The Straits Times, 2 January 1930

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  • 37 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. A<;hs SINGAPORE, THI*RSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1930. PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times 21 PACKS SINGAPORE, THURSDAY. JANUARY 2, 1930 PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 138 1 r^ > "frcarlsberg" Beer h bin I let and on dr«u;ht. fole Importers !*ST ASIATIC CO., LTD. liliiv in Denmark! i MJAI'ORE. IK& A FAITHFUL FRIEND K'-.'v^^p^-^r^'^ to your little ones— guarding them from the dangers |fc\>^^^|g|^k of malnutrition— is the world's most valuable food IS BEAR BRAND W GENUINE
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    • 150 1 STAPLES H MATTRESS BY APPOINTMENT Wire Mattress and Bedstead Manufacturer* toRM.THEKING The Staples Mattress ie the most luxurious and hygienic mattress made. The open construction of the mattress allows direct ventilation straight through to the bedding. Stocked in all sizes to fit your existing bed. Prices from $45 We shall
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    • 12 1 Prime Portland OK Cement EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. (Inc. in Denmark) SINfiAPORE.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 539 2 P. a BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England 1 MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PEXIXSri.AK AND OKIEXTAL S.X. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON' AND FAX EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore. KARMALA 9.100 Jan. 11 KASHMIR 9.000
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    • 584 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naglaa, MaraeiUea, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail SUWA MARU 11,000 Jan. 1 3 FUSHIMI MARU 11,000 Jan. 16 ,17 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,500 Jan. 30 31 HAKUSAN MARU 10,500 Feb. 16 17 t KITANO MAKU 8,000 Feb. 27 28 HARUNA MARU
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    • 507 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in England) FOR BRISBANE, SYDXEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MAREI.LA (7865 tons) and tho new motor vessel, MAL.VJAR (4512 tons;. Tho s.s. MARELLA is one of tho largest and finest steamers traMirg to Auatralir, Cabins
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    • 621 2 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with the NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections to Passage, Freight, Transhipment Marine Depts. and Manager's Desk. Representative for Singapore and Strait. Settlements of the Official Tourists Bureau of Java. VAN HOGENDORP— January 2,
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    • 594 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) REGULAR SERVICES TO MARSEILLES, LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMENGENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPTOL AND GLASGOW—BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. (Route
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    • 487 2 THE SIAM STEAM N*J CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Km) l i TANGKOK COASTING FiCRVICE 'ot\ Krrt;:y, Ticnßganiu, Kelartr.n, ltanor r»,| Tclupin, I'itani, Singurn, Lnoon, Sii ci, j Bandon. Kohs:nnui, Lnngsuan, Chumpon nd J Bangkok. Arrivrl Dcparl "J^k VALAYA Jan. 0 Jan. H SUDDHADIB Jan. 13 Jan. >■ MALINI Jan. 20
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 500 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. DUTCH MAILS N/V Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland iand W. Rotterdamsche Llojd WEE.LV MAIL and PASSENGE SERVICE TO Genoa Amterda Southampton MarseiO. K«" erdi Tonnage s.s. Tar"'* 5,600 R.L Jan. M.s. P.!- Hooft 14,600 S.M.N. Jan. M.s. Si^ak 12,000 RX. Jan. 1 rt. Ko» der Ned. 8,200 S.M.N. Jan. m.s.
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    • 488 3 POtUUHTKJIUIWII UMM >yv AsssssmT^t^s^ stt^»'* ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE From SINGAPORE and PENANG via COLOMBO, SUM, PORT SAID, ALES 17 ANDKIA, NAPLES, GENOA and MARSEILLES to NEW YORK and BOSTON. j Arrive Leave Leave Spore Spore Penan 5 PRBS. GARFIELD Jan. 6 Jan. 9 Jan. 1 "> PRES. POLK Jan. 20 Jan.
