The Straits Times, 11 January 1929

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    13 1 The Straits Times No. I SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1929. PRICE 10 CE\
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      149 1 t TROPICAL SUITING i"FLORODOR"i (8.D.A.) WING LOONG, I nif;H ST. m U'DKK. WHAT WILLIAM WANTED WILUAM (-.vearily) Woman I WILLIAM'S WINSOME WIFIE (waggish)?) William wantl water? WILLIAM (wittily) Would'st wish widowhood WILLIAM'S WONDERFUL WIFIE (willingly) William wants wine WILLIAM (weakly) Why wine WILLIAM'S WISE WIFIE (warily) Wiiliam wants whisky WILLIAM
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      111 1 Hall, Bracket Wall Clocks W M NEW SHIPMEIST W ST ARRWED IBM unn .\u, »•><> bnANDFATHER yLOLK Bf W-W%I 8 aY wc^ t c^ lll^ 1 movement J! i:' %¥IK combined Whittington and Westminsi^r Chiiv. REX *-J#> ffi|tJ^^B| S^W*ft*a«fiß Arabic mounted figures in black bi-ass, with Price $400.00 Robinson Co.,
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      6 1 "FLORODOR 11U1.A.) WiNG LCO noncAL WBAI.
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    GOLF COURSE WITH A CURSE.
    801 2 TRAGIC HANDICAP. No other golf course suffers from such a tragic handicap. No other club within the Empire is cursed with such a skeleton t in the cupboard. The site is delightful. It lies on the brow of a green hill above that wild and
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    MR. LLOYD GEORGE HITS BACK.
    199 2 r Liberal Leader's Attack ob Lord Cushendun. London, Dec. 12. Mr. Lloyd George, speaking as ths guest of American Journalists in London, replied to the recent speech of Lord Cushendun, in which he described tiie Liberal ex-Px-emier as "the only real menace to peace." Mr.
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    SWIMMING RULES.
    417 2 Southern Counties to Send Amendments to A.S.A. A tpadal council meeting of the Southjn: CouatiM A.S.A. was held recently at the Ktgent Strott Polytechnic. So far as the district rules rare concerned a lenjrthy discussior. aiozc over the proposal that chc Executive t'ommittee, which numbeis 2a, iiuist contain
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    TIN RETURNS.
    483 2 Tsipiiifc- Tin Dredging (two dredges I. 593 pk-uls, IjN hours, 145.000 yards. The ilr.'dfter. stopped i;ne day for Christina!). North Taipi:i(t Tin Dredging.— 3o9 piculs, ■88 bom, nfim yards. The dredge lost 31 hujm un ceooat of boiler cleaning and repairs, an. unc ilay fur Christmas. South Taiptag
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    ON HANDWRITING.
    116 2 That handwriting has a close connection v.-ith character is on accepted fact, but pike other means of character interpretai ion it has become connected with many mistaken ideas. Mr. Robert Sandek is one of the small number of experts on the subject who bese their observations 1 mil
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      95 2 Br" When you clean your Silver Make this work as pleasant and as easy as possible by using Silvo Liquid Silver Polish. In this preparation you have something worthy of your silver safe to use, and all you require is an old soft cloth. SILVO LIQUID SILVER POLISH Sole Agents
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      215 2 I■ T TNTOUCHED by hand in the process of packing die Brooke Bond container is the one safe package for this country. Scrupulous care is taken to send out only fresh tea. Be equally careful to get it yourself. tgruacr ga»^ supplies arc BrViFllffl 1 daily and scaled in ti:J
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    AFGHAN TROUBLES.
    685 3 Present Dangers on The Frontier. !hc recent 1 il situatotl' ii!:iin (in bath] 1 River. II i i-:isy oi'j BO l.Vt 'Jill M 1 ir ogfc th.1 I Inoad Raupe; Khana, l)akk:.. and tha Kabul Rivar. Hereabout -.<. number of German engir£cA iii tl.< complenem road. It has
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      802 3 GOVERNMENT NOTICE Tenders will be received at the ResiiU-nt Councillor's Office, up to noon of January SI, I 1129, for the lollowinß works Construction of a New Hiirh School with all outbuiMinirs, approach roads, etc.. in Chan Koon Chenfr Road, Malacca. Every person applying for a form of Ten- j
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      220 3 SnasSvlrV ft sSfflr < m c 4 Si. t Mj&^fcJ£p M tt^K/^" W/HEN your nerves arr wenh tal i DR. CASSELL'.-, /w,?<fiS^~ T!, ir a, npo^iiioa U; inHucnce on the nervous m Slcep'cr:ne;s is tl-p retail of n,',ti t t n f*\ cv-rworia-d nrrves V \J whkh roqi .r/VT\ P
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      380 3 NOTICE 07 NSSOLUTION PF PARTNERSHIP i ial the partner [.!.< >N. ii earry\r y. un.lt-r th" mutual i l m:k I above- of the goodwill, property II Bl the l LEE C.EX iKON'I of Nn. npore. that all elaimi II Co. within one all paymenta t.« ,i lould be lnii.i'
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      528 4 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARCO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 9.N. CO. I'NPER TONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore 1029 KASTIGAR 9,000 .Tan. 12 PAIM'A R.
