The Straits Times, 29 January 1926

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times No. 28.082. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1926, PRICE 10 CENTS
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    • 165 1 OFTEN -WHIPPED" NTVTTt BEATEN The BRITISH EMPIRE TYPEWRITER Buy British Goods SOLE AGENTS. THE BORNEO COMPANY, LTD. (Incorporated m England) BLMGAPOWt, I'ENANG, lI'OH KUALA LUMPUB, TEIXK ANSOX A LOR STAR. "FERROCRETE" Rapid Hardesiang Cement advantages over ordinary Cement are numerous and the cost is only a little more. Write for
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    • 55 1 Robinson &>., Ltd. SINGAPORE. LION CREST" BRAND "GREEN LABEL." Finest Ceylon Orange Pekoe. "YELLOW LABEL." Fine Ceylon Broken Orange Pekoe. "FAN" BRAND Fragrant Orange Pekoe. A blend of Fine Estate Teas. Our Teas are packed m lead foil, which ensures the Tea reaching consumers m the freshest condition possible. Obtainable
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    • 4 1 UCTOCEN FOR YOUR BABY
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  • 1860 2 Anticipations of Good Results Realised. The twentieth ordinary general meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Rubber Co., Ltd., was held m mail aeek m the Council Room of the Rubbc. Ci'owers' Associa-, tion, 2 Idol-lane, E.t'., thu Hon. Everarri; Feilding (chairman of the company) presiding. The Chafrman said
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    • 401 2 Can Ygu Picture n this Happy Baby f j^Bj When Woodwards Ciripc Water rtitors the i home baby's tears of pain a^c tumod li jmpj *^:'*A of comfort and contenr. Kcu.l this pleasing MM mhl Inter from Mrs. Kacer. 41. U. n In-..: Road, IMBa. London, K.I.: Knclostd is a
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    • 415 2 Give a long satisfactory service, unexcelled by any oth^r battery at any price. EASTERN AUTO CO. 5a Orchard Road SINGAPORE Columbia Storage Batteries 183 2wS!£lSflSf«KfflE !s thf Telephone Number of the PROMPT 2 PRINTERS i Kin* o» op our. Representative 2 will gladly call on you for orders for Printing
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    • 240 2 10 INCH DOUBLE SIDED HAWAIIAN RECORDS. 2251 My Hawaiian Rainbow. 20SP, Honolulu March. Rio Nifhts. Mnnnlua Hula. 2106 Silver Threads Among the Gold. Drrfimy Hawaii. Ben Bolt. Hawallaa Twilight. 2114 Forget-Mc-Not. MM h ;i» ia Wolti. MarcheU. Ililo March. 2115 Perfect Day. 2100 Old Black Joe. On the Road to
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  • 256 3 Progress of Consumption On The Screen. I A li!m has been produced m America 1 (bowing the piocu-ss of consumption of kM lun«s. By using itontgen rays a scricof wpyuiM was taken of the chest of a New York hospital patient suffering from a virulent attack. I
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  • 39 3 In climate fertility, and charm AustraUk is iimmi'; the b*st countrit-s m the world. I feel that no part of the world is so underrated as Australia, said Lord Burnh;ini on his return to London afte.Kb visit to Australia.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 154 3 Steel Castings FOR DREDGE MINING MARINE ami all GENERAL PURPOSES <irv munufttvtured by UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED (Incorporati i m Straitj Settlement!" I SINGAPORE. llfl.tggrs PIANOS TUNED AND REPAIRED LEO DYE (M.T.A. Diploma London). ONLY ADDRESS (i. Raffle-. Ihtte. Phone 60. (Next door to A. UIHEIKO A Co., Ltd.) Bargains for
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    • 517 3 WHY SEE YOUR BABY SUFFER Um Baby's Own Tablets May (iive Just The Help He Needs. At the enst 01 i •>«• cvrii* ivory mother c«n add to lior own li:ippnicss and to twr children's safety, for wbiUt of but small prici' Baby's Own Tahlt-t* are of exceedingly great value
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    • 672 3 Choose Glaxo for i your Baby I I C Your Baby's future health depend- on your I I I<r choice of his food. You must choose the food I v f you fe-ioir is best, for you dare not endanger "l I your Baby's progress by cxperimcntini;. V I *jr
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 538 4 P. 0.-BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporsted In England) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. aDftffiSttttfiii GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND *AR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnage due Spore MANTUA 11,01(0 Jan. 2» KHIVA 100 Feb. 12 MOKEA ".000 M VAT VAN 9- 100 Mar 8
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    • 546 4 Shipping Announcements N.Y.K. LINE (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) LONDON LINE Marseilles, London and Antwerp Vessels Tonnage Dae Sail ATSUTA MARU 8,000 Feb. 4 6 KASIIIMA MARU 10,000 Feb. 18 19 HAKONE MARU 11,000 Mar. 4 6 SI'WA MARU 11,000 Mar. 18 19 FUSHIMI MARU 11,000 Apr. 1 2 lIAKOZAKI MARU 11,000
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    • 549 4 THE BLUE FUNNEL UNE THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP COLIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated m England) REGULAR SERVICES TO LONDON, AMS TERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMPURG AND BREMEN— GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW.— MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW.— BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. Taking cargo on through Bill
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    • 459 4 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated m Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. For Kretsy, Kemaman, Kelantan, Bangnara, Telupin, Patani, Signors, I. aeon, Randon, Kohsamui, Langsuan, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure MALINI Feb. 1 Feb. 3 SUDDHADIB Feb. 8 Feb. 10 VALAYA Feb. 15 Feb. 17 MAMNI Feb. 22. Feb. 21
