The Straits Times, 5 February 1927

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    13 1 The Straits Times No. 28,393, SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1927 PRICE 10 CENTS,
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      221 1 THE EVERYDAY MILK. IF IT'S "BEAR J| BRAND" It's the Richest, Purest and Safest Milk the world produces. Recommended by the medical profession throughout the world, and supplied to the principal hospitals and institutions everywhere. Rich in vitamins and other health giving properties, "Bear Brand" Swiss Milk is specially suitable
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      125 1 CRICKETING REQUISITES IMPROVED "HARDINGE" GUNN MOORE'S wicrnvmnNo SUMMERS 1 FAMOUS CRICKET Price C siSS s pair. BROWN FORCE BATS. CATS. McGregor wicket-keeping "AUTOGRAPH." Price $17.50 pair. "FORCE." Made of the finest sea- Finest willow fitteJ wi'Ji J^[ SPECIALLY SELECTED wfcj p^ jj^ superior extra B| ll PHce S^4 50 j
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      6 1 I Mil KM Ml) STEKII.K.CK MILK
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    HOME LETTER.
    1971 2 Mr. Cook Comes Back From Russia. By Our Special Correspondent. London, January, 6. Nations are very much like individuals, which is what we should expect them to be if we accept the principle that the little makes the much. I During the last week we have been trying
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      151 2 iy> I 1 l%flbilll/% ll^M I I p p V.v Bsia FERROBIT I a^a^i aTa^i^^M nr particulars and quotations, apply to gtf£| V JOSEPH TRAVERS SONS, ■HB^RffiHBNH LIMITED. ff^Mjjgß&Ki SINGAPORE. laHM^yyM kyle palmer co., LIMITED. ■fEV' V J KUALA LUMPUR. The most effective Anti-Corrosive ever produced. need have no anxiety
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      214 2 Disfiguring Rashes Prevented by Cuticura Cuticura Soap and Ointment not only soothe and heal pimples and raahrs but their mission is to prevent such skin troubles. The Soap, used daily, assisted by the Oint- mrnt when required, keeps the pores active and the skin cleat and healthy Soap, Ointm.nl. Talcum
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      160 2 r— is>» ,V X^ HIUIjI /^af*<^ aMMMM aßUNtte'sQ^^ Why should you pay more when you can buy a new piano specially built for tropics for $500. Monthly payment lystem ran be arranged. SEASON CO., LTD. 11l and 113. NORTH BRIDGE ROAD, SINGAPORE. HIGHEST GRADE FOR THE BEST GET GETZBEST CALIFORNIA
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    34 3 Programme of Drills up to and for February 6 Sunday, Febivary C, 7.30 a.m. Bukit Timah. European Units Recruit Musl:etry Practice 7.30 a.m., Farrer i.-ingt-, Eurasian Company RacuiU, Musketry Practic*. 9
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    Sixty Years Ago.
    316 3 Reminiscences of the Life Of The Settlement. [From the Straits Times of February 4, 1866.] It is 48 years since Sir Stamford Raffles and Major Farquhar first cam* over and hoisted the British flag on this island. The changes which have succeeded one another since then in
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    Plague of Mice in U.S.A.
    124 3 Moving Carpet Across The Country. Bakersville (California), January 19 A Pied Pi;)er is wanted to deal with the /plague of migrating mice. Government experts have been summoned to advise the local authorities, who describe the conditions as unbelievable. Mice are travelling across the country like
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    Better Than Mona Lisa.
    113 3 Sir William Orpen's Latest Purchase. London, January 22: Mona Lisa is nothing: compared to this masterpiece," says Sir William Open in announcing the discovery of a hitherto unknown Sargent portrait of a Spanish peasant woman which he purchased from a Bond Street dealer for a considerable
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      227 3 B*S*A 2.49 h.p. Motor Bicycle Economical and Reliable Pocswring all the good qualities of the' heavier B.S.A. machines, the B.S.A. 2.49h.p. Motor Bicycle it light, economical, and, for the novice, exceptionally easy to handle, while iU speed and power will d«li(ht the most experienced rider. It is an ideal lady's
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      73 3 I' i'V^n "•"I II Clinch I Visit the SWISS INDUSTRIES FAIR BASLE i4PWL 2 TO 4PKJL 12, 1927. and see SWITZERLAND. Ever since the inception of industrialism Swiss Engineers have turned their attention to the manufacture of HIGH GRADE MACHINERY. The increasing number of vessels fitted with Diesel Motors is
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      324 3 See Hawaii w ay Home In the temperate climate of and milk are served the year Hawaii there are countless round and with the healthful things to do. Surfing in the climate make life in the Island* bluest waters golfing on alwa>s <i>ml<irtal>U-. Summer is courses where cool trade »md«
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      MUSLIM PILGRIMS.
      74 11 To the Editor of th-.- Straits timea. Impartial hai been ial> oring under* delusion. No saat man would have aver thought "f asking Government t assist the pilgrims Such an ii. .1 Gov-| »rnment te overcrowding •.r the pilgrims, and to assist then to get their passages earlier.
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      AN ATHLETIC NEED IN SINGAPORE.