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      604 4 Shipping Announcements al aY a^aaaal ■r^sW Rwiy *™Tf JPI ra U '^TbJ '!3\?«* \or r iT'^tiS' v*ii* *S5 SMasHflCaOcß>EfßaK*^K?*« £^^x.V* „9h. k'i. 1 -S* Jw awJCI (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples, Marseilles. London, Antwerp and Rotterdam Ve.iels Tonnage Due Sail tATSUTA MARU 8,000 Jan. 17 18 ♦KASHIMA MARU lO.ono
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      511 4 DURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND Regular monthly aailinga by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,875 ton.) and the new motor vessel, MALABAR (4,612 tons. The MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading la Australia. Cabins de
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      646 4 1%. I a In. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. GO. OF DATAVIA) (Incorporated in Ilollamli Under contract with the NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections to Passage, Freight. Transhipment Marine D<-nt.. and Manager's Desk. Representatives for Sinpapore and Straits Settlements of the Official Tourist Bureau of Fara. All information, detailed
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      539 4 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) RE'ULAR SERVICE TO LONDON. AM? TERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN— GENOA. MARSEILLES. LIVERPOOL AIO) GLASGOW.MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW— BOSTON. NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY fERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH
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      418 4 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. For K relay, Trengganu. Kelnntan, Bangnara. Telupin, Patani, Singora, Lacon, Sichon, Tlandon, Koh.nmui, LanpKunn, Chumpon and Bangkok Arrival Departure SUDDHADIB Jan. 14 Jan. 16 MAI. INI Jan. 21 Jan. M VALAYA Jan. 28 Jam, M The steamers are
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      528 5 Shipping Announcements ELLERMAN I BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP COh LTD. (Incorporated in England) "ELLFRMAN" LFNB PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT FREIGHT SERVICE OUTWARDS To Hong Kong, Shanghai and Japan Dus Spore CITT OF PEKIN Jsn. 12 v< CITY OF KHARTUM Feb. 10 HOMEWARDS s.s. CITY OF LAHORE
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      455 5 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE dbtd AMERICAN MAIL LINE ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE NEW YORK and BOSTON via COLOMBO, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES GENOA and MARSEILLES Arrive Leave Leave Spore Spore Penanc President Van Buren Jan. 21 Jan. 24 Jan. 26 President Hayes Feb. 4 Feb. 7 Feb. 9 President Polk Feb. 18 Feb.
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      529 5 DUTCH MAILS Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland and Rotterdam Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO Genoa Ajasterdam Southampton Marseilles Rotterdam Tonnage Leare Spore J. r. Coen 11,100 S.M.N. Jan. 11 Sibajalc 13.000 R.L. Jan. IS Trins der Ned. 9,200 S.M.N. Jan. 2< Tjerimai 8,000 R.L. Feb. 1 Chr. Huygens 15,700 S.M.N.
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      363 5 8.1.5. N. CO., LTD. APCAR LINE For HONG KONG, AMOY, and JAPAN S.S. TAKUWA Sailing January 11 This vessel has excellent modern accommodation for first and second class passengers. For full particulars, npply to ADAMSON, GILFILLAN CO., LIMITED Hone Kimc Bank Chambers. Tel. 3000. THE OLD ROMANS Could have used
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      135 5 You take your Holiday— Why not keep it? UVE IT OVER AGAIN WITH THE CINE-KODAK KODAK LIMITED I Incorporated in Bafclandj SINGAPORE. ..i^ .I —^j i^^ mmmm mm n. WALLIS STEVENS' ROLLERS SIMPLE EFFICIENT BCONOMICAL. AND BRITISH Sole Agents IrENTRAI V# IENGfNE'.VORK.SLfoiL SINGAPORE IPOH KUALA LUMPUR. Tel. 4615. II I
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      282 6 I Coming Soon! ALHAMBRA in 9 Reels. l^vfSS^^tjV Vvj CC V I J^ N^'cAYNo^' J. CTHllli ANULL CHARLES FA«Rj u i WATCH Fl RTIIKK AXNOI N< JiMHNTS. r, 1 —^r ALHAMBRA TAN CHENG KEE CO., LTD., Proprietors. PROGRAMME for the Season commencing Wednesday, Jan. 9 In the Second Show at
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      476 6 GOVERNMENT EVENING CLASSES RAFFLES INSTITUTION. Subject to there being a sufficient number of students to justify their formation, classes wijl be held ill Ihc following subjects, starting on iMonday, Jan. 21 TECHNICAL. COMMERCIAL. 1. Mathemntics. Book keeping. 2. Chemistry Theoretical. 2. Typing. 3. Chemistry— Practical. 3. Shorthand (beginners', 4. Mechanics.
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      272 6 HOME JAMES! _iii Inra Lm L.a rttate'a is." 1 Saptt Oaaaali PAVILION TUESDAY, JAM ARY IS IT'S A UNIVERSAL SCREAM. SEE DOLORES DEL RIO In thr Inileri Artists Super Special A Picture with a Soul, a Tear, a Smile AND HEAR HER SING HA ft. OH A First Show GaaORGB
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      654 6 MODERN BALLROOM" DANCING Miss J. HOSHOFF. I.alr «>f the TTNBGATB-SMiTM, ■CHOOL :>r DANCING, S'laftesbuiy Avenue LONDON. Announces that sh<- will give Individaml Tutton In the Latest Ballrooßi DancfaaC. Variation in Quick and Slow Fox-trot, including tho new Varsity Drag. Waltas, Tango, Yak Blues. Heebie-jeebies, Sugar stop and the I>a!lroor,i Baltimore.
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    DAILY TIME TABLE
    169 7 1 IVTIKKS. I rMaj January 11 il. W. 10.12 a.m., 9.6, 11.52 p.m., 8.4. S.C.C. "A" v. S.R.C. V\ om< n's Section Meeting, Europe Hotel, c..4i p.m. llusiea] Comedy Co., Vie. Theatre, Salur.lay, January 12 1.. y.T. Itward mail due. Penang I I -Jn.l XV v. Welch
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    296 7 1 inlay, Jan. 11. I:>SKI.S i\ DRY HOC kS 1 sajaai Pagar. Koolißda Does Vaa <i<-r I'arra. Kii'P-! llnrbnur. Dock IVina. Amalthus I IL.ck W B Johanna, Karuah Deck Dronte. Vessels Arrived. IRU, .laj... 2:s\r, tons, from Calcutta 12-i. I tons, from P. Baroe Bam* km. HESTER,
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    149 7 To-dar. Japan, Korea, Fori .i-t Siberia, Philippine :>i Canada and Wes|i in ,-i -t ..1 I'.S.A. (Hong 2 p.m. I I land, Java, South-West Su- ith-East Huineo, Celebes, Iliiui Dilly (Op Ten 2 p.m. M* and N.-West Sumatra .n 3 p.m. ('..10n. Southern and Western India laru)
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    52 7 'in ICurope (1-ondon mails dpSO), P. and O. Kashgar will arrive by train to-morrow morning draec will be ready for delii".xh<>lders at y.30 a.m. W i Australia by Centaur rmport Immumk i roaa (lima awl Japan by Genoa Maru SilMWi to-morrow. From China by Talma, due at Singa
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    RUBBER POSITION.
