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

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, &S. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1928. NO. 12,585
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    283 1 The latest news with regard to the condition of the King gives no cause for further anxiety Page 9. The Prime of Wales has arrived at Aden Page 9. Disaster overtook the Australians at Krisbane where their second innings only lasted for an hour and a half
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    THE "ACTUAL" BUGLE,
    887 1 The proud announcement, leceully made by a cinematograph company mf*f*4 m the manufacture of a military film, lhat they will use m their representation the "actual bugle" that sounded to a famous charge, suggests that a n t w natiualism is arising m the studios, says a
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      366 1 WING LOONG. T HF RECOGNISED HOUSE for Fl ROPE AN TROPICAL SUITS. :\2. HIGH STREET. I Raffles Hotell i i i ROOMS WITH MODERN SANITATION S I EXCELLENT GRILL XMAS NEW YEAR. JS^ I UAill Kj Booking for New Year's Eve is dosed. DANUS* Sj unviuv There are a few
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      238 1 I R°NE? INDEXED DIARY I -19^9 j I $2.50 ij^^S copy I 1 A Diary with a unique Index feature. The Index makes it J fc possible to find any date with two motions only, one to turn up fl J the month, the other the day. This feature saves
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      88 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Ttnders invited Page 7. Anne Trevor is back Page 2. Notice re night mail train Page 7. Satorial notes by H. B. Winter— Fag* c Auction sales by Cheong Koon Seng Page 7. >iassage Hall for manicure and pias^ge P*p&— tw brgrftw>M» cih* for rtme'hs pud colds Page
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      14 1 WING LOONG. FOR HIGH CLACS TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32, HIGH STREET.
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      192 1 THE WEEK. Thurfday, 6th. High Water. 6.21 a.m., 7.8. 6.3 p.m., 7.7. 8.1. homeward mail closes. Selangor Amateur race meeting. Pearls Hill School prize distribution, 3.30 p.m. Rugb> S.C.C. A. vs. A. Co. Welch. S.C.C. Wilburs Bhickbirds Theatre 9.30. Friday, ~th. High Water, 7.15 p.m., 14., 7.30 p.m., 7.9. R.A.F.
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    U.S. FLEET TO VISIT S. AMERICA.
    106 2 f Reuter's Service.! Washington. lMv. 3. Mr. Hoover's goodwill visit to South America is to Ik- closely followed by visits ••f large sections of the Awe lie an fleet to Peruvian and Columbian ports. The four months programme of winter manoeuvres »rv-ludes scouting. The
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    RUSSIA'S ARMY COSTS RISING.
    59 2 [Reuter's Service.] >li)e*ct>w. l>ec. 4. The Soviet Uni<<n bu«lget presented to the < entral Executive C<»mmitlee by M. Briukhanoff, Commissiar of Finance, includes M 0.000,000 roubles for national defence compared with UMtMH last >*ear. M. Briukhanoff explaine«i that the addi:io»ial money was needed to improve the
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    MORE GAMBLING.
    55 2 I Reuters Service.! New York. IH-c. ,4. Increasing intenst m the futures markets m the United States was further evidenced at tin* opening of the National Metal E.\«hanjre, when trading took place on a moderately active s^ale m which foreign mterint*s participated. Deals m tin futures totalled 64.
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    SERIOUS FLOODS IN RUSSIA.
    54 2 [Reuter's Service.] Moscow, I Mr. I. 4a a lc.-ult of tht .-tonn m the Caspian Sea, tht River Volga overflowed m the neighbourhood of Astrakhan. Twenty-five Uiaeres were inundated and people took refugtr m boats and on nx-tV of houses many of which weiv destroyed. Many
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    CONTRACTOR SENT TO GAOL.
    41 2 [Reuter's Service.] Paris, l>ec. I. The contractor alleged to be responsible for the collap-e of the house at Vincennes on Sept. 20 has be<*n sentenced to two year's imprisonment with the hem-lit of the First Offender.- Act.
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    MR. TOKONAMI TO VISIT CHINA.
    135 2 (By courtesy of Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio. Dei. .1. Mr. Tokonami. leader of the Shinto Club, who discussed the (iovernmentV China polity with Baron Tanaka, Premier and Foreign Minister, is leaving Totto for China on Friday. Lt. -General Idogawa and fow l>iet mem-U-i"6 will attend
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    121 2 The O'Malleys, who. as the Mail retails, claim to trace their ancestry back to the year 36"> A.D., have more than one rival. There aie religious enthusiasts who <!:tiui for our royal family a direct descent from Duvul; and a document preserved at Hatfield gives th^ pedigree of Queen Kli:;aV>eth
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      364 2 BALLROOM DANCING ISABEL STUART Private Lessons by Appointment at the ADELPHI HOTEL, ANNE TREVOR. Returned from Europe on Saturday with a collection of the latest models which are now on view at Amber Mansions. I BURGOY7ICS fl I wt<i««c turn pj II -Z i I I ZOTAL BBOISTBnXO. THE MOST
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      377 2 VICTORIA THEATRE DECEMBER 3rd. TO Bth. AT 9.30 PJI. Wilburs Blackbirds 18 Coloured Artists m the Latest and Most Up-to-Date Jazz, Harmony, Syncopation, Revues, Dances, etc. and Old Plantation Melodies an*t Negro Spirituals. Dec. 3rd. tth.— "The Minstrel Revue/ Dec. sth. 6th._ "Vaudeville." Dec. 7th Bth.— "Cabaret." Matinees Wednesday and
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      225 2 I ALHAMBRA p sr (Tu. Cheng Kee and Co., Ltd.. Propricl w ,T If SEASON COMMENCING NOVEMBER In the Second Show at 9 p.m. I THE LATEST EMPIRE NEWS UFA SUPER-PRODUCTION. LAn unique masterpiece of the screen, totally differed f rm Ilii anythinsr you have ever seen. Illj >• In
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    OLD LONDON IN MINIATURE.
