The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 26 January 1929

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    12 1 Singapore Free Press CENTS. SINGAPORE, SS- SATURDAY, aimUARY 26, 1929. NO. 12,627
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    212 1 The medical press describes the King's recovery as wonderful. His j Majesty's steady progress appears to L be maintained Page 9. Mr. Baldwin in an address at New- ti castle condemned severely the Soci- j] a lists* programme of nationalisation t( but spoke hopefully of conditions in
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    990 1 Qnicqtnd fit Ml homivci voatri e«t furrage Libvlli Juvenal. The turn in the tide of the Kind's misfortune at the New Year has happily not proved illusory and His Majesty's recovery since this? column wa^ last filled has been better assured. The Empire will await with
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      631 1 WIKU LOONC. T ,,K KECOC.MSED HOUSE for cr.jOI'EAN TROPICAL SUITS. Fl 32 HIGH STREET. I KameS^tlOtei Certain I McGuirc's Little Symphonic V^T C-UW I'rotjramme for Sunday, Jan. 27th. at 9.15 p.m. 1/ J L FOR^|4| INS^T PtSTS >\ A A j^B> M V" T* i 4 v C i fl?
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      80 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. tenders Pa</e J. Hotel wtH-k-cnd enpajreiiK nts— Pa^<- 1. Matinee at Harmston's ircus to-day— Page 2. Exide wiivless batteries at Malayan Motors Page 4. The Morris Minor car now on v."\v at Malayan Motors— Pajre 4. Announcement re new dealers of Bates i r.d Oldsmobile cars Pftg* 1
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      14 1 WING LOONC-. FOR HIGH CLACS TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32, HIGH STREET.
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      246 1 THE WEEK. Saturday, 26f/i. Hiph Water. 10.42 a.m. 10.1. Malacca: H. W. H.20 a.m., 7.1.. »M p.m.. M« Outward mail due. Glenealy Plantations Bong Kont: Bank Chamb*r« noon. RuKby: S.C.C. vs. H.M.S. C uinberland B.C.C Malaya Cup Rugby linal-Kuala Lumpur. Banvavd Company I%oatrt fJi. Penj.np Polo Club Sky Races. Sunday.
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    WORKERS AS PARTNERS.
    332 2 Lord Melchett's Scheme. A ichente for securing closer co-opera-tion between employers and workpeople has Vx>en prepared by l/>rd M^lchett for adoption throughout th*- works of Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd. liord Melchett proposes to invite members of every trade union, affected to discuss the proposals with him at
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    25 2 Mave has been granted in the Sarawak t;.» r: ment service to KVssrs, K. Brace* B. W. Harris, C. S. Griffiths an.l Miss M. Tail.
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      192 2 SOPEX SHAMPOO the best for WASHING DOGS. destroys TICKS and other VERMIN, d tfives the coat a healthy and glossy appearance. DISTRIBUTING AGENTS: (Wholesale), MMS DISPENSARY, LTD., Veterinary Chemist**, KAFFLES PLACE. SINGAPORE. Sent from 7th HEAVEN to you ALHAMBRA Commencing Tuesday Jan. 22nd. III! m lANCING MODERN BALLROOM DANCING. Miss
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      282 2 VICTORIA THEATRE TO-NIGHT AND NIGHTLY AT 9.30 P.M. W. R. BANVARD PRESENTS HIS New Musical Comedy Company IN ALL THE LATEST AND GREATEST MUSICAL SUCCESSES To-IMightl "Lino I^APTT* MATINEE TO-DAY 5 P.M. LIDO LADY 1 I MONDAY AND TUESDAY *.3© P.M. WED: 9.30. "CLOWNS IN CLOVER" "OH KAY" THURSDAY JAN.
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      237 2 ALHAMBRA Tan Cheng Kee Co.. Ltd., PropriHo^ H PROGRAMME V Wt Commencing Jan. 22nd. ending Sunday 27th B In the Second Show at 9 p.m f The Latest Empire News I Arriving of Graf Zeppelin in New York I WILLIAM FOX Presents* I STREET ANGE A Napolitan Love Lyric T
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      326 2 [CHURCH SERVICES. ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. SMPTV iOSSIMA 8USDAY. ni Holy C'onimuni'oi 7.4J a.m. i choral i Holy Communion anal Sei mon. j).l" .ni. Matin- Litany* I p.m. The Catechism. ;,.30 p.m. t choral) _Vn-»OJ.g and Sermon HOD lay. Wednesday, ami Friflay at K 8J-. Holy Communion. Taeaday, Thursday, and Saturday
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    A WITCH IN WALLAND.
    660 3 Longshanks of Kent. Long-shanks is a man of Kent, and T^iause of tiiat he quite properly has no love ior Sussex. Nor, despite my great skill ir, argument, can 1 persuade him that my county is a sacred place. And so having come to Rye above
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    SKELETONS FOUND IN POLAR ICE.
    183 3 Solution of Nine-Year-Old Mystery. Riga, Dec. 26. The mystery of the fate of two men lost during .Amundsen's Polar expedition of 1918-IU2O has now been solved by the discovery of their skeletons on the North Siberian coast. This was the expedition in which Amundsen sailed
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    KNIGHT WITH TWO TOMBS
    451 3 Romance of a Broken Heart. Hereford, Dec. 14. The people of Hereford have suffered a disillusionment. For over 300 ytars they have been cherishing a story of young love, a broken heart, and a tomb. In the light of an accidental discovery, their sentiment ha? had
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    LANCELOT IN THE GUTTER.
    174 3 Who says that the age ol chivalry is dead? Walking along one of the busy thoroughfares of a Northern city t writes a I Morning Post correspondent, I was witness to a charming little incident. A tiny girl, about four years of age, suddenly dropped la
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      159 3 /*JS Sore Throat? Formamint destroys the germs in mouth and throat and cures your Sore Throat quickly. At the same time Formamint-tablets will protect your children from infection. Formamint cures Sore Throat, sweetens the breath and prevents infectious diseases such as Influenza, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, etc. Buy a bottle to-day.