    807 7 The Shipments From Malaya. It cannot be said that the information officially cabled from Malaya, with reference to exports from the Peninsula during the month of November, has eased the market situation. The total shipments, writes Mr. A. W. Still in the Investors' Review of Dec. 8, are
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    61 7 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc., New York, send us the following cablo, dated Jnn. 10, their quotations being in gold dollar cents closing bid prices Kubber Exchange 3ales to-day 1,150 tons. December 18.40, January 18.40. February 18.70, March 18.90, April 19 cents, May 19.20, June 19.30, July 19.40,
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    EXCHANGES.
    80 7 [BSITUH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, Jan. 10. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 12.08 V, Athens 375, Berlin 20.40. Bombay Ik. 6 l-32d., Brussels 34.905. Bucharest *07 >■ Buenos Aires 47-%. Copenhagen 18.185, Geneva lUOH, Helsingfors 192%, Hone Kon? 2-0 o'v.d.. Kobe Is. 0 16-16 d.. Lisbon 109. Madrid 29.72. Milan 92.705.
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    40 7 By Paul Leckt F»un«i Juliana Takliwa Tambora Knrmala Malwa l.rii irrci. Spun' Lundun Not. 29 Dec. 24 Nut. SO L>«c. 24 Dec. 6 Dec. 29 I>ec. I Dec. 31 Dec. 7 Jan. 4 Dec. 12 Jas. 7
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
    264 7 EXCHANGE Singapore, Jan. 11. On London, Bank 4 m s 2 '3 29/32 Demand 2,3 25/32 Private S m. credit 2/4 11/32 On New York, Demand 66 1/16 Private 90 d/s 57T4 On France, Bank T.T 1436 On India, Bank T.T. 153 'i On Hong Kong, Bunk
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    58 7 Tone of Market Steady. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 9'id. per lb. New York Spot Sheet C. cents 18% per lb. 12 o'el. Inrk noon Jan. 11. t.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Itandard R.S.S. on Tender Spot Jan. Feb.-Mur. April-June July-Sept. Buyers 30»4 n
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      MINING.
      452 7 Issue Val. Pd. El £1 Anam Kumbang n £1 BanKrin Tin 1 1 Batting Pn.lang 1 1 Batu Cavei 1 .75 I'ukit Arang El £1 Burmah Malay Cl £1 Chtnderiang 1 1 Cbin Chin £1 £1 Kastern Siam £1 II:.:. (i Yai 1 1 HiUm Tin 1 1 HonK
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      GENERAL.
      227 7 Val. Pd. Buyers Sellers 2 2 Akx. Brick I'rcfs. 2.05 2.10 4 2 2 Alex. Brick. Ords 2.50 2.60 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 6.3.6 6.5.0 Canadian Eacle 11/- 12 1 1 Central Engine 0.55 0.65 1 1 Cycle and Carriage 0.40 0.50 10s. 10s. Duff Development 6/6 7/6
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
      123 7 U. Eng. 6 p.c. 1,225,500 Norn. Spore Cold Storage 7 p.c. .it.!, nt 109K roH iQOi oa in> mi deb. of 1926 red 1931-36 101 103 Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. of 1901 red. 1930 $1,878,000 par. Z r ,'c prem. Singapore Municipal 4H P-c. of 1907 red.
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      399 7 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. To-day's Prices Fraser Lyall Co. Kvutt Allcnby (fl) 1.82V4 1.57 Vi 160 1.57 Alor Gajah (fl) 1.25 1.35 1.20 1.30 A. Hitam ($1) 2.30 2.60 2.25 2.46 A. Kuning ($1) 0.45 0.50 0.42 0.48 Am. Malay ($2) 2.40 2.60 2.40
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    PERAK HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER.
    184 7 Capital £706,000 in il shares 500,000 8 per cent, preference, 1 Is. paid, and 35C.000 ordinary. Also i 1,230,000 5 per cent, guaranteed stock iuul £1,1141,000 7 per cent, participating debenture stock. Meeting, Dec. 14. The second report of this company, which was formed to supply electric
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      Macphail and Co., Ltd.
      141 7 Singapore. Jan. 11. Rubber.--Local KH MMI per lb. Tin.— London £12<L Ss. Rubber.— Firm. Allenbys 1.77 --1.85. Ayer Moleks 1. 50 1.60. Balguwnies 1.80-1.90, Brogas 87 l j-91H cents, Connemaras 1.45-1.53 Katoyang Bahrus l.:il '.--1.-ll Kaniasans 3.432 -1. Mentakabs 36H-39H cents. New Scudais 1.40-1.50, New Sercndahs
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      Rose Macphail and Co.
      169 7 Singapore, Jan. 11. London. Rubber 9'nd., up l-16d. Local 30\ cents. London.— Tin £223 55., down Jios. Mining.— Steady. Hong Fatt :17-:J9 cents, Ulu Klang 1.20-1.23. Klang River H. 50-3.60. Peuling 4.92W-5, Kinta Dredge 1.50-1.55, Henaw.it 89-91 cents. Kuyoh 27-29 cent*. Sungci Way 2.85-2.95 ex. all,
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    BUKIT PALONG SYNDICATE.
    431 7 Final Dividend of Five Per Cent. The adjourned tenth annual ordinav> general meeting of the Bukit Palong Syndicate, Ltd., was held on Dm M St-remban. Mi- J. K. Mandy presided and in the course of his speech said You will nave seen from the accounts that our
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    28 7 Programme of drills up to and for weekending Jan. 13, 1929 Friday, Jan. 11, 5.16 p.m., Drill Hall, Senior Officers and Unit Commanders S.V.C., Meeting.
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
      75 7 I Mr. Sect Cheng Lin and family bete to thank all these who kindly attended the funeral of the Liv- Mrs. Sect I'henjr Lin (Madam Tan Terk Toon), on the 10th inst., also members of the Chen* Kee Hean. Tisnit Ho Kok. Keng Terk Whay, Tergal He Net Associations,
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      103 7 l.AMBY PILLAI.-- On Jan. 10, lyi>!t, at th< Maternity Hospital. Singapore, to Dr. ami Mrs. V. K. Tamby Pillai. a daughtci. K.M.S. and Ceylon papci-s please copy. The engagement is announced, and the marriage will take place shortly, between Edgar Philip Coddard, of the Malacca Rubber Plantations, Ltd.. Berkant Estate.
