The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 17 January 1931

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,236 ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S- SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1931. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    457 1 Sir P. Cunliffe -Lister, chairman of the T.P.A., ii. an irterview, disclosed hew the tin qucta scheme came into being and revealed that it had the approval cf Sir Cecil Clement! Page 11. South Africa lost four wickets for 59 runs m the Durban Test match yesterday
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1223 1 Quirquid vgunt homines r.ostri est farrago Libelli Juvenal. On the whole it has been rather an animaly week. The Straits Settlements Ass is to have no annual feed this year, it is rumoured because it says it cannot stomach flowers of rhetoric too closely allied to
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      227 1 WING LOONG. I FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Cut Finish Guaranteed It, HIGH STREET. ©@(f RAFFLES HOTELf I The Moscow Trio I Toropoff Goneharoff 1 AND Vera Volkova WILL APPEAR THIS EVENING j THE TENDANCE I I DURING DINNER DANCE 1 SATURDAY, JAN. 17th. ADMISSION TO BALL ROOM $1. 9? t)
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      188 1 j "PILOT SUPER-WASP" j I RADIO RECEIVERS I FOR BATTERY OR A, C. MAINS OPERATION. CHEAPEST, BEST, AND MOST POPULAR. RANGE 14 TO 500 METRES-RESULTS GUARANTEED WRITE FOR BOOKLET. w tJ w w (gs i HUTTENBACH, LAZARUS SONS, LTD. (<§) 13 Collyer Quay §J SINGAPORE. Ji( Phone 5868. Cables "Habiture."
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      76 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Cinema quide Page 2. Hew to repair a leaking roof Page 3. The planter speaks on Nash cars^ Page 5. D.D.D. Prescription for skin troubles Page 4. M Ellin's the food that builds for the future —Page 13. Morris Minor cars for comfort and performance Page 4. VISIT
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      12 1 WING LOONG. THE RECOGNISED HOUSE FOR EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS, 32, HIGH STREET.
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    NOTED CANADIAN DEAD.
    140 2 Donor of Chatham House. Ottawa. Dec. 17. Thf death is announced from St. Catherine's, Ont&iio of Lieut -Colonel Reuben Wells Leonard, the noted Canadian engine: r and philanthropist, at the age of 70. He was prominent for many years m the railway construction of Canada, and was
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      172 2 ?or The Most Tasteful Dishes j The Most Delicious Pastry and Confectionery And the Best Service at Moderate Prices J Tru i THE CAPITOL fssnpiT i Our LUNCHES and DINNERS are of a QUALITY unequalled «l m Malaya. Jhrnmt 4MC far Table ■muimllmm PAVILION I 6.15 9.15] MATINEES: SAT. SUN.,
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      236 2 is. Victoria Theatre I ALL NEW TALKING EQUIPMENT NOW BEING INSTALLED. r PERFECTION IN MACHINERY GOES TO MAKE i PERFECT SOUND PRODUCTION. i 9 Watch for Opening Date I WITH THE LATEST BRITISH PICTURE -^.^^P^^2_ phone: -s^ei r -F I MATINEE TO-DAY AT 3.15 Children Half-price i"6-i's T "TOJwramrT9Lisj LAST
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      246 2 aaiaiHiaiEiHiHiHiiiraißiaig^ [6J|si TO-NIGHT g^ *l jj MATINEE TO-DAY 1 I AND TO-MORROW AT 8 p.m. i Send the Kiddies! r It is a Show for All! I I I t Specially held over for the Week-Knd Ibtjsteb! KEATON m METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER'S COMEDY CARNIVAL OF HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS. FREE and EASY i I
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      171 2 THE WEEK. Saturday. 17th. High Water. 08 55. 9.0 ft.. 23.00. 8.6 ft. Cycle and Carriage Co.. Extraordinary General Meeting 11.30 a.m. Ptnang Races Hockey. Singapore vs. Selangor. Kula Lumpur Rugby: SCC. vs. Welch at Tanglin. Sunday. 18th. High Water. 09 42. 94 ft 23.36. 8.7 ft. Golt Keppel vs.
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    PREMIER'S STATEMENT ON MONDAY.
    1174 3 INDIA'S FUTURE. Hindu-Moslem Deadlock Continues. I The Round Table Conference on Indian Affairs will come to a conclusion on Monday when the Prime Minister will make his premised statement en the policy cf the British Government. Meanwhile the Hindu.VoslFm deadlock continues and en Thursday a statement
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    PRINCE AND ARGENTINE
    148 3 Speaks to Buenos Aires Over Wireless Phone. (British Radio Official Service.) Rugby, Jan. 15. The Prince cf Wales, who leaves to-morrow for Paris on the first stage of his journey to South America, spoke to Buenos Aires by j wireless telephone from London this afternoon. The Prince
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    PROHIBITION.
    45 3 Labour Campaign for Modification. I Reuter's Service.] New York, Jan. 16. From Miami it is r that Mr. William 3reen. President of the American Federation of Labour, stated that the Executive Council of the federation hid approved a Labour campaign for modification of prohibition.
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    FALL FROM WINDOW.
    36 3 Famous American Business Magnate Killed. Re'. eft Sorviiv. 1 Chicago, Jan. 16. Mr. F. Edscn White, President of the Armour Company, was killed to-da>' m a fall from a window at his home.
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    MR. HOOVER SIGNS.
    24 3 $45,0.00,000 for Drought Relief. [Reuter's Service.] Washington, Jan. 16. Mr. Hoover has signed the Bill providing for $45,000,000 for drought relief.
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      89 3 [ELECTRICITY [X* ECONOMY AND SERVICE I MODERN' LIGHT IS ELErTOff^ ELECTRlC'municipal ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT. RED KING SALMON I I For an Excellent Cold Tiffin. I L. r v V; v x f, Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd. I C 'siERLINC INTO DOLLARS, I st'l and vice-versa from 2 3 to rfj^
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      234 3 Li& >>v-\ 7 "7 Poured Ott Fjv V Brush Spread "CARBOLASTIC- "CARBOLASTIC" Saves Money. gg^^^g Stops All Leaks, f A Watertight Roof is Assured. I United Engineers Limited, (Incorporated In the Straits Settlements). SINGAPORE. I Foods The "Allenburys' Foods are particularly suited to the feeding of infants m hot climates.
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    My Experiences in The World War.
    2055 4  - My Experiences in The World War. General John J. Pershing By WE publish here the second extract I from General Pershing's story of hta experiences daring the war, relating how he dined with the King and Queen at Buckingham Palace, of the King's bitter resentment of German inhumanity, of his
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    M. POINCARE'S MEMOIRS.