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      157 3 -I—mSf j^*^ QROSSLEY LIGHTING SETS PUMPING SET ENGINES Sole Agents: African u Eastern (malaya) Ltd. Singapore Penang the eastern studio. LEE, PHOTOGRAPHER, SINGAPORE. Enlargement?, Miniatures. Wedding and other Groups. Indoor and Outdoor. MODERN STYLE, ELECTRIC LIGHTING. H« WE ALSO DO AMATEURS' WORK. WATER FILTRATION! I "JEWELL i Pressure and Gravity
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      137 3 7. A No. 2. David is Born. m n IN PICTURES. by Arthur Moreland. j_ x mrr THE WINDOW AND PEERING IJNTO^TME W^ N s Coppeßp JELO s DAVIO s BORN. MISS TROTWOOD. WHO HAD DGPi oi:T< cv TROTWOOD, MIS AUNi. pnaM SHE CONCEALS A TENDER »cwi T^^;.^ T „O
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    DANGEROUS ROADS.
    316 4 Growing: Concern of Home Motorists. Motorists and other road users are viewing" with growing concern the rapid disintegration of seme of the great new arterial roads that have been built at enormous cost. sa\s the Motoring Correspondent of the Daily Mail. In the coming year no less than
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    A PEDESTRIAN'S PARADISE.
    91 4 New Mot** Orders in Spain. Madrid Jan. Spam Sas uddenl) become i pedestrian*: paradise aa the result of an order b) Prime tie Riveia under wh.'li a motorist knocking «iown a pedestrian will be immediately urreste i H< b liabW to imprisonment fo isi veart ii the
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    A MOTORING PICTURE.
    1128 4 WILD LIFE UNDER THE HEADLIGHTS. What the Ni^ht Driver Sees. It is surprising the number a*v? variety of things you §ee when driving: at ni^h even in the winter time, writes Frances Pitt in Evening Mew*. The other evening when motoring home rather late, with t!ie headlights
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    PLANECUM-CAR.
    192 4 Britain'* first airplane built to automobile design in that four wrings Of the plane are interchangeable, in the same way that the [OUT wheels of an airplane are interchangeable, has just been put on the market under the name of the Simmonds Spartan lijrht plane. The analogy with the
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    MAN WHO GAVE UP SLEEP.
    174 4 "I Found It >va> I Wartl 1 Michael McCarthj the Record Septuagei he told to a Daih E The ordinary n a uv. k m 1 do in a l as much a> a.,. found out that ik and I nave it lip At ftrH
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      376 4 I J 9H w ror lhe Man 1 Who Knows Tyres N Drivers who insist upon the sort of service that -j ordinary tyres cannot uive, lind the utmost Ri Jy pleasure and stttisf;ution in Fisk Tyres. ffl Fisk Balloon Cords are now built of "Fillerless" j£ Cord, by a
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      121 4 I N all parts of the world and under all I V^ conditions of travel, Goodyear Heavy I Duty Pneumatic Lorry Tyres are rolling I I 1 1 B? i g up records of economy, endurance and lo n( r I long mileage. i^ HP *^sV_B_3p^^_sS«»_»v~~ _#-__oQ__w e^ \£&t^r\ fijciw
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    JOYS OF NIGHT DRIVING.
    984 5 OFTEN RUINED BY FAULTY HEADLIGHTS. 100 Per Cent. Efficiency Hints. By the Hon. Mrs. VICTOR BRUCE. [Special to the Free Press.] Night driving has been rendered very much easier than it used to be, partly by improvement in the control of the car, but mainly through
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    70,000 MOTORISTS TRAPPED.
    57 5 I When trader was summoned at Acw«i\ W., for using" a car without an excise licence an official stated that during the first few days of October a special watch vas kept by the Excise authorities for motorists usi inpr can with expired licences, and 70,' 00
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    THE NEED FOR ROAD SENSE.
    855 5 PITFALLS OF MODERN MOTORING. How Accidents Occur. Unfortunately minor faults in driving d not always lead to minor accidents, write tho Hon. Mavnard Greville in the Mornin Post Most of the really big and seriou accidents are probably caused by some tin error of judgement,
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    WHAT IS A MOTOR-CYCLE?
    124 5 WHAT IS A MOTOR -CYCLE? The Judge Decides that it is Not a Vehicle. Paris. "When is a vehicle not a vehicle?*! was the question which came before the Somme Correctional Court in the case of a motorcyclist who had failed to stop at the gendarme's uplifted hand, "When it
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    BAGGAGE-CAR FOR AUTOMOBILES.
    496 5 Put Your Motor with Your Baggage. California Tourists many now take their SUtOf with them on a passenger-tiain, what i- believed to be the first attempt' at combination automobile and passengercarrying service havinu recently been established on the Southern Pacific. It is hopid, says The Railway Age
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    VISCOUNT CURZON.
    197 5 Claim for Defective Tank in T.T. Knee. There was a sequel to the Ulster Tourist Trophy competition at Westminster County Court whin Viscount. Curzon. of Curzon<=treet. Mayfair, W.. claimed £25 from Major H. H. Evans, Craven-street, W.C., because of an alleged leak in the petrol tank >f his
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    SNOWSTORM FOR AIR PILOTS ONLY.
    91 5 Turned into Kain Bftfcrt Reaching (.round. Th« pilot «>l an air liner on the Imperial Airways' London-Paris route, reported on alighting at (roydon Aerodrome that while flyin«r at a height of 1.000 feet over South-east England he ran into a severe snowstorm which was entirely
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    OLD AT SIXTY?
    193 5 **Ai you arc an old man I shall not tend you to penal servitude." said Juduc Atherley-Jones to I man in the sixties at the Old Bailey. The Recorder, Sir Ernst Wild. K.C.. in an adjoining court, sentencing a man of sixty-two to three years* penal servitude
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      63 5 I BORNEO MOTORS LTD. L (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements). SINGAPORE. v i I %Ob 1 j RENAULT CARS f I OFFFR YAH t v j j 1 txtreme Economy X 2 Extraordinary Road 3 Efficiency Reliability Full Five Seater Accommodation fPrice $1,650 Ex I Arriving Shortly. $t *~m~* X\
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      30 5 Racing Car Champions Because they are Dependable. Every Plug Guaranteed. MALAYAN MOTORS LTD. 14-20 Orchard Road Singapore. Rtprmented throughout ihr F.M S By M—n W—rm Dr,,lhcrt, Limited. liiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiuiuMnuiinnimii iininniramiuimiimmimmmnimi»ini"iiiiimi«miiiiiiiiliiiliiii«
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    FOOTBALL JACKS-OF-ALL-TRADES.