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    • 476 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT FREIGHT SERVICE OUTWARDS To Hong Kong. Shanghai and Japan Due S'porc s.s. CITY OF HEREFORD Jan. 9 CITY OF TOXIC Feb. 6 sj. CITY OF PEKIN Mar. 6 s.s. CITY
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    • 491 3 i OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAftfSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. ro STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE. Sailings for United States and Canada Points from Manila and Hong Kong San Francisco and Los Angeles S.S. GOLDEN MOUNTAIN from S.S. GOLDEN MOUNTAIN a from J
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    • 481 3 or to *i '^f,?! -jl DO WEATHER CHANGES WORRY YOU? Now is the time of year when the aches and pains of rheumatism, sciatica, lumbae and neuralgia attack many people The reason is that the blood has become watery an<l the nerves have K ot run down as a result
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    • 222 3 Suggestions for NEW YEAR GIFTS PARFUMS DE CARON CHRISTMAS NIGHT, CHEZ MOI Tabac Blonde, etc., etc- etc. EAU DE COLOGNE 4711 EAU DE COLOGNE COTY Face Powders in various kinds. LIP STICKS, etc.. dr., etc. THE HIGH STREET GENERAL STORE, LTD., 51/S2, HICH STREET. MODERN SANITATION AND SANITARY EQUIPMENT for
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  • 2333 4 BRITISH EXPORTS. Growth of Industry In Dominions. SPECIFIC FACTORS IN TRADE. Aq interesting and, in its form, unusual contribution to.economic discussion is made l>y the latest publication of Ih" Kmpiiv Marketing Board: "The Growing Dependence of British Industry upon Empire Markets (Stationery Office, price Is. net).
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  • 71 4 For Rivers and Harbour Of U.S.A. A report filed by Major-General Edgar Jadwin, chief of engineers of the V.'ar Department, revealed that more than I G. $390,000,000 rr.u<t be appropriated for I completion of river end harbour pro- jec'.r, now ur.der way in the United States. It was
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  • 503 4 65 YARDS IN SEVEN SECONDS. Electrical Timing |»r Sprinters. Two o< three years ago Profess A. \i Hill publshcd rome very intcresti f«etl about splinters, writes H. M. Al hams in the Athletic News, the results somi> electrical timing feats HOtM out H. A. Russol (»f Cornell University). isscll. it
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 120 4 ii m vu 1 11 1 11 1 m^ i m 1 1 u i u t m i i u l l u i 1 1 n 1 1 1 i i m 1 i i 11:1 1 m i u i i m n i 111 1 1
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    • 137 4 Your New Year Resolution Frisidairc Automatic Rcfri- __^gmm HJiailaWiaCg^*^^^^ geration is a modern household jT~ tea necessity. It is an investment L in health protection and proper fwk food preservation. It becomes a constant convenience and Nj pleasure to every member of the family. ~^rs3! L-L [Ll^ffi^j There is a
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    • 140 5 Daily Mishaps /f^ ZAMBUK ADaily Need BE ready to heal with Zam-Buk any sudden cut, abrasion, burn, scald, or othler injury. Zam-Buk is soothing and highly antiseptic. Applied to lacerated, sors, or blistered skin, it soon kills all bad germs, and prevents festering, inflammation am 1 blood-poison. Zam-Buk is guaranteed
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    • 330 5 TRUTH IN ADVERTISING AND WE STAND BEHIND THE STATEMENT BACKED BY SCIENTIFIC CLINICAL TESTS THAT Will give new Blood and make pale men, women and children Healthy and Robust. It is used by Doctors and Hospitals for the cure of ANAEMIA Pernicious and Sefondary with Miraculous Results. Easy to take
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    • 192 5 You want a Long Life electrical installation and the life of the installation depends upun the wires. Let your installation depend upon HEJ^LJEY C.M.A. Wires —the wires that will last as long ns the building itself. ■dCffg'i&a^aa*, Sole Agon:* :n for W. T. HENLEYS TELEGRAPH WORKS CO., LIMITED I/"* E_N_T
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.,
    • 41 6 TAN ">;r Tnn Tsz Y. v:. aged 18, manual Vl h Mv.h'Le'on1. Kuk° aVhU ,v n,J?« r™Ton Dec .ter-ln-la^s and 17 grandchildren to mourn his loss. Funeral (for China) to Singapore Harbour Board at 10.30 a.m. on Jaa. 18, I'Jvti.