    970 3 MODELS OF THE PAST AND FUTURE. A Fascinating Workshop. [By Joan I.ittlefield, Staff Correspondent of tho Free Press and the N.A.X.A.] I stepped back into the past to-day and j»a\v London burn— the red-gabled, timbered London of narrow, winding streets; the London that Popys knew and
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      169 3 j Get a Cine" KODAK for Chrutma*. I j KODAK LIMITED. I •OX A^l y.y Ax v-/ X\ Tj =i ORANGES and APPLES AND FRESH TOO! You may be disappointed if you 1 don't PHONE 3500 i ac v ==>I THE FRESH FOOD Refrigerating Co., Limited. 233-5 Orchard Rd. YAP
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      29 3 Mr. S. dc Kretser, of the Caxton Press Ipoh has left for Kuala Lumpur where he takes up the post of Manager of the Malayan Supply Co. Ltd. Ex.
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      204 3 ASEPSO Antiseptic Shaving Stick A Genuine Antiseptic Shaving 9^» it produces just the right kind Soap with the most luxurious f& of lather. flt only needs to be solidified cream, combine with j*|§ j^^^^ damped and rubbed lightly a small but efficient quantity by over the face and the lather
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    CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA.
    295 4 THE ILL-FATED TOWN OF MESSINA. M.C.C. WELCOMED TO AUSTRALIA. A striking: Daily Sketch photograph of Messina, which suffered such terrible devastation m the Etna eruption. The eruption was the worst for many nm and thousand ot villagers have had to flee from their homes. The picture
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    THE QUEENSLAND GAME.
    1035 5 LEYLAND SAVES THE SITUATION. Geary's fine Bowling. London. Nov. 27. Reuter's extended service to Ceylon papers gives the following details of the Queensland matcn. Queensland made t disastiou? stait m their second innings. Overnight, wickets fell at 0, 3, and 17. Then followed a stand between Knowles
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    24 5 During restoration work *t the 12thcentury pdory of Finchale, Co. Durham, th* stone coflin of Saint Godric, 12th-century hermit of Finchale, has been unearthed.
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    RACE OF GHOSTS IN A FOREST.
    339 5 Legend of a Royalist Trooper. A building which is said to have been Oliver Cromwell's general headquarters during his battles against the Royalists is shortly to be demolished, and a road will run over the site of "Cromwell s House" at Whitecliff, near Coleford,
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    LATE HERRING CATCHES.
    111 5 Although the season when herrings are normally found m the fishing areas worked by Fleet wood steam trawlers should have closed a month ago, says a mail week paper, the fish are as plentiful as ever and as •good catches are being brought into port as m
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      154 5 W There's §^F more m this .^x-^BP' mm^T ty m ifl I ■:i:^Bl \jfUF H 1 Ijj _^^^L -ftt 'oß> HB^^ Km U m \J I// r c vO t^ al \r\n^ Vr I Ij'^tlvSS I 1 •>*" J stipYll** CORK-TIPPED VIRGINIA CIGARETTES The ONLY Cigarettes Made Specially to Prevent
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    ORDEAL BY FIRE "FOR PURITY."
    472 6 Girl Tortured m a Furnace. New York. (Hi. WL The medieval ordeal by tiio. s«lf-inrtict«.i n a putitiration ri:e. i- declared by Mis.I~Mrie«ia Knaak. a thn t\ yoar-«>Ui Sunda\ School tearher at I.ak«' LMufV. Illinois, to ha 1 Iteen tin reason why she was dis•t.vcud
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    POPE CLIMBS ST. PETER'S.
    86 6 Pari*>, Ocl. M). The Pope, who until his sixtieth year was an aident mountaineer, climbed to the U>) of the doim of St. Peter's Cathedra] y ester day to inspect the repair work beiny; carried out there, a Rome message states. His Ho!i!H-:-s, who is now
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    GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING METHODS.
    419 6 The Search for Tin. At the hinese Chamber of Coninierce «nd Selantror .Viner-' Association premises, Kuala Lumpur, on Sunday writes the Malax Mail, Dr. I.iese. who iepresent> a (let man company, jcave a lecture on tin piospeeting by geonhysienl methods, to an int te>ted audieme of Kuropean
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    GONE FOR EVER.
    118 6 Wesley's Chapel. City Road. London, the 150 th anniversary of which was celebrated U'tently by the attendance of the Prime Minister and the Archbishop of Canterbury, has probably a very ions; history still befonit if it is to fulfil the expectations of its frwwfer. Aftir laying the
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    27 6 Mr. 1. M. Wayte. the well-known s,,cr v player, who is the fegfctrjr of \ehi"ies, Ipoh, has it-turned from Honn- k««vi •.vomimni d l>y \\s bride.— -P.G.
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    SUGAR RESEARCH IN PAPUA.
    616 6 SCIENTIFIC PARTY ATTACKED BY CANNIBALS. Modern Exploration Methods. [Copyright by the Fr^- Pie»x and the N.A. X.A.I Virturia. Ilr. oliimNa. Mr. E. W. Brandos, chief Pathologist <*( the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Mr. Richard K. Peck, his assistant, have arrived here after completing a 10,800
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    MAJOR IN COIRT SCENE.