    1011 6 Changing Positions Breeds Lack of Individuality. USEFUL BUT INEFFICIENT. [By FRED KKAN, < Bolton Wanderers an How often have you heard spectators i coinmoiit on how useful a player is to his club? Very often, no doubt, when they have been discussing the utility man— the MM who
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    GREYHOUND RACING IS NOT DYING.
    591 6 GREYHOUND RACING IS NOT DYING. Even the most cursory examination of facts shows that the Home Secretary's statement that greyhound racing is "dying" is absurd, writes Major C. E. Lucas Phillips, Sec. National Greyhound Racing Society in Sporting Life. Although exact figures are not yet availal le, a preliminary examination
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    DUNSTER YARN MARKET.
    202 6 J6th. Century Structure to be Renovated. For some time past the ancient Yarn Market at Dunster, West Somerset, has been in an extremely dilapidated and decayed condition. Damage which it suffered in the recent gales has caused some fean for the safety of the structure, and has
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    A GHASTLY STORY.
    46 6 Shanghai, Jan. IS. A ghastly story was related at the Mor tuary to-day. A beggar is alleged to hav exhumed the bodies of infants from th' Chinese cemeUry behind the Provisions Court and t-> have eaten portions oi th ri'inain.s. He was reminded.
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    BRAINS AND GIRTH.
    1070 6 HOW BIG ARE BIG BUSINESS MEN An American Analysis. What chance has a bachelor to become president of a large corporation? Or an only child? Or a man of small physique? It may surprise you, writes Dirk P. De Young; in Forbes Magazine, but the chance is
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    FILM AND DRAMA.
    939 6 VIRTUE OF THE SPOKEN WORD. Rediscovery of Life. To put the matter bluntly, writes the eminent playwright, Karel Capek in The Observer, the contest between the film and the diama is a rather unequal one. The film does not attack the drama, but it takes the public
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    GRAPE-FRUIT HABIT.
    61 6 A remarkable increase in the eonsumptior of grape-fruit in Great Britain is recorded in an Empire Marketing Board booklet. Ir 1921 there wore imported 34,818 Loves. By 1027 the imports had increased to *****? Soxes. Of the 1027 Import! the United e tat<:s sent 501,314 bonus, tho British
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    THE PERFECT DANCER.
    740 6 A Talk on Stage Dancing as a Career. NO SINECURE. [By MISS PHYLIJS MONKMAW— vSpeeial to the Free Preu.] Have you ever thought of the big possi- i hilities the theatrical profession offers i«» 1 really clever dancers? It is because I re- < viewed them years
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    PAVLOVA IN INDIA.
    529 6 Dancer's Praise for Indian Women. An endless stream of page-boys tarrying huge bouquets kept up a steady tattoo along the corrid car outside the door of Madame Anna Pavlova's room in the Grand Hotel. Calcutta. At intervals came others grey -haired men whose erect carriage proclaimed their
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    A FAMOUS WICKET-KEEPER.
    317 6 Death of Mr. H. Butt Ihe death vti announced Harry Butt, the famous Sussex I keeper, at Hastings, at th.' age ol I He first played for Sussex in l v remained regular Member ot side until liU2. In the following fMT I secured a place in
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    ACTRESS'S 200 HATS.
    70 6 If me. Cceilc Sorel, Count the French Metres*, «nw 2(H) haU supplivd by a mi She stated in court thai the I the hats. All faUKMU are approached by ftrmi »h(K>s, hats, i\n<\ (Into supply fire in exc)i;un t they receive. Mme. Bord added that hat more
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    FRESH LIGHT ON HSINWAH DISASTER.
    1466 7 TUGS FIND NO OTHER SURVIVORS. Fruitless Search. Yesterday (January 17) passed with no tract* of any further survivors from the Hsinwah disaster, says the China Mail and it now seems certain that all but 26 of those on board lost their lives in the wreck.
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    MASAI BLOODING OF SPEARS.
    76 7 N'niroSi, Jan. t. The usual periodical ootbtcak in ccrtai* ureas of ehe Ma»l reserve has ifain oc „_r rf i o^vino- to yomn? men having reachto the warrior age aiivl befetS anximi? I 1 t!eim<w^ t-n f thr nrrival of state of riarnow by the ancient
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    BARBER BOY KILLED.
    141 7 Alleged Sacrifice to Deity. Madras, Jan. 9. A. Coimbatpre correspondent reports that ,t case is being tried by the Sessions Judge in which two Korans named Meri and hit son Aran in a village near Erode are charged with having killed a barber boy aged five and
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    THE NOAH FAMILY.
    260 8 A Chanue of Attitude. Mr. and Mx Noah, until now, have b*fcl mattei of-facl folk. They have worn nta flothea, t -.1 1, about with »toli«ments They huv« shown ndthe Kurpriac nor B»arm at their etrmnce iitV though to IWe in cramped qiMiten wit! every kind of
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    ORPHAN GIRL HEIRESS.
    506 8 A Castle Will be Hers One Day. Who said that Santa Claus an<i the Spirit of Christmas are dead? Well, it isn't true. And if you want a proof of it (wrote an Evening News correspondent) just take a peep into one of the busiest offices in
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    OUR INACCESSIBLE AERODROMES.
    310 8 OUR INACCESSIBLE AERODROMES. London Shocks a Woman Flyei. Mine. <U' I urda. member 01 I'm Council of the Air fragile, who ha- ini town lack to England from Cienuiny, is shocked at the comparative weakness of Kritish civil aviation in mntial and London's inaeov-si-ble aerodrome in particular. She told The
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    $350 AIRPLANES.