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      835 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Classified AdTts., see page 16. WANTS. FOR SALB. BTC. TO'LET, from March, fully f«rnished banat 8. Rochalie Drive. Appl >v Delay. FLAT TO LET, central position, modern convenience* Immediate entry. Apply Gs, itiuit Times. WORK WANTED by energetic rhinese youth with knowledge of rhinese .md typing. Apply
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      76 7 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. Kandang Kerbau Station. (By Courtesy of Government Health Office.) For the 24 Hours ending at Midnight on Jan. 10. Deg. Max. -ha.!.- temperature SS F. Mm. shade temperature 72 F. Mean shade temperature 76.2 F. Max. sun radiation 144 K. Mm. grass radiation 70 F. Sea temperature Mx\.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11. A MYTHICAL MONOPOLY.
    1107 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11. A MYTHICAL MONOPOLY. British rubber pl.mters have been told so often that they enjoy a monopoly of crude rublx-r that unless they keep the statistical facts firmly in their heads j they may be tempted to believe it. The actual position is that
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    122 8 Sir Stanley Hcwett, who. with Lord Dawson of Perm. pigns the bulletins conIceming the King, is Ftill a comparatively j young man, having been born in lsxij; bot ne hat travelled a :"ti(; way since the days when he was aosieteM to the late l>r. John iltdley of V..ddlesbroui;h. In
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    15 8 A Havns cable- states that M. Doumor was re-elected President of the Senate almost unanimously.
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    23 8 Mr. W. M. Curtis, K.C., a well-known member of the Sydney bar, ar<l Mrs. Cm il are on a JNtit Id birgapi re.
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    21 8 Mr. F. G. Whitley, Senior Executive Engineer, Lower Perak, is going u> Taiping on transfer at the M of this week.
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    23 8 Mr. W. M. E. Martin, who was acting as Conservator of Forests, Keiiah, before going on leave, has been posted to Tanjong Malim.
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    29 8 We are pleased to state that Dr. Kattray, who w.-.s admitted to the Cairnholm NursinK Homo, (airnhill Road, at the beginning of the week, reauMd his arac tice yesterday.
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    31 8 Capt. A. H. Chalmers, formerly Senior Boarding Officer, arrived ai Singapore this inorriinir on Mi way t. Siam op business. apt. Chalmers retired about six months ago and weal to Australia.
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    37 8 A British wireless message states tha'. Mr. Alfred Szf, the former Chines.Minister in Ix>ndon and later Chinese Minister in Washington, has again been appointed to London. He will take up hi. appointment in a few weeks time.
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    64 8 Mr. S. J. Vincent, the hon. treasurer of the St. Andrew's Hospital, has received the sum of $4,650, being part of a legacy under the will of the late Mr. A. R. Van Der Beck, of Singapore. All the monk's received from this fund will be devoted to the permanent
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    52 8 An unusual number of mishaps hay( occurred recently on the railway betwee'i Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. This morning the mail train arrived at Tan.; Road station over an hour late. Il was delayed al Labis owing '.<> an engir.e bnakdowa on the second portion of the mail train which left
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    58 8 The engagement is announced, and the .narriajre will take place shortly, between .Vr. K. P. Goddard, of the Malacca Rubber Plantations, Malacca, and Miss Mollie Helen Lawrence t'unincjhaiiu', only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Cuninghame, of Bath, Somerset, and granddaughter of the late Captain William Cuninjrhame Cuningiiame, 7'Jth
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    88 8 Sir John Lynn-Thomas, the well known Mi'gOOß and member of the Council of the Royal College of Surgeons, arrives :n Singapore with his daughter on the steamc-i Tjerimai to-day. Sir John, who was on active service in South Africa, was formerly Senior House Surgeon to the Cardill University and House
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    160 8 The Mn'ayan Agricultural Journal for November contains a supplementary noUby Mr. H. W. Jack on copra crops in Malaya written in response to enquiries regarding: coconut cultivation in diileront regions of the country. It shows that Lower Perak is our best producing area as far as large estates nre concerned
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    186 8 Mr. Ben Spoor, whose death was recently announced, was one of the moderate nun of the British Labour Party. He had the sense to concentrate on political reality, and not to pursue theoretical impossibilities. As a consequence, he incurred the wrath of the Independent Labour Party, and in February, 1926,
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    189 8 According to the recommendations of the Select Committee on the F.M.S. Budget a vote appears for the Bukit Tiinah-Tnnjong I'agar Railway Deviation and a new railway station in Singapore. The members of the Federal Council, however, put v. footnote* to the item that the money was not to be spent
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    865 8 AN EXAMPLE FOR MALAYA. Mrs. Shore, a leadirgr physician and .surgeon in Lahore, has been appointed a member of the Punjab legislative Council. Sir Hufrh Clifford would not have to BO far afield if he were ir.inded to follow this excellent example, for there is a
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    THE KINGS SLOW PROGRESS.
    266 9 CONDITION UNCHANGED. HOI»KFi:i.VIKWIN PALACE CIRCLES. I.REUTER IKI.r.r.RAM.] Loadoa, Jan. 10. This evening's bulletin stated A quiit dny was passed by His Majesty, whose condition remains unchanged." The usual inspired weekly statement has not beon is.;u.-i! il Press but the fact that the King if making M
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    FIRES IN SINGAPORE.
    352 9 Houses Destroyed at Bukit Panjang. Twenty-one shophouses were burnt down vi Bokit Panjang yesterday afternoon. It was the isolation of the fire by the jiuliing down of several hoaaai that saved the village from being wiped out, while ii was the absence of a breeze and timely
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    "BLACK ART" IN SOUTH INDIA.
    195 9 BLACK ART" IN SOUTH INDIA. 'hild's Death Follows Majjician's I Treatment. Trivandnim, Deo. 22. of Mack art in this pailhiimr eaee it proved fatal roines from Panir (North Travancorc). Some people in that locality believe that, Chil iren is sometin-.(.s caused j rertain birdi lying over them and i lasting
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    AIR FORCE'S FINE WORK.
    94 9 VYI i'UOI'LE RESCUED FROM KABUL. [reuteb telegram] New Delhi, Jan. 10. It is announced that the Royal Air j Force evacuated altogether Ml ponoa j from Kabul. An aeroplane f.ew from Peahawar to Kabul and back with i.iail* yesterday, as all telegraph lines lo Afghanistan have
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    BORROWING ON CHITS.