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    • 494 4 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated m Holland) Under contract with the NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 3C40, with sub-connection to Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Depts. and Manager's Desk. Representative for Singapore and Straits Settlements of the Otticlal Tourist Bureau of Java All information, supplying of
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    • 430 4 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated m Australia) FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE. VIA JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISIJVND AND BRISBANE Keguloi monthly saJllag by the well known Steam*** MARIOI.LA (7,:i7u tons) and MALAIIAK 14JUM tonnl. The s.s. MARELLA is tlie lUfjMl mill tiiiiM ateaajfcst trailing to Australia, Cabins dc luxe, single bttth cabins, ■wtauatasj
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    • 1551 5 Shipping Announcements ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP AUSTRAL-EAST INDIES DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE STOOMVAART LINES LINE roundthbworld MAATSCHAPPkI PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SIRVICI NEDERLAND BOSTON and NEW YORK Tia PORT SAID, n d Rejfulur Freight Service to BOSTON. NEW ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA and 11(11 I AMI) F*QT ASIfl I INF YORK, PHILADELPHIA uml IiAI.TIMORK R.^ulur
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    • 287 5 CROMPTON FANS st^Ss^. SEEN BUT NOT HEARD SOLE AGENTS UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements) ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT." IS. BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE. "Mnitssrs" THE KURLO" WAY IS SAFE AND SIMPLE. WASHES WITHOUT SHRINKING! 44 KURLO "ia a most hifhly __f&jsf/%i J S\\ concentrated form of pure C^C^z-ic^*^. 1?^ soap.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 666 6 GAIETY CINEMA SURINA THEATRE Jorctiao Albert and Benroolen StreeU. TO-NIGHT at 9.15 TO-NIGHT at 9.30 Comedy and Thrills Wm. Fox Special Production m a Haunted THE TOWN THAT A QL FORGUT bOD AND HIS MONEY Directed by lIARRY MILLARDE who The of a Ghos w; icn w- nQt U Ml
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    • 389 6 PAVILION From Wednesday, January 27 to Monday, February 1, at 9.15 p.m. sharp. Latest Pathe Gazette ELAINE HAMMERSTEIN and an all Star Cast m THE POINT OF VIEW TM The .story of a young society girl who had the burden of the world on her slim "young shoulders until her
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    • 234 6 Join the Rush to see CHARLIE CHAPLIN'S GREATEST COMEDY THE GOLD RUSH AT THE ALHAMBRA TONIGHT Matinees Friday, Janui-ry 2!> and Saturday, January 30, at 4.45 p.m. Hooking now open. Ticket h for $2.50 (Upstairs) can be had at United Artists Corporation, 5, Orchard Kuail. Phone UH from 10 a.m.
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  • 225 7 tIXTCKES. Fridu>, January 2S High Wat. r, 1').34 n.m. Miiliaca J!ii;li 1 ide, 7.65 a.m., 6 ft. 2 m. 8.10 p.m., 5 it 8 it.. Turf Club Hoctlng, <!iambpr of Commerce, I IS. P. ami i>. hi w rard tnall, 3 p.m. P. and O. homeward mail,
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  • 140 7 January 20. Ships sloncide th«- Whsrves or expected to arrive. B VKBOIR. -> Bordere: Anamba, KUtiN*ti:::i. Splendoui I, I i ><lon, Se'. il >m. I K.uiel'e nmtLB m dry dock Tatjorg Paear Orvrstratea Victorin Pock Yxatto Mara Keppel Hnrhonr Kir.g'« Deck City ot Baroda i No. 2
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  • 112 7 To-day. North, North -East and Nortb-West n.U p.m Upper Hurma (EHora) 3 p.m Ceylon, Soßtaari ami Western India, Egypt and Kuropc I p.m Supplementary mail for Europe, etc. fßv 'raiti^ < «rr I nil m (Taktilal p.m To-morrow Han i Kuala) 11 n.m Pahaag Hah idol) 11
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  • 891 7 Vast Output of the Royal Mint. More than 223,000,000 coins of a sterling value of £H,209,194 were struck by the Royal Mint during 1924, a number ex- ceeded only m a few of the war and post- war years. This is one of the many interesting
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  • 113 7 Vegetable Insulin." Substances possessing the property of reducing sugar m the blood have been extracted from turnips and certain fungi. In t-xuaitinK these the ferments may also be extracted and observations made on these latter (peroxidases and cataloses) showed that they have a marked influence m decreasing sugar m the
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  • 32 7 lore* der Ned«r>and«n Idavana 'abaamn >aul Lecat B*por« Dee. IT D«c 18 Dec. 24 Doe. 24 Dec. 30 London Ja«. U Jan. U Jan. IB Jan. 18 Jan. U
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  • 237 7 EXCHANGE. Singapore. January 29. On London, Bank 4 m/s 2/4 15/32 Demand 2/4 H Private 3m. credits 2'4 11/16" On New Y:rk, Demand 56"6 Private 90 d/s 58% On France, Bank T. T. 1475 On India, Bank T. T. 154% On Hongkong, Bank d/d 3% p.c. prera.
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  • 64 7 Singapore Stand* ri Pale Crep» Coring Pric»» Buy*r«. Sellers. Spot Spot teb.-March F'-'b.- March April-June Apiii-Jun.j July-Sept. Jvly-Scnt. Tone of Market Steady. Latest London cables quote Spot »b"c-- |g, Mfcd. i S:n«r»po-» Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet Clo«taK Prices Buyor*. Seliert. 1.15 1.1-i l.i-l 1.16
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES.
