The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 28 December 1922

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. THIRD SERIES THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1922. No. 1,847
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    CONTENTS
    196 1 r ADEKS PAGB Fheal r:ca! Repotai on 401 ilkan Affairs 401 menta *>f Urn Week 402 fhe Box< t Indemnity 402 aratlo] c 10-j POLICE AM) COURT NKWS. H Abdullah *asc 105 BTTBKS TO THE BDITOR BaJc< r-iK Soosa Pight 40-*» B name Price* ;o:, Sino-British Crode Asa 105
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    PROCEDURE.
    109 1 I fc imb< t 27. t o I CMbi Xo. 23.00 16.50 B! ick 15.25 'T r I uhte fair) 23.00 nail flake, f.g. 11.50 I*l 9af« small SSO pra Mix 10.00 pn Si.r.dried 10.30 am, Benares unc. 4,600 et, Ran-oon white 2a|.00 Siam Xo. 1 for export 320.00
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTHS.
      48 1 STEWART. At Third Mile Estate, Scrtmban, on 21st inst.. the wife <»f lan M. Stewart, of a daughter. APPERSON. At Soutli Kensington, S.W. to .Mr. and Mr-, r. a. Apperson, .-on. FTFE. Aberdeen, on the 20th instant, to I Mr. and Ah-.. A. 11. Kyf<\ a daughter.
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      DEATHS.
      65 1 PRICE. n. Rt the Parsonege, Puerto, Orotava, Teneriffe, John Mncncilv Price, F. R. c s.. i G. S., late 3Qrveyor-G«nera] ol Hongkong, and yoyngesi son <>t' Frances j Xu^fiu and R chard Evans Price, of Valparaiso. PENGELLEY. On December 21, 1922, Donald J ClitFord Pengeliey, only <«v of the
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      IN MEMORIAM.
      31 1 Jm !o\i:!ir naemorv of Elisabeth Sunn who iliod on 23rd December, 1921. You left as tli is .);-> a year a^o I?ut still w cling to your memory for evermore.
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
      28 1 Mr. Bodestyne and relatives b g to thank ail those who attended the funeral of his late wife Virgina Bodestyne, ox ><••*' wraaths i.nd lctt<M*< o w>ndol< '.if**.
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    THE WEEK'S NEWS.
    210 1 I The last mail from Home arrived on 4thristmas Day, with dates up to Nov. 30th. A Homewaflil Mail leaves to-day. H. E. the Governor and Lady Guillemard ait spending the holidays a< Penang. Mr. He-well, a \vaider -it £t*nanv: llaol, ('ay, a vv: diet* of i.avi?
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    EXCHANGE.
    94 1 December J7. Bank -1 m.s. M 1-1 Bank demand '2 -I T)-',V2 Private credits X m.s. L' 4 In-.'U NVw York, demand 54% Credits 90 days 56% France, demand 694 India, T. T. 175% Hongkong, demand 3% P-c. Dis. Yokohama, ilcmand lll :i s I Java, demand 188tf Bangkok,
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    123 1 Comma tier Frank Wild, who after the death of Sir Ernest Shaekleton took command of the Shadtfeton-Rowett Antarctic Expedition, was married on October 31, by special licence, at Reading, to Mrs. Granville Altman. While the war was m progress Commander Wild was serving at Vladivostock as a lieutenant m the
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    Our Theatrical Reputation.
    886 1 Dee* mber 22. Up till quite recently it was commonly saicL4hat Singapore had no taste i^ynibiit&entertainmeni but requiredjJfaly that it shoiJd le amused m an Masy and uninteilec^ual way. The. exposition of this theory was i coitlained m the further statement j that which flocked to see
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    Balkan Affairs.
    791 1 i December 2:). A side issue of the present negotiations at Lausanne, but an important one, is the attitude of the Balkan States to the renewal of Turkish sovereignty m Europe. As long as Turkey was restricted to the very limited area m Europe necessary to safeguard her
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      125 1 Safeaeribcni to Urn 'oineapore Free Press" vt-Kly retnmißg tnm Europe to the Straits mail iir.cg, are invited to send h o Maaajm tk« mom oi* their steamer and >v.:.i m SJi.ijapore. Copies will tb*n M«e( h.Mi at various port 3 of call. ;tv 5 Ku'ope wishing detailed in--1 l,i res
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    Comments of the Week.
    823 2 December 25 To all our readers we tender the compliments of the season and wishes for as happy a Christmas as the circumstances will allow. From a point of view of local material, prosperity the year is ending with a more cheerful outlook than it began.
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    The Boxer Indemnity.