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    • 587 6 SMALL ADVERTISEMENT FORM. To The Advertising Manager, Straits Times, Cecil Street. Please insert 'lie following small advertisement for days There are approximately seven words to a line and there is a flat rate charge of 25 cents per line per insertion with A minimum of one dollar per insertion. The
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    • 633 6 MISCELLANEOUS LADY, about to open up remunerative A,U 7,. Strait, Tim... ORANGE-SMASH is the most delicious drink for all occasions. It contains the juice of sweet sun-ripened Oranges. Healthful and refreshing. Framroz and Co. MADAME PAGE, late of Picc.d.lly. London. wi» <*«*" or copy the latest fashions in Koaa< WE
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    • 952 6 HOUSES, FLATS, ETC. TO LET, Nos. 87 and 69, Meyer Boad. Entry Dec. 1. Apply Meyer Brothers. VACANCIES at the Crescent Flats, TanJong Katong. Apply Meyer Brothers. WANTED, a small furnished or unfurnished fiat near town. Apply r.2. Grange Road. TO LET, No. 16, Mount Elizabeth. Apply 8. Manssseh Co.,
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    • 748 6 OFFICES AND GODOWNS EXCELLENT godown accommodation on offer in town with river frontage and access at all tides. Total area ground and first flcor about 20,000 square feet. Apply to B, Straits Times. TO LET, spacious top-floor office. Suitable for manufacturers' agent, or import firmCentral situation. All modern conveniences Overlooking
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    • 781 6 GOVERNMENT NOTICE Tenders will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office, up to noon of Jan. 7, 1930, for the following worts 1. Construction of a new jetty at the end of Seletar Road, Singapore. 2. Supply of Sanitary fittings and material^ for the year 1930. Every person applying for
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    • 883 6 AUCTION SALE cf valuable freehold and leasehold Singapore Town and Country properties. At Messrs. Chcong Koon Seme A Co.'s saleroom, No. 30, fhuliii S.rett, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at :.30 p.m. Lot 1. Valuable freehold lind and shophouse dwelling known v" No. i:;k, Syed Alwi Road, Singapoie, area 1..V.H1 square
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 597 7 THREE BAGS AND DANCING nUCKKIS." Vju tJLI ■■■■-•••i t i NOTICE is herein -aWon that Mm Til* A'arks depicted akbve are the exrlusivc propertiei of TUX CALICO I'UINTERS 1 ASSOCIATION. LIMITED, a company incorporated under the lain of Great Britain anr having it Oxford Street Manchester, England a id are
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    • 612 7 AUCTION SALE of valuable freehold land and house No. 162, c 8 Kast Coast Road, aim years' leasehold land and houses No. 11, Mohamed Sultan Koad and .'•7. (Old No. :.'fii. Bain Street and iisi years leasehold land and houses Nos. 41. 42 and 43, Nankin Struct, Siii|;u|iiire, anil MORTGAGEE'S
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    • 277 7 To those living in Hotels. You are entitled to comfortable SLEEP. No Bed can be comfortable unless fitted with a Bed Spring Mattress that will NOT SAG The One Bed Spring that WILL NOT sag is THE Simmons "Royal Ace" Makes sleep a pleasure. Stocked in all sizes to fit
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    • 485 7 In Terrible State From Head to Foot Cuticura Healed I had a very scaly breaking out on my knees. It spread very last to my forehead, ears, down my aims, sides and limbs. I was soon in a terrible state from head to foot. The itching was terrible and I