      555 11 To Editor <>t' the Stii.it.i Times. Sir,— 1 should be glad i! you wuuid allow ma i" call attention in your columns tn the need which exists for running track ip Singapore. A! present no training facilities what- Rugby, or hockey players, and the onlj
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    TIN RETURNS.
    133 11 Ipoh Tin Dredging.— 7lo piculs. The Bocretary of Austral Malay Tin. Ltd., rep >rta the following outputs of its 'I companies for January: Kampong Kamunting Tm Dredging.— Hours run <tu.> dredges) 1201, cubic yards treated 133,000, total piculs (two dradc- i' 7.;.!!'.•,. nett valm- (two dredges) W. Kumbang
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    20 11 Add worW records Gertrude Ederleis also the tir.t woman to :-r.> n«r fourteen hour* without powdering her neae. Baltimore Sun.
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    23 11 It tain BM year to grow redwood in the forest <>r Sequoia National l'ar\. Then chump comes along with a cigarette.— Detroit News.
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    Supreme Court.
    438 11 Cases for Hearing During Current Month. g la the list of caaaa to l)c tried In the Supreme Caort, Singapore, (!,u ing i < tii vary Mail Twong Maun v. The Shanghai Tire nil Marine insurance. Co., Ltd. Edwin de Souxa (Petitioner) v. Mary Sousa (flespoadeat), Van Cant
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    Raffles Library.
    262 11 The foil wimg iu\ci.s wen a;lde.i tj the Library ou: iiijj the past foitnignt Ashley, William.— lhe Man of Hor Choice. Bacon, .Sir H. Thu stolen Submarine. Barcynska, Countess.— Mint Welk. Uaroja, l'lo. Weeds. Baroja, I'io.— Ktd Dawn. Trans, from tile Spanish by Isaac Goldberg. Boaoh, Uex. l'udiocktd.
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    RUBBER RETURNS.
    66 11 RUB BER RETURNS. ■agaa BeraL 46.500 lbs. l!:.t:»k Etabit —36.000 lbs. Brnaefl.— 2B3lB li>s. Harirgau. -&200 ll>s. Kurau. 27,000 Kelantan. t6,51l Iba. Uk K:..\i. .M.:»oti ll,s. Merchlston.- 3 1,000 lbs. Mountjoy.— l9,soo lbs. Majodfe. 134)00 Iba. Mum Han:. 24,893 II..:. Penaag R. 328,000 lbs. iVri.ms. L'l..'.tl(l Mis. Ilub:ina.— ll 4.ooo
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      215 11 STEINWAY GRAND PIANO Adds just that touch of refinement and quiet dignity to a drawing room so essential in a home. Used by all the leading artists, it is the standard by which all others are judged. CALL TO-DAY AND INSPECT THESE. S. Moutrie Co., Ltd. RAFFLES PLACE, SINGAPORE. LEVRR
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      233 11 Raffles Hotel DINER DANSANT every Thursday and Saturday, at 8.15 p.m. (Dinner will be served in (he nail-room) BATIK GRILL All Grill Room orders are under the personal supervision of the Management. For reservations Phone 2920. J. WILLIAMS, Manager. Sea View Hotel SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1927 HIGH TIDE 12.58 A
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    Church Services.
    910 12 Sunday, February 6. [Under thii heading we publish each wssk brief details of the services to be held at those Singapore Churches whose authorities supply us with the necessary information. To ensure insertion, these notices must reach us by Friday afternoon.] St. Andrew's Cathedral, fth Sunday after Kpiphnny,
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    Cook or Nobody!
    73 12 Miners' Executives Strange Attitude. London, January 22 It was announced at a meeting of the M mars' Executive yesterday that the Government had refused to recognise the nomination of Mr. A. J. Cook to represent the Miners' Federation on the Mineral Transport Standing Committee. The Miners' Executive
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      357 12 NEW MODEL CITROEN SPECIAL FEATURES Fist sod Large Radiator, \*tj Silent and Perfectly Balanced Engine, Magneto Ignition, Improved Single Plate Clutch, Adjutible Peoals, Shock Absorbers in the rear, Large Capacity Petrol Task and Four Wheel Brake*. B. 14 CITROEN de Lux* cars are fitted with attractive Dash Board equipped with
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      233 12 Stained Glass ancient and modern The beauty of stained glass is in itself a visualisation of the patient labour which directed the hands that fashioned it. In the same manner, the appreciation given to State Express Cigarettes is an indication of the care with which they are "made by hand
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    Tricksters' Defeat.
    360 13 Lord Birkenhead and Two Crooks. London. Jmmurj SO The following is the complete story »t two crooks' attempt to bluff Lord Blrkenhead at Madeira. It spilt an thai one day two nen took scats in the dining-room in evestef; clothes. Om v-iih bland a.Tabi.ity approached Lord Birkenhead alter
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    Picturesque Adventurer.
    210 13 Chicago Tailor Poses as An Emir." I. md January IT I Kmii of Kurd'itan," whose real nama is .lay H'>!i> in an i who was from England m 198 I, f< II wing a »entence of six months' imprisonment for fraud, bat been arrested at Nice, .■.;.>•! he
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    THE WILL OF CORTES.