    189 9 Sensational Allegations At Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala I.'.impur, Jan. 11. The danger of borrowing ev< :i small same af money on 1.0. U. chits without du^> precautions was demonstrated in the Supreme Court yesterday when a Punjabi watchman of the Planters' Stores, Ltd., Port
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    PENANG ASSIZES.
    177 9 Fraudulent Deal In Rice. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Jan. 11. At the Assizes yesterday Lim Lok, Chinese, who had "pleaded not guilty to I two charges of havrnir fraudulently made use (if two delivery orders for 17 and .">1 bags of lice on Sept. 24, alternately of
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    CHINA'S CUSTOMS SERVICE.
    125 9 Comment on Mr. Edwardes' Resignation. [ana numiM] London, Jan. 10. The Times, in a leading article, says the displacement of Mr. A. H. K. Kdwardes by Mr. P. \Y. Maze as InspectorGeneral of Customs in China does not seem to indicate any desire to destroy the internntional
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    TO AUSTRALIA IN 5 DAYS.
    224 9 Possibilities of Air Travel. The possibility of bringing, by airship transport, Australia within five days ol Knglui.d, and Bombay and Montreal withn forty-eight hours, was anticipated by Commander C. D. Burney, MJ\, speaking in London recently. Commander Burney said that if we ould produce an
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    TENSE SITUATION IN HANKOW.
    233 9 THREAT TO JAPANESE. FEARS OF RENEWED MOB VIOLENCE. [reutek far eastern service] Hankow, Jan. 10. A tease situation exists here in connection with Uie recent death of a coolie who was knocked down on the boundary of the Japaaeao concession by a Japanese naval i.iotor-cycle patrol.
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    REPARATIONS COMMITTEE.
    159 9 Appointments of Experts Announced. [Mm TELEGRAM] Paris, Jan. 10. The Reparations Commission has ap- j pointed the following experts to sit on the i i Reparations Committee: Fiance: M. Moroaa and M. PmwneaHar; Italy: Signor; Pirelli and Professor Suvitch; Belgium 11. Francqui and M. Gutt Japan: M.I Mori
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    FUST BLOOD.
    137 9 Progress in Szechuen War. Hong Kong, Dec. .1. General Lou Hsiang, the aggressor in the latest war la Szechuan province, is reported in Royal Naval communique to have won the Brat battle against the other Generals who have been holding I Chungking, the faagtaat Treaty port 1,400 miles
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    SCHNEIDER TROPHY RACE.
    92 9 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby," Jan. 10. I This year*! iataraatioaal seaplane contest for the S- hnci.ii: Trophy, which was won by Gre:U BWtai;i on the last o^ca- sion, has been fixed to take place on I Sept. 6 and 7, over the Solent. The first day will
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    INTERNATIONAL AIR LINES.
    72 9 IREITER TELEGRAM] Miami, Florida, Jan. 10. An international air line linking five countrL'*. loeltxiißg the British \Wi-t i Indies has been inaugurate;! with the j de| a.-ture of four mail passenger aero- j i plinai for Cuba. Haiti, Ran Domingo, Bahama! and Porto Kico. The Post- j
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    36 9 There has been a heavy accumulation jf wort- for the Singapoie Bankruptcy < Court daring the recent vacation, and Ml 70 matter! were on the list to be I dealt with by Mr. Justice Dean* to-day, i
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    SALVATIONISTS IN COUNCIL.
    763 9 UNANIMOUS DECISION. REQUEST TO GENERAL TO RETIRE. [REUTER TELKCRAM] London, Jan. 10. i A Sj.lvation Army communique states that on the reception of a letter from 1 ihj (ieneral. tho High Council resolved to submit to him a resolution, passed by the Council without a dissentient vote,
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    POLICE KILLED IN SOFIA.
    33 9 [REUTER TELECRAM] Sofia, Jan. 10. Two i dlicemen were shot dead in different parts of the city when calling on •aspects to show their identity cards. Die murderers escaped.
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    119 9 A fatal accident occurred on ths raVwav line between Kerling and Sungei Gumut on Wednesday ufternoon, when the morr.tng train from Kuala Lumpur lo Ipoh ran down a Tamil, who died shortly after. It i 3 statu! that the driver of the train saw several persons walking by the side
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    JUTE MILL STRIKE.
    68 9 DISTURBANCES NEAR CALCUTTA. [REUTER TELEGRAM] Calcutta, Jan. 10. A disturbance occurred at the Clive jute mill, where a strike was declared, causing the mill to be closed and 6,000 hands rendered idle. Six commissionaires and a woman were injured, and the European I manager was slightly hurt.
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    BOGUS CHINESE DOCTOR.
    394 9 Adventurer Sent To Prison. Dr. Rony Cher.," the Chinese who was recently arrested on an allegation of ob- taining $50 from Dr. Lim Han Hoe by falsely representing himself to be Director of the Political Intelligence Depart- ment of the Nanking Government, was sentenced by the District
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    THE GIRL GUIDES.
    147 9 Bridge and Mah-Jong Tournament. Lady Van Straubenzee is organising a bridge and mah-jong tournament in aid of the funds of the Girl Guides to be held in the ball-room of Raffles Hotel at 4.:J0 p.m. on Feb. 14. The entrance fee is $8 a table (%'i each
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    OVER SNOW-CLAD HILLS.
    164 9 The R.A.F. Rescues From Kabul. The Royal Air Force pilots responsible for the rescues of women and children from rebel infested Kabul reported that there were four inches of snow on the Kabul aerodrome but the ground underneath was hard and there was no diffi- culty in
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    149 9 There is no prospect if the Herman Nationalists' Bill becoming law, by which it is an offence for a foreigner in that country to declare that Germany caused the War. But all German parties are equally sensitive on the subject. The i Versailles Treaty forced Germany to admit guilt, and
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    PENNY POSTAGE IN BRITAIN.
    151 9 APPEAL TO MR. BALDWIN. SURPLUS ON POSTAL SERVICES. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, Jan. 10. An appeal to the Government to reslore the penny postage is made by the Chambers of Commerce, the Federation of British Industries and other representative organisations. In a letter to th>' Prime
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    IMPERIAL DEFENCE.
    399 9 iTHE STRATEGIC MEANING OF SINGAPORE. A short time ago Uie New York Times said Contrary the general impivssion, Singapore is as far from Japan us England is from America.'' It. is gratifying, lvmarks the Naval and Military Record, to find this recognition of a aaa- graphical fact, and
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    CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF.