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    • 145 7 Wsr BBBBB^lliJiiijSPW^vWlftasWsiJßPß Our Famous Orange-Smash has smashed all the drinks. It is pure, perfect and inimitable. FRAMROZ CO. 'Phone 6354. DR. CASSELL'S TABLETS Repair Wear and Tear of Nervo aud Body Price la. Id. an! 4a. AT LAST I Translation of The Holy Quran By Mr. H. G. SARWAR, M.A.,
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    • 296 7 eSllcnhurgs Foods Made from the purest milk of cows pastured in the home counties, the "Allenburys* Foods are as easily digested as mother's milk. They are germ free and are simply and quickly made by the addition of boiling water only. Milk Food No. 1 Milk Food No. 2 Mailed
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  • 1099 8 JAVA LETTER Promise Fulfilled After 114 Years. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Dee. K. A promise tli.it was made lit years ago by Sir Stamford Raffles when he was I.ieutenant-Governor of Java was fululled tail week In a ceremony which should be ol as SMC*)
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  • 773 8  - The Chief Scout Talks Lord Baden-Powell. THE BOY SCOUTS' COLUMN. WHISTLING. (By You know that one of our Scout Laws is that a Stout smiles and whistles under all difficulties. I have often pointed out that a smile is a jolly useful part of your equipment for making your way
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  • 1056 8 BURMA LETTER High Praise for Rangoon Port Improvements (From Our Own Correspondent.) Rangoon. Dec. 2G. The Madras cricket team has given us all a surprise. Despite the fact that the Burma Athletic Association got together its very strongest combination, the visitors beat them easily. The
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  • 61 8 Paris, Nor. 29. At a sale of Napoleonic relics at the H..U-1 Dronot yesterday, 155,100f. (£1,240) was given for ;i Standard Eagle < the First Empire. A trumpet pennant of tha .ami- data fetched lll..">(Kif. (iXCM. Mr. Washington Lopp, an American, bought > sword sheath which had belonged
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 130 8 TRUTH f.\ ADVERTISING IS THE LAST WORD IN SERVICE EAT MORE FISH "KILTIE KIPPERS" IN A CLASS BT THEMSELVES. Always fresh supplies of STEEL HEAD SALMON HADDOCK FRESH SALMON FRESH HERRINGS SMOKED SALMON FISH FILLET DOVER SOLES CRAY FISH LEMON SOLES IRAN KURAU HALIBUT IK AN MERAH. JSf RfSH fGDD.*
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    • 118 8 PATENT fip=***E amm >^^<*>ty m K»'l fANVAS RAGS r r T^"'^A^%J« W V W by 24 inches. 'St* C«J *w" m^ nn J»m&' il Durability hundred times if rover over K. j J Packing capacity about V\ v iji W 2^4 Ib. rubber. V 9^^/^ Price $6.50. EACH. ARISAKA CANVAS
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    • 89 8 THE NEW 4^ Oi iLjticUSliJiL ■sUpr is the camera you have been SoJe Agenti DIETUELM CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Switzerland) /!!i iB fV 'T v' I;" wncapobb-penang-banckob. 3-spccd Automat shutter Brilliant View Finder. RAFFLES CAFE BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY. BKAS BASAII ROAD. Thorn? 2!)2(>. QUALITY and SERVICE MEALS A LA CARTE
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 388 9 I PAVILION ?eo3 Commencing from Wednesday, Jan. 1, 1930, at 9.15 p.m. sharp. EVE'S FILM AND EVERYBODY'S REVIEW (Silent) HARMONY IAND(™«i«) with DEAN SISTERS THE LATEST PATHE GAZETTE (Silent) HOWDY BROADWAY 7 Reels (An All Star Cast) (TALKIES ALL SINGING— ALL TALKING). In the Firsl Show at 7.30 p.m. HAROLD
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    • 259 9 Raffles Hotel TEA AFTER DANCES n n DINNER Grill Room h? ana Thursday Frid *y and U^uy. UNRI y ALLED J N TH£ Saturday. LA Jl ORCHESTRAL Phone 2920 for CONCERT Reservation*. Sunday, 9.30 pjn. Sea View Hotel All rooms fitted with modern conveniences. TO-DAY m CINEMA lli« (WET OR