    742 4 The War m 1915. In the original French edition of his Memoirs M. Poincare devoted two volumes to the year 1915. but by omitting "some of the passages which deal with French politics, the President's visits to the Armies, military factories and other occasions of interest chiefly,
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      171 4 IN COMFORT AND PERFORMANCE M^tA I I IN FIRST COST AND MAINTENANCE^ 11 ~™^^T_^ THE MORRIS MINOR is the smartest i^TVl^fc^ small car OTI the road t: X^i^C Q It is a small car which embodies all the advantages of the large car. Exception--S ally wide doors make entry and
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    NEWTON ROAD SHOOTING TRAGEDY.
    1455 5 NEWTON ROAD SHOOTING TRAGEDY. THE INQUEST. Wife's Story of Husband's Death. The tragic death of Mr. A. H. M. Fox, an Eurasian who was found shot m his bed room at his house m Newton Read on December 30 last, was the subject of an enquiry by the Singapore Coroner,
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    THE MALAYA METHODIST CONFERENCE.
    803 5 CLOSE OF SESSION. Reports on Sectional Activities. The 39th Malaya Annual C Di pen Methodist Ep'>copal Church closed on Tr. I after a week's session. Reports Wen read by Mr T. ",V. Hindi Principal of Anglo-Chinese Schcol. Singapore, Mr L. B. Jenkins. Hi-. idiv. ■>><■: r
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      292 5 BETTER I JTHAN I EVER] Ike 1931 AUSTIN 7 1 I MANY NEW IMPROVEMENTS. I LARGER BODY I COUPLED FOUR WHEEL BRAKES I IMPROVED GEAR CHANGE OIL GAUGE NOW STANDARD j I NEW SHAPE RADIATOR 1 A!R CLEANER j I LARGER ?ETROL TANK j PNEUMATIC UPHOLSTERY j 1 rP TOURER
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      204 5 i H w r m^\ mm^tk THE PLANTER SPEAKS! "JN order to make my numerous tinue to be my choice on account tours of inspection, without inter- of its excellent performance record ruption.over my large estates, I nat- m my service, urally need a car of dependability, V XT power,
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    A REVIEW OF FOOTBALL IN 1930.
    1214 6 A REVIEW OF FOOTBALL IN 1930. England's Recovery and Scotland's Decline Lessons of the Year League and Cup Effect of the New Off-Side Law: The Cry for Goal Judges. By IVAN SHARPE. The past twelve months has served to bring a welcome recovery m the position of England m international
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    UNCLE TOM.
    355 6 Richmond. Ind.. Nov. 18. Uncle Tom. the Negro around whom Harriet Beecher Stowe wove her famous slavery novel, died m Indiana from exposure suffered while escaping from his master. Dr. Henry Coffin Fellows descendant of the Quaker couple who befriended Eliza, said. Eliza Harris, famous for her trip
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    THE NEW ILLUSION OF THE
    593 6 FILM DEVELOPMENTS FOR 1931. The following article is one of a series specially written for M.-G.-M. and published through courtesy of Alhambra Theatres Limited. "•THE present year will see the drama of the talking screen m a manner of greatly enhanced appeal; m fact, for
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    M. CHEVALIER.
    302 6 Necessity for Good Stories. A few gocd prices are being paid for plays the^e days writes Mollie Merrick from Hollyweed. "Strictly Dishonorable." which brought $150,000 I am teld. and was bought by no less a person than the youngest executive m the movie world. Carl Laemmle Jr.. has
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    TO FILM PERU FROM THE AIR.
    149 6 Exploring Relics of Inca Civilisation. New York. Th> Shippee-Johnson Peruvian Expedition wnich is preparing to explore from the air relics of Inca civilization m the Andes plans to photograph, suivey. and map. with still, aerial, and motion picture cameras, territory or geologic, archaeologic. and
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    DEATH COINCIDENCE.
    136 6 Former G.C.H. Matron and Husband Dead. I News has been received m Hong Kong from England of the deaths of Mrs. W. C. Wickett. former Matron of the Government Civil Hospital. Hong Kong, and her husband. Mr. William Crang Wickett. who, by a coincidence died on the same
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    30 6 The tide of humanity which ebbs and flows daily through our courts may not possess the attributes of a trout stream, but it Is not a sewer. Mr. Justice Eve.
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    "TRADER HORN.'
    402 6 Travel Film Being Faked Up? Mjllie Mvrrick. Free Press and N.A.N.A correspondent at Hollywood, wiiuvs as lollow.' concerning the film Trader Horn: It is a long time since Harry Carey. Edwin i Eooth. director Van Dyke and the rest of a large company, took off for Africa to
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    HOW TO SAY "PEPYS."
    338 6 Many Variations of Famous Name. i This John Pepys Samuel Pepys' father) was a tailor who lived m St. Bride? Churchyard :>fl Fleet Street, two hundred yards or so wrs* |of the City bounclarv at the old Fleet Ditch The obscure London tradesman came of substantial
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    CINEMA CHAT AND FILM COMMENT.
    1369 6 Juster Keaton: Queen High and Charles Ruggl^ Redemption Coming to Alhambra: Trials of Stars: Analysing Success: Realistic Shipwreck: When Heredity Comes m. (By Our Film Correspondent) AS a result of his excellent comedy per**formance m Free and Ear.;/ it is obvious th".t whatever people think
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    "SABBATH DAY" WRIT ON NEWSPAPER.
    322 7 INFORMER" CLAIMS £10,000. Ulvertisements of Sunday Cinemas. London, Dee. 14 Millie Orpen. of South Hackney, acting ommon informer, last night served a tli*- Sunday Express and its directors nit Catlercsse. Mr. A. W. Rider, and Mr taon). claiming £10.000 for penalties Sunday Observance Act of
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    NO MORE SUNDAY BOXING.
    208 7 ontravention of Lord's Day Observance Act. t>Ue booting displays on Sunday are new with cinema entertainments as a con- n <">f the L<>rd> Day Observance Act. -undon County Council yesterday decid- commendation of the Theatres and k ILiV.s Committee, to prohibit all boxing n Sundays m
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    VICAR DENOUNCES SUNDAY GOLF.
    196 7 Hulpit Protest Against Altered Hours. Watford. (iay morning golf was denounced from the to-day by the Rev. W. E. Woodhams un vicar of Chorley Wood, Herts, who a nttu ago created a sensation by his con-d-mnau-m of bridge parties. i Denhw prefaced his sermon to-day with
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    SEW SABBATH FOR JEWS?
    364 7 leading Move for Sunday Observance. «o!c interest has been aroused by the hat the most prominent parts In ith the agitation to stop public nti on Sunday have been tak:n by 1 h «irl has become the defender of the Christian "Sabbath' by taking action against
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    THE HANDICAP OF HIGH PRICES.