    • 239 7 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers Seller* It £1 Asam Kumbang 64/- 65/1 1 Batang Padang 0.72% 0.80 1 1 Hitam Tin 1.45 1.50 CI £1 Idris Hydraulics 47/- 49/1 1 Johan Tin 0.50 0.55 10/- 10/- Kampong 5*2/6 51/- £1 Kamuntirr* Tin 66/- 68/- cd. 10 10 Kinta Asso. 10.00
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    • 132 7 Issue Val. Pd Buyers Sellei fl £1 B. Am. Tobacco 5.5.0 5.10.0 io 10 Central Engines 9.00 9.50 ti E. Smelting Co. 13.50 14.00 10 10 Fraser Neave 49.00 50.00 100 100 Hammer Co. 180.00 185.00 100 100 Katz Bros. def. 200.00 220 00 !0 10 Mexiccn Easrle 22/6
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    • 90 7 U. Eng. 6 p.c. $1,234,300 par 110 S'porc Municipal 5 p.c. $1,878 000 of 1930 par -10% p.m. pore Municipal 4H p.c. of 1909 $1,100,000 90 par^ Spore Municipai 4'a p.c. of 1909 $1,100,000 90 par Spore Municipai 4 p.c. at 1913 ?2.0C0,000 80—90 dis. S.S. 5% p.c. Lorn
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    • 374 7 Ftm«t and Co. and Lyall and Brett's Qmtatfoos. To-day's Pruses Fraser Lyall A A Co. Evatt. Allenby (SI) 2.80 3.C0 2.90 8.10 Aior Gajsh (SI) 2.90 8Jfl 2.'J0 3.10 A. Hitam ($5) 20.00 21.00 20.00 21.00 A. Kunintr (SI) 1.30 1.40 1.35 1.45 Am. .Ualvy <*2) JL8B 1.10
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  • 685 7 The fallowing parsengers are proceeding to Europe by th? Khyber sailing nt p.m. tc day Dr. and Mrs. Kusel. Mrs. K. Garlicji. Mr. W. R. Oswald, Capt. W. W. Hipkin, Miss M. Mutch, Miss V. E. Baker, Mm. R. H. Gale. Miss Shields, Mrs. Cerrick, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Round
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 33 7 BEWARE Look for the word Tropical m addition to the words SEALED IN TIN en the yellow Kodak film carton. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. KODAK LTD. (Incorporated m England) 3, BATTERY- 'ROAD, SINGAPORE.
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    • 340 7 MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE Householders within the area defined bulcv arc hereby notitie.1 that from about th> iriiild'.e of April. l'J2(i. the pressure of watc in their premises will be considerably ir creased and in their cwn interests they ar> advised to have ary defective pipes MM fittings ropaircd before the
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    • 813 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Classified Advts., see pace 16. WANTS, FOR SALE, ETC. WANTED an all round dark-room man. Gall Hill Street, FOR SALE, white polished Kalian marh'o tiles, two feet square, in stock. Apply No. 132, Havelock Rood. dp) FOR SALE, 1921-22 rhrpniobile, condition, needs ro outlay on r. renewal.
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 88 7 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. Kandnng Kcrbau Station. 'jtHy Cesrreeay r Government Health Office) Em- the 1 .v-urs ending at Midnight on Jaanarj '7. IMC de« Max. iaJSI Ilin. 're lUI :-*.7 f Max. r Win. gn MI HI F. ratare 71.2 F Mean rcl. humidity iper c-nt.i .074 nil .1 BJUBHJ IS,
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  • 1072 8 The Straits Times FRIDAY, JANUARY 20. REASONS FOR CAUTION. At the beginning of next week the rubber estates of Malaya and Ceylon will be at liberty to export ICO per cent, of standard production. Precisely wiiat the figure of standard is m Malaya has not.j so far as we are
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  • 32 8 Ths public dinner given by tha Chinese j eoii'niunity of Singapore m honour of Dr- I lln Boon Keng 0.8. E., will be held at the Garden Club, Raffles Chambers, to r.'srht.
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  • 39 8 Th? Bukit Jelotongr Rubber Estates. Ltd., ll affariaf a reward of $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and convitt' n of the pcrsi n or persons responsible for the murder of the late n.ar.ager, Mr. Urn Kirn Watt.
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  • 31 8 Mr. J. Ramr-den has resigned his dircctorship of the fullown.tr companies :—Cons.ilii'.itcd Malay Rubber Estates, Chinipu! (FJtf.S.) Rubl>e.- Eatetaa, Galphele Tea a>ul Rubber Estates, Lubok Rubber Estate, t.mi Merlimau Rubber Estate.*.
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  • 48 8 M. Ruinat having returned from home leave, and having resumed duties as the local agent of the Messageries Maritimes, I is locum tcnen.-s M. Zebrowski, left on Wedneaday afternoon by the Amazone t.i join the Agence Gencralc of the Company at Colombo. He was accompanied by Madame Zebrowski.
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  • 87 8 A well attended public meeting was held m Raub on January 27. at the Chir.ese Chamber of Commerce, with a view to passing the following resolution That this meeting representing all classes df the community is of opinion that it ll essential to the future prosperity of the CMBtry that
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  • 15 8 A Chinese was found hanging m a latrir.e m a house m Pckin Street yesterday.
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  • 14 8 Tfca Lanka Tailors and Outfitters, Malacca, send us their almanac for the rurient year.