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    • 564 9 B CREAM LAID <^i WRITING l| NOTICE is hereby given that the Trade Mark depicted nbov* is the exclusive property of LENDRL'M. LIMITED, a company incorporated under the laws of Great Britain and having its registered office at 3. Temple Avnut, London, En land, and is u=ed by the-n in
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  • 693 10 SHIPPING NOTES. Cold Storage Facilities Iking Provided. Important futilities for handling meat and citrus fruit from th<> Eastern Transvaal an being provided at Loareneo Marques, Ok- nearest port te this '>art of K the Union of South Africa. A pre-conling plant f<-r fruit is now J
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  • 153 10 Tin- following pa i n«i arrived :.t Singspom by the Malabar Mr. D. Damon, C. Schleieher, Mr. un<. Mrs. <;. I!. K. La Nauxe. Mr. and Mi.-. T. II. t. Taylor, Mr. R. Bears, Mr. K. Coopei Vi K. K. Donnelly, Mr. VV. J. Kills. Mr. r. It i
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
    • 303 10 Macphail and Co., Ltd. Singapore, Jan. 2. Tin.— Steady. TcnnwHts 81-84 cents, Kintus 1.40-1.11, Kuchais 1.2C-1.30, M:.luy 'i.nsuls. Mtt-tttt cents, Batu ClfM 1-05-1.10, Bukit Aranirs ITK cents-1.02, Tutph> 1.02'n-l.OS 1 Lukuts 1.30-1.35, Sunifci Lua« :iO-3:i preni., Ulu Klangs 1.55-1.60, Hciir Katts i.4-r,f, cents, Talams lJ6tt-l.Sltt, Matanic Padamn
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    • 56 10 From China and Japan, by Tottori Maru, due at Singapore to-morrow. From Holland and Germany, by K. ilor r Nederlandcn, due at Singapore to-morrow < morning. From China an.I Japan, l)j Khybcr, due 1 at Singapore 4 p.m. to-morr.»\v. From Europe (London mails despatched on Dec. 12) by
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
      • 496 10 Issue V»l. I'd. Buyers Sellers £1 £1 Asam Kumbanr 36/- 38/1 ."> Aver liiUm Tin II 3 U £1 £1 itangrin Tin 26'- 28 1 1 Batang Padang 0.20 0.25 1 1 Hntu Caves 1.05 1.10 1 1 Bukit Aram: O.'JT'. 1.0214 £1 f 1 Burmah Malay 22 6
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      • 226 10 Val. I'd. Borers Sellen 2 2 Alex. Brick Trefs. 2.07 >„, 2.15 2 2 Alex, brick Ordt. 2.76 2.90 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 5.17.0 6.0.0 1 1 Central Engine U. 50 0.60 1 1 Cycle and Carriaff* 0.46 0.66 id. 10s. Duff Development 5/- II- M. l>unli>|i Rubbt-r
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      • 102 10 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.e. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 102 106 ci. Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. of 1901 rad. 1830 $1,878,000 par. ft% pram. Singapore Municipal 4V» p.c. of 1907 rad. 1947 $1,800,000 N par. Siagapora Municipal 4tt Pc. of 1909 rad. 1864 11,000,000 96 par.
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      • 392 10 To-day's Prices Fraser L) all A Co. Kratt Allenby ($1) Aior Gaju *i i A. Ilitam (til A. Kilning (Jl) Am. Malay <J2) A. Molek I Sli A. Paiias <*lj Bassctt 1*1 I Bro K ii* <*l) lirunci (to) H. Jeluti.ni: ($1) B. K t I ($1) hukit
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  • 223 10 Thursday. January 2 H. W. 0.33 a.m., 8.4, 11.21 p.m., 9.6. 8.1. homeward mail closes, 1 p.m., train 4 )i.m. Airmail Karachi-London, closes train 4 p.m. Conference Reception at Wesley Church, UM |).Ml. Nativity Tableaux, S. Andrew's Cathedral, 0 p.m. I'riday. January 3 H. W. 1.3
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  • 299 10 Thin-day. January 2. Ship* alongside the Wharves or expected tv arrive. KEPPEL BAKBOUR. M»i>. Wharf I.th. Spartan, The Cable, Hiis.-ar, B.I'.M. Lighter I'M, \ols?ila. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. fin]on» Pagar. Albt-rt Oock Nil. Vic-tuna Dock Scott Hurley. Keppel Harbour. Unc'l I>o<k