    518 7 A WARNING. How British Trade is Penalised. Lord Kirkley. the leader of the recent trade mfcsion to South Africa, In a talk with Press Tr^H aUVeS at the d *P art ™nt of Overc ?as Trade disclosed some of the mill liH.lijl *> be made
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    REDUCED SALARIES?
    147 7 A F.mgcon Pr.s, cemmuiiique state* The attention of Urn Local Govei unent has b?sn drawn to a rumcor which has been circulated by a part of the Press that Government has under contemplation a reduction m m? salaries of Government officers other than officers of the All-India S-rvic-s.
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    THE KULIM OUTRAGE.
    746 7 Kedah Gang Robbers 9 Exploit. The Straits Echo of Wednesday gives the following additional details of gan C robbers' attack on the house of a wealthy Towkay: Grim evidence of the havoc wrought m Kulim on Friday night by a gang of marauding gunmen is to be
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    A SOLDIER'S ESTATE.
    37 7 General Smith-Dorrien Leaves £2,822. London, Jan. 2. General Sir Smith-Dorrien who died on August 12th, left £2,822. The December number of the Canadian National Railways Magazine Is an interesting Christmas issue with coloured illustrations.
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    NEWSPAPER SELLERS' EARNINGS.
    203 7 Conflicting Views Expressed at Inquiry. A newspaper seller who makes £2 000 a year was mentioned at the Select Committee inquiry into the hours of shop assistants. Mr. Alexander MacLaren, the secretary cf the National Federation of Retail Newsagents 'Boooksellers and Stationers, stated that the man referred
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      41 7 jj I me listless and weary, tnen "47//" Eau de Cologne will kelf> you to g I A cjuick «|>onge witk a liberal Quantity of "4711" m cold water, an |g Representative: Robert Blau (Malaya), Hongkong Bank Chambers, Singapore. Phone 4711.
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    TRAGIC STORY OF "SCOTTIE."
    603 8 TRAGIC STORY OF "SCOTTIE." SAVED £1,000. Then Killed m an Accident. This is the story of a rich man's son, adrift] from his family, who achieved his ambition to save £1,000 after spending his life as a farm labourer and was then knocked down and kill- ed by a motor-cycle.
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    RANGOON CORPORATION.
    228 8 New President's Career. U. Them Maung. M.A.. LL.B. (Cantab.), who has been elected President of the Rangoon Corporation, was born m 1890 at Paungde. He passed the B_A. examination of the Calcutta University writh First Class Honours m Pali m 1910. He went through both parts of the
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    KIDNAPPERS' VICTIM.
    205 8 Death of Manager of Shanghai Bank. The death took place m the Red Cross Hospital. Shanghai, of Mr. S. C. Chu. general manager of the Manufacturers Bank of China and one of the best known Chinese business men of the port. Deceased was kidnapped a few steps from
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    HONG KONG ROTAMANS AT TIFFIN.
    907 8 EARLY HISTORY. Mr. Johnson Speaks on Traffic m Women and Children. An Interesting review of the early work done In connexion with the suppression of the traffic m women and children was given by Mr. Bascom Johnson, chairman of the League of Nations Commission, now
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    LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
    91 8 Madras Judge Nominated Member. Delhi, Jan. 3. Mr. V. Bhashyam Iyengar, High Court Judge, has been nominated as an official member of the Legislative Assembly from Madras In addition to Mr. Boag. who, it is learnt, has been selected as the chief official whip. ONE MORE CANDIDATE FOR
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      203 8 H HI limL^ HHiii Uliiii YOU TAN :^H^^l will I j^^ X,^ "^^H |9fl ttßfilihpßr Concessionaires Italasia Ltd '188 (Incorporated In S.S.) £y% Sincapore, Penally I Kuala Lmnpor usA Ipoh. I i VC'hen you feel the need* S^^^^^SB U^fp^ for something to keep pSREmhSS *£*t > T J andwell, you
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      215 8 LA** s^*~^ Cow Gate is the idea! Foo for Babies m Malaya where digestive troubles arv' so gen r and so grievous m their results Made from the finest English West Country milk, tendered light and digestible by a sixcia! process, it brings the viral ity t>t the fresh ureen
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      452 9 BUSINESS CARDS. M^ASSAGIf AMCIRE ISS FUMIKO 22 Dhoby Ghaut. ""marble merchants. SINGAPORE CASKET CO. Not. 1 3, Penhms Road. „ff Lavender Street Phone M7S. MASSAGE HALL. MRS HARU AND MISS HANA t)0. Waterloo Street TELEPHONE 7467. |)O\T WEAR A~TRUSS Rupture ApN jr discovery ,^^^^^W No lumpy f k^k .-prints, dur-
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      473 9 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. TENDERS. NOTICE is hereby given that tenders are now Invited for the following materials or services, and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained m the Tender Room. Municipal Offices: Additions and Alterations to the Offic rs' Quarters. Central Fire Station. Hill Street, Date of
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      503 9 NOTICES, j RADIO. J J We are now offering the Pilot K.I 10 I Super Wasp 4 valve screen grid short J wave wireless receiver m Kit form at I $70 complete with valves. Batteries, J headphones and loud speakers $50 I extra. The kit contains all necessary g J
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      615 9 NOTICES. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that Mr. S. M. Pareethu of Singapore Harbour Board Contractor and partner it. Tamil Labour Company Singapore is leaving for Inti'a on 22nd January 1931 by the s.v Rajula and he hat appointed his son Mr. K. P. ?ichamed Yusooft his attorney to manage
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
    828 10 SATURDAY. JANUARY 17. 1931. THE PERAK HYDRO-POWER SCHEME. Whilst the news regarding what may aptly be described as a partial moratorium m connection with the Perak Hydro-Electric Power scheme is bound to cause a good deal of disappointment to those with money invested m it, it should
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    220 10 Re Asiatic Unemployment Fund. To the Editor, j t sir,— A late clerk of mine. Boon Seng, had .been working under me for one and half years 'as a general clerk, but owing to the slump, it became necessary to dispense with his services, and still
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    35 10 Dr. (Mrs.) Oladwell. who before her recent marriage was Miss Minahan, is going to Klang to be m charge of the Infant Welfare Centre there. She is m Kuala Lumpur for a few days. M.M.
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    37 10 Messrs. C. F. F. Wearne and T. J. B. Wearne, to whom Malaya owes the existence of the big motor firm bearing their name, are on a visit to Ipoh, says the Times of Malaya of Wednesday.
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    THE HEART OF THE LION CITY.
    1088 10 GANG ROBBERY. 100- Years-Old Crime Passing. For the past 100 years at least, a particular form of amusement and pecuniary gain among Chinese ruffians m Singapore has been 'gang" robbery, an offence which is legally defined m the Colony as one m which five
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    BRUTAL TANJONG KATONG CRIME.