    313 6 "Outside the Law." .Major Arthur Cameron, af the K<>\a Hotel, Woborn-piaee, W.c, who was aetuaed at Puw-stiiot Pulii-o Court of assaultinj. Mr. Lewis Aspinall, a visitor t<> the h««ti-i walked into the- «lo«.-k with hi> hat *»n. A fjaeler removed Major Cnnsmwi hat anil he walked
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      891 6 I Concessionaires for Malaya I I IT AL ASIA LTD. I Singapore. Penan g, Ipoh. Kuala Lumpur and Malacca. lIII.IIKKN. Will not he admitted to the Cosjtaa. BAD6BB: All Members are requested to Wear their 1 adpes m a prominent position m ortier to facilitate control of the Tctalisator und
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    THE KING'S HEALTH.
    785 7 SPECIAL COUNCIL NOMINATED. Kins Signs Order. f Reuter's Service.] London. Dec. 4. In the Homm of Commons Mr. dynes (Lab Platting) asked whether arrangements had been made for the transaction of business during: the Kind's illness. Mr. Baldwin replying said: I am triad to state the King
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    SUBSIDISING ZIONISM.
    61 7 [Reuter's Service.] London, Dec. 4. The central office of the Zionist organisation announces that Lord Melchett has subscribed £100,000 to the Jewish Colonisation Corporation m Palestine which will shortly be established as the outcome of the recent conference m New York for the purpose of securing the adhesion
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    THE KELLOGG PACT.
    20 7 [Reuter's Service.! London, Dec. 4. Mr. Coolidge submitted to the Senate Mr. Kellogg's anti-war pact for ratification.
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    COOLIDGE TO CONGRESS.
    252 7 AMERICAS BOUNDLESS PROSPERITY. 101 Per Cent Beneficence. [Reuter's Service.] Washington. Dec. 4. Mr. "oolidjf.-'s annual message to Congress refers to America's bounding material prosperity and freedom from industrial strife. It stresses the peace and goodwill m the foreign field arising out of mutual understanding. Reduction of taxation
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    CONGRESS STARTS AGAIN.
    100 7 [Router's Service.] Washington. Dec. 5. Congivss was given a good start on its labours with the receipt of Mr. Coolidge's annual rccomnu iations for legislation and immediattly many "f the old lighting ls*AM»l of last session and the recent election >.um}»aign were pushed to the front. Senatt
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    SOUTH AMERICA ANNOYED.
    81 7 [Reuter's Service.} Rio de Janeiro, Dec. 4. A sensation has been caused here owing to the decision of the Argentine Govern* ment not to participate m the international tivil aeronautic conference at Washington on Dt?c. 12 14. The newspapers justify the refusal owing to the programme of
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    MR. BRITTEN SEES IT THROUGH.
    107 7 [Reuter's Service.] Washington, Dec. 4. The Naval Committee of the House of Representative heard Mr. Baldwin's reply to Mr. Britten's suggestion for an interparliamentary naval conference, whereupon Mr. Britten explained at length that his purpose was to "end the everlasting talk as to comparative naval
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    FRANCE DESIRES PEACE.
    127 7 [Reuter's Service.] Paris, Dec. 4. In the Chamber debate on foreign affairs M. Briand reiterated that France's policy was world-wide peace without losing: sight of the formula peace with security." He stressed the fact that France must act with her Allies. Germany had no rivfht to exac.
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    GERMANY ARGUING AGAIN.
    78 7 FReuter's Service.) Berlin, Dec. 4. A semi-official statement demands the emphatic ltpudiation of Sir A. Chamberlain's words m the House of Commons yesterday evening as being contrary to the most authoritative interpretation of the text of the peace treaty. It asserts that if Sir A. Chamberlain's statement
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      814 7 NOTICES. FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. NOTICE. The nipht mail train will run m two portions from Tank Road to Kuala Lumpur on the night of the 7st instant. Tht rtr>t portion leaving Tank Roa.l at 8.0 p.m. will take first and second class pasxenicers only. The second portion leaves Tank
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      719 7 IMPERIAL MOTORS, ORCHARD ROAD. The following re-conditioned cars are offered for .sale at cost price:— SINGER SENIOR, MORRIS COWLEY SEDAN, WILLYS KNIGHT, ESSEX, DODGE, MORRIS OXFORD, ERSKINE SEDAN AND TOURER. Guaranteed m good running order. INSPECTION INVITED. IMPERIAL MOTORS. FOR SALE PRIVATELY AS A GOING CONCERN. THE PENINSULAR TILE WORKS,
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      517 7 NOTICES. GOVERNMENT OF JOHORE. "The Excise Enactment, 1915." SESSION OF LICENSING BOARD. The next Session of the Licensing Board for the District of Johore Bahru will be held at lam Oince of tne Commissioner of Customs. Johore, on the 13th day of December, 1928. All applications for the issue, renewal
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      MARRIAGE.
      28 8 Khodks Sol. At St. Aldltw'i Church. Penanif. on Fri(Jay. \oveir.bt-r, 'M). 192h. Arthui Wellesley Rhoiies, of Morley, Yurkshirf, to Ail:; Hendrika Johanna Sol, of The Hajjuv. Holland.
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      DEATH.
      12 8 BROWN.- At Central Work Shops Kuala Lumpur on December <. J;>hn Brown.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6. 1928. BRITAIN'S FINANCIAL CONTRADICTION.