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  • 239 10 To-day. China, Hainam, Japan, Knrra, Formosa, Bast Siberia, Philippine Islands, Western Canada and Westera Btates of r.S.A. (Cremer) 2 p.m. 'Jpper Burma, North-Ewt India, Egypt, Bnropa, Caaada and L'.S.A. i Edavana l .3 p.m. Creat Britain, Ireland, Europe, North America, to connect v.itli the Air Mail Kararhi-London
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  • 44 10 i.rn Arra, By K'pore London Macedonia Nov. 14 Dee. 9 Prins <W Nederlanden Nov. 16 Dec. 0 Edavana Nov. S!1 Dec. 14 rjerimai Nov. U Dec. 18 Kasharar Nov. 2K Dec. 2S Edavanu Dec. 5 Dec. 28 r:itri:i I>,'C. IVc. 2S
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 107 10 GREEN MANURE SEED I'AMANOEKAN TJIASSEM COMPANY, JAVA. (TIIK ANGLO-DUTCH I'LANTATIONS OP JAVA. I.TU., LONDON) NEW CROl 1 The ahnve Company havu available for lalf considerable quantities of seed in the following Green ilanure types PRICB. Per pirul cXf. TTI'KS. Sink-spore. Calopnxonium M" "i:m>ldei S 17.5s (Yntrnrrma IMun.irii S 19.0* Vicna
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    • 322 10 FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS TENDERS INVITED Ltasc of Station Hotels. K. Lumpur and Ii>oh and Restaurant Car*,. Tender* arc invited for lease of the Nation Hotel, KuuIr Lumpur, the Station Hotel. Ipoh and the Restaurant Cars mining between Prai and Singapore for i period of 3 years frnm June, 1.
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    • 527 10 w&Beauhj Ufa Secret Ir*, plflj\ OXYGEN for B\ m\) ThtBki:i I :Vv IF -TH6 ««c-«. of a Hfe» a<t I '>—tKflf\ cooii»lexioo lies in me <7%K^ffij V... Yu... V>2l ~-"Vrfr XS By lib«r»iin» pure 'If Oxygen inio *S ikm Ven-Yui» Crt.m pull new lift into i>ded MSMS, It j«(igu«td« t«i"»i
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 250 10 "maiXyan'm'ete^ Daily Weather Report. Bright Wind. Station. Temperature. Itain- San- Relative Dircc- Speed. Weather. Max. Min. fall, shine. Humidity. tion. I V. F. ins. hours. m.p.h. Alor SUr 88 70 0.21 7.T N NK 5 Fin. Kota Bharu 85 71 0.01 7.0 N Calm Cloudy K. Trcnesanu 83 6!» 02-1
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  • 534 11 Firmer Tone in Tin And Rubber. SPECULATIVE SHARES ARE HIGHER. (By Our Financial Correspon«i«?nt.) Singapore, Thursday, 11 am. To-da-y's I'rieea Rubber 26•/? cents. Tin 103 tons *»2' 4. Yesterdays Prices Kubber, l^ndon Bd. per lb., up 1-' New York 1S'Sets. per lb.. unchanged Market Tone Steady. Tin,
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  • 135 11 Ditrtters in tiie Blumhof District have telegraphed t«i the (iovpinment to the effect that layir an- declining to purchase diamonds i wnur tn the American financial crash, and that there lire no prospect! nf n-cuvery for lit lea^t three months. They say that the position is
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  • 116 11 For the year ended June 30 a net profit of £:',:.>>.*, I against £455) was secured by the Simpvi Karl i Sumatra) Kubbtr Estate, to which is »dded £270 brought forward, maleinft a totul of ffjtt, The sum of £250 is deductrd for the ri'serve for laeoeM
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  • 68 11 Rugby, Jan. 1. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 12.051 V Atheis 37t, Bombay holiday, Berlin 20.42.-. Brussels 34.86*4, Bucharest 818, Buenos Aires 16, Copenhagen 18.20/-.., Geneva 25.12-... Helsiniffois lU4'i.. Hong Kong holiday. Lisbon 108.25, Madrid IMSVfc, Milan :>:\:2«' New York I.SB 1-32. Oslo 18.20' i. }'aris 12:t.Wi. I'm^ue 164%, Rio
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
    • 703 11 Improved Prospects Shown At Annual Meeting. The fourth annual general meeting of Haad Yai Tin Dredging, Limited, was held at the "enang office of the company on Monday. The chair was taken by Mr. A. J. King, managing director of the company, and there were present Mr.