    901 10 COURT ENQUIRY. Victim's Children Give Evidence. A pathetic note was struck m th Police Court yesterday when two ehl eleven and four, orphaned as ;i i murderous attack made upon thru r r B. E. Cm Dekker. short lv if| January 2, gave MridenM at d
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    52 10 ment for "gate-crashing I lott.i'. Chinese school with companions between $500 and $600 worth of I But he was not a fMt robber three mates with him. The day robber, after 100 years of mor. tinued lawless activity m one cosmopolitan cities of the World He will be missed— but
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      193 10 John Harvey Sons Ltd., Bristol. The CONNOISSEUR'S Delight. I f Sole Agents CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO., LTD., under the Companies' Ordinances of Hong Kong*. [Incorporated m Shanghai* 90 Robinson Road Telephone 622S I BY SPECIAL fcfcff JL HM. THE KING f APPOINTMENT TO F SIAM I NEWEST ORIGINATIONS IN JEWELLERY OF
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      104 10 I ji WHO WOULD BE A GAZELLE Some gazelles of the Far I East and llamas of Pata" gonia, it is said, never feel the pangs of thirst, being so constituted that drink is unnecessary to them. When being shown over Aberdeen by a native of the city it is
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    HOW TIN QUOTA SCHEME ORIGINATED.
    383 11 HOW TIN QUOTA SCHEME ORIGINATED. s|1 > (LKMENTI'S PART. statement by Sir P. ('unlifTc-Lister. uiUh'i'Hiiiß statement as to the id Bill hi which the tin quota i .^iii itt-d has been made m cl( i m Sir Philip C'unlifTr I.istor. chairv Hit- T.I*. A. Sir Philip referred to 1,, l>t't!«
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    PRINCES START TOUR.
    148 11 First Stage of Journey by Aeroplane. h Radio Official Service, i Rugby, Jan. 16. <■>' Wales, accompanied by Prince nds to fly to Paris early this after- first stage of their tour of South TtKf are using the Prince of Wales" machine. i Reuters Sen ice. J
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    MINES DISPUTE SETTLED.
    85 11 Terms of South Wales Agreement. U h Radio Official Service. I Rugby. Jan. 16. itel points of settlement In the South dispute reached last night at the I r:uh. are: be unchanged until the end of with siven and a half hour day, >i agreement to be
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    ANOTHER BANK FAILURE.
    16 11 Nitnes Institution Suspends IKi-i'ir's Service.) Niinn. Jan. 16. Regionale dv Gard has suspend-
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    BOMBAY LATHI CHARGES
    169 11 NEARLY 100 INJURED. 140,000 Mill Workers Declare Hartal. l&euter'o Barvics.l Bombay. Jan. 16. Nearly 100 people wert injured and taken to hospital as a result of police lathi charges throughout the city arising from che hartal as a protest against the execution of four condemned men implicated
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    PREMIER AND INDIA.
    111 11 Statement to be Given on Monday. I British Radio Official Service I Riitfby. Jan. 16. The Minorities Sub-Committee of the RoundTable Conference held a short final meeting this mornuig and approved the report drawn up by the Premier, its chairman, summarising the claims and views put forward
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    MR. GAVIN JONES' VIEWS.
    218 11 Repudiation by European Association. [Reuter's Sen-ice. 1 Calcutta, Jan. 16. A meeting of the European Association today unanimously adopted a resolution supporting the Presidents attitude regarding the Round-Table Conference. [Mr. W. L. Travers. President of the European Association, m a letter to the newspaper. The Statesman,
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    94 11 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES. FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.] London, Jan. 16, 5.25 p.m. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows: Spot £116 5 8 (up £3 3 16). Forward £117 13 16 (up £3). The market is excited. Messrs. Symington
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    NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.
    95 11 Rear Admiral Domvile Leaves for Mediterranian. L British Radio Official Service.] Rugby. Jan. 16. R?ar Admiral Barry Domvile leav?s London to-day to take up appointment as Rear Admiral Commanding the Third Cruiser Squadron, Mediterranean Fleet. He was until last August Director of Naval Intelligence, Admiralty for three years.
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    BRITISH ENTRY FOR SCHNEIDER TROPHY.
    335 11 BRITISH ENTRY FOR SCHNEIDER TROPHY. GOVERNMENT DECISION. Will Not Assist m Any Way. I British Radio Offlci.il Service. I Rugby, Jan. 16. The Government have decided after consideration to adhere to their intention announced last autumn, not to take part m, or assist the! British entry for the Schneider Trophy
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    MALAYAN TRADE DECLINE
    160 11 Heavy Decrease Last Year. Malayan trade during 1930 showed a total decline of $442,316,000 U51.604.000) compared with the preceding year, according to the official statistics, which appear on page 19. This decline is made up of $175,125,000 on account of imports, while exports fell by $267,191,000. The
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    ASIATIC POPULATION.
    131 11 Decrease of 14,000 Last Month. There was a net decrease of more than 14.000 m the Chinese and Indian population of Malaya last month, according to the Malayan migration statistics. These show that 16.406 Chineseleft Straits Settlements ports for China during the month against arrivals from China of
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    FOREIGN POSTAL RATES.
    76 11 China's Proposed Further Increase. [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Nanking, Jan. 16. It is semi-officially stated that m compliance with the recommendation of the post office the Ministry of Communications is contemplating a further Increase In foreign postal rates. In July last China increased her foreign rates by
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    GERMANY'S SUGAR QUOTA.
    64 11 Five Years Figures Accepted. [Reuter's Service.] Berlin, Jan. 16. The German Sugar Association has agreed to the proposals. [German delegates at negotiations m Berlin on January 8 for a now world sugar convention agreed to the non-European sugar exporters' proposal that Germany's export quota be 500,000 tons
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    GHASTLY OUTRAGE BY BURMA REBELS.
    150 11 STATION MURDER. Official Hacked to Pieces Before Horrified Wife. [Reuter's Service.] Tharrawaddy. Jan. 15. A band of 50 rebels armed with dahs (long knives carried by the hillmen) swooped down on Zibyugon railway station just before midnight, surrounded the Bengali station master's quarters, took the
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    TAXI DRIVER COMMENDED
    225 11 Arrest of Armed Robbers. The armed Chinese robber, who, with three companions, "gate-crashed" a mid-day party at a school m Kiam Keat Lane m November of last year and made off with between $500 and $600 subscribed there towards a lottery, was found guilty at the Assizes
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    DRUGGED AND ROBBED.