    826 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6. 1928. BRITAIN'S FINANCIAL CONTRADICTION. The annual conference of the National Savings Movement brings again to the front a curious feature of our national financial situation and that is the notable growth m national savings. It is roughly calculated that m the post office savings
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    350 8 Che Abdul Hamid. Assistant District Officer, Kulirv., has been transferred to Aloi Star, as Second Magistrate. We are asked to state that to-wight's screening at the Alhambra of the wonderful film Metropolis will be the last. Tuan Syed Ahmad Aljeffri, who acted as District Officer, Kulim, during Tunku Md Jiwa's
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
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      THE HIGHEST FALLS.
      138 8 Fo the Editor, Sir, —I was interested m the tw > lett>r.in to-day's issue referring to the Hiffbeaj waterfall. I have personally visited Victoria Falls, N*ia<rata and rhe Aughrabies Fall an the Orantrc River, South Africa. No doubt the lorrespondents are aware that Niagara has a fall
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    MISS FRASER'S WEDDING.
    232 8 The wedding of Elizabeth Dorothea, only daughter of Major-General Sir Theodore Fvaser, and Mr. Harold Charles HarkerTaylor. only son of the late Mr. H. HarkerTaylor, of Shanghai, and Mrs. Harler-Tay-lor. took place at St. James's Church. Piccadilly on November 6. Canon Sempill officiated, assisted by the Rev.
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    226 8 The following non-fiction work will be ready for issue on Saturday. December Hth.. at 9 a.m.: Birkenhead (Earl of> More Famous Trials. 1928. Illus. Bodo (Wilhelm) Florentine Sculptors of the Renaissance. 1928. Illus. Bums (C. Delisle) A Short History of the World. liMB— l92B. Cameron (Donald) A Saharan
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    232 8 The Htalth Culture Hall forward their 1929 Calandar. Mr. A. H. Flowerdew expect^ to leave foi Home m February. M.M. Mr. N. D. Mudie has assumed duty a.First Magistrate. Penan^. Mr. R. Adam Laing. for the past two years local manager of the Cycle ami Car riage Co., Ltd., has
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    AN ESTATE MURDER.
    98 8 COOLIES "ATTACK v NANDO* Four Arrests. [From Our <K n s Poade«t] Th, Tanj..n* MaET 1 M...yy»i, lhll SThSi* be a daring BtMMdHai i nwmW Eukit I.vn W ,l divuior Tin (l t( >- Rubber Compaq on Sui nj n^al^. stated that a f,l, KM H»» the
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    BANGKOK'S ANTI-PIRACY MEASURES.
    68 8 Shipping Companies Assist. [FRKK MKBU BCIVK E «»|'yki.;hi The ■athorities, atot caafante «L .shipping iaterwU, agt« i oa«a yj cautions to prevent piratical attwnpJJJ sels trading between H.u^k h Hn/((' rt and China potta, The aalfai vnli vessels and passengers tor arms. Shipmn- interests have agreed thai
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    PLANT LIFE.
    206 8 [To the Editor, Malq M Sir —In your iaWM of tat '>th ultimo thr following paragraph appears, mt«T an article ascribed t.» I»r. Wi'lheln: a celebrated scientist, '"That entail oiKinally cuttings From penal tm died when the pat.-r. IM P ens in the several ID* iea if Mi
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    58 8 LATEST RUBBER AND TIN PRICES. [PECE PlISi BIIVICI COfTIICiI London. Dec. 5. 4.10 p.m. Messrs. Lewis. Lazarus and bom notify to-day's tin prices as follow: Spot £232.13.0 (down £6.8.91. Inward £231.12.6 (down £5.15.01. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's rubber price* follow Spot 81 -d. (up 1 16).
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    RAFFLES INSTITITION CONCERT.
    183 8 Members of tht LfttrWJ a"' l la ia Society of R itfles lectitlltiM "J piiftMMM m the ichool hall ye*t rjvw welcome their pnnri|'al. Mr. who has returned fmni farewell to Mr. BktU I<l uK JL new appointment. Then k athering present, im-lwin-friers and I MMHber "f
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      10 8 To-day's Kfajunv. i T HK SKWS IS j; PICTURES. L
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    THE KING'S CONDITION.
    350 9 MX LATEST BULLETIN KROM LONDON. A Fair Night. [Xt uter's Service.] I ..niton Dec. 5. 11.30 a.m. D tapmd at 10.30 this morning n th< k.ntf p:i ssed a fair niirht and there rt ptMfti to hope that the recrudescence •n ifection which caus.d the last rise
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    STORY OF THE SHINWARI RAID.
    72 9 [Renter*! Service.] Peshawar, Dec. 4. i account of the Shinwari reItoVi the rebels attacked the pro■U lAtei and hotel m the Bagh i fokah. :ht British post office, civil serVMUTten, and burned three lorries w »th petrol. They destroyed ten new tan Monging to the
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    "TELEPICTURES"LTD.
    38 9 I[Reuter'.« Service.] New York. Dec. 1. ••Weed a company with a capital 'WiMOfl hat bera formed to manure and tell -broadcast picture sets for h private houses. A number fttioni have been broadcastlor the past six months.
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    MATCH MONOPOLY SPREADS.
    38 9 I[Reim-r'> Service.] Budapest, Dec 4. *-<iish-American match trust pay n m Feb. l £12,000,000, the first inft« .tU1.000.000 loan arranged with the grant of the match •in*, i I an will applied to land reform.