    682 2 December 27 Considerable progress is being made with the scheme for turning the Boxer indemnity to a really usefuj purpose. France proposes to emVloy hers for a rehabilitation of the Banque Industrielle de Chine, thus not merely returning m business transaction to China some of the money
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    820 2 The new year will see W* fort made to bring about a v agreement between the All' and Germany upon the subject of reprations. The matter is mi such enormous complication- but economic experts can to grasp its details and action of all its chief points, I is possible, with
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    129 3 engagement ia announced between rounder H. S. M. Harrison Wallace, I N, and M!*s Eileen Maud McCallum, phter f the late Cornel Sir Henry E. i alhun, (kv^rnor of Ceylon. A Delhi message of Dec. 16th states Hr, Paxton. an assistant m the Foreign i Political Department of the Governor
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    CAPTAIN CHANCELLOR.
    667 3 AN ABLE OFFICERS RETIREMENT. The Straits Settlements loses one of its ablest officers to-day, December 28th, when the honourable Captain A. R. Chancellor, who has been Inspector General of Police m the Colony for nearly nine years, leaves for Home on retirement after more than twenty years' valuable
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    PENANG NEWS.
    101 3 PEN ANG NEWS. (From Our Own Correspondent). PenanK, Dec 27. The Rev, Keppel Gamier has been installed Master of Lodge Royal Prince of Wales. The charge against two Sikhs of beinjr m possession of seditious literature ontheir arrival from Rangoon, has been withdrawn en instructions from Singapore. At Sungei Patani
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    SCOTTISH LETTER.
    1526 3 THE ELECTION [N SCOTLAND. (From Our Own Correspondent). Edinburgh, Nov. 22. To the question, Stands Scotland where it did tho answer, politically, n.ust be "Yes" and "No." The spirit of coalition, or at any rate of co-operation, is still alive. With one or two exceptions it was observed
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    CEYLON OUSERVER DIES.
    85 3 At an extraordinary general meeting 1 of the Ceylon Observer, Ltd., recently it was. decided that the Directors be authorised to dispose of the business and effects of the Company. This resolution, which was carried unanimously without discussion, marks the end of the activities of one of
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    50 3 The June number of the Malayan Agricultural Journal, which has just been issued, contains an interesting article by Capt. Eaton, 0. B. E. on the preservation and packing 1 of latex and an instructive paper by Mr. A. Sharpies about what has already been done to deal with Brown Bast.
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    DISGUISED SURVIVALS.
    1119 4 The story goes that a certain King of Prussia, grazing idly from a window m the j p&laee of Potsdam, caught himself wonderIng •■.!.;> a sentry, whom he had seen daily m the same spot for years— since ever he could remember, m fact should be posted ,s
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    CONSCRIPTION IN AUSTRALIA.
    200 4 Australia's conscription system was apparently an issue at the general election. The leader of the Labour Party, Mr. Charlton, according- to a cable message, made a definite pronouncement m favour of the abolition of the system and a return to volunteering. As a matter of fact, abolition
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    THE AULD BRIG or AYR.
    208 4 S.O.S. messages are beginning to reach London that all is not well with the Aukl l!riu* of Ayr. This wil! come as a surprise to those who imagined that the fate of this historic and beautiful structure was settled once and for all at the
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    A FATAL BARGAIN.
    208 4 In the Philippines a well-tempered bolo is a handy weapon, to be much treasured I by its owner. It can be used m the building- of a house, for carving up a haunch of venison, for manicuring, and for ninety and j nine other purposes. A few
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    PRESERVING FOODS.
    1374 4 SUBSTITUTE FOR FREEZING. (By Major W. St. C lair.) While cotton is about to become a staple 1 production of this Australian State, and i possesses the outstanding advantage of not being subject to great deterioration during- the processes of gathering, baling, oversea transport, and handling at destination,
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    THE EURASIAN ASSOCIATION.
    134 4 The annual report of th- I that the finance BfateWWrt *OWI balance of fftßfcft. There MM W on the register as ■gainsi 452 A pbblic meeting was he! t j m coWifiC 1 with volunteering at the Singapo creation Club en the (sth .1. "dinar President of
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    FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1922.
    768 5 Mr. William Duncan has arrived m Kuala Lumpur Prom Xebonir Tebal. Princess Arthur of Connaught has bobbed it[- hair. She i- c first English Princess Mi do so. Mr. Roger Wethered the Oxford Golf Blue, has hrri: appointed Private Secretary to the Hon. F, 3. Jackson,
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    THE ABDULLA CASE.