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  • 21 8 On Monday a Chinese was found dead m Eu Toner Seng Street. It is thought that he died of opium poisoning.
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  • 20 8 A ricksha-puller was found m Mayo Street yesterday with his throat cut. The injury is believed to have been selfinflicted.
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  • 43 8 It is reported that American farmers intend to ask the immigration committee m Congress to increase the yearly contingent of Dutch and Danish farm immigrants, according to a report from New York. The demanel for farm hands is urpent m America, they say.
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  • 45 8 In an, attempt to make the new year festivities dry. New York prohibition agents raided forty factories which were permitted the use of denatured alcohcil Eight thousand gallons of pure grain alcohol which were intended to aid m ushering m the New Year were confiscated.
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  • 77 8 The death occurred yesterday morning of Mr. Moses Raphael Sassoon, head of the firm bearing his name m Robinson Road, and the third son of Mrs. R. Sassoon, at the age of 34 years. The funeral took place m the afternoon at the Jewish Cemetery m Thomson Road, and m
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  • 72 8 On Saturday, a meeting was held at the Malacca High School, m connection with the formtion of a local Co-operative Society, at which Mr. R. Boyd read the liy-laws and outlined the objects and reaaona of such a society. The Malacca brand] is to be named the Malacca Government and
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  • 76 8 Preparations are being made m Paris for an attempt to fly over the summit of Mount Everest next summer. The French aviator. M. Calizzo, holder of the world's altitude record, will be pilot. The party will leave France for India at the end of March with a specially built 500
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  • 91 8 Th 3 writer of A Londoner's Diary m ■he Kvcning Standard has been told tha•Ji2 man who is looking after Soviet mteiests m China is none other then Ifoustam Bek, who was a journalist m Fleet Street not so very long ago. It v. ,-.uM, he says, take a London
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  • 105 8 Euw Chin Seng, a coffee shop keeper of C ross Street, Kuala Lumpur, was yesterday fined $50 and c .sts by Raja Uda for selling adulterated coffee. The analysis of the coffee showed that certain other ingredients, such a3 beans, had been mixed. This is the first case instituted by
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  • 113 8 We have been favoured with the January number of the Sentinel, the official organ of the Catholic Exchange i'.nd Information Bureau and find it, as usual, full of hew- of interest to members of the Roman Catholic community. The tine of this publication is certainly high, and the articles in
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  • 138 8 A Cabinet Committee has been set up to c nsider the proposals of the Ministry ci Health m relation to slum clearance and rural housing. It is understood that the proposal is that State assistance should be given for a limited period, m conjunction with the county councils, t I
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  • 139 8 The captain of the Kashjrar, on arrMag at Colombo recently from Penan;? inf'jrmed the port authorities of a case of small-pcx on board. The Port Surgeon found the patient who is the ship's wireIcaa operator, Mr. Lovelock, suffering ban a severe attack of confluent smallpox. Arrangements were Immediately made for
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  • 422 8 Among passengers for Singapore by the P. and O. Mantua is Rear-Admiral W. Nunn. C.8., C.M.G., C.S.I. Mr. Ramsay Macdom.ld has written to Mr. David Freeman from Ceyl a to say that much as he would have liked to rial) Malaya, he is unable to do so.
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  • 50 8 The Crude Rubber and Foreign Proiuce Corporation, New York, send us the following cable, dated January 2S, the;: quotations being m gold dollar cents Business has been done, January 69, February 68',i, next quarter (w'.-i. Market closing firm but quiet. To-day's Singapore price 11.16, London price 2s. ii'ud.
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  • 51 8 We understand that a meeting of reproaentathraa of various Malayan public bodies has been called by the Planters' Association of Malaya for r'ebiuary 10 to discuss matters relating to the High Commissioner's scheme for changes m the munition of the Federation, adumbrated m the Federal Council m December
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  • 74 8 Any doubt as to the future of thr ex German floating docks and Singapore has been set at Mat by the Admiralty ;iskin« tenders for the construction of a Boating dock, capable of dealing with a .'io,ooo-toii load, for Singapore. Among the tii ii which have
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  • 187 8 Acting upon a sOCMati 'ii made by the N'cKii Sembilan D.P.A., arrangement were made by the Central Pahang Planters' Association to hold a pabljc meeting m Bentong on the tSrd Instiiii with a view ti passing the following resolution That this meeting, representative of all classes of the
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 123 8 Cigarettes come and cigarettes go but the demand for "Capstan" Cigarettes increases day by day i 1 W. D. H. O. WILLS, fIRISTOI. and I.ONIMIN. Special Offer of Oddments m Men's BOOTS and SHOES FOR TWO WEEKS ONLY ALL ODDMENTS f%f\O/ OFF MARKED PRICES. "X" SHOES, "BECTIVE," ARGOSY," "WALKOVER." JOHN
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    • 64 8 ALHAMBRA TO-NIGHT. United Artists Super Production THE GOLD RUSH (Featuring CHARLIE CHAIM IN) m 10 Long Reels. Gaumont Graphic and one-reel Interesting picture. First Show 7.30 THE GUILTY ONE m 6 Reels. NO FREE LIST. TAN CHENG KEE CO.. LTD., Proprietors. SPEY-ROYM. THE CHOICE OF CONNOISSEURS. Sale An at j