    178 11 Five Years Assize Sentence on Indians. For doping a fellow-countryman wi;h \h? stupefying drug made from crushed datura seeds and relieving him of $35, a half-sovereign, his ticket from Singapore to India, his coat and two boxes of clothing, two Indians were sentenced to five years' rigorous
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    ELECTORAL REFORM.
    87 11 Sweeping Changes Under New Measure. [Reuters Service.] London, Jan. 16. A sweeping change tn the electoral system is provided by the Representation of the People BUI. The text, which is just published, prescribes that voting will be by the method of alternative vote, lays down the division of
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    EUROPEAN UNION.
    85 11 22 Ministers Confer at Geneva. [Reuter's Service.] Geneva, Jan. 16. Twentytwo European Foreign Ministers with experts assembled under the presidency of M. Briand at the opening committee on Suropean union. M. Briand declared that France remained faithful to the plan for European fed-ration. Dr. Curtius referred to the
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    AUSTRALIAN BANKS.
    41 11 Another Change m Transfer Rate on London. [Reuter's Service.] Melbourne, Jan. 16. A further slump m Australian currency is reflected m the decision of the banks that transfer rates for buying on London henceforth shall be £125 per cent.
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    FIFTEEN YEARS WORK IN KEDAH.
    2764 12 DR. HOOPS' EARLY DAYS- DEVELOPING A NEW COUNTRY. CONQUERING CHOLERA SCOURGE. Dr. A. L. Hoops, P.C.M.0.. who is shortly retiring, delivered a highly interesting address to the members of the Singapore Rotary Club at their weekly tiffin meeting at Raffles Hotel yesterday on certain of
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    MALACCA AFFAIRS.
    220 12 Yesterday's Municipal Meeting. From Our Own Correspondent* Malacca. Jan. 16. At the Municipal Commissioners' meeting to-day the President said the Commissioners could congratulate themselves upon Mr. Tan Soo Hocks re-election. He had already served many years with distinction and his experience and advice were very valuable. The President
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    DESTITUTE CHINESE.
    83 12 Malacca Funds for Repatriation. (From Our Own Correspondent. J Malacca, Jan. 16. In aid of the funds for the repatriation of Chinese destitutes members of the Seng Cheong Society held a benefit performance last night at the Capitol Theatre, Malacca's latest talkie palace, kindly lent for the occasion
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    80 12 The occupants of a house m Gopeng Road were surprised this morning, says Wednesday's Times of Malaya to find a large flying fox clinging to one of the electric wires which run from the road to the house. The big bu was quite dead, having been electrocuted during the night
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    SCENE AT NEW WORLD CABARET.
    906 12 DUTCH OFFICER FINED. Struggle With Police on Dance Floor. ij A fine of $100. or m default two months' i rigorous imprisonment, was imposed on a i Dutchman named Johan Hendrik Klein, who was yesterday found guilty by Mr. G. E. Clays ton. Second Police
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    MURDER OF COL. SIMPSON.
    120 12 Anglo-Indian Charged With Abetting. Calcutta, Jan. 5. P. A. J. Hackerdon, an Anglo-Indian resident of a South Calcutta suburb, was arrested m a village m the Manbhum district and placed before the Police Magistrate of Alipore on a charge of abetting the murder of Lt -Colonel
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    26 12 A branch of St. Patrick's Society was inaugurated m Hong Kong last week. Mr. C. W. Tilley. an agricultural adviser arrived m Kuala Lumpur from home.
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    SOUTH WALES PROVISIONAL SETTLEMENT.
    226 12 iMUTUAL CONCESSIONS. Has Three Years Coal Peace Been Secured [Reuters Service.] London, Jan. 15. It is officially announced that the Soutl Wales coal dispute has been settled. Later. The provisional agreement for .settlement o the South Wales coal dispute provides for thi resumption of work at
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    WORLD DRUG MENACE.
    341 12 Two Parisians Believed to Head Huge Ring. Rcuter'.v Service. 1 New York. Jan. 15. As a result of federal investigation after seizures id morphine aboard liners, the existence ha& been di c covered cf an international drug ring headed by two Parisians, who art alleged to have
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    ATTACK ON PUNJAB GOVERNOR.
    348 12 "I Came to Lahore to Kill Him." Lahore. Jan. 3. The case against Harkishan, the all?g>d as- sailant of His Excellency the Punjab Governor, commenced to-day. The Registrar, giving evidence, said that he heard two shots m quick succession when the Governor, who was only a
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    NOT SUFFICIENCY PUNISHED.
    702 12 DISCHARGE RKR SK|> The Bankruptcy of <,„,., En X Wan. 1 The application of Mr. Choo Chop Chin Seng Hin for hiv refused by the Bankruptcy Q terday. 1 The applicant w.-.s adjudicated :i i, his own petition on May 2. 192H mitted a statement regarding thi
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    214 PERSONS ON TRIAL.
    79 12 Sequel to Smyrna AntiGovernment Revolt. IReuter's Service I Constantinople, .l.m I' The authorities state that inquiry that the react ionary movement m s intendtd to overthrow the ptttlll regime and supersede it by .1 based on the Shenat and Khalil it. A court martial at Menonun
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    ACCIDENT TO CAPE FLYERS
    66 12 'Plane Brought Down l»^ Sandstorm. London. Lan I Tripoli .--Further details of the the 'plane m which Capt. Barnard Lovelace were attempting to fly to show that it was brought down b.\ sandstorm. The aeroplane sank to tin ul ground. The airmen were bnu „i but
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      COUNTY RUGBY.
      944 13 Leicester's Victory Over Blackheath. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 18. The Rugby matches were interesting, especially m Tiew of the composition of the English International teams. Gloucestershire won the honours m the southwestern group of the county championship on Saturday by beating Cornwall at Redruth 17 5.
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      AUSTRALIA'S TEST TEAM.
      107 13 A Criticism of the Selectors. By adhering to the first Test team, with vhs exception that T. Wall drops out and H. Ironmonger goes m, the selectors have once again lacked vision, remarks the Sydney Referee. They have not looked to the future. They move m a
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      ICE HOCKEY.
      480 13 The World's Most Thrilling Game. Something new, something fast, something dangerous for British women: Ice Hockey— the world's most thrilling game. Their Canadian and American sisters have long Indulged m the fascinating pursuit of the puck, the flat circular vulcanised rubber disc with which the game is played
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    MOST COSTLY COAT IN LONDON.
    224 13 £3,000 Garment Awaits a Buyer. Is there a man m the country who suffers sufficiently from the cold weather to spend £3.000 on a winter overcoat? The most costly coat made m London for the past fifty years, possibly the most expensive fur orercoat for
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    TOTE PAYS BACK ON LOSERS!