    453 5 It wili ho remembered that at the first Assizes m 1922 a man named Syro Abdulla was charged under section 226 of the Penal Code as a returned banishee. He had m fact been deported pursuant to an Order m Council dated the 26th of October 18U6,
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    162 5 (By Courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbun.) Tokio, Dec. 19. Messrs. Raizo Wakabayashi, Sankichi Sato, Eiichi Baba and Gertaro Shimura have been nominated members of the House of Peers by Imperial order.. The F>ank of Japan, after negotiations with the Reich Bank, has rejected a proposal to obtain
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    TRAGIC DEATH OF EUROPEAN WARDER.
    59 5 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, Dec. 21. Tlie death has occurred, under circumstances warranting- an inquiry, at the Gaol, of Mr. Alfred Howell, a European warder. The event us rendered all the more tragic by the fact that he was married only ten c'a\s ago,
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    MINE MANAGER ASSAULTED.
    82 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Dec. 21. Mr. Mark Graham, manager of Silibin Mine, m succession to the late Mr. G. Lonsdale, was severely assaulted by two Chinese coolies at the Mine. Owing- to their bad work, Mr. Graham reprimanded the coolies, who, turning on him with
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    19 5 Mr. Leonard Nelson, the well-known Australian comedian and entertainer, it to visit the Orient early m the New Year.
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    749 5 THE BAKER-DE SOUZA MAT< K. To the Editor. Shy— The result of the Boxing Contest on Saturday eyeHing last, between Baker and De Souza, having led t<» much ci eism, adverse and otherwise, we feel it 01 jfticial duty, after making full inquiry, to issue our
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    BENZINE PRICES.
    84 5 To the Editor. Sir, We are pleased to advise that our Directors have sanctioned a reduction m the price of motor spirit by 10 cents per gallon. On and after the 23rd inst. the retail price m Singapore will be 90 cents per gallon (inclusive of ."> cents
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    THE SINO-BRITISH TRADE ASSOCIATION.
    118 5 To the Editor. Sir,— lt is now some time since we had anything- to do with Mr. Leslie E. Haynes and the Sino-Br&tisb TVade Association, and we shall be glad if you will jrindly pivt prominence to this fact. We have no interest whatsoever m any
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    FRASER'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    492 5 Singapore, Dec. 20. A steady business has again to be recorded m Industrials, and Dollar Rubbers have come m for a fair amount of attention. Tin shares being- rather depressed during- the week closing firmer m sympathy with the rise m the value of the Metal. To-day's
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    119 5 We regret to announce that Vice-Admiral Sir Bouverie Francis Clark, X.C.8., die* m London on Nov. 20th of heart failure, acred 80. The son of Rear- Admiral William Clark, he entered the Navy m 1854, and served as a cadet on the Cossack m the Baltic during the Russian War,
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
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      RUGBY.
      351 6 CLUB DEFEAT UNITED SERVICES. Officers from H. M. S. Despatch made an intimate acquaintance with Singapore mud,, as it exists on the Padang at the present time, after the recent heavy rains, when they turned out with some hall a dozen military player? yesterday against an S. C. C.
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      KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
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      PENANG SPORT.
      79 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) IVnanK. Dec. 21. Mrs. Voules presented the tennis and bowls prizes at the* Cricket Glub to-day. The Volunteer race from the Swimming Ciub to the Cricket Club was won by Tcolserani, of the Eurasian Company, m !4 minutes. Members of the Chinese Com. tuiiv
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      DAVIS CUP SCHEME.
      92 6 London, Dec. 20. A conference of delegates of the various tennis playing countries, including Slocum on behalf of Japan, have approved of the proposed zoning system, under which the Davis Cap competition will be divided into two sections, American and European, each entering nation to declare m
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      M. C. C. TOURS.
      38 6 Wanganui, Dec. 20. The M. C. C. beat the Minor Associations by ten wickets. The Associations made ifiH and 200 and the M. C. C. 290 and 34 tor no wicket. Calthorpe scored 117.
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      TWELVE JOCKEYS FINED.
      44 6 London, December 4. Twelve jockeys m one race, including- Major Voyce, have been fined for disobedience at the post at Kempton Park. Rees was also reported, but as he was injured during the race the case will be brought up later.
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      PRINCE OF WALES' RACERS.
      46 6 London, December I.— The Prince of Wales schooled Pet Do#, on which he won the Welsh Guards' steeplechase over a course of two miles, m company with Bodyguard, which was ridden by Anthony, who had ridden six winners m steeplechases this week.
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      TRAINER AND JOCKEY FOR INDIA.
      23 6 London, December 5.-H. Sadler, the vainer, i 8 leaving for India m company with R. Jones, the jockey.
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      NEW RACE COURSE FOR CALCUTTA.