    91 8 (ierman Hid for British Markets A liji-ht airplane costing only £860 will br put on the nrrket this week states a mai" Week Daily Express. The British rights of the Klemm twoseater, a (Jerman machine, have boCM bou^n* by a London firm of distributors, and ai* attempt will
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    LOST VALLEY OF GOLD.
    454 8 Legend of thp Thirty years au (> I rrsponent in tho M.,rrM,^ ,>; I** A arru edmVan „uv, Mr X I^M,,. I of the Squamish river in R pper »wik with hk pocket* ffJr^SSi mjari. Uepo^t 3 Vwi?*3j II whehh, had,,,., z l a < I
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    HONG KONG MURDER CHARGE.
    276 8 Th«* miirdei :i nofij Bond Bong Konj. r on lebnui last y««:ir. was recalled it tl M*trrcy, Hong Kong to be s Naval > r^ w«rt |M:iied i.. ttm dock < t!..- t- 1 ined. Ii»- «r« K. S C Brooks. 1 >»• tht Crown, Hr
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    FIRST ELECTION SPEECH.
    166 9 PREMIER OPENS CAMPAIGN IN NORTH. Nationalisation Fallacy. fßeuter's Service.] London, .lan. 25. Mr. Baldwin opened the election campaign by addressing: a meeting of 3,000 at Newcast 1 e city hall whence his speech was br o a dcast to other cities in the north. He said the
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    THE SENTIMENT OF THE PEOPLE.
    278 9 A King Interviewed. [Reuter's Service.] Belgrade, Jan. 24. "Go anywhere and everywhere and convince yourself of the real sentiments of the people." This challenge was uttered by King Alexander at the conclusion of an hour interview exclusively granted to Reuter's special correspondent. The King emphasised
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    NANKING AND OPIUM BOARD.
    153 9 Failure to Make Returns. FReuter's Service.l Geneva, Jan. 21. Mr. Lyall, president of the new Permanent Opium Control Board, informed the Ix'airue Opium Commission that since the formation of the new Nankinp Government, the Commission had received no returns as to illicit traffic and seizures of
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    DESPERATE OUTLAWS.
    62 9 kMore Trouble in Nicaragua. [Reuter's Service.] Managua, Jan. 21. Three United States Marines from a oatrol of seven were killed in a conflict with outlaws in north Nicaragua. lne Marines drove oft their assailants, bunea their dead comrades and joined the larger natrols in the neighbourhood. Plans to
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    MARSHAL FOCH PROGRESSING.
    17 9 fßeuter's Servirp.l Paris, Jan. 24. Marshal Foch got up for a short while to-'laV.
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    HOUSE OF COMMONS.
    722 9 DISCUSSION ON SHANGHAI DEFENCE. The Volunteer Force. [Reuter's Service.l London, Jan. 24. In the House of Commons, replying 1 to Mr. Wardlaw Milne (C. Middlesbrough) in regard to the nationalities 'composing the Shanghai Volunteer Corps, Mr. A. DuffCooper (Financial Under-Secretary, War Office), said according to information available
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    PRIZE AIR NAVIGATORS.
    47 9 IReuter's Service."! Parrs, Jan. 25. The Internationa! tropbv for navigation rf the air, not awarded in 1927, has now been conferrr-d or Major Koscn'hnl who -o^mandod t'.e \sv Ann«l«B The 1928 e .ward has be-n ron^rrviH on Dr. Eckener. •ommandor of the Graf Zenp^lin.
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      643 9 NOTICES. NOTICE. I tag to announce thut I am leaving for China by s.s. Macedonia, sailing on January 27th, Sunday, on three months holiday. AH of my businc>s will be taken charge of by my attorney, Mr. Tan Chye Hee, during my ibsence. TAN TENG HIAN. NOTICE. This is to
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      561 9 TENDERS. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. OKTKACT FOR THE REC.I LARISATION, IDENING, AND DEEPENING OF GEYLAI\G IVER, FROM THE GEYLAMi POLICE s rATION FOR A DISTANCE OI" UfOUT *"75 t FIET LOWNSTREAV. i Tenders are invited for executing the above, orms of tender, copies of the specification, and ill information may be
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      435 9 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE of EXCELLENT WAX POLISHED TEAK HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, ETC. Comprising: -Fine design teak dininp, sitting and bedroom furniture of every description, Singer treadle sewing machine with cover in good order, etc. To be held at No. 2 Goodman Road off Grove Road. On Saturday, Jan. 26th., at
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 1929. AMERICA AND SEA RESTRICTIONS.
    653 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 1929. AMERICA AND SEA RESTRICTIONS. We are accustomed to well-known personalities in America putting forth claims of an all-embracing character and can generally discount them adequately, but Mr. White Chairman of the House of Representatives Merchant Marine Committee addressing a conference of shipowners reminds
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    640 10 Mr. H. P. Floyd has Joined Tanjong Pau Estate, Jitra, as an assistant. Mr. A. J. Mantle. Telegraph Engineer, has been posted to Alor Star. Mr. 1). Laidlaw ol the Chartered Bank Seremban, has left for [ndia on holiday. His I ordship Monseigneur 1.. Perrichon Bishop of Malacca, is on
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    JOHORE BAHRU ASSIZES.
    283 10 A RUBBER DUTY TRANSACTION. Accused Convicted. Before Mr. Justice McCabo Reay. Mohamed Salleh bin Ibrahim, a Government servant, was placed on hi« trial on two charges of cheating, to both of which he pleaded not guilty. Mr. Osbornt -Jones, was for the defence and the Deputy Public
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    168 10 LATEST RUBBER AND TIN PRICES. [FREE PRESS SERVICE. -COPYRIGHT. 1 London, Jan. 25, 4.15 p.m. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows: Spot £222 9 16 (up 14 16). Forward £222 9 16 (up 14 16). The market is firm. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair
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    462 10 The death eiccurred at the Ipoh District Hospital on Saturday morning of Mr. E. C. ie. Dorrall who. till a few years ago. was atu- taehed to the P.W.D., Kuala Lumpur. Mr. ne Dorrall had a seizure about three years ago S. at a wedding and hail to be carried
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    MATTERS CHINESE.