    192 13 Because Nobody Backed the Winner. Backers of loc-lng horses m a race run at the Derby meeting m mail week had the extraordinary experience of having their stake money returned This is the first time m the history of horse racing m England that such
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    70 13 trouble to judge by ,:it.r ~.:;Soits ugains': :iim m the Victorian match. Where the five selectors hav<? failed now m exactly where the 1928-23 selectc-s failed :n their early Te-5t selections. They show 10 particular d?sire* or ability to inearth asm talent, or to br.ck thnr judgment m locating it.
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      170 13 Mellin's Food, when mixed as directed, so closely resembles breast milk that it provides the vital nourishment for the building of sturdy limbs and viperous brain and lays the foundation of x sound constitution. The steady increase m weight, happy days and tranquil nights that follow immediately Mellin's Food is
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      832 14 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER Ml CARGO SERVICES. CXFUSB SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT rOSTNHIHTLT. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice Monthly Set flee Liverpool and flfaaf (Via Tirana aai Imw). Rodto subject to altenttes wsttseeA smcsml WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT Da*. staffs PYRRHUS For Amsterdam, London
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      525 14 EBeniiaii Bucknall Steamship Co* Ltd* (y_ii _m_, 1 f _h___^_k_ft\ "ELLERMAN n LINL PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Dae Singapore. s.s. CITY OF KHIOS Feb 16 HOMEWARDS. s_s. CITY OF CORINTH For
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      456 14 TF. O. British India and Apar Lines, (Incorporated In England;) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVEKV^yr LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN. Doe D Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnacr 1931 COMORIN U4M KHIVA 9.100 Jan.
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      726 15 0. S. K. Line. t and New York: (from Kobe) Express Freight Service.] Sanyo Maru Peb 22 V1( Seattlt and Vancouver:— (from Kobe) p ar is Maru Feb. 4 tterdam. Hamburg (Bremen) Atlas Mrvu Feb. 15 16 Ourtr. p "rt Elizabeth, Cape Town. Rio de j a; Santos. Montevideo and
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      505 15 f^T OF FAMOUS m PRESIDENT LINERS. I TO MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AND BOSTON, FBOM SINGAPORE AND PENANO via COLOMBO, SUEZ PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES AND GENOA. Arrive Leave Leave Arrive Singapore. Singapore. Penang. New York. Pres. Harrison Jan. 19 Jan. 2a Jan. 34 Mar. 3 Pres. Hayes Peb. 2 Feb.
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      887 15 K. P. W. IWBNKLYHE PAKCTVAART MAATSCHAPPU. [ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION COMPANY OF BATAVIA.] (Incorporated m Holland.) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN OOVSRNMEkfT Telephone No. 5451, with aub-connectlons to:— Passage, Freight*. Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. sUfuuiuUUves In the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penana) of the TRAVELLERS OFFICIAL INFORMATION BUREAU.
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    NEW TRAINING SHIP.
    257 16 Handsome Anonymous Offer. After a tong struggle to raise sufficient fund& to place a sailing ship which is to be named Sea Lion, under the Red Ensign, for the training of British officers and sailors. Sir William Garth waite has received an offer from an anonymous sympathiser
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    28 16 The Leningrad, Russian steamer, had the whole of her starving crew arrested after they had mutinied, murdered the master and injured the two mates. Half were shot immediately.
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      512 16 Burns Philp line. (Incorporated m Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and th» motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The 84. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia Cabins de
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      377 16 s.B. NIEUW HOLLAND. Consignees of cargo per the above steamer from Australia (arrived Jan. 8, 1931) are hereby notified that a general survey of all cargo landed m a damaged condition will be held at godo-an No. 4-5 on Tuesday, January 20th, 1931 at 9 a.m. No further survey will
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      459 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. Inc. (Incorporated la U.8.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. NEW YORK SERVICE. Kegular Freight Service to Boston, New York. Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Suez). Due Sails l>u, v> M.S. SILVER ASH In Port Jan. 16 M.S. SILVERWILLOW Jan. 25 Feb. 1 For rate 3 anc 1 other particulars please apply
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      700 16 MAIL DESPATCHES BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Oemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 6 a.r.i Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Slam 6 ax: Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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      CASES OF MACHINE-GUNS.
      383 17 Flot>am Following Loss of Tricolor. >t Colombo papers Indicate that a quantity of wreckage, including a .nit boat and cases of machine guns, uiislu-d up at various parts of the i tollnwing the explosion which destN.>rwenian ship Tricolor when off 'un. 5. message o! Jan. 7. states
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      COMMANDER GEORGE MASSEY.
      329 17 An Eighty Years Old Link With the Sea. death of Commander Georg? R.D.. R.N.R.. a distinguished Merchant Service. th?re is shorn ttai Era links between this g^neÜBcn and one that has long passed lat" Commanders sea life comuai k as 1850. and he was born m mm
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      42 17 inu five Belgian companies are U into one: Messageries Maritimes series Maritimes Anversois. Com<l. Navigation Leopold de Wael. Btlge de Navigation Hendrik I I Maritime Beige. All assets and arc being taken over by a new cornformed at Antwerp and called M.-xander.
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      CHANGED CONDITIONS.
      931 17 John Masefield Compares the Past. The Poe* Laureate. Mr. John Masefleld, delivered a vha rat i eristic speech on sallormen m fiction and m fact when he opened, at the headquarters of the Mersey Mission to Seamen. Hanover Street, Liverpool, a sale of work which has been organised
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      228 17 The Royal National Life-boat Institution has made special awards to the coxswain and crew of the motor life -boat at Peterhead for the rescue of 32 men from the steamer City of Osaka. At the same time the Hall Line, the owners of the steamer, who are already regular subscribers
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      202 17 This advertisement is issued by British-American Tobacco Co.. (Strmitf) Ltd (incorporated m England) BIBBY LINE [LONDON ADDRESS: 22, PALL MALL, LONDON, S.Wlj. of fast twin-screw Oil Driven Mail Passenger Vessels between RANGOON, COLOMBO, MARSEILLES, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON with through connection from Sin r >re and Penang. HOMEWARD SAILINGS. Steamer Leave
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      74 17 /—the frait\^ /the whole fruit I nothing but the fruit\ used J&jL n «Tianufiicture of j >y^>^v I ORANGEPOP 1 y s Favourite W H T/re Product of rß^^llUßiiil MPhone 3463. <^^ THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. INC. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) International BANKING and TRAVEL SERVICES. Travellers Cheques. Letters of Credit.