      37 6 London. December I.— The "Sportsman" announces that Colonel Wilkinson, Inspectoi of Course of the Jockey Club, has left for India to advise the Calcutta Turf Club authorities m laying out a race-course.
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    SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1922.
    727 6 Mr. L. V. J. Lavilla has been appointed a Collector of Income Tax for Singapore. Christmas Day and Boxing Day will, as for as possible, be observed as holidays by the troops m the Garrison. Mr. N. A. M. Griffin has been appointed to act as
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    PAVLOWA.
    1080 6 REGRET AT LEAVING SINGAPORE- "We have all found Singapore very happy and beautiful, and are very, very sorry to leave" were the words m which Madame Pavlowa bade farewell to Singapore after a short but memorable visit. She and her talented Company left for Rangoon on the Edavana yesterday
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    ALMAZOFF'S CIRCUS.
    132 6 Last Nignt*s Openittg In spite of Enclem< I wei night, there was fail at. the marqut :i: In m I Almazoff's Soui: African I short season m Singapon V consists of quite a Dumbei arti^Us, and anything connect© name of Filli? is alv.ay- Tlk- ever popular Madam* I
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    THE WARDER'S DEATH.
    92 6 (From Our Own Comspoi I A coroner^ jury to-day Petttfi animoufi verdict that Alfred Li well, )-d European urardier ii tl prison, had taken hit own 6 I m a fit of depression. Ti discovered m the ContagiottS Ward of the Prison Rob| empty at the time.
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    A. C. C. OF C.
    27 6 The fourth eonfer< i f the Chinese Chamber of i will meet at Penal scntatives Eton Singa] Perak, Koala Pita and resent.
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    70 6 A #t\.*at sensation hae Zensaku Mantii iced -i. blacksmith «4 the Kuiv naval fessin^ to two nofdera, Hi> i was a miNiimci Mttl by Dr. at Shanghai, fi'oni whon- he Y. 400,000, and the .second MM I from whom he took V. MjOOO. T sion was made at
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    47 6 An application for bail made I; George on behalf of two of the the case m which they stand cha:y dishonestly retaining a large MftOU property said to have been stolon Messrs. John Little Co., wa? t*fm the Third Magistrate, on the object: Chief Detective Inspector Costello.
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    BORNEO NEWS.
    248 7 THE WET WEATHER. i From Our Own Com-;) undent.) Jesselton, Dec. 15. Wait till the doudfl roll by," may be and advice to the despondent but the nraitPUS fa souw&iinea a sore trial. Why c elements are treating us to a special bftioa of >pite ii is difficult
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    The Bird Caves.
    1186 7 Mount Madai lu*s on the northern shore Darvel Bay. it liso clear and precipitous above the surrounding jungle and stands PUi prominently againsi a background of the ranges that separate Darvel Bay from Cowie Harbour. The journey to the mountain made by steam launch to the mouth
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    232 7 Captain Nuingesser, a French war pilot, has invented a new aeroplane which is expected to attain a speed of 250 to 300 miles an boor. Shaped like an egg the machine has no tail and the wrings, which are m V shape ar unusually small. If is fitted with :i
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  • COMPANY REPORTS.
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      WEARNE, BROTHERS.
      303 7 The following is the Directors' Report to the Shareholders for presentation at the annual meeting on Dec. 29th at noon a1 the offices of the company. Your Directors have pleasure to submit their Annual Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ended 30th September, 1922. The loss
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      MALAKA PINDA RUBBER.
      539 7 The following is the twelfth annual report of the directors to be presented at the annual meeting to be held on Dec. 20th at noon at Messrs. Chan Sze Onn's offices m Market Street. Your Directors have pleasure m submitting their twelfth annual report and a duly
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      RIBEIRO AND COMPANY.
      203 7 The following- is the fifteenth annual report for presentation to the annual meet, ing on Dec. 29th at the Company's offices. The directors regret that the Profit and Loss Account shows a loss of $47,259.93 for the year. Continued depression m trade, depreciations and keen competition are
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      S. R. E. (v) DINNER.
      254 7 About forty members and guests of the Singapore Royal Engineers <Vi spent a, very enjoyable evening at the Raffles Hotel on Friday last, on the occasion of the resuscitation <>f the annual dinner of the Corps. The Commanding Officer, Major IV 11. Keys. D.5.0., presided,
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      BANDFPS RAVAGES IN CHINA.
      178 7 New York. November 22.— The Peking correspondent of the United Press Association, U.S.A., reports that Mr. Ledgard, an English missionary, who escaped recently from bandits, has written to a friend a letter giving a graphic account of i:'i activities of bandits, who number about 30,000. They
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      33 7 Municipal Commission meets on Frioay, the business, which includes a resolution by the President m connection with the removal of obstructions m Beach Road and Rochore Road, bein-j- mainly of a routine character.