    782 10 THE ANTl,ia,> an BOYCOTT 8 S.J.CM~R^ )rt fOur Chin,.,. Singapore, in eoaatettoß wilh J Japanese boycott in Malaya T h b Purely f,, Mn the .I,^^,. J ami gives conditions of i Vl <* transactions since the 1\ !r i an occurred vn May Srd. ast The population
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    SHOCKING DISCOVERY IN A SHED.
    58 11 n)I K CHILDREN WITH varfh t*> r Vo]ke l>ensionerpeEj ;s skrvh opv^ioht i London. Jan. 25. v „n M*TCfciag for a pensioner r 4} .r-,.:iuuin»r rht- discovery kjidren in a *ht4 at Rom ford with „u t. Two of the children v s own. acnl
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    BROADCAST BAN LIFTED.
    26 11 •vice. ropyjiOH^i Ixinoon, Jan. 2a. gtoll Company ha^ lifted the ban previously imposed preventing from broadcasting. There will rotdcasting of the variety turns
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    POWER OF THE FLAPPER VOTE.
    28 11 RVH K COPYRIGHT.] 1 ..n i««!i. Jan. Mgiftei which has published indicates the overwheU dominance of a omen who will conties; ncie*. 1
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    WILFRED BADDELEY DEAD.
    11 11 < OPYIIGHT.I I nndon. Jan. 1 he famous tennis
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    STARTLING EVIDENCE AT HSINWAH INQUEST.
    154 11 STARTLING EVIDENCE AT HSINWAH INQUEST. Valuable Time Wasted. Eteuter'a Far Eastern Service.] Hmn Kotvj, Jan. H. tesl <n tlic bod) a victim of thi imwal disastei i I his morning. Ihe terms <>t" reference in lude whether i properl) md, equipped am) pi wi; whether pr< pel methods u\ it
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    SUICIDE OF WELL-KNOWN FRENCHMAN.
    34 11 [Havai Benrke.l I'nri-.. Jan. •_>:,. usseau, ex-Director of the Far h school at Han,,i hO d profetaor tinese philolojrj at the College <le fulfilled several mi'ssionj to hpm, ha< rommitted suicide.
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    CHINA CABLE NEWS.
    101 11 Another Communist Invasion. •rranefment with NaruanSiang Pau Press.] I Shanghai, Jan. 2.">. p 'or the revision of the treaty mm- were commented on Thursrim ha. offered to draft met Wang Tseng Tin* on 21 vWted Chiang Kai Shek. <w riU^ ment >ned r,f the Sine questions. ;r
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    THE SALVATION ARMY DISPUTE.
    22 11 THE SALVATION ARMY DISPUTE. [Beuter*! Sen-ice.] London. Jan. 25. 'nun the Salvation n« a new commander lUnd over again till tht injunction
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    ANV ARD MUSICAL COMEDY CO.
    55 11 Banvard Musical Comedy their iacce»i of Thro- presentation of 7«»5 Which KOred a great on *1 Home, and the e «t was again an indi- public will give to theatrical :*lv W i,! 'nf n j' ard *andard. bill at the matinee P». »nd again
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    THE KING'S RECOVERY.
    396 11 DEFINITE TURN OF THE TIDE. The Latest Bulletin. [Reuter'? Service.] London. Jan. 25. The medical press strikes an optimistic note in this week's review of the Kind's illess. The Lancet refers to the Kind's "wonder fa] recovery" and says "It is an open secret that for a
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    THE LONDON NIGHT CLUB SCANDAL.
    92 11 THE LONDON NIGHT CLUB SCANDAL. Cioddard in the Hox. [Rentier 9 Service.] London. Jan. 24. Giving evidence in his own defence at the OKI Baik'y trial (io<l«lar<l explained how he came to })v in poMeision of the £18,090 concerning which ht* wa> charajed with receiving bribes. He <ai*i he made
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    THE PRINCE AND THE MINERS.
    55 11 [British Radio— Official Service. l Rugby, Jan. 14. It is officially announced that the Prince of Wales will leave London on Monday evenIng to visit the distressed mining areas in Northumberland and Durham. The visit will be a strictly unofficial or>e in the Prince's capacity
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    THE INDIAN BOMBING TRAGEDY.
    30 11 [Reuter's Service.] New Delhi. Jan. 24. The latest Kgoros of the R.A.F. oomb tragedy are three Indian officers ami ten troopers killed and twelve troopers wound-
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    SNOWED-UP TRAIN PASSENGERS SAFE.
    38 11 SNOWED-UP TRAIN PASSENGERS SAFE. [ReuterV Service.] Hudapest. Jan. 25. It is now reported from Bucharest that all the passengers of the train snowed up on Monday made their way to a neighbouring village. [Earlier cables on page 9.]
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    MAUDE ROYDEN ON GANDHI.
    155 11 "Greatest Man in the World." Miss Maude Royden, the famous woman preacher, on her arrival in London after her world tour made a statement regarding her meeting with Mahatma Gandhi at Wardha. She said: "I regard Gandhi the greatest man in the world. He is absolutely
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    THE YANGTSE AFFAIR.
    186 11 SOME PERTINENT QUESTION ASKEb In the House of Commons. [Keuter's Service.] London, Jan. 25. In the House of Commons to-day in amplification of the Yangtse affair after Sir Locker Lampson had stated that representations for the anti-reduction of the Shanghai Defence Force had been received from the
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    UNEMPLOYED IN SOUTH AFRICA.
    113 11 Cause Disturbances. LReuter's Service.] Capetown, Jan. IS. An unemployment demonstration synchronising with the opening of Parliament to-day culminated in a disturbance by unruly elements in a poor quarter of the city. A baker's shop was sacked and other shops damaged. A policeman was knocked Unconscious. Mounted
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    COTTON COMBINE.
    82 11 A Lift up for Lancashire. f ßritish Radio— Official Service.] ltugbj, Jan. 2"). Preliminary negotiations of the amalgamation of the ■pinning mills in Lancashire have been completed and the corporation which expects t«> acquire by the end of year seven to ei^ht million spindles and a larjre number
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    THE MIXING DISTRESS FUND.