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    • 60 8 Other Pages. P«u-o Kuala Ltnapar gabber i Finane* nnj Commerce Shipping Rod ths Haiti Meteorological Raporl Beater and Rugby Kndio Telegrams Million's Uuhber [amort Figures I Trag •<!>• m Sm-.ih Sim.i P Sporting Intelligmee 19 ond< nee m More About the Bclip»» Ifl To-day*! ghare Market N'oles from Siam I
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  • 113 9 Prince of Wales. Hunting Accident But Quite Cheerful. [REUTER TELEGRAM.] London, January 28. Tiie Prince of Wales, while hunting m Leicestershire, was thrown and fractured bis iollai-b< ne. London, January 28. It is stated officially that, according to present indications, the Prince of Wales'. aagaajsasents will not be Interfered with
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  • 292 9 [relter telegram.] London. January 28. Paris Sir Austen Chamberlain and M. Briond, at the Q'jai d'Orsay, this moming, discussed foi two hours the whole rswffi of subjects of B.itish and French interest exec!: debts --hi: I DO decisions were taken. Subsequently. M. Briand, m the COOna of an
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  • 109 9 [keitek telegram.] I pad tin. January 28. A -.mi:. HoUaad There was a dramatic incident during the meeting of a committee', considering the competence of the General Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church to decide whether the well-known Amsterdam dergjnaan, Dr. J. <". Geekarkea, was rightly declared
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  • 75 9 Aviation in the East. [REUTER TELEGRAM.] London, January 28. The French ai.man, I'uulet, wl-.o h.i- retained to France after six months' ataworiag aviation m the Far F.ast, will lcmain here for two months and then letara t.> China. H. IVulot emphasised the activity of German propaganda m tho I i.i
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  • 34 9 [REUTEB TELEGRAM.] Paris January .-i Rabat: All tribes <t the Mttinit. north of Wergha, ban .-übmitted. French and Bpsnith cavalry took Teunat and Bchehvr. 11mm the wh'*inorth of Werffha ha largely laheaitted.
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  • 318 9 Bankers Optimism. British Trade Active And Profitable. [REUTER TELEGRAM.] London, January 28. British trade shows a fair promise of considerable improvement if given peace and goodwill efforts towards the common i.iiii WM the opinion expressed by Sir Felix Schuster, presiding at a meeting of the Xational Provincial Bank. He j
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  • 133 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM.] London, January 28. j Stockholm An interesting meeting of j .irchaeoloprirts la being held here m I rcrne.-lion with Prof. John Gunnar i Andersson'i discovery m Chinese Turkestan of lcmains of a prehistoric" Mongolian people dating 3,000 B.C. On the invitation of the Crown Prince. President
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  • 74 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM.] London, January 28. I'ai is The Government have prepared a bill increasing customs dues by approximately :)0 per cent. It is expected that this will yield 400,000,000 francs. The Chamber during the past few days have been busy with mr.tters of procedure. Simultaneously, negotiations are going
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  • 69 9 [KEI'TKR TELEGRAM.] London, January 29Melbourne In the House of Representatives on the debate on the bill amending the Navigation Act permitting British ships under certain conditions to carry inter-State passengers Mr. Bruce said the bill did not infringe the White Australia policy. The ex-Premier, Mr. Bagbaa, who previously
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  • 60 9 [r.ELTER TELEGRAM.] I.endnn, January -8. Tlm Post Olli. ai.nnjme-i that direct iicless lanlca with ships m any part of the world "ill be available f ri m January ..il through the BOW radio station at Kiißl>y. Arnnjcintantl have been made so that ships can listen m at appointed
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  • 228 9 German Politics. Dr. Luther Obtains Vote Of Confidence. [REUTER TELEGRAM.] London, January 28. Berlin The fate of the Luther Government hangs on a thread. The Chan- callor is at present trying to persuade the Economic Perty to vote pro-Govern- nient m the Reichstag this evening on j j the vote
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  • 166 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM.] London. January 28. A world call to the Church was dis- j cussed at a convention at Westminster promoted by the Missionary Council of the j Church Assembly and attended by 3,000 1 delegates to-day. The Rev. G. P. Sayweil dealt with the| Far East
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  • 104 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM.] London, January JS. Baron Kato died of pneumonia follow- ing overstrain. The Cabinet have resisned aaji Mr. \Yakatr>uki will succeed Baron j Kato as President of the Kenscikai, or Government Party. London, January 28. i Tokio Mr. Reijiro Wakctsuki is appointed acting Prime Minister of
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  • 57 9 [RELTER TELEGRAM.] London, January 28. A sensation has been caused m the City by the announcement of the resignation of five influential directjrs of the Venezuelan Oil Concessions Holding Company, Messrs. Aranguren, Boatty, Cuil, Gulbcnkian and Hoyden as a protest against the control exercised over the company's
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  • 71 9 [WtREIXSS VIA Kl'CBV.] Rugby, January 29. Exchange Rates Paris 129 "i, New York 4.86 3/16, Brussels 107, Geneva 25.6, Berlin 20.42, Stockholm 18.16, Copenhagen 19.65, Oslo 2::.! i, Vienna :>4., r >s Prague 164, BaWagfon IM, Madrid ;>1.37, Lisbon 2 .a. Rio T%, Buenos Aires liii, Bombay Is.