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    SOVIET METHODS.
    51 9 IUr n ,ers Sent to Death. London. Nov. Bth. l-ndent of The Times u 'nc-i that the well-to-do far- fi ir exemplary lesson 'to demons- the rough hand of Soiet tribunal at Armavit l "featli two farmers charged v,rnim.nt informer. 1 I farmers have recent T^n informers were
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    SIR H. LAUDER'S FEE.
    52 9 I*** IWM.JW, Zealand. U>ndon. Nov. Bth. SfcjJJ, h Sir Harry Lauder. 11 MOUt im-ssage to-night fe of £1.-200. He will w ;f s bi sh ir w al «rs. Then, under thr JJJ X f arroll, he will make «t N w Zea'amt. and Wr^ ustralla
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    THE ALSAGOFF CASE.
    579 9 DEFENCE DISCLAIMS THE SIGNATURE. Pleadings May be Amended. \Jorl f^^/V^ acti n WM continued -n y,^rdav 6 W^ m MuthJ^l^"l^ Se as w ««ri«l Paving Sir" XfZXSS* WUh tHe CVidente O? ground id th «t they objected on the ground that the signature «f Syed Mohamed *as,
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    MIRACULOUS GALE ESCAPES.
    283 9 Hoardings Erected to Protect Pedestrians. London. Dec. 17. The fact that hoardings were erected at the Law Courts and other London buildings to prevent injury from the showers of ripped-off tilts testifies to the severity of the gale. There were many miraculous escapes. The roof of a
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    THE WRONG HOUSE.
    67 9 Alfred Frederick Williams, aged 33, a porter, a native of Birmingham, called at the home m Brighton of Detective Beer and asked. "Can you give me a pair of boots?'' The detective recognising him, replied, "Yes, Williams. I have also got a warrant for your arrest." Williams
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    BIG HAUL OF HYLAMS.
    423 9 RAID ON CHINESE NIGHT SCHOOL. Fifty Eight Men m Court. The premises of the late Hup Seng Night School were raided by Mr. Uatfi.ld of the Chinese Piotectorate on Tuesday ni^ht and a large gathering ot Hylams weie surprised whilst holding a meeting of some sort
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    AN UNFORTUNATE SWEED.
    211 9 A Sweed named Otto Ragnar Ekman. was produced before the Fourth Magistrate, Mr. Findlay. yesterday, on a charge of being a vagrant. Ekman explained through an interpreter that he came out to Java after receiving a letter from a friend there offering him a position on an
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    CLEMENCEAU AVENUE.
    192 9 Work Started on New Road. Those who have noticed the work that is m progress at the foot of Government Hill will be interested to know that it is preparatory to th« laying: down of Clemenceau Avenue and there may be some who will remember the ceremony that
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    FRACAS BETWEEN EUROPEAN AND TAXI-MEN.
    107 9 A European named F. Van Heeckeren and an Indian taxi-driver were each fined $10 by the Fourth Magistrate yesterday. The case was the sequel to a scene near Johnston's Pier some days previously. According to Mr. Van Heeckeren, the taxi-driver refused to move his car
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    SPECIAL HOME CABLE.
    79 9 ACUTE DISTRESS IN ENGLAND. Effect of Unemployment. [FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.) London, Dec. 5. Th«re is acute distress m many part* of {England. Many children are bootless and relief funds are being started everywhere. The unemployment figures are now 1,395,500. THE FIGURES. [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby,
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    QUOTA SCHEME FOR WELSH COLLIERIES.
    32 9 [FREE PRESS SERVICE-COPYRIGHT.] XMT London, Dec. 5. Welsh coalowners have approved thi adoption of a quota scheme, governing al! collieries to come into operation on January 1.
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    RAILWAYS TAKE OVER BUSSES.
    26 9 [FREE PRESS SERVICE.-COPYRIGHT.] I/Ondon. Dec. .">. The railways have taken over Sheffield's extra urban omnibus services, thus starting a policy of municipal co-operation.
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    THE GERMANO-AFRICAN TREATY.
    158 9 [British Radia— Official Service.] Rugby, Dec. 4. Mr. W. G. A. Ormsby-Gore, the Undersecretary for the Dominions, replying to a question m the House of Commons respect- ing the commercial treaty between the South African Government and the German Government, said His Majesty's Government m Great Britain
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    BURKING THE BOMBER.
    68 9 [Reuter's Service.] Melbourne, Dec. 4. The House of Assembly passed the Explosive Substances Bill providing that any person causing unlawful explosions may be imprisoned for 15 years and anybody m unlawful possession of explosives will be liable to 10 years imprisonment. The Minister, Mr. Argyle, explained that
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    CHINA CABLE NEWS.
    59 9 [By arrangement with NanyangSiang Pau Press.] Shanghai, Dec. 5. Yen Shi Shan went to Tientsin yesterday and is proceeding to Nanking; the Canton airplane has arrived at Shanghai; Soong Tse Wen has called a conference for the discussion of the abolishment of the Likin; Feng Yuh Siang
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    TOKIO MUNICIPAL SCANDAL.
    58 9 (By courtesy of Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, Dec. 4. Mr. Jintaro Itoh, M.P.. who was examined yesterday m connection with the Municipal scandal by the Public Procurators has been permitted to return to home, while another Diet member Mr. T. Kobata has been summoned to appear before
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    RADIO-CABLE MERGER.