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1201 8 Quicquid a g unt homines nottri ett farrag* tibelH Juvenal. The Topicist has the greatest pleasure m wishing all hi* readers a merry Christmas. He feels- that m the absence of authority from the T.G.A.0.T.U., he is unable to promise them those blessings which are rightly
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    BOMBAY CRICKET WEEK.
    391 8 Bombay, Dec. 3. The All-India English team, assisted by Rhodes and Kilner, yesterday afternoon defeated the All-India Indian team by seven wickets. The Indians increased their overnight total to 277. Kapadia and Vuthal putting on 150 for the seventh wicket. The English team was left with 101
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    102 8 The current number of The Muslim has two particularly interesting articles, one giving certain aspects of Mahomedanism m relation t 0 the rights of women and marriage, and the other an instalment of a book on the wonders of science by Haji Hafiz Ghulam Sarwar. Mr. A. C. Cooney, Headmaster
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  • BOXING.
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      SPLENDID SERVICES CONTESTS.
      650 8 I i As home services boxing- meeting's are all that boxing" tournaments should be, so last night was the tournament at the $tadium, arranged on behalf of the funds j of the Union Jack Club, and carried out j under the control of offieifalfc, who perj formed
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      THE SIKH SENSATION.
      183 8 London, Dec. 6th.— Amazing allegations j were made by Siki m an interview with a representative of Eclair. He said that it was arranged before his contest with Carpentier m September that he should be defeated but he was ashamed to carry out the instruction to drop
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    LATE MAIL NEWS.
    618 8 AIU'LTEK A TEH OOCO London, Dec. v The Home and Colonial Stores v.. forty shillings at Richmond Pol c< i fo seUingtcocoa adulterated witj nious oxide to the Prtßßt f <.■.+'. of a yrain to a pound. ftowntn were also fined £20 f<-v abet) i and Colonial
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    29 8 At the Buctfa Autumn extra meeting the Rangoon Tuif dob K. Billou ndfe i winner. Suttle obUiined two socond^ a third, and Blackburn was placed MC<H In one race.
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    MONDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1922.
    693 9 The -ale of the White City haa fallen 1 1 rough. t anon Head lam has been appointed Bishop uc eater. Mr. Grocutt, late of Majedie Estate, ore, la temporarily acting- as manager Malayan Matches Ltd. The new building opened on Dee. 7th a Bangkok the
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    S. C. B. A.
    795 9 THE ANNUAL MEETING. The annual general meeting- of the Straits Chinese British Association was held at the Garden Club on Saturday, when there was a fairly large attendance. In the absence of the President, Mr, Song Ong Siang, the Vice-president, Mr. S. Q. Wong, took the
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    H. E. THE GOVERNOR AT PENANG.
    51 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penan^ Dec 23. 11. E. the Governor, accompanied by Lady GuiHemard and Miss Walker, arrived by the Sea Belle this morning, and were met by the Resident Councillor and Unofficial Members of the Legislative Council, incfnd- i ing those newly
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
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      RUGBY TROPHY MATCH.
      186 9 SINGAPORE DEFEAT SELAN(JOR. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala" Lumpur, Dec. T\. On a ground which was. on the heavy said, Singapore to-day retained the Trophy by (ief eating Selangor by six points (two unconverted tries) to nil. The scorers were Ablitt, m the first half, and Martin
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      FIRST TEST MATCH IN S. AFRICA.
      269 9 POOR SCORING IN EVEN GAME. 1 Renter's Servieo. 1 Johannesburg, Dec 23. The first Test Match was favoured by warm weather and attended by 10.000 spec- tators. m n i wlck-st was good. Batting j irst, South Africa put up L4B. A good start
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      HOME RUGBY.
      80 9 London. Dec. 9. 'i o daj Rugby n suits are: The London Scottish playing at home. j lopl to Sandhurst by to points to eight. Th< Harlequins beat the Old Merchant Taylors on the latter's giound by II points to i lift c. The Old Blues beal Richmond
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      BOWLS.
      23 9 Kimberley beal a British touring team 97 to <>'.'. fhe British beat Bloamfontain 83 to 7(5 and Orange Free State I<>2 to 69.
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      THE PRINCE AND HUNTERS.
      43 9 London, Dec. 7. The Prince of Wabs. as President of the Hunters' Improvement Society, has anl oounced that he will present to the Society a perpetual challenge cup for the best young huni on exhibition ai the Sprii!:_r show.