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  • 1167 9 Anglo-Italian Debts. Full Report of Settlement Terms. [wireless via rugby.] Rugby, January 27. The Anglo-Italian Debt Agreement was j signed this morning at the Treasury by Mr. Winston Churchill and Count Volpi. The agreement provides tha f Italy shall 1 pay £2,000,000 m the current financial year, £4,000,000 m each
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  • 59 9 [WIRELESS VIA RCGBY.] Rugby, January 29. j The King ha.-, approved of the appoin*- j ment of Mr. Robert Hyde Gre-j a Minister Plenipotentiary m Roumsnia. Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Edward Garra- way. Resident Commissioner of Br.sutoland-, will retire from the service on April 20 and Mr. Sturrock. Provincial Com-uii.-sioner m
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  • 48 9 [REITER TELECRAM.] London, January 28. Moscow It is announced that as a result of negotiations with the Soviet Air administration. Capt. Amundsen's Italian dirigible will visit Russia on its forthcoming flight to the North Pole- A suitable hangar has been found at Catchina, near Leningrad.
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  • 33 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM.] London, January 28. Paris The Conference of Ambassadors have notified the German Ambassador that the Ailied evacuation of the Cologne Bone w be completed at midnight on January 31.
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  • 158 9 The Acting Registrar of Impacts snd Kxports has issued a very rseful series of statistics shewing m detail the quantities and sources of rubber imports at Singapore and Penang during the year 1925. In a summarised form the returns, with the figures for 1924, added for comparison,
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  • 261 9 Atlantic Storms. Rescue of the Antinoe's Crew. [REtTPP. TBLKaAH.] London. January 28. A nii'ssage from Valencia ?ays that th.* steamer President Rcssevelt has sent a wireless message that she ix'S'rued the entire crew of the Antinoe and proceeded on her voyage, leaving the Antinoe m sinking cendition aid very dangerous
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  • 466 9 TRAGEDY IN SOU TH SIAM. Rich Chinese Family Horribly JMurderc'. A correspondent writes to the Btaai Observer from Merbau A horrible murder took place m the amphur.-hip of Taajong Mas on January ih, a Chinese named Ah Kong, the owner Of a shop and store, bis wife, his wife's sister,
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  • 183 9 The Kendall string quartette, which plity.H here on Saturday of next week, is the first string quartette with a bice reputation to appear m public- m Singapore. We have h;'d celebrated violinist., cellists, pianists, and we have heard the Chemiavsky trio, but never a string quartette,
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  • Sporting News and Notes.
    • 36 10 [Reuter Telegram.] mi, January IN. Sydney Th" Official Board of Control hi:M approved the selection of Arthur odfull and BUS for Ww Test team. No decision regarding sending ifh niai! will be made S days.
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    • 34 10 [Renter Telegram.] London, January 29. New V rle It is understood that Barnes, Baraten, Ragen, Dieeel, Macsmith i and FarrcH wiH compete m the Britisii Opea i hamptenaHp at I.ytham on Juny 21.
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    • 212 10 Three Teams Eatcrci for rranrtu Competition. Three teams have entered for this comfetition, viz., V.M.C.A., Police and Raffles nstitution and tht pprogram-m m- .vill be afollows February 1 Y. M. C. A. v. Raffles Institution, Kafflts Ground. February 4 Police v. Raffles Institution. Y.M.r.A. <; mmd. February i-. V.
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    • 155 10 Attractive I'rogrammt- For Saturday Night. A j.">"'l pr gramme has been arranged for the boxing :lnbition to be given at Happy Valley to-morrow nipht at 8.15. will tit-h-t 12 three-minute rounds with Domy S:.nto S It has been I said t..v wJU be a one-sided affair. but the -vithin
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  • 239 10 The lirifish Astronomers' Success. A message received at Greenwich Observatory from the British Expedition ■en 4 to Sumatra by the Joint Permanen'. Ldipso Committee f the Koyal Astrono-| ■aical Societ) to observe the eclipse of the sun of January 14. stated that the weather was perfect
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  • 132 10 tatensMl thnl at le»xt SO.OOO young Armenian are at preaaut prisoners m ""urki.-li Barents has naturai■l i yr;-ai dial of distress to sympathetic people In England, and has moved one gentleman to offet fl.fKift to ;he Araaaniaa rfaaearrr R^liel Fund, "Ks. Strand, for the purpose of rescue work, o:' tnc
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 196 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, In your issue of the 26th inst. a ccm respondent W..L.F." writes m connection with the Jaffna Tamils These people arc- not classed as Ceyloncse even m Leylon." i am at a loss to understand i n v. hat grounds
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    • 383 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. I am vastly interested m the correspondence appearing at present m yoni paper under the heading of European Nursery Governesses. 1 would iike to thank European fcr his or her letter crlling attention to the subject and also to
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  • 77 10 New Institute and Increased Membership. The tenth annual report of the Ipoh V.M.C.A. records the fact that the new institute will be opened and ih full running order by the end of this month. The total c 'ntributinns to the building fund up to December 81,
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  • 242 10 The most sensatri nai flood scene ever shown m a screen production is exhibited a part of the William Fox picture. The 'iewn that For Kit dod, which opens at the Gaiety Cinema to-night. It is Harry httßarde's latest success, the man who staged Over the Hill. It
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  • 1115 10 Details of the Different Expeditions. (Contributed.) For more than a year astronomers have been preparing for the solar eclipse which occurred on January 11 hist. l:i two cases all their efforts were to no avail, clouds obscuring the sun for just long enough to prevent observations
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  • 653 10 imperial Airways Flights To Singapore. Sir Eric Geddes, presiding on December 2i> last at the first ordinary general meeting of the Imperial Airwuys t,td., at I at the H-»;"l Cecil, said it was satisfac- lory to know that the t-omnaiiy wa*3 j operating at any rate
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  • 169 10 Below we publish a summary of the annual statement of the affairs of the Indian Association, which is to be preasnaad at the annual general meeting, at 8, Owan Road, to-morrow afternoon, at .V.i'. The membership at the beginning vt iho year stood at 195, but although
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  • 36 10 The Coroner, Mr. V. G. Bourno, returned a verdict of suicide, this morning, m the cur-f of the death of the Norwegian, Bebroadar, under mysterious circumstances at the Europe Hotel, on December 18.