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      18 17 SINGAPORE SHIPCHANDLERY COMPANY. SHIPCHANDLERS. SHIPBROKERS. I COMMISSION AGENTS. Offlces: MAYNARD'S BUILDINGS. 11, Battery Road. Telephone No. 6433. j
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      628 17 CHURCH SERVICES. ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. 2ND SUNDAY AFTBR EPIPHANY. 7 a.m. Holy Communion. 7.30 a.m. Matins. 8 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral). 9.15 a.m. Holy Communion. 10 a.m. Sunday School at St. Andrew's School. 5.30 p.m. Evensong (Choral) and Sermon. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8 ajn. Holy Communion. Tuesday, Thursday,
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    EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
    203 18 this easy way to increased vitality. Are you enjoying life as you'd like to! Or do you feel robbed oi all your energy? It's not much fun for the woman who feels dcpre.vrd. "wished OUt," l|rirtt?3V, *lM M to be pitting thinner every day. Men turn
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    GOOD NEWS FOR LOCAL AMATEURS.
    1604 18 WIRELESS. NEW EMPIRE BROADCAST. RECEPTION NOTES SOCIETY'S WEEKLY LECTURES. (By Our Wireless Correspondent.) |"»OOD news is to hand from Hbme. We can now lcik forward lo having a gcod daily programme lrom England ii the near future. Hon.v. journals state that the new shcrt-wave station
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    A NOVEL EXPERIMENT.
    497 18 Pick-ups and Volume Control. I invented r-w lorm of volume control ;he other riiy for a gtamcphone pick-up. I wa*; -xperimi'iiling m oid?r to try and avoid that "zizzing noise which en? obtains with many pick-ups, particularly with som? forms of ?ord m which there is a
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      182 18 flu 2j c/? GorduxL There is nothing more welcome on a hot day, when Old Sol seems determined to shrivel you up, than a glass of Montserrat. This delicious Lime Juice makes a good thirst a thing to be treasured LiONTSErofif ■▼I LIME JUICE Of all Dealers. Prepared m England
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      1122 18 INSURANCE THE SOUTH ik>\. BRITISH V§i y INSI R.WTE COMPANY. UMI FIRE, MARINE, TR 1T AND MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPTED LOWEST CUBBBNT L. C MARGOLIOUTH M Office: 2. Finlayson < PERSONAL ACCIDENTS. FATAL ACCIDENTS are e\ HAVE you made provision for t of .your dependents should such overtake you t
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    335 19 d ;<f nenerully thos< current rern 1 fclaiM At th: 1 other markets MWUI varntions Round) Kati 50 ..<. i .iiry do 45 do 58 di qualfttjr) da 50 Indian lb 55 istrali do 55 Kati 55 and) do 65 Each 8(t Mftedged Pair 85 do 70
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    180 19 a '.nis „l 'h British Borneo Para Rub:i\ farthsjTQU i-nded April 30 show i L 4 042 lagßtafl a profit of £1.973 for am n rrducei the amount UUlltd t > an No dividend was paid last 1 1.500 was transferred to reserve. The that during th? year considerable .:<
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    LEWIS & PEAT'S REPORT.
    271 19 LEWIS PEAT'S REPORT. Lack of Operating Activity. London. Jan. It;. Another dull and uninteresting week on the tubber market has p\ss?d. and m spit«> of m? publication of two sets of statistics, operators have not been stimulated to activity on cither wick On Saturday morning, on better id vices from
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    LYALL & EVATT'S DAILY REPORT.
    160 19 LYALL EVATT'S DAILY REPORT. Singapore. Jan. IG. There is slightly improved enquiry Cor har?s to-day m spit* of the slight d?clin? m rubber and tin. and at low -r levels buy?rs ar? mor? m ■vidence than was the case yesterday. Tins. Penawats are 50 51. Kuchais 78 31-.. Sungei Luas
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    UNITED TEMIANG RUBBER.
    162 19 The d rubbjr oy eh? United Temiang 'F.M.S> Rubber Company for th? y?ar ended July 31 last amounted to 1.114.3911 b. (11 months tapping! compared with 1.087.7921 b. m the previous year. After charging to revenue £2.714 tagaiast £2.723 > for depreciation. &c. the profit Emount^d to
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    SOUTHERN PERAK DREDGING.
    124 19 The directors of Southern Perak Dredging report a net profit of £28.602 for the year ended June 30 < against £46.575 for 1928-29*, and 112.301 was brought m. Dividends amounting to 18 per cent, have bee paid during the year against 30 per cent.), absorbing £24 938.
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    93 19 Hon. E. Feilding chairman of the Kuala Lumpur Rubber Co.. Ltd., makes the following appeal: "I hear from Kuala Lumpur (Federated Malay States) of the hardships inflicted on European employees owing to staff reductions on account of the present parlous condition of the rubber Industry. While I appreciate the extreme
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    To-Day's Price Changes.
    443 19 To-Day' s Price Changes. EXCHANGE RATES. January 16. SELLING. London. 4 months' sight 23 7|B London, 3 months' sight 2 3 27 32 London. 60 days' sight 2 3 25 32 London 30 days' sight 23 3 4 London, demand 2 3 23 32 London. T. T. 2 3 11
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    739 19 FRIDAY. JAN. 16TH. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. DOLLAR RUBBERS. I Alknby ($1) f 90 1.05 Alor Gajah is> 90 J^^A A. Hitam ($1) \^^M Am. Malay ($2) l A. Kuning (51) k Ayer Auhm (Stk j| Brogas i$ 1 1 Brunei United 06) Bukit Jelotong B. KatU (sl> 35
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    MALAYA TRADE STATISTICS.
    388 19 Ay. per Month 73.352 58.758 Deer: 14.594 76.816 54.550 Deer 22.266 Deer: 36.860 Ay. per Month 8.558 BARLO\V Ma r kelfl There has buying dutJ^B The iotalTx[^^^^PPH| the month of Dtrt'mb^Tl93(T^^^^^^^^^^l 6.354 tons. Spot to-day is quoted at 13 U. January 13 V. February 13-. March 13-,.
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION. LOANS.
    229 19 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION. LOANS. January 16th., 12 o'clock noon Spore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1926. red *****66 $22,000,000 106 l i 106^4 c.d. Spore Municipal 5 p.c. of 1928 red. 1948-68 $21,000,000 107 107^ c.i. Spore Municipal 4H p.c. of 1930. red 1970-80 $2,000,000 101 v. 102V4 c.i.
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    MACPHAIL & CO REPORT.