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      TENNIS IN AUSTRALIA.
      40 9 London, Dec. 9. Sydney. J. O. Anderson defeated L. I Patterson m the finals of the Australia Tennis Singles Championship, 6-0 3-6, 3-6, <-\. 6-2. Patterson and Hawkes won the doubles. and Hawkes ana Miss Boyd the mixed.
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      FILIPINO TO FIGHT JIMMY WILDE.
      47 9 London. December 3rd.- Ii- is likely that i -i mmy Wilde will defend his title against i the Filipino, Villa. The National Sporting Club has offered Wilde satisfactory terms, and if Villa accepts, the match will be m London m May, 1923.
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      WORLD'S BACKETS CHAMPIONSHIP.
      28 9 London, December 5. Williams, the English chialttenger Jin rackets, %von the fust four of the seven games against Soutar, the holder, m the world's championship.
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      THE ODELL CUPS.
      586 9 The i a c for the trophies so kindly presented by that fine sportsman, Mr. A. E. Odell, carae off on Sui laj morning and was sailed t>;" very tricky course previously published. Eleven boats were started by Mr. Geddes to the handicap times given. Irene was
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      KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
      54 9 i Till' Lauit'S* KpndTi Cnmm't itjnn fnp j her resulted m a tie between Mrs. Hurt j and Mrs. Farahar. The ball sweep m conjunction with the December Medal was won by Mr. P. J. Sproule with 36 net on Saturday and by Mr. J. Tryner with
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      MALAYAN RACING.
      46 9 I 9 The dates for the Penang meeting have been fixed as Jan. 2;>, '27,, 27. Entries close on Jan. 12 at 5 p.m. The dates for the Selangor meeting are Feb. 13, 15, 17 and entries close on Jan. 31 at 8 p.m.
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      INTERNATIONAL CHESS.
      35 9 I London, Dec. 4th. Vienna. The Polish I layer Rubenstein won the International chess Tournament, not. Losing a singie He has accepted a challenge to play Capablanca m 1924 for stakes of £8,750.
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      JOCKEY BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP.
      88 9 London, Dec. 10. Brighton. In the charit^boxing for the World's Jockey Championship of six rounds Carslake beat Evans on points. F. O'Connor, who his ridden several winners for Mr. B. X. Burjorjee <>n the Rangoon course, having been released, at his own request, from his contract, h;
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    CONTENTS.
    3155 10 JULY— DEC, 1922. I NOT INCLUDING THIS WEEKS.] LEADERS PAGB A Lesson for Reformers 1 Singapore, Oil Siation 1 Week End Comments 2 Ireland's Struggle for Freedom 2 One of the F. M. S. 2 Call for SPR 2 Using the Land 17 Safe for Democracy 17 Comment of
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    311 11 At the election of officers for the Committee of thie British Overseas Banks Association for the ensuing year, Mr. H. D. C. Jones, Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, and Mr. W. E. Preston, Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, were elected. Mr. Francis Shipton, Standard Bank of South Africa, is
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    739 11 The Services Boxing Tournament at the :':aaium o n Friday night, reminiscent as it \vf s of many first class services meetings at home; was the best that has been held m Singapore for very many months, and it was only fitting that the audience was, similarly, the
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    72 11 (By Courtesy of the Xanv NiehiXichi Shim bun.) Tokio, Dec. 22. The Vladivostock Government ha* proclaimed a law prohibiting women of illfame, and Japanese women of this type are to be withdrawn. There are 2,000 of these resident m Vladivostock, and half of this number have been ordered
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    WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1922.
    723 12 Mr. Macgregor, State Treasurer, Perak, retires this month and proposes t o settle i 9 1 Australia. A Forest Officer of Kulah shot a large rogue elephant last week on the new Selama Road m Kulah. Mr. W. H. Macgregor has gone up Taiping Hill to
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    A PROPER EGOTISM.
    213 12 Public opinion will be strongly m support of the combined Governments of the Straits and F.M.S. m their advice to the unofficial members of Council to contest Sir Frank Svvettenham and his Committee's pretty little arrangement to dump Malaya among the odds and ends at the British
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    EASTERN SMELTING.
    193 12 The Penang office has received cable advices firora the London office to the effect that the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31st. August, 1022, wore issued m London on 21st. inst. The balance at credit of Profit and Los.- Account for the year is £4,095,
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    TASTES IN TOBACCO.
    174 12 The war has brought many changes. One of them is m the smoking habits of the French. Not only do many smoke who never smoked before, but many others smoke more than ever before. That is the case everywhere; but hitherto the Frenchman lias been faithful to
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    PAHANG CONSOLIDATED.