    186 9 Hitch With Marconi Company. London, Nov. sth. The Daily News says that the negotia tions between the Post Office and the Marconi Company regarding the radio-cable merger have become difficult, owing to a clause m the Bill, shortly to be presented to Parliament, which reserves the control of
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      762 10 fi Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre.) Route subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Doe Spore. t OANFA For London, Rotterdam
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      440 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) "ELLERHiir UML 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 MADRAS Dec 15 s.s. CITY OF PEKIN j an 12 s.s.
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      435 10 I*. 6^ O. British India and Apcar Lines. (Incorporated m England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S N CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S (Jo'vfrnmpvt' LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVK c OUTWARDS FROM LONDOffFOR CHINA AND iapm Due ni< T*m*g*. Singapore. TonnaiM •TBEBILLIAN D,c. 7 KHYBEK
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      608 11 O. S. K. Line. .i,.M l iaii«Mw. Mi i mil. ArriTe Lemrt KoUt'rdam. Hamburg, Bremen, puiiV ri md Antwvrp via Colombo, U-r 9ne* and Port Said. An^lts Maru Dec. 16 Dec. 18 (feat, Pl>rt Btaaiatfc, Cape Town. Hi" <lv Janeiro, Montevideo ,r..! 1 TlOs Ain*s. lK,«ipil-the-W«rld passujff £ir>o.] t Manila
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      501 11 TOWa^COMFORT DOLLAR i^^L "PRESIDENT? k Dollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. All Mate-rooms are outside rooms, well-ventilated and tooled 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 running water. The
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      611 11 K. P. M. I RONHHCLYKE PAKETVJWRT MMTSCHMTU. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OF BATAVIA). (Incorporated m Holland.) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections to:— Passage, Freight. Transhipment. Marine Departments and Manager's desk. 1 Representatives m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and IVnaitf) of the OFFICIAL TOURIST
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    YESTERDAY'S CARGOES.
    22 12 2.096 pips by the Maetsuycker from Sourabaya. 93 bullocks by the Deli from Bangkok. Rice by the Rantanpandjang from Bangkok.
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    334 DAYS PER ANNUM.
    147 12 In a recent issue says the Motor Ship we were able to jrive details of the performance of the motor tanker Lumen, and indicated that during one year the vessel was at sea til days and covered 71,900 miles. This record was exceeded recently by the
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    JAPANESE SHIP.
    156 12 The most important launch that ha* taken place m Japan for some years was due to occur on October 30th. It is of the passenger liner Asaina Maru, the first of the three ships of 16.500 tons gross for the Nippon Yusen Kaisha's passenger service between .lapan and
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    FROM STEAM TO MOTOR.
    160 12 In an analysis which is published m The Motor Ship this month relating to the trend of development m marine propulsion during the past five years, the manner m which the motor ship has overtaken the steamer is brought out m a very striking manner. Between
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      705 12 Burns Philp line (Incorporated m Australia). (0) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. (0) Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia.
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      65 12 s./s. "MANGOLA." Consignees of on-go per the above steamer from Sydney via W. A. (arrived Nov. 29) are hereby notified that a General Survey of all cargo landed m a damaged condition will be held at Godown No. 48 on Saturday Bth December, 1928, at 9 a.m. No further survey
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      531 12 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc., 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA 4\n BALTIMORE. (via Suez). M.S. SILVERMAPLE due Dec. 16 M.S. SILVERBELLE due Jan. 6 H ;uN i v M.S. SILVERHAZEL due Jan. 29 PACIFIC- JAVA -CALCUTTA SERVO SINGAPORE
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      726 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (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 6
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      279 12 SHIPPING NOTES. Up to five o'clock yesterday afternoon, the Falls City was still aground on Tree Island. Mr. Allan Hughes, late chairman of the Federal Line, left gross estate valued at £458,750. Sir James Knott, former head of the Prince Line, has celebrated his golden wedding. The international life-boat race
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    IN THE WEST INDUS.
    2131 13 REFLECTIONS ON A WINTER TOUR. Is There Progress lii the ccur-e of an interesting article m the Empire Riview, Mr. Percy Hurd wiites: Members of Parliament are becoming great Empire travellers these days. Sometimes they go out on a Commission from the Government. Thus two Members,
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      444 13 To Men Who Dress Well Professional and business men m tropical v *T»j countries are recommended to write for patterns >JKv JSfllw of Groves and Lindley '•s British Cloths. These beautiful fabric* SM///&;. fflß- m!y!r*^^^ an- worn by the elite m England s^'WA^fm^T l'wk. and have no superiors They are
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    This Week's Great Day.
    646 14 XDGFGJGHJ Dec Birth of Warren Hastings- 196 On December 6th., 1732, Warren YEARS Hastings, th? principal founder and AGO. organiser of the British Empire m T-.i; a wt h^>T ir> *be Oxfordshire village of Churchill. His mother died a fey days after his birth and his
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    HOW INSULIN WAS DISCOVERED.
    311 14 Inventor's Story. Professor P. G. Banting, of the University of Toronto, the discoverer of insulin for the treaunent of ('iabetes, WMM IWlfd* d the Edinburgh University Cameron Prize for ■MtVeal resenrch Iml yenr. and recently he delivered >he O.nuron Prizt 'ecturr m Edinbi <_h U:r.wv<uy .>n
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    PRINCESS ASTRID AND THE WOMAN IN THE STREET.