    251 9 [TRANS-OCEAN VIA PAN-ASIA] Paris. Jan. M. M. Briand had n conversation with the Russian Ambassador. M. Dowkalewskij who exulain-.d Rassia'l uiiii-v.;>:- pre> pniwll regarding Polan-1 am! Lithuania. Berlin, Jan. 10. The legal affairs committ«e of the Reichstag approved of the Socialists' bill by which in future
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    THE ARCHBISHOP OF YORK.
    29 9 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, Jan. 10. Dr. Wiliiam Temple, the former Bishop if Manchester, vas to-day formally enthroned as Archbishop of York, in Yurie MinnUr.
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    JUDGES DISAGREE.
    1336 10 INTERPRETATION OF CHINESE WILL. QUESTION OF (iRAMMAR. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 10. Kuala Lv: :pur Supreme Court n Igntenta w» Mr. Justice Tn.irm und Air. ha i .m.:\ Court Mr. T.u: I ng ■-.'hin, wid-nv, the I'jn Kin Bee, deKuala i.uiii|iur. ai :.'r. Justice R.
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    ATTEMPTED MURDER.
    504 10 Two Years for Ricksha Puller. At the Assizes yesterday before the hief Justice (Sir William Murison) Tay Leong was found guilty of being in possession of false Millimaid and Gold Medal Milk labels, :ind was sentenced to three ir.onths rigorous imprisonment. Accused said he found the labels in
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    HEALTH STATISTICS.
    136 10 The Singapore Municipal health statement lcr the week ended Jen. 5 gives the total number of deaths as mala 161, and female 78. This represents a death rate of 25.70 per mille, per annum, compared with 24.91 in the preceding week and 25.50 in the corresponding week of
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    35 10 In th. course of a case between chetty moneylenders in the Ipoh Supreme Court recently one of the chettiars -asserted that there were as many as 70 to 80 chetty firms doing business in Ipoh.
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      M.C.C. DRAW.
      150 10 Finish in Strong Position At Bendigo. (From Our Own Cot respondent.) Sydney, Jan. 10. Owing to the third Test match lusting eight days it was not possible for the M.C.C. touriits to fulfil their fixture with j Geelong, but on Wednesday they visited Bendigo for a two-days match.
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      AUSTRALIA'S TEST TEAM.
      232 10 Importance of Fostering Young Players. It was only to be expected that, after their second successive defeat, the Australian teum to meet England in the Third Test Match at Melbourne would be subject to seme changes (wrote C. G. Macartney previous to the third Test match). If!
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      EXPERIMENTING WITH WICKETS.
      274 10 Attempt to Reduce the High Sconng In England. Special interest attached to -Jie abto&ft meeting of the county cricket secretaries j at Lord's last month, when Mr. W. -Findlay, secretary of the M.C.C, made some important announcements regarding the progress made in the research work concerning the
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      INVITATION TO M.C.C.
      99 10 Impossible to Visit Malaya. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Jan. 11. A letter has been rereived from Mr. Toone, manager of the M.C.C. team in Australia, replying to a proposal to invite a few member.; of the team to visit Malaya on their way home. Mr. ToOM
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      RUGBY.
      79 10 South Johore Beat Military Team. At Johore Bahru on Wednesday South Johore beat A Co., 2nd Bn. the Welch Regt. by 10 points to K (two goals to a goal and a try.) For the winners Ferguson and Peters scored the tries and Dudgeon convcrte'l. The match arranged for
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      PENANG TURF CUR.
      96 10 Large Crowds for Record Meeting. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Pcnang. Jun. 11. The Penaag Tui f Club New Yea;- Mating begins to-morrow. Actually there v.\'\ 'ays racing altogether including the Skye meeting en Jar. 20. Never bei'oic has there kvn such an extended iiisctinr: hciv. The local
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      THE SERVICES AND SPORT.
      108 10 Eight Good Points for Players And Spectators. Thi Benrkae Sports Diary for 1929 denncp what constitutes a sportsman, as ijllows 1. Piays the y;ame for the game's take. 2. Plays for his side and not for himself. 3. Is a good winner and a good lose
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      GOLF.
      47 10 The following were the scores in the eclectic competition held at the Sepoy Lines Golf Club J. M. A. Lowson 30% W. H. Gatfield 31% C. S. Findlay ..32 J.S.English 33V4 The Sepoy Lines ladies' monthly medal will be played for on Monday and Tuesday. c
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      HOCKEY.
      59 10 The following will represent the S-C.C. against the V.M.C.A. on Wednesday P. W. F. Mills, R. E. Cox, P. W. Day Dowdney, B. E. Ablitt, M. S. Bonaventura, B. Brooke, G. L. S. Rhodes, R. B. Gotch, Fl.-Lt. Wigglcsworth, D. R. A. Hoblyn, E. M. Murphy. In a match
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    A MALAYAN FILM.
    160 10 Capt. Malms to Make a Picture In Local Setting. Capt. Malms, who is directing three British film productions between India and Java, has arrived in Singapore to make preparations for the taking of scenes hero and in Johore. The Malayan picture of the series, which is entitled
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    69 10 Writing from Kuala Lumpur yesterday our correspondent says The stringency of the new motor rules appears to be the excuse on which lorry owners and owners of rotorr otor cars and buses on hire are attempting to commence a strike. This morning not half of the usual number of lorries
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    POLICE CORPORAL CHARGED.
    202 10 Alleged Extortion Through A Vagrant. The suggestion that he was collecting n.oney from hawkers through the aid of Chinese vagrant was made against a Malay corporal who was chaigcd in the rourth Court yesterday afternoon with extortion. A Mohammedan Indian constable stated that he was on duty
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    40 10 The Mohammedan Indian taxi driver who was labt week convicted of offering Inspector Boafock a bribe of $8 was ordered by >ne Second Police Magistrate, Mr. W. rfGourlay, yesterday to execute a bond in $100 for his future good behaviour.
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    AFTER THREE YEARS.
    292 10 Unusual Murder Case At Batu Pahat. At the Batu Puhat Assi-'.cs beiorc M;\ Justice McCaba Rtv.y the last murder cose has new been disposed of. The Deputy Public Prosecutor, Mr. K. Moor. M.C.S., appmred for the Crown. Haji Sa!U-h bin Mohamad V ism, a youth of some
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    LONDON STREET PERILS.