    129 12 Report to July 31 shows total production •2. 70-i tons, against 2.112: percentage of blcck tin per ton of ore treated, 1.48, against 1.33. Average net price realised £100 per ton, against £132: Profit on mine and alluvial working £2,162, against £9,260; deducting London expenses and adding 110/IOG
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    "THE FOLLIES Or 1922."
    80 12 The S.A.D.C. gave their final performance of "T4re Follies of 1022" at the Theatre on Saturday night, when a large audience were veixy appreciative of the excellent entertainment provided. All the artists were m fine form and the fund of humour contained m the individual numbers
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    CHRISTMAS AT SWIMMING CLUB.
    715 12 A CHEERFUL MORNING. Lively conviviality was the order of the day at the Swimming Club on Christmas Day, on the occasion of the annual Christmas tiffin. As a consequence everything passed off m the usual exhilarating manner and the company, numbering clo&e upon two hundred, spent
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    THE KING-EMPEROR'S CUP.
    70 12 The Viceroy and Lady Reading attended Calcutta races when the race for the KingEmperor's Gu£j was run. The event resulted m a win for Mr. Sam's Orange William, which beat Galway Gate by half a length. Quarryman, which was third, was three-quarters' of a length behind Galway
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    830 12 COVERED COURT CHAMPIONSHIP His Excellency. .Major General Sir Malcolm, was anii.nj/ the inf<rotr<; tors at the nurtchet ii the <". Courts Champi'j hip*, »1 the S1 dium yesterday. Fhe competitors m several from Ku Lumpur, Malacca elsewhere m the- M.S. Oiu of the mo^ interesting t the morning
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    THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1922.
    687 13 Italian police have arrested M. Zinothe Russia Ei 'oy and President of i Intel iho is charged tins v. ii < 'oramunists to over- I iscisti ci v>'( jo n< K. Qwchant of Xo. 1* i- Q^.a. > port to the polw c that a <■
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    JOHORE NOTES.
    909 13 THE BfUAR RESERVOIR. I Prom Our Own Correspondent). Johore Bahru, Dec. 2.J. rhe recent heavy rains m the Muax Distaru have caused nasty accident to the reservoir, a land-slide and the battering- of huge tree uunks resulting m the destruc- tion of the dam and the loss of
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    DUFF DEVELOPMENT.
    710 13 A?! almost incredible state of affairs wa< placed before the shareholders at the meeting of the Duff Development Company, says the China Kxnres^ and Telegraph. Differed' arose soivi" year's a;;'> between the Company and the Government of Kelantan, from whom it holds a concession. A considerable part of
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    69 13 Improvements to the Oval involving an expenditure of £19,000 are to be considered by a special general meeting of the Surrey County Cricket Club. Talisman, the famous) Burma racing pony, the property of Moosa E. Adjim, has died. This takes from Rangoon track one of the finest little racing- ponies
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    433 13 DRIBBLING ROT ABOUT WHISKY. 1 o the ivlit-.r. Sir Ydur Johore Bahru correspondent v*riting abjout the Muar Reservoir gives news of a sort, out his remarks aboul lalaria and wKlskj are utter rultf>isfa without any wit m them, even though h: evidently does think them exceedingly
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    FEATHER FANS.
    272 13 Fians are growing larger and larger. Perhaps with their increase m size we shall return to the manners of more leisurely ages when they were fashionable before. The one large feather used as a fan has yielded place to fans made of a mass of exquisitely-coloured ostrich feathers,
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    TAIPING'S CHRISTMAS.
    31 13 (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, Dec. 27. A highly enjoyable Christmas Tree part\ was the chief event of the season at Taiping, the Resident and a large gathering attending.
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    60 13 As a result of the large&l Lawn Tennis Association gathering ever held the "reform party," who are aiming at restoring national prestige by encouraging younger talent and improving tournament conditions, secured 27 out of 53 members elected to the Council. The reformers include Mrs. Lambert Chambers, the first woman councillor.
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    STAR CLUSTERS.
    805 14 Innumerable systems rolled, And countless spheres diffused An ever-varying glory. We gave the Pleiades a place all to its own little (or great) self (July 5, 1916), hut there are other clusters as wonderful to them at least passing notice should be given— those "Myriads. each containing- millions
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    MEDICINE AND NATURAL HISTORY.
    1428 14 THE OLD BLACK DEATH. The twentieth century has seen the establishment of many links between Natural History and Medicine, and it is interesting to bring a few of them together,. Thus there has developed m a surprisingly short time a vigorous science of Protozoology wLich has
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    THE CHINESE ASSOCIATION.