    119 14 Princess Astrid, who before becoming Duchess of Brabant used to go freely about Stockholm, finds Court etiquette hard at times. Rumour has it that her mother-in-law has occasionally to remind the youthful Princess that a future Queen cannot mix too freely with
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    142 14 Mr. Henry P. Hansell, C.V.0., who was tutor to the King's sons, leaves ths ranks of the fifteen Gentlemen Ushers to His Majesty after ten years and becomes one of the "Extia Gentlemen Ushers," who number six all told, says Truth. Although he h older than the King, he do:s
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    "VERY UNHAPPY FELLOWS."
    336 14 The Truth About BaeWeters. Mr. J. F. Roxburgh, head master of Stowe School, gave nve lules lor ii*e to the '.rirls of St. Monica's School, fadworth, Surrey. "I expect some of you woadei why ihe head mi.^tiess askeu a bachelor to give away the prizes," he said.
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    CRIME -SPECIALISTS" ON STAGE AND OFF.
    192 14 Two new newspaper plays. "Gentlemen of the Press" and "The Front Page," are now being staged m New York, but the journalists of the town are not one little bit pleased about the pictures given of them. They are represented as what one dramatic
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    A SINGER'S DEATH-PRAYER.
    76 14 Twcr.ty years ago the world knew Mme. Phadrig- Agon, opera star, America. Germany, Italy paid her homage. Then evil times cam*. She pawned her fur coat to pay for a room m a Chicago hotel and to buy a bottle of poison. During the night she took
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      242 14 try a eg BRONX I made with [1 CROSSE BLACK WELL'S I QRANGECUP FL AVOi/fl ff The first Sip immediately conveys to you that happy, contented ieelincp that you are drinking the BEST AERATED WATERS t/ts -ihe -fuuroixr thai does it &SNGE.& JU-E. 66 looks 39 And would not think
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST
    156 15 MACPH AIL'S SHARE LIST Yesterday's Alterations. Buyers Sellers. BMC I nit ($1) 30 35 Johan Tin 32 34 kuehai (2) 1.60 1.65 Malayan Con*. 67% 71 Mural l-'O l-8t North Taiping 6f> 67 Penawata 88* 91 Petalfaft 4.' J.) :s.O2Mj Puteb 137% 1.^5 Rantaa Otd. (*l> I.ISM 1.17»^ Rantau Pr/f.
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    733 15 FRASER'S WEEKLY REPORT. Singapore. Dec. 4. The price at' the metal has remained very steady throughout the week and has registered a rise of £2 7s 6d and £2 10s for the Spot and 3 months' positions respect nely. Shipments for November at 9,921 tons were lather
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    214 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. Singapore. I>»t. 5. iUi'j'.Mr. London *':.•<! 1 I6d op. Local 2H fvnts. Tin.— London £2;;t 55., 15s, .Imum. Local *i > for .>no tons. Mir.inu. Steady. Kinta Dredge 1..V1 1..">8, Malaya Consols To 72, Kuyoh :>2 34, Rahman Hydraulic 1.60 1.65, Sungei Way 3.25 3.35. Uhi
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    EXCHANGE.
    65 15 liank- I m. itunk <it>tnaiul jjj 15-ir> l'hv&tv credits 'A n>.>. J t r».ic, New York, demand M% ClWita M <<ay> syi. 4 I' ra ;.{i', dotT'a»id 14-11 India. T. T. 1 ?V4 V* Hong Kun»r, demand lrt% p.o. Pis. Yokohama, demand 122^4 Java, demand 140*- 4 Kati^kok. demand
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    PRODUCE.
    191 15 (♦fCftvbt-r Tin :»»>o Tom IHSjM (Jambier H Peppei Whit* y:>, Pepper Blnek fi:* Flake TapJW S Pearl Sago Small h Copra Sundrie.l IO.:JO Hice Ling Hin Chan V Red Eagle (New) 330 Rice, Siam old No. 1. S3O Rice, Rangoon Bin tan 260 Rice, Rangoon Sioka 256 Rice, Siam
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    C. OF C. RIUBER ASSOCIATION.
    50 15 ItecemhtT ."»th., 12 oVUk-K noun. fi.S.>. equal t« Stm dmrri, Q.< f >„•' WS StMßdard K>.>. T*n&n I.. I".- 1 B*4 An- -Mar. S»% :id \p>- Ju?u :i", '.<"'. j Ton. ..t* Market: Steady. Latest Cable; London -h...r i- r Ik \."a York Spot sh.'i't
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    500 15 Singapore, He*-. Ihe persistanl rise In the price of Tin whiih has taken place everyday for nearly three weeks recehred a sharpand sudden sethack tu-(!ay. London Spot heine marked .'>•'.< down, and* throe months 2.V. lower, to be followed by the local midday price 2
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    114 15 YESTERDAY'S RUBBER AUCTION. The Singapore Chamber of CoMUM** Rnbbor A— ocWrttoa held its si»:)nl. auction yesterday, when there whs catalogued 2.040,27.i Us.; 910.83 tons. Offend 1,598,154 lbs.; 715.4 C tons. Solil USS4jSM lb>.; t04.7l Sp<ti r!on<ion K l New York 17^ eentit PKic :es rbauhol KUibi-d Smokfd
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    MACPHAIL AND CO., LTD'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    548 15 Singapore. Dec. 1. The rubber market durinj* the week ha* continued n> course of quiet, ihe prici shewing little or no variation, U'injr %d ilown m London or S 7/lfid per IK while locally it has experienced a drop of a cent t<» .i^
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    FRASER'S SHARK LIST.