    30 11 (British Kadio Official Service. 1 HuKby, Jan. 2."». The Mansion House fund for the relief Of distress in mining areas amounted last evening t<> !':"><; 7, oo<».
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    THE BOMB OUTRAGE.
    42 11 [Reuter's Service. 1 Homhay, Jan. 2->. At Peshawar two airmen have been arrested in connection with the bomb tragedy mentioned yesterday. One of the wounded has succumbed, two others have had legs amputated and are not expected to survive.
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    FRENCH STATISTICS.
    93 11 FHavas Service.] Paris, Jan. M. French imports for 192S were 53,448 millions francs. Exports, 51.346 which compare with 58,4)49 and 54,924 for the previous year. [Earlier cables on pace 9.] A wry larjft 1 crov/d was at the station last ni^ht, says Thursday's Malay Mail, to say good-bye
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    TURF CLUB MEETING.
    1181 11 A SUCCESSFUL YEARS WORK. $12,000 Increase in Stake Money. Mr. A. W. Vicic presided over the annual general meeting; of the Singapore Turf C lub which was held in the Exchange Rooms yesterday afternoon: In the course of his speech the Chairman said:— lt is witl. much
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    ARABIC ALPHABET AND WRITING.
    1323 12 A correspondent under the pseudonym "Worshipper sends us the following: During a recent trial in the local Courts it was slated that the real or'^uml Arabic scripts are not at piesent m us'i, and that various scripts are now used according to certain rules laid down
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    GIANT FLING-BOATS FOR BASRA.
    91 12 A fleet of giant all-metal Blackburn Rolls Royce flying-boats, which are being built in Yorkshire to equip a new Empire flyingboat base at Basra, at the head of the Pfei--ian Gulf, will be flown out to Basra thif voar. Each of these huge flying-ships is driver
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    MONTE CARLO CRISIS.
    309 12 Autocratic Methods Resented. Vice. Dec. 23. The constitutional crisis in Monaco appears to be more serious than was imagined,! und optimistic reports that settlement was in sight were premature. The ordinary visitor probably notices nothing different, but the true Monacon takes an intense interest in the question,
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    32 12 The Bangkok Karn Muang states tha* conscription in Cambodia is disliked by thr people although a good allowance is mad' to soldiers. The men required are now be ing ■eicctgd by lot.
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    FUTURE OF FRENCH PRESS.
    309 12 Control by Two Men Possible. l'aii-4, Dec. I". Paris may wake up to tind as a New dear's card on its breakfast table the announcement that all the French newspapers are controlled by two nun Francois Cot) find the DupU) family. Humours current of such a
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    THE GIRL SAID YES.
    67 12 "My younp man wants to marry me at orce, but my parents ob}?ct," said a trirl of 19, who asked the North London police court magistrate for advice. She said she was now afraid to go home, and was living with her fiance's mother. The magistrate
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    TRIPLE MURDER TRIAL.
    181 12 Prisoner Taints in Witness Stand At the Colombo A >•-. Giionis Appu. stood Ins trial having murdered hii I his mother-in-lnw, EncKo Haiuy xA brother-in-law Sarncli*. by rtilswl at Yatihena, on .)uly ISth Mr. F. C. LooSi l !l cutcd, and Mr. S. Subran i The prosecution
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    TRISTAN VOLUNTEER.
    69 12 "Not Medically Fit 1W tVor! Isle." A disappointed man volunteer who rr^p< S for a missionary in the world's lon I'-st inlial "We were unahW to acceP< cause he was not nedk retary of th« Society for thf I of the Gospel said. t v]} "Thus Tristan W
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    LEFT TURN.
    834 13 TRAFFIC PLAN TO MAKE LONDON SAFER. Sir John Hunt's Idea. Graver peril.- to London 110 i underground and more serious tiaXi- congestion above ground were ftrcc:is L by Sir John Hunt, the retiring town clerk of Wostminstei. No one who knows Sir John's cautiou? and seiene personality would
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    ATLANTIC CRASH RELIC?
    110 13 Akron (Ohio), Dec. 8. Officials of the B. F. Goodrich Company here have expressed the opinion that the wreckage recently washed up at Downings Co. ,P.onegal, is part of the under-carriage of the Stinson Detroiter monoplane Endeavour, in which Captain Hinchliffe and the Hon. Elsie Mackay, Lord
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      516 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in U.S.A.) "ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT (VIA PORTS AND SUtfZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Due S'pore. 1929. s.s. CITY OF KHARTOUM Feb. 10 s.s. CITY OF DELHI Mar. 10 s.s. CITY
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    43 16 Two cargoes of coal arrived in port yesterday. in Swedish vessels the Roxen and ladianic, both from Durban. At 10.55 a.m. yesterday Hong Kong Observatory reported a typhoon within lat. 10 deg. N., long. 116 deg. E., travelling West, position uncertain.
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    RUM RUNNERS USE OUR FLAG.
    427 16 I Shelling by U.S. Coastguards. Vancouver, Dec. 16. Captain S. S. Stone, Master of the Aquila, arrived her* yesterday and told his story of the shelling of the steamship and her race for sanctuary in Mexican waters. The Aquila sailed with liquor from a European
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    P. AND O. "N" CLASS.
    76 16 London. Dec. 22. The P. and Company's "N" class of steamers, Nagoya. Nankin. Nellore. and Novara. are to be converted to "one-class'' ships for the conveyance of passenger* at special fares between London and Calcutta, and will be placed successively in service as the necessary
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    MARS TRYING TO COMMUNICATE?
    235 16 Remarkable Theory of A French Savant. Paris A fUirtlintf theory that a number of celestial phenomena observed in France recently were attempts made by the Martians to communicate with the earth is advanced here by M. Henri Pensa. a distinguished French savant. M. Pensa mentions among
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    CANADA AND WEST INDIES NEW SERVICE.