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  • 96 10 The death has occurred at the age of 83 <i Mi. Charles Doujrhty. author of Travels m the Arabian Desert, -which was published 38 years ago, and is regarded as a classic. His writings showed profound knowledge of the Iffe and manners of the peoples he encountered on his extensive
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  • 513 10 Curious Case m Kuala Selangor Court. A most peculiar story was related at the Koala Selangor police court on Monday before Kaja Chulan. says the Malay Mail. The characters m the story are aM Sikhs, and the "action' occupied a perijd of about 48 hours.
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  • 303 10 Famous Film at Alhambra Theatre. A crowded audience attended the first night of Tne Gold Rush at the Aihamhra on Wednesday night, and the same happy state cf atfairs is likely to prevail m that theatre so long as this picture is shown there, for it is
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  • SHARE MARKET REPORT.
    • 174 10 Singapore, January 29. Rubber.— Local $1.15 .2. Rubbers. Shares *re firmer. Jeram* are quoted LfMa-44ttt and Ulu Bemits bYi-ti.H cents. New Scudais have buyer; at 2.60, Glenealys at 2.15 and Colinsburghs at 4. United Malaccas are quoted 2.60.2.65 and Malaka Pindas 2.62 V:2.67 V 2. Bassetts
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  • 1094 10 (From Our Owu Correspondent.) Bangkok, January 'J.,. Since the death (if Kiiv; Rama VI certain section of the Siamese Press has indulged m a ftast of invective. Mbgiaaj who stood hiyh tn the last reign hay. 1 been mertilessK sJMackad, and at last have been compelled to
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  • 1362 11 More Ahout William Hickey. Everyone who baa Had the piiuk'gr of reading thi- three previous volumes of Hlrkey*i memoir* wiD extend a eheerfal welcome to the fourth, which the edito", Mr. Alfivil Spencc lagfests may not be the BUt. While the notes and comment of this
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  • 669 11 Company's I'rogress Sint-e Kenislnilion. The statutory Bleating of the L dang Hubber riaututitii s, 1.u1., was iitld on December v;; at the registered oflu-o, ■>, \Vhittington Avenue, E.C.. Mr. LI t Emerson (the Chairman) presiding. The Chaimian said ijentleniLii As the notice convening this mealing ii forms you.
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  • 95 11 The Gum tii..v!it nf India hu decided to mum that both Ho— I of the Indian Legislature slmuM acne to thy ajrtHrisnanii'iit of -.'.hny paid to two members oT thu Judi.nl Comadttee <>f the Privy < ouncil with Indian I'xperirmr, und proposal I salary of i'4ooo jier annum, half of
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 95 11 The Acme of Perfection The Steinway Piano S. Moutrie Co., Ltd. RAFFLES PLACE, SINGAPORE. sole AGaOm. HELLESEN DRY CELL IGNITION BATTERY HELLESEN DRY CELLS are reputed everywhere for their k.ni: life. They are clean, dry. thirty* ready and regenerate while resting. IJecause of their lonj? life they are the best
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    • 222 11 Raffles Hotel Telephone No. 2920. SARKIES BROS., Proprietor*. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday DINNER DANCE (■mnlng Dtsaa ■aasnUal f«r Dancing) Monday, Wednesday and Friday THE DANSANT LEVINE-HOPKINS DANCE BAND. GRILL ROOM UnJej the supervision of aa Manager, expert European. Sea View Hotel Daily and Permanent rates. Rates include Tiffin at Raffles
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  • 1155 12 Continued Prosperity of The Company. The sixth annual general meet ng of Southern I'erak Dredging, Ltd., was held 01 IHccir.b'.-r 1") at Winchester House, Old l'roadstittt. K.C., Sir Erneot W. Birch, KA'.M.G., the chairman, presiding. The Chairman said Ontlemm,— The report of the diiectois and the statement of
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  • 155 12 Giant Windmill to Generate Electricity. A gicantk windmill, with air-vaJMS ;'.OO feet long, which will jren vite electricity at 2 pet c'-nt. of the present cost. M now undei eonstrMttoa near Laip/.ijr. Germany.i A massive stetl tower 2.000 feet hi^h will support the revolving wheel of BOG
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  • 161 12 Searihino for ;he Name's Oriirin. Astonished to di -cover that there was a station at Epaom called Tattenham Corner, n C'h:c:;'o bosineas man named Tattenham h..s written to the Southern Balhray Inqoirinj how the station got ir.< name. I have neve* eoaM across the name before," he .-ays,
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 448 12 VKm?~ ~~Tt The H 4 HP 4/5 seater EoxU 8 1 yBTf j l^(* r Body is a roomy comfortable uni wi_s+.^!l_s!L~. y^ I*^1 jr"*~?r 1 ample-powered touring car. Equip- 1/^ n>ent includes Balloon Tyres, Rear J&^. L^ 4 luggage Carrier, Shock Abrorr > J *<T*Z^\ l)erS BB VCe Molorraetcr
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 758 13 LV J N^=-^ V IT IS NATURAL T0 SEEK THE GREATEST VALUE FOR MONEY fik^-^ WHEN BUYING A MOTOR CAR Sik How Many Mothers TO-DAY THE Know This? 17CC11? V —that frequently the cause of tender, c;. '.iy J *j lk^s Ml A /^k I^^ 2iS irritated and blemished skins
