTISH CUP. To-day's Matches. The first round of the Scottish Cup i 'eing played to day the draw being as fol Dumbarton vs. Hamilton. Beith vs. Airdrieonians. Raith Rovers, vs. Aberdeen. Alloa vs. Fraserburgh. Vale o' Leven vs. Leith Amateurs. Glasgow University vs. Albion
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    ENGLISH CUP REPLAY.
    39 20 [Reuter's Serviced lyondon. Jan. 19. In an Association Cup replay Northamp ton were beaten at home hy Sunderland by three goals to nil. [Sunderland will he at home to Man Chester City m the fourth round.]
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    FOOTBALL COMPETITION No. 22.
    52 20 Intending competitors are reminded that tntiies for Football Competition No. 22 clo:»e this morning, and must reach this office by ten o'clock. The coupon m respect of Competition Xo. 23 will be published on Wednesday, as there will be no issue of the Free Press on
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    FOOTBALL.
    195 20 tNavy Defeated At Tanglin. 5.........4: Hawkins 1. Tanfclin yesterday, the Duke of Wellington's Regiment.entertained H.M.S. Hawkins at soccer, the game resulting m a fourone victory for the home side. The visitors had a good defence and their goal keeper gave an excellent display, but forward they lacked finish and
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    26 20 Members and friends of the Travancore Athletic Club are asked to note that the Badminton open doubles final hat been postponed to Monday at 4.30 p.m.
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    RUGBY.
    164 20 TO-DAY'S INTERNATIONAL MATCH. Local Fixtures. England and Wales meet m Wales to-day m the international Rugby tournament. The English .selectors were apparently j satisfied with the display of the side that represented England m the match against the Waratahs at Twickenham on January 7. for they have made only
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    S.C.C. RUGBY.
    79 20 To-day's Match Against Services. Two changes have been rendered necessary m the S.C-C. side selected to meet the Services on the Padang this afternoon MacLeod and Mortlock replacing Hamilton and Anderson. The team will be: S. E. King; R. G. Littlehales. D. S. Robertson, C. G. Barnes, A.
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    S.C.C. RUGBY TOURNAMENT.
    99 20 The following table shews the positions of the five sides m the S.C.C. Rugby Tournament. Two matches remain to be played, the Services having to meet the 8.8.1., who are m a very strong position, and the merchants. Two points have been awarded for a win. Pts
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    STRAITS INDIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE.
    288 20 Proposal to Form Association. A meeting of representatives of Singapore Indian and Ceylon Clubs was held at the Stadium on Thursday to discuss arrangements for a competition amongst themselves for a trophy presented by Dr. IK. Pathy, together with medals for the lers up. he meeting
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    THE SWIMMING CLUB.
    34 20 A team from H.M.S. Hawkins will play water polo against the Swimming Club on Sunday. Tiffins will be provided at the Club on Monday and Tuesday next, Chinese New Year holidays.
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    45 20 Thursday, January 26th, Band Practice,) Headquarters 5.15 p.m. Friday, January 27th, Annual Meeting, V.M.C.A. Hall at 5.30 p.m. Saturday, January 28th, Rally at Government House. All Troops parade on the ground opposite St. JosepVu Institution, at 3.30 p.m. Full uniform with staves.
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    CRICKET CONTROL.
    196 20 PERAK MEETING DISAPPROVES PROPOSAL. The Game's All Right. The much canvassed question of cricket control was discussed here to day at a very representative meeting- of cricketers convened at the Ipoh Club to discuss tht formation of League cricket m Perak. Doctor Samuels, presiding, raid at the outset
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    55 20 The following is the result of the Indies' monthly medal for January. Mrs. W. L. Stevens, 46 12 34 Mrs. L. R. Taylor. 52 12 40 Mrs. E. Gregory Jone*. 51 10 41 Miss Hope Falkner. 55 12 43 Miss C. M. O. Lawrence 55 10 45
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    A Golf Challenge.
    135 20 To the Editor. Sir, —The attention of golfers here has I been drawn to a statement m the press by Mr. W. C. Lyle that the standard of golf |m Malaya is of a low order. It is possible [that Mr. Lyle. who advertises as a golf
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    LATEST TENNIS RANKING IN JAPAN.
    49 20 [Xanyo Xichi-Nichi Soiviv.] Tokio, January 19. The Japan Lawn Tennis Association has recently announced the ranking of leading players The ranking i< as follows:— 1. Tamio Abe (Tomon) 2. Koichiro Ishii (Keio) S. Iwao AoH (Mitsubishi) Doubles:— 1. Abe Fukuda (Tomon) 2. Sato-Kobayashi (Matsuoka
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    LADIES' LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
    84 20 Chinese New Year Tournament. Men's Open Singlo*. Abed beat Wig-g, <5—3, 6—!. Smith beat Gotch. w.o. Clerc beat Dr. Bowyer. 6—o. B—6.8—6. Revd. Aitken beat Wise, 6—2. 6—o. Anderson beat Withers Payne, 6—4, f>—2. Ladits' Open Single*: Miss Wallis beat Miss Abed, 7—5, 6—2. Miss Green
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    LONDON COVERED COURTS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
    63 20 Jacob Unable to Defend Title. London. Jan. 9. The Ixnidon Covered Courts Lawn Tennis Championships at Queen's Club began today. Jacob is unable to defend his title owing to an injury to his arm as the result of a-slight accident recently. Among the winners m the
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    HOCKEY.
    19 20 S.R.C. >s. A.P.C. On the ground of the former last evenin£ the A.P.C. won hy 2 to nil.
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    55 20 Kuching was visited by a terrific electrical storm on the afternoon of the 28th instant. The effect of the lightning was to deprive us of electric light as the main fuses were blown. We are informed that a policeman whilst holding the telephone was the chief sufferer, being rendered unconscious
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