    128 16 Halifax, N.S.-The first sailing in the new t Canadian National Steamship Company's t scheduled fortnightly service between Canadian Atlantic ports and the British West i Indies was inaugurated here on December c 12th., when the Lady Nelson, first of five a B,<K)O-ton liners built
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    A DOG STORY.
    118 16 My son had a thoroughbred Irish terrier born in the sarnie town as Lord Kitchener), -rites a correspondent, and when we were loving house the dog seemed to take great lterest in the proceedings, and watched the len taking the furniture from the house to ie removal
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    73 16 On the 10th. instant a Tamil postman at L tan Melantang found a newly-born Tamil a •aby abandoned near some blukkar by the b< roadside. The infant had a piece of rag fi ied over its mouth but was still alive. The 01 3ostman took the child to his home
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    MORE ABOUT MORALS.
    453 17 Says the Malay Mail: A Chinese correspondent writ** protesting that "while the Malayan Press has seen fit of late to cast the felarfrj limeligfet of publicity upon the f moiais oi t.-,c Chine ;e community in this country it has exhibited a singular reluctance to refer to
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    MUSJID SULTAN FUND.
    127 17 (25«h7List.) Previously acknowledged $85 336.61 The Moslimin T?-u S t Fund Assn. 5,000.00 Collection from Hasan Hadjee iv Tamat bin H. Omar (Segamat) $10 Abdurrahman bin H. Omar (Segamat) 13 Collections United Engineers rron Works 21 Collections from H. \li bin H. Mohamed Said x 2^ Hajjah
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    SIR GEORGE'S PORTRAIT.
    175 17 A correspondent writes to the Malay Mail: I ha<l S ir<«xi look at the portrait of Sir George Maxwell in the Town Hall last night. At hrst sitfht it is disappointing. One does not remember Sir George as regarding the world with such eonteiv.pt as he is
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    JAPANESE CABLE NEWS.
    34 17 COMMUNISTS BARBED. [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.l Tokio, Jan. 23. ii is understood that the Government University authorities have decided to re ject applications for admission sent in }>:• Communistic students of Hi«:h Schools.
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    THE MUKDEN DEBATE.
    35 17 Contrary to the expectation ol heatod debats on the Government policy in yesterday's Bitting of the Diet, the debate closer in a dull atmosphere. Premier Tanakr skilfully evading- the Opposition's sharp attacks.
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    18 17 Ifr C. M. MtMlworth of the Royal Forest Department has *rri o<l in Bangkok by thr south mail.
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    CHINA CABLE NEWS.
    126 17 [By arrangement with Nanyang Siang Pau Press.] Shanghai, Jan. 24. Chen Shao Kuan and Chen Chi Liang be* ing dissatisfied with the naval disbandment decision have tendered their rtsignation| 9M commanders of Lin- first and second squadron. Tin- central political council has approved treaties with Italy, Belgium,
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    HILL STATION RECORDS.
    49 17 The Government Health Office, give.- returns for the week ended January 19th. Penang Hill. (2.100 feet), average meat shade temperature 70.36 det>. F., evaporation .«Wl inch, rainfall nil. Taiping Hill, (3,500 feet), average mear shade temperature" 73.t>4 deg. F.. evapora tion J&M inch, rainfall .34 inch.
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    AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY BARRED.
    163 17 A Remarkable Case. For allegedly approaching the holder of a ticket for Maple in the Melbourne Cup vvith a suggestion that he be paid a largt sum If Maple won. \V. Duncan, Victoria's j leading jockey, was suspended on Dec. 21. The V.R.c. committee withdrew his lie-
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    41 17 From Frachuab Giiikhan, Siam. it is re ported that one of a party oi sever Teachiew Chinese attacked a Lao with < 1 three-pronged instrument on the afu-rnoor of the 9th inst., killing him outright. Th< authorities took the Chinese into custody.
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    PERIL OF A BRITISH ENTERPRISE.
    169 17 Shareholders Tempted by I.S. Bait. Telegraphic communication between the Sooth-American Continent and Europe will pass from British control to the hands of American interests if the bid of 1 5.000,000 made by an American syndicate for the United Rivet Plate Telephone Company is accepted. The
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    STEVE DONOGHUE'S BANKRUPTCY.
    28 17 London, Jan. 10. The majority of the creditors of Stew Donojihue have accepted the proposal to pay a cash composition of Be. in the -I
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      FAULTS IN SHORT-WAVE SETS.
      831 18 FAULTS IN SHORT-WAVE SETS. Some Hints for Beginners. A correspondent has written to us for help and guidance in working his short-wave set which he has just received from home. His difficulties are we consider, so typical of those met with when a set is manipulated for the first time,
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      WHEN WIRELESS WAS A WONDER.
      255 18 Anniversary of First Message. December 12th was the twenty-sixth anniversary of the transmission of the first wireless message across the Atlantic. This historic Marconigram was despatched to King Edward VII. by Lord Minto, Gover-nor-General of Canada, and telegrams were sent at the same time by
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      RADIO PHOTOGRAPHY IN MID-ATLANTIC.
      681 18 Good Transmission. r London, Dec. 13. e A new era in Transatlantic radiophoto- graphy was inaugurated yesterday, when every passenger aboard the White Star Liner Olympic was supplied with a broadJ sheet of news pictures— the first which has ever been printed and published at sea.
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    PRODUCE.
    245 19 January 25. Tin 200 Tons $112 S (.*ambier g Pepper White 115 Pepper Black gg Flake Tapioca 714 Pearl Sago Small g Copra Sundried 9.95 Rice Liang Hin Chan Murk Red Eagle (New) 830 Rice, Siam old No. 1. 830 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice, Rangoon Sioka 256 Rice,
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    WELFARE OF WORKERS.
    246 19 £1,300,000 Insurance Scheme. New York. Dec. 21. An interesting example of the working of American industrial philosophy in its relation to the welfare of employees is shown by the announcement of a six and a half million dollar (£1.300.000) insurance scheme which has been approved by the
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    A PRIBND AT COURT.