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 2078 14 Assets o\tr $5,500,000 S.C. <v Assurance in jTorce over $10,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (lucurporaUd in Straits Settlements.) i HEAD OFriGE: Wlncheeter Uou.e. Singapore. LONDON OFFICE «2, Old Jewry, E.C. Tka Cunipaoy ka> £20,000 deposited with tbe Supreme Court of England aud compiles wltk tk* British Life
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    • 470 14 Cable Addre" SAFETY." Code* A.U.C. and Broomhalls Rubber Edition. S. J. HOWE, INSURANCE and ESTATE BROKER. i s Room 14 (bn-ond Boor), I'MCN BUILDING. SINGAPORE. a**— nee— GENERAL ACCIDENT. I IKB AND LIFB ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LIMITED. MOTOR CAR INSURANCE AT LOWEST RATES. \geata Central Engine Works, Ltd. FEDERATED MALAY STATES
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    • 585 14 CKEONG ROOM SENG GO. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE of valuable 999 years' leasehold building allotments situate at Jalun Besar, Singapore, liy order of The Municipal Commissioners. At Messrs. Cheoug Koon Seng A Co's saleroom, No. 30, Chulla Street. on Wednesday, Februsry 3, at 2.30 p.m. Lots 1 to 4. 999 years
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  • 972 15 Position Under Safeguarding Of Industries. The House of Commons, on December j 15, went into Committee on the Safeguarding of Industries (Customs Duties) Bill, Captain Kitz Roy, Deputy Chairman I of Committee (Daventry, U.), m the! Chair. Mr. Lees Smith (Keighley, Lab.) moved an amendment to omit safety
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  • 23 15 Programme cT drills up to and for January 30, 1P26. Friday, Junuav. 29, 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall. M.G. Platoon, Recruits.
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  • 37 15 Orders for week ending January 30, 1926. i FRIDAY, 29th. Annual Meeting at V.M.C.A. 5."0 p.m. SATURDAY, 30th. Rally at Government House, Parade at the bark of V.M.C.A. 3.15 p.m.
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 351 15 The Wonderful Willys-Knight THE GREAT HEART OF A GREAT CAR. Summed up. here is what you get m a WillysKnight over and above such things as beauty, comfort and power. You will get all the benefits of the only type of engine that literally IMPROVES IN USE. The only type
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    • 464 15 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD ol^?^^^ BUY A BEAN. '^Mw^m It is one of tho safest and easiest J&i H^^fallCi^^TOti 1 cars for either expert or novice t« &f 1 Y^PI g^BrfJ >^® Its i)ric«- is the lowest m its class. Sfvwt^tSmi Eft.^ /mM I^k// Its unfailing reliability and per- ■tjJSaIK
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 176 16 RAINES 0 PORTER LTD. HULL J; LONDON. "Muradelc" Sole Importers HALLAM CO., KUALA llMl'llt (Siili-agrnt* nantcl m Sincaporc, TIWTTWi Ipoa and Penanc). W. J. b3PCI3 FOR PIANOS HIGH QUALITY CHEAPEST PRICE. 219, ORCHARD ROAD, SINGAPORE. NEW SHIPMENTS ARRIVED LOWEST PKICES. Tuck's flenuine Round Packine (all elzes) Tuck's A>!)i'sins Reel Compressed
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    • 295 16 IN STOCK NEW MOMI CASES LATEX CUPS Flat bottom and halflemon shapes, 8 and 10 oz. sizes, also LOCAL EARTHENWARE GUPS ENQUIRIES INVITED. LEE KIM SOO 20, HIGH STREET. "GOLD LEAF" TEA. A happy combination of the BOUNTY OF NATURE and the BLENDER'S ART. OF ALL DEALERS. Sol* Agental F.
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    • 956 16 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Th« PREPAID chargei for WanU, For Sale, To Let, etc.. In ordinary eloae set type (average six word* to line) ar* Per line One insertion 28 cents, two in*. 46 cts., three ins. 61 cts., four ins. 82 cents, five ins. $1.09, six ins. $1.13, ten ins. $140,
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    • 781 16 OFFICES AND GODOWNS READ STREET GODOWNS near river to let. Apply United Engineers, Ltd. TO LET, 65, Robinson Road, Concrete building, 4,500 sq. ft. 6, Malacca Street. TO BE LET, offices and rodowna. Apply S. Mnnaaseh A Co., No. 4, D'Almeid* Street. TO LET, godowns, suitable for a'l ici^uirements. Apply
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    • 195 16 CHINESE NEW YEAR I all jfiU id TINGS BEAUTIFUL CHINESE TKAI CATERING B UOU rpbcialttt YOUR IN^I^CTION Tq SOUOTBD. FRAHFELS. The Pttff ti YICTOEIA •In ■AFFLK ESTATE COmB'CTORS I We anrfclnl t»et ALL E: reqi ra OUB PHICI ori *he i lewesi In KET. F«r rartkat n i TONG CO.
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    • 600 16 Newest Books Just Arrived. BUILDING (ONSTIt; TION AND OKA" INC. ty Charles I. Mitchell. te*4 I") >k or the principle? and drtaiN of ntedera eaaatracttea, (with ahuut l.ioo lllnatn H.OO 'advanced and honours building CONST RUCTION, 'y Chirles K. Mitchell. ton!, <il the prinriplrs and detail* I i I i-iiid.-rn
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