    406 10 309 Deaths in Three Months. During the three months Ji;iy, August, and September ;i()9 people were killed in street accidents in the London police area, states a Home paper in mail week. The figures are worse than in any previous quarter, and represent an increase of three
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    53 10 Lady v, indermere's Fan," starring Ronald Colman, will be- shown at the Gaiety from to-night. The Coyne Musical Comedy Co., which has been providing pleasant entertain- 1 ment at the Victoria Theatre during the week, will j.ivsent the revue "On the Koad to-night. The season will conclude to-morro.v
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    24 10 The first meeting of the creditors of of Malayan Wood Distillation, Ltd., will be held at the Bankruptcy Office, Kuala Lumpur, on Jan. IS.
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    43 10 Government e»eninir classes in technical and commercial subjects will open at K;i(f.e.s Institution from Monday, Jan. 21, provided udßeient students enrol. Enrolment will take place at Raffles Institution on Thursday next at <". p.m. J''uller details will be found advertised on, pat* Q to-day.
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    372 10 Decided improvement Reported. Messrs. Barlow and Co. report Singapore, Jim. 10. During Ihl parM under review there h:r been some revival of interest in the commodity and prices have improved in all market*, probably due to covering orders. The latest cables quote London at i) 1-lUct. an.
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    TEJA MALAYA TIN, LTD.
    546 10 Shareholder Asks for Liquidation. Some criticisms were voiced by .-nun holders at an extraordinary matting of. Teja Malaya Tin Dredginc Company, Ltd., held in- London recent!;.. After the chairman (Major V. B. Lawson) had addressed the meeting, Mi. Cyril Laxendr.le, desired to ami '''"iuit.au extraordinary general
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    28 10 Messrs. Barlow and Co. state that the copra market shows a somewhat easier tendency. Approximately 666 tons wen; shipped. Closing quotations are a.- f>..lows: Sundricd VJ.BS, .mixed *!».7.'..
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    51 10 Our Ipoh correspondent wires that at Tapah yesterday Mr. W. K. Knott, manager of Digwarrah Estate, attended before '..he District Officer, who is also a magistrate, in resppct of a charge by an estai female coolie of alleged assault. There were no proceedings and the enquiry was adjourned until Jan.
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    KUALA LUMPUR TRAFFIC QUESTIONS.
    797 11 PROBLEM OF THE RICKSHA. (From Ov Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, lan. 9. At to-day's meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board the traffic lirohiem was raised several times, and special recommendations made by the Traffic Committee on a report submitted by the Traffic Officer, Mr. L.
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    A ROBOT PRINTER.
    151 11 New York, Dec. 12. A device was demonstrated in the onVes of the Rochester (New York) Timea Union, which promises to revolutionize the setting up of type for newspapers. Desnatihes scut mm the telegraph wire were turned into type without the intervention of human labour. The sender
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      FULLERTON BUILDING.
      160 11 I To the Editor of the Straits Times, j Sir, In one of the lifts serving the Shipping Office in the Fullerton Building there appears the following notice i Tambies, coolies and seamen are prohi- 1 bited the use of this lift." Like all rules and regulations, it
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      RELIGION IN TURKEY.
      160 11 Public Speculation as to Possible Change. London, Dec. 12. j I A novel suggestion is made in the Ikclam by the Turkish writer Ahmet I Hashim Bey, who suggests that Turkey should celebrate Christmas. He points out that Turkish children, in contrast to European children, have no
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    GERMAN "MYSTERY SHIP."
    135 11 Details Based on Official Data. London, Dec. 28. The Daily Telegraph which on Aug. 21 published exclusive details of the German mystery ship, the so-called pocket battleI ship, now gives further details based on official data. i The ship will have Diesel engines uf an entirely novel
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    59 11 T^- The Agra Tent Club had a more than usually exciting meet near Eatehpur j Sikri recently. A party of three officers put up a panther, which attacked Mr. Chevasse of the Royal Irish Fusiliers, who drew first blood with his spear. The panther clawed his saddle but was ultimately
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    62 11 In the Supreme Court at Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday N. Nagamuthu Sethurayer a landowner, sued S. E. Nagoor Cany, a cattle dealer, for wrongful attachment of eight bullocks, fur the deteriorated condition of two of them during the period of attachment, and for damage to reputation and credit. Mr. Justice
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    89 11 i Accordinu to an official statement A-hich has just been broadcast throujth the American press, the number of new Ford cam turned out during the year ended Dec. 2, 1928, was 750,000. Production has been increased from a few hundreds to 6.000 can a day, and the total outturn for
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    STREET LAW CHANGES.
    416 12 MEN AND WOMEN EQUAL. EtSONS AS '.'W an- oiii- lai K.( Sir William I •27. 11 r 1 itfaiit to n 11 'il;iri(r it i>« I iii :iny III' <!('- I I 1 iii IB] i"-i'- m tO iiut thr.t e the per- to a icnvireonatltated in
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    THE FUTURE OF SYRIA.
    214 12 I Constitution. caMe which ap-i-ntly to the al constitution i m Syria ami that i likely to he the iiitry requires ;m Constiuuiit has met several tii tl year with the obi -ui'uon, was in the second time nnd the -v.-pension does 1. l'J29. Meantime h
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    GENERAL KAISIM PASHA.
    145 12 To Keorcanise the Afghan Army. Beaafeay, Dec. 2.6. Kaisba P-.'shn, leader of the Turkish Military Delegation which arrived here on Monday, in the course of an interview to-day announced that he was irt his way b i where he proean with the army in thai country. He
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    MARTYR TO SCIENCE.
    35 12 I'ispital Radium rt. Mi Dec. 27. The death I red from a my»- > af l)r. Dawson Turner, an expert <■■ the use of radium ;.ru! who years in charjje at the Royal [nfirroary.
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    ALLEGED SEDITIOUS LIBEL.
    38 12 I I „:i:-!<>>. Dec. Ml The FiriTii-h erifttr, Arvn Vaara, has 1 ,i r if trial Tor publication oi an tlttndw against the Xi"; r Walem, The the .'rticU attempted ti. brin* Utival into londrnpt.
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    SHORTER WELSH GUARDS.