    139 13 Discoviry is Me\i'.;in I'riest. The iieeovery of the will o< Cortfs >IBOB g fhe colonial archivei at S*vil l, v an expatriated Mexican prleat v peculiarly appropriate. The (treat conqueror ol Mexico left behind very tttOe m writing to ten «w (reiterations to eo«w ol his
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    Three Japanese Motor Liners.
    95 13 According to ttm Motor Ship the Nippon Vns.n Kaisha has onlered three 16,000 tcm motor linen for tlu"r bran■pacific Mrvicc t» San Kramisso. They will have »ccommodation for TOO passengers. Tw» aro to be l>uilt by the Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., ami i>m- with thr
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    19 13 Jt is M tm aluisinu tho British workman, who is the bMt workman in the world.— Sir Alfred Mond.
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      442 13 New all steel streamline body one piece clear vision windshield— hooded sunvisor— windshield wiper— rear view mirror dash lamp— new indirect ventilating system— new jl^ m m tilting front seats, provision has been made for adjust- fijl Tj f~ B ja I" ment— gas tank under cowl-coil box under hood—
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      746 13 JOHORE GOVERNMENT 4 Tender» will be received by the Kxecutira Engineer, Segamat, Johore, up to noon ot February 20, 1927, for the erection of: (1) Post Office at Labis. (2) Quarters for Post Master at I*bis. (S> Three sets Quarter* fcr Subordinate Officers at Labis. i (4) Five sets Quarters
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      4593 14 f Ataet« mri r,OOO,Oe« B.C. AM«rince in {orce over 123,000,001 *^W\ Thj Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. ill (Incorporated in Straics Settlement*) Ladies' Shoes of the latest HXAD olTia^[ (TtaekMtn Ho..^ li.gapo^. LONDON OFFICK at, Old Jewry. Z.O. sty es an# co ourB to be cleared The CsmE 1
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      358 14 ANY MAKE OF CAR will be «e>^ fc you to use f j\\y licensed and insureo WWITEok CAtLK wSal make you want' wiUi^«s cheque ai defxssit. MOREOVER in all cases, exeafrlinr Amancan Cars, we will refund you 654 of <he Jxjrchasc \inca wi^hm six monnSs of yoo tftlting doiivary, or
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      162 15 ANNOUNCEMENT We have pleasure in announcing having been appointed sole distributors in Malaya for the Essex and Hudson Cars as from January 1, 1927. Immediate delivery of Essc\ Coach and Touring Cars. Full range of sptra always in stock. Straits Motor Garage SINGAPORE. SUB- AGENTS PANG KIM VAN CO., HbJmM.
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      134 15 ALWAYS AHEAD! I Great Reduction in Prices Model 509 7 H.P. 2 seater $1,600 Model 509 7 H.P. 4 seater $1,750 Model 503 12 H.P. 5 seater $2,300 ITALASIA LTD. nun* mi \mi hi 189, ORCHARD ROAD. i SEE THE NEW BISCAY-GREEN MODEL. THE TOURER Price $1,500. BORNEO MOTORS, LTD.
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      222 16 By Special Appointment To His Majesty The King of Bian. Estd. 1872. WE WISH OUR CHINESE PATRONS A HAPPY PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR. B. P. De Silva SS/S, HIGH STREET, SINGAPORE. Pranrh Ni:. BIBHOP STREET. PENANG. CONCRETE LAWN ROLLERS The Ideal Roller For Grass Courts HZ 4k.fi n ON YOUR ktVt
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      333 16 LATEX CUPS i 10 oz. size PORCELAIN and EARTHENWARE IN STOCK. LEE KIM SOO, 40, HIGH STREET. publicTpeaking DO'S AND DONTS By SIDNEY I\ WICKS. The purpose of this book is to teach men to say in fifty telling words what they try to say in five hundred weak ones,
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      1736 16 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Tke PREPAID charge, for Want., For Sale, To Let, etc, In ordinary close act type (avernge six word, to line are Per line One insertion 28 cents, two In.. 46 eta- three in*. 64 eta., four in.. 82 cent., five ins. $1.00, six Ins. $1.13, ten in.. $1.40,
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      264 16 CHINESE NEW YEAR BRINGS PLENTY OF GOOD CHEER Make your home look glad. NOW ON SALE Charming Venetian Mirror WaO Brmcktta, Kcautiful Venetian Ail-ylass Mirrors, Latest desigM, .*iz?s. TMONETS Wo:!f rensnvnrd bent wood (hairs. GORGEOUS Vene'.uin All-g!a«3 Electric Lamps. PICTURESQUE Attractive Wall Plates. Particilarly Clever Wa!l and Table Ornaments. Charming
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      471 16 MOST PLEASING AND IDEAL GIFT BOOK. THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS Translated from the Arabic by Kd. Wm. Lane anil edited by Ed. Stank/ PooU, fully illustrntod. Handsome be ok in 3 vols. Over 1,800 pages in all, demy-8 vo. Price $14.20 per set Tost free for S.S. and F.M
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