    179 14 About one hundred and fifty members participated m the Christmas holiday." picnic at "Ben Ledi." Teluk Kerau. which was kindly lent by Mr. T. S. Kong. Among the items of interest was a walking competition on Christmas morning from the Chinese Association, Beach Road to "Ben Ledi,"
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      CHRISTMAS GOLF IN JOHOR.
      237 14 Planter Stiffs and Draper v. Govern Stiffs and l*aterson. (From Our Own Convspo?,.;. Johore Bahru. lhv. A vetty enjoyable match >,< above teams was played an Urn of Christmas Da;, and Boring Da Government Stiffs won tin sing holes and the Ranters won the Judging f
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      DERBY SWEEP CASE.
      76 14 The third pr< ndency maguri the cast m which Mrs. Gue: J. li. Crops w ;!h )ia\ in.^, I il Uer m respect of ticket m thi sweep v.l^ich had been &rgw ->y Dalhou ie A.thletic Club, h iru complainant bo«cht the tvk 1 w\ the lirM
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      TILDEN'S SECOND OPERATION.
      32 14 London, Dec. 1 1 Philadelphia.— -TiMon has undergone BOOOnd operation. An inch of his linger r been removed, but he still hopes to play the next Davis Cup team.
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      SINGAPORE UP-COUNTRY MATCHES.
      228 15 SINGAPORE UP-COUNTRY MATCHES. Although at Kuala Lumpur on ChristDay, Singapore were defeated by SelaJ got by three Lroai^ to love, they were i > bo means disgraced, for they put up an excellent ti^ht against a very strong home side, which included several players of international ability, conspicuous among: whom
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      SOCCER.
      108 15 Volunteer Cup Semi-Final. I?- -the semi-flna] of the Singapore Volunteer Cup Competition the Chinese Company defeated R. Company on the S. C, C. ground yesterday by the odd goal m three. Karly m the game Hern- Thye, the Rugby layer who was on the Chinese righft win.u\ opened the
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      HOME FOOTBALL.
      346 15 London, Dec. 16. To-day's Association football results are follows. League Division. Arsenal I. Hudders. eM I; Aston Villa 1. Newcastle 1; Bir-•-_rham l, Everton I; Blackburn l. Bolton Wanderem 0; Burnley 1. Oldham 1; Cardiff Manchester 1; Chelsea 0, Tottenham 0: vtrpooi "J, N'otting-hani 1; Middlesborough Stoke 1;
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    SCOTTISH SPORT.
    762 15 FIRST RUGBY TRIAL GAME. (From Our Own Correspondent). Edinburgh, Nov. 29. The p!ay m the first and least important of the International trials was fast and exciting enough, but mistakes were too much m evidence, and the selectors cannot have received much guidance from a contest m which
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    TELEGRAMS.
    2232 15 HOME. Pweuter's Service. London, Dec. 20. Sir W. Joynson-Hicks was the guest of the Colonial institute at a luncheon on taking over the Overseas Trade Department.He emphasised that the sole remedy for present unemployment m Britain was development of inter-Empire trade and pointed out that Biitish trade was down
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    BILLIARDS.
    84 16 An exhibition billiard match between Datoh Panglima, of Kinta, for many years Champion cueist of Perak, and Cbptain Harwis, of the Burma Rifles, took place last night m the Ipoh Club. The captain ian out winner, scoring 500 to hia optfbnent'a :»02 both starting on level terms'. Barwia wade
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    FOREIGN.
    1914 16 f Renter's Service. The Hague, Dec. 19. A bill an Arising' a State loan of 350 million flcr for the consolidation of the j f eating c- has passed the Second Chamber. New York, Dec. 19. Morgan declared thiat while he greatly desired to lovote himself to the situation
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    FIRST TEST MATCH IN S. AFRICA.
    126 16 FINE INM\(.s \'A rAYLOB lo!ianne-h»ir^. 1 h< tti Fine weather p '•••.■:;ii»>«! foi* i day's lay m -r, T.-t llat b, I ract t"> (MM) specrati i cast. England wr< c all <u1 tor LB2, K. i compiling do! out. For South Afn Blanckenbi
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    M. C. C. IN N.ZEALAND.
    31 16 l hrisn hurt k. I>« 1 wriekets. ILC.C. made 154 r n>- 0 1 dared (Chapman L 93, Will, Canterburj made LBl and foft i two.
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    CHINESE STATE CONTESTS.
    75 16 I (From Oar Own I <>,■ nespo id< I poh. Iht. 2. Over fifty 'members of the Sttenj Chinese Club visited [pofa during the days fo>* inter-State competitions. The Selan^or side best IVrak at MM by four to nil m a brtUiant gpune I their tennis side
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