    100 19 MACPHAIL CO REPORT. Tin. Weak. Sungei Luas 104 I OT.^^H 48 51. Idris 7s »U1 Hs 6d, Johans 24 30, '^*B 75 82. Paroi Tins Par. Malay Consols 13'-]^^H Pungahs 14s 15s. Talam Min?s 62 66. lli.alß Tin 21 26. Kintas 1.03 1.08. Rubber, I'nchanged. Joram Kuantans 60 70. United
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    87 19 I British Radio— Officiil Service, i Rugby. Jan. 15. Foreign exchanges are: Amsterdam 12.06,. Athens 375. Bombay Is. 5',d.. Berlin 23.43. Brussels 34.83 >•... Bucharest 818, Rio 4 s BUOMM Aires 34',. Copenhagen 18. 16 1 Geneva 25.07 I*.1 Helsingfors 192 7 s. Lisbon 108.25, Madrid 47.85. Milan 92.74
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    33 19 Boustead and Co.. Penan* Agents: Takuapa Valley, output first half January 600 hours. 175.000 cubic yards 804 pikuls. Bail Pru dredge commenced dredging one r.hift daily on January 12th.
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    18 19 The agricultural labourer cannot save fur a rainy day. because it is raining all the time. Lady Noel-Buxton.
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      71 19 ASSETS EXCEED $11,000,000. ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $38,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 27 Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act
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      46 19 Royal Exchange What do you connect with these two words Insurance Then why not give this old established Corporation the benefit of your connection and be assured of complete satisfaction. Itogal &xtimnsc $00urance. INCORPORATED A O »T» Singapore. A. GORDON LEE. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS. Res. Manager.
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    THE TWO EXTREMES OF CRICKET.
    591 20 THE TWO EXTREMES OF CRICKET. S. AFRICA COLLAPSE. West Indies' Leather Hunt At Brisbane. The two Test matches which commenced yw.lrrd.iy the ue b<:wttn England and South Africa at Durban and the other be' wren the West Indie* and Australia at Brisbane provided examples of the two extremes m cricket.
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    THE MALAYAN TURF.
    476 20 PENANG RACES. Handicaps for Final Day. Rare 1. Horses— Classes 4 and s— Div. 2 l (1 Mile):— Panrilla 10, Kinta Girl 9.7, Meteorologist 9.5. Gold Mount 9.5. Marco 7.7, Last Chance 7.7. Fortalone 7.4. Pollykar 6.7, Penang Belle 6.7. Race 2. Horses Classes 4 and s—Div.5
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    ROSEBERY MEMORIAL STAKES.
    62 20 A New Race for Derby London, Jan. 8. The new race instituted m memory of Lord Rosebery will tak? place on the firs, day of Derby We?k on Epsom Downs. It wiia be called the Rosebery Memorial Stakes. The race will be a handicap sweepstake, with a
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    S.C.C. BOWLS.
    74 20 Owing to rain all bowling ties at the S.C.C. have been put forward a week. The ties will now be as follows: Monday: E. H. R. Bowerman vs. F. Sands. Tuesday: K. H. McFarlane vs. H. Gray. Wednesday: Doubles Final, R. A. Ashworth and E. A. Hudson vs.
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    SIME, DARBY, SPORTS CLUB.
    71 20 The Sime. Darby Sports Club held the annual general meeting on Tuesday when the following were elected office-bearers for 1931: President D. D. McDiarmid; Hon. Secretary J. Solomon (re-elected); Hon. Treasurer C. A. Carey; Committee: A. White, G. Boas, O. Narjes, Yeo Keng Guan, Chan Lian
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    "FARRER CUP" COMPETITION 1930.
    58 20 The final match between the Municipal Electric Department and Transport Centre Department will be played at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Monday, at 4.50 p.m. and will bej followed by presentation of the cup and j medals by Mr. R. J. Farrer, C.M.G., M.O.S. j Admission
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    TO-DAY'S HOME FOOTBALL
    179 20 WEST HAM VS. CHELSEA. The Scottish Cup Competition. To-day's matches m the English Leagues are as follows: Division I- Arsenal vs. Sunderland, Aston Villa vs. Bolton, Blackburn vs. Leeds, Chelsea vs. West Ham, Derby vs. Sheffield ttn.. Huddersfield vs. Liverpool, Manchester C. vs. Birmingham, Middlesbrough vs. Blackpool,
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    THE SCOTTISH CUP.
    162 20 There will be no Scottish League matches as the clubs will be engaged m the first round of the Scottish Cup the draw for which was as follows Stenhousemuir vs. Hearts. Queen's Park vs. Elgin City. East Stirling vs. Hamilton. ArmaUule vs. Rangers. Hibernian vs. St. Cuthbert
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    INTERNATIONAL RUGBY.
    464 20 Jo-day's Matchi Between ■inland and! Wales. |^fej h j< '^imitT of* new- j plaices m the English nal match against Ham the 43rd betwet-n the have an added interest. The P^^nticn of the Welsh Side is not known but the general opinion, based on the form shown m
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    19 20 Mr. W. A. N. Davles, Registrar of the Supreme Court, has been granted eight months leave from January 9th.
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    BRITISH BOXERS DEPRIVED
    208 20 BALDOCK AND KIRBY. Failure to Renew Licences. New York, Jan. 7. J Th.? Boxing Commission here vo-day d?clar?d the middle-weight title held by Mick?y Walker vacant because he had not defended it within a certain period. London, Jan. 7. Following the New York Commission's lead, the British
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    RUGBY.
    230 20 Welch Regiment vs. Johore To-day. The meeting between the Welch Raiment i and Johore at Johore Bahru this after noon is the outstanding Rugby attraction of thf v e:kend. The S.C.C. will have two sides out one playing the Islands at Piilau Brani and the other meeting Raffles College
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    NEWMAN LEADING DAVIS.
    125 20 International Billiards Tournament. London. Jan. 6. I Close of play scores m the match between Newman and Davis to decide who will meet Lindrum. were as follows: Newman (m play). 11.199. Davis. 10.151. including a break of 1.101. London, Jan. Newman, 12.875. Davis (m play). 11.981. Lonlon,
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    ROYAL TRENGGANU GOLF CLUB.
    97 20 Christmas Competition 1930. The results of the Royal Trengganu Christmas Competition 1930, were as follows, says the Malay Mail: Che Hashim (Guru) 88 16 72 Tengku Wangsa 97 22 75 J. R. Neave 92 16 76 Che Hashim (K. Brang) 93 14 79 P. McNee 90
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    HOCKEY.
    61 20 The following have been selected to play for the Indian Association against the C 'Coy' Welch at hockey, on Saturday at 4.45 p.m. on the Tanglin ground: V. Raj; B. Chatter ji, C. Lall; A. N. Katyal, G. Kennedy, P. N\ Bardhan; D. Paranjothi, P. K. Bhaskaran, A. Namazie,
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    WHAT TUNNEY EARNED.
    55 20 It was revealed during a court action m New York that Gene Tunney's total fortune from boxing amounted to £348.456. Of this he received £198,000 for his fight at Chicago against •lack Pempsey m July, 1927, and £105,000 for fighhiiy Tom Heenei In his farewell bout at
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