    150 19 Magistrate and Men Who Sell Toy* in th< strt'ft- The men who sell toys in the street > o the West End have found a friend at Court A number of them were accused ai Marylebone Court of obstruction. i "Cannot you overlook thi> at Christina;
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    WOMAN FINED $938 FOR SMUGGLING.
    104 19 Seven Silk Dress<*> and Three Cloaks. j Mis? Barbara Harrison, aged IX. of tl s adogan Hotel. Sloane-street, was fim j 928 13s. 4c!. Dove: for concealing ar 1 "'v'jriill imporMnfl: from Calais— 1 Seven silk dresses^ One lace ;i'i<l one net dress. Throe cloaks.
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    NORTH BORNEO TO-DAY.
    1245 19 Some Phopheties That Have Come True. There is something very diverting a bout testing: prophecies. It is a game one can play every day with weather forecasts, but not so often when the forecasts concern the future of countries. North Borneo has not lacked prophets in the
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    ALLURING RUBBER OUTLOOK.
    141 19 SYMINGTON SINCLAIR'S VIEWS. Market Harder. [FREE PRESS fBBVICK. COPYRIGHT. 1 London, Jan. 25. The rubber sharemarket is harder in ympathy with the improvement in the raw naterial. In the opinion of Messrs Symington and Sinclair there is ample evidence both here tnd in America that speculators are
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    THE TIN MARKET.
    24 19 The share market is unimpressed by the slight gain in the price of the metal. Kamunting> are harder an.l Pangkalens weaker.
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    THE LANCASHIRE COTTON ENTERPRISE.
    214 19 b ßebuilding the Industry. [ReuU*rV Service.] London, Jan. *4. The Lancashire Cotton Corporation Limited has been formally registered with a capital of £100 which will he increased proportionately as companies are absorl>eu. In the meantime ai ranjrements have been j.iade 1 the Bank of England to
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    BETTER BUSINESS.
    35 19 [Reuter's Service.] New York, Jan. 21. The Bethlehem Steel Corporation has resumed dividend payments on the common Stock for the first time since l!»24. The net income for 1928 was $IS,. r >oo,ooo.
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      340 19 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. ncorporated in England by Royal Charter. 'aid up Capital in 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund 4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 3,000,000 lead Office: 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. Agencies and Branches. Vlor Star Harbin Tongkah Vniritaar Iloilo (Bhuket) 3an-kok Ipoh
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      592 19 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hong Kong). Head Office: Hong Kong. ürised 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 020,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. A. H. Compton, Esq., Chairman. N. S. Brown, Esq., Deputy Chairman. lon.
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    THE M.C.C. TOUR.
    1534 20 TASMANIA WELL BEATEN AT LAUNCESTON. Rouble-Century by .Jardine. I aunceston. Tasmania, Dec. 12. The M.C.C. bejran a four days' match with Tasmania to-day. The weather was sunny. A perfect wicket had been prepared and it was seen to be playinjr exceptionally fast. There was a moderate attendance
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    PENANG MOTOR RELIABILITY TRIAL.
    229 20 Successful Competitors. The following were the successful competitors in the Pinang (Jazette $2,000 Motor Car and Motor Cycle Reliability Trial which was held last Sunday. The Pinanfr Gazette states there are no prizes for the fourth, fifth and sixth places and that the results are provisional
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    65 20 The Deli Turf Club la holding a meeting at Medan on March Ist. and 3rd. Entries clone on February 16th. to Mr. L. M. Ren vers. Deli Turf Club, Medan. The Sum See Kongsie's stable consisting of All Speed, Marcony, Cluain Ard, Miss Privit. Autumn Fire, Pyalong King, Cinderella and
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    THE MALAYA CUP.
    433 20 TODAY'S RUGBY FINAL AT KUALA LUMPUR. Sides Finally Selected. The United Services have created at least one precedent already in the Malaya Rugby Cup Competition by reaching the final— will they go a step further to-day and win the Cup on their first appearance in the Final
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    RUGBY FOOTBALL.
    69 20 S.C.C. vs. H.M.S. Cumberland. The following will represent the S.C.C. to-day: O. W. Gflmour, N. Chuaeek. L. (1. Robertson. H. Price. P»-rr «tt. K. H. Collier, G. T. Btgley. Skey, l>. R. A. Hoblyn (Cai>-.>. H. F. Clements. Paul Storr. J. M. Sioular. J. A. .Grant. H. R.
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    212 20 Fourth Round F.A. Cup. Tbv following "are the fixtures in the fourth round of the F.A. Cup and in the English and Scottish leagues to-day: Cup: Plymouth vs. Bradford; Liverpool vs. Bolton; Portsmouth vs. Bradford City; Arsenal vs. Mansfield; Manchester Un. vs. Bury; Blackburn vs. Derby; Burnley vs.
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    SCOTTISH CUP REPLAY.
    24 20 [Reuter's Service.] London, Jan. 24. In a Scottish Cup replay Inverness Caledonians lost to Queen of the South 0 to 3.
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    90 20 A water polo match .between the Swimming Club and a team from H.M.S. Cumberland will be played on Sunday morning. One of the best known Thames watermen, Charles Phelps, died in mail week after a brief illness. Phelps, who was in his 70th. year, won the Doggett's Coat and Badge
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    495 20 YESTERDAY'S EXTRA DAY RESULTS. Some Big Dividends. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Penang, Jan. 25. The extra day's racing: was favoured with fine weather. There was a large attendance. Mrs. A. H. Miles presented the cups. Mayo was the champion jockey. P«nies— Class 2— Ist. Div. (5 Furlongs).
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    HOCKEY.
    136 20 R.A. Defeat S.C.C. 4 A\ A. rather scrappy game of hockey on the Padang yesterday resulted in a win for the R.A. by 2—o against an S.C.C. 4 A' team. From the bully-off, the R.A. took the offensive and kept Dr. Lindow busy and the Club backs busy. Although
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    160 20 Entries for the February meeting of the Perak Turf Club on the 16th., 19th., tint, and 23rd., close on February 6th. The Ceylon Government proposes to give a special increase of salary to Mr. H. L. Dowbiggin, Inspector-One ral of Police. The salary attached to the post of InspectorGeneral of
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