    35 12 The War Office rm aotiflcd Hie Aider tha Lonaiid" WtflHh■,..•ll of Bft l"in in h'.4v'ht 'may be ree■uil -i for the Welsh Guards, but that recruits otheT !han Welshmen must be da.
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    DESPONDENT "DRYS."
    342 13 Prohibition Movement In India. Mr. Pussyfooi Johnson, according t" a cabled message, will nrrive at Singapore n Jan. SI, and will be in Calcutta nbxut March as the guest of Mr. Mukul Dey, Principal of the Government School of Art. Prohibition :n India dots nut appear to be
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    HOW SPEECH BEGAN.
    216 13 Sir Richard Pa«et on Talking With The Hands. Sir Richard Paget described in a lecture at the Royal Institution of Grer.t Britain how insects and animals convey their emotions to each other, and howhuman speech first came into being. He said that the emotional state is very
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    WHEN COMMUNISTS DISAGREE.
    135 13 Just out of shoer curiosity oyo would i like to kmw wha the English Communists think of Tronky'a exile. According to Radek, Trotsky is being slowly done t*> death by Stalin, since the partner of I-enin in the October revolution is being k-pt in an unhealthy district.
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    RUBBER RETURNS.
    143 13 Aver Molek.— 18,470 11. A lor r.ajah— 2o.9:lo lh Ayer Tanas.— 7o.ooo Ib. Australasia. 25.200 Ib. Kalirnwnie.— 40.6A0 Ib. Bukit Kubu.— l7.ooo Ib Brunei I 'ni ted. —37.64o Ib. Bukit Timah.-15.788 lh I'hunirkat Serdang,— 3l,9ls Hi Glaasaljr. --.'■T.4OO Ib. Hsytor.— 15.4R2 Ib. lndrairiri.— «fi.o77lb. Jalan Kehun. KM* Ib.
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      703 13 AUCTION SALE of freehold Singapore properties at Loronir 27-A, Geylang Road, Lorong 3, East Coast and Changi Road. At Messrs. Cheons; Koon Sen* Co.'s saleroom, No. 30, Chulia Street, on Wednesday, January 18, at 2..10 p.m. ESTATE OF CHUA I KM. CUM, DECEASED. Lot 1. Freehold building land situatr .it
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      439 15 CLiiVEi. INVENTION FOE RAISING WELL WATER CARUELLE PATENTS. fiS THE ideal water lift -where /'Ju^^T Bfl^Bfl there is native labour becayse fatff I of its real simplicity and ease of '<J& operation. Water is raised by M \\j j£ means of the patent Boulton m endless band. It is more
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      691 15 Assets over $8,000,000 S.C. Assurance in force over $30,000,600 The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE Winchester House, Singapors LONDON OFFICK 27, Old Jewry. E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies
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      622 15 BANKING HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hong Kong) Head Office HONG KONG. Authorised Capital $50,000,OC( Issued and fully paid up $20,000,00( Reserve Funds Sterling 6,000,00( Silver J14,000,00( Rcaervn Liability of Proprietors J20,000,00( COURT OK DIRECTORS. A. 11. Compton, Esq., Chairman. N. S. Hrov.n, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Hon. Mr.
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      476 15 BANKING THE EASTERN BANK, LIMITED (Incorporated in England) Singapore Branch 4, D'ALMEIDA ST. Authorised and Sub5 scribed Capital £2,000,000 3 1 I'aid-up Capital 1,000.000 Reserve Fund Res-t 460,000 HEAD OFFICE LONDON. BRANCHES Uombay, Calcutta, Colombo, Karachi, Madras, Ainaia, Bagdad, Bahrein, i..— ra, Kirkul., Mosul nnd Singapore. CL'RKKNT AC< OUNTS opt-ned
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      294 15 INSURANCE THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE 2nd Floor, llonx kotiir Hank I'hambrrii. BOiGAPOU. New insaranre effected in 1928 £17,ri00.000. Insurance in force exceeds 190,000.000. Before insuring elsewhere compare our policies und premium ra •s. Hotter Unas cannui Lv hull. OOMMEBCIAL UNION, ASSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in El Fire, I-if.-, .Marin.', Accident, Guarantee
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      225 16 TALCUM POWDER NEW SHIPMENT JUST ARRIVED. Enquiries Solicited. LEE KIM SOO 40, HIGH STREET. NEW EDITION JUSTOUT THE PREPARATION OF PLANTATION RUBBER By SIDNEY MORGAN. A.R.C.S. The advance? made in the industry as the result of the research work of the Association have necessitated alterations and additions to the text.
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      1021 16 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. PREPAYABLE CHARGES for WANTS, For Sale, To Let, etc., in ordinary cU.se act type (average six word* to line) are Per line One insertion 28 cent:-,, two ir..«. 46 cents, three in?. 64 cents, four ins. 82 cent*, five ins. $1.00, six ins. *I.IM. tea ins. $1.40, twelve
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      957 16 LAND AND HOUSES TO LET, 30, Stevtm Road. Apply 7, I)# Souza Street. TO LET, C07-6, shoohouse, Last Conit Rd. Apply 14, Market Street. TO LET, ti, Robertson Quay. Immediate entry. Apply Meyer Brothers. TO LET, convenient riverside two-storeyed godown.. Apply 390, Straits Times. TO LET, Btore No. 55, Japan
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      639 16 Exchange that old Piano for <i GARCIA ALL TEAK MODEL EASY PAYMENTS. H J. GARCIA 2, ORCHARD ROAD. Batteries al their present low price* offer yon the grratest \alue for yojr DiuDcy possible to obtain. WKSTIN'.IMH Si: Storage Hatter*. EASTERN AUTO CO., LTD. ORCHARD BOAD. SITUATIONS WANTED WORK WANTED Toi
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      424 16 Just Received. Complete Stock of ANNUAL BOOKS DIARIES FOR 1929 CHAMPION ANXUAL M.Jt CHUMS S7.M GIRLS OW\ $7.; a taOMUAV J -,i PLAY AJUtDAL ti.it I'M' ANf) SQL EA& $JJ« WII.KKKU *KM SCHOOL FRIEND $3.st SCOUT ANNUAL $6.30 BRITISH HIiVS AN.NVAL 53.00 HUITISH OIKI.'S ANNUAL 1.1.00 m.ACKIi: 1 ROY S.I.M
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