    133 15 Yesterday's Alteration^. Buyers Seller* Johan Tin ($1) ;52 35 Kuchai Tin Dredftea <$1> IJBZhk LOT 1 Kuyoh Tin JJ Malay Conad. ($1) T'_" 77 liurai Tin ($1) 1.-j;, L.27% Padang Plmndok (l"» (*7' L 12 I li. Jehitong (*i t l >; g. Katil 47H B2VI Khuum
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      692 15 ASSETS OVER $B*oo*oo ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $30,000,000 I THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27 Old Jewry EC The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complie* with the British a ™nm w
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      399 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 $14,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DirBCTORS. A. H. Compton, Esq., Chairman. N. 5. Brown, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Hon. Mr.
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      41 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated In England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) r i FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINF! Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds. Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS. BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    FIRST TEST OVER.
    817 16 ENGLAND SCORES AN EASY WIN. Australia Bat Two Short. [Reuter's Service.) Brisbane, Dec. 5. Only 2,000 people attended to witness the finish of the first test match the overnight scores m which seemed to preclude anything but an easy win for the English side. The morning was
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    HOME TURF.
    72 16 SALE OF SIR ABE BAILEY'S STUD. World's Record Price. [FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.] London, Dec. 5. Eighty-six thousand six hundred and eight guineas was paid for the second draft of Sir Abe Bailey's stud, the total for the entire sale being 177,386 guineas. The highest price, 11,450 guineas
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    DIVIDING TOTE POOL.
    64 16 Race Board's Proposal. [FREK PRESS SERVICE.- COPYRIGHT.] London. Dec. 5. At a conference of the Jockey Club, the Betting Board and Tattersall's it was stated that the Board propose to devide the pool on the tote m the case of dead-heats between backers of the dead-heaters. If
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    CLUB WINS "TOTE" APPEAL.
    531 16 Not to Pay Betting Tax. The Court of Appeal, by a majority, on Oct. 30 allowed the appeal of the Holborn Stadium Club. High Holborn. from Mr. Justice Rowlatt's decision, m the King's Bench Division, that the club should pay retting tax on bets made on
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    NEW ATLANTIC FLEET COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.
    129 16 I Among the naval appointments announcj ed, by the Admiralty is that of Vice AdI miral Sir A. Ernie M. Chatfield to be Com-mander-in-Chief of the Atlantic Fleet, dating from April 17, 1929, m succession to Admiral the Hon. Sir H. G. Brand. Admiral Brand will
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    67 16 At the meeting of Legislative Council on Monday, Mr. Abdooleader will ask questions regarding passages, leav? pay etc. of subordinate civil servants recruited from outside Malaya. First reading will be taker Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Fun<? (amendment) Malay States Revenue Vessels Bill, Boundaries and Survey Map? (amendment), and Registration of
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    HOCKEY.
    169 16 SINGAPORE'S TEAM FOR THE NEGRL Yesterday's Trial. A trial game for the Inter-State hockey match at Seremban on Saturday was played on the Padang yesterday, whin an interesting 1 game resulted m a win for the Colours team by three goals to nil after a closely contested game m
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    THE GREYHOUND CLOSE SEASON.
    32 16 [FREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.^ London. Dec. 5. It ip officially announced that the close season for greyhound racing m England will be from December 31st. to March Sl**.
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    AMATEUR BOXER TURNS PROFESSIONAL.
    25 16 [FREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.] London. Dec. 5. Fred Perry, Britain's best featherweight has turned professional owing to his MMnff t.r employed.
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    GIPSY DANIEL'S TITLE.
    47 16 [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.I London. Dec. 5. At a meeting of the Council of the Boxing Board it was decided that Gipsy Dan".e\ the official light-heavyweight champicn, be given until February 28 to defend his title against Frank Moody for the best pu:c« offered.
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    MELHORN'S BIG SUCCESS.
    59 16 [Reuter's Service.] Honolulu, Dec. 5. Bill Mtlhorn of New York won the $."i.OOO tolf tournament over 72 holes at the Honolulu Club. Melhorn tied with Fred Moiriyion of Alhambra but won the replay. The Carmarthenshire havinp arrived the Turf Club Irish maidens will be drawn for aT
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    GERMANY TO-DAY.
    208 16 Concentrating on Welfare of the Young. Mrs. Corbett Ashby, prospective Liberal candidate for the Hendon Division, who has just returned from a tour m Germany, was the gruest of the National Liberal Club at lunch and afterwards gave an address on "Germany to-day." Mrs. Corbett Ashby said there
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    JELLYFISH BOYS.
    124 16 Headmaster's Contrast with 25 Years Ago. "Jellyfishness" was a word coined by Mr. C. Blakiston, the headmaster of Lancing College, at Bournemouth to describe a failing which, he said, was found m the children of this generation. "The boys of 25 years ago were 'toughs'; you had to
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    31 16 Programme of Drills up to and for Sunday, December 9th. Friday, 5.15 p.m.— Drill Hall S.V.C. Band. Sunday 7.30 a.m.— Bukit Tiniah Range "C" (Scottish) Coy. Rifle Meeting.
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    34 16 Mr. H. E. Bunn, of the Anglo-Chinese School. Ipoh, is leaving: at the end of thir week for a trip to the Philippines and wil' 1 spend the Christmas school holidays a 4 Manilla.
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    SINGAPORE POLO CLUB.
    220 16 PENDING IMPROVEMENTS TO GROUND. Rebuilding the Grandstand. An extraordinary general meeting of thf I Singapore Polo Club was held at the Tanghn Club yesterday evening, when Mr. CookeYarborough was m the chair. The first item on the agenda was to elect a President to hold office until
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