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    • 458 11 Official List of Approximate Prices. The following are the prices, cent* per ratty where not otherwise stated prevailing at the Singapore markets on Dec. 28, as furnished by the Food and Market Inspector Meat. Beef steak (round) 47 per catty, beef stew or curry 38, pork, lean 64,
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    • 79 11 Tone of Market :—Quiet. Latest Cable Landon Spot Sheet 7 15-16 d. per lb. New York :—Spot Sheet G. cents 15ft per lb. R.S.S. equal to London Standard, Spot —Average buyers price for Dec. 26.40 cts. Sinxaporc 12 o clock noon, J Ian. 2. t.S.S.
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    • 1577 11 Six-Day Week Plan Favoured. The fifth annual general meeting of Sungei Way Dredging, Ltd., was held at the registered office, Nos. 1-3, Old Market Square, Kuala Lumpur, on Friday, Dec. 27, at 2.30 p.m., the following being present Messrs. J. U. Rich in the chair,
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    • 170 11 Three Hong Kong Native "Banks" Close. Consternation wes caused in native financial circles this morning when a crisis was reached through what actually was gambling on the outcome of the Canton war, says the China Mail of Dec. 16. On the Hong Kong gold and silver exchange,
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    • 422 11 The directors' report to the shareholders of Indragiri Rubber, Ltd., to be submitted at the annual meeting on Friday, Jan. 10, is aa follows Your directors submit herewith a duly audited statement of accounts of the company for the year ended Sept. 30, 1829. The net profit
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    • 112 11 Low rubber prices are reflected in the accounts of the Austral Malay Rubber Co for its last financial year, a loss of £1986 being shown for the term. In the previous year the loss amounted to £598. As the credit brought forward is £2697, there is carry
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    • 104 11 The report of the G.tn Kee Rubber Estat* for the year ended June 30 states that thr net profit was £3,304 (against a lost of £2,070). The amount brought forward if £435, making a total of £3,740 available for distribution. It is proposed to pay a divid
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    • 33 11 A dividend for the year ended August 31 last, of TVi per cent., less tax, the same an a year ago, has been declare! by the Konir Lee Perak Plantations.
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    • 597 11 LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES DEC. 4. Abaco (£1) Allagar (2/) 1/7% AngloMalay (£1) 13/16; Ayer Kuning (£1) Knhru Sel.) (2/) 4/9; Bakap (£1) Banteng (il) V 4; Batang Consolidated (2/) 1.1', a Butu Caves (£1) 13/16; Batu Tiga (£1) Si Itekoh (2/; 1/3; Beranang (2/) 1/9; BerUm
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  • 971 11 No Alteration in Indian Import Duties. JAPANESE COMPETITION STILL SERIOUS. (From Our Own Corrctporuient.) Manchester, Dec. -1. The market has again boon under tho influence of an easier movement hi raw cotton prices and conditions have boon against activity. There is nothinp- happening at tho moment to
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  • 1136 12 The Straits Times SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, JANUARY 2. DEMOCRACY AT A DISCOUNT. Residents in this part of the world who manage to exist, not too uncomfortably, under the unchallenged sway of the Malayan Civil Service can afford to contemplate with a certain detachment, not untinged with cynicism, all the fuss and
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  • 1101 12 The Economic Progress Of 1929. (By Leonard J. Reid, AseittUnt Editor of The Economist.) The past year was in many respects, for Britain, a direct contrast with its predecessor. The year 1928 was characterised by the non-fulfilment or hopes of »ur industrial recovery, which appeared
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  • 319 12 Mr. P. R. Tudor Owen, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Johore, i3 transferred for service in the F.M.S. Lieutenant-Commander H. J. Murphy, H. M. S. Kent, has just been promoted to the rank of Commander. Dr. K. Black, of the General Hospital, Singapore, is leaving for England on
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  • 828 12 MALAYAN HONOURS. Local names appearing in the New Year Honours List are few but represen tative and the awards call for much congratulation and little comment. Mr R. J. Farrer's C.M.G. is well-merited re cognition of the services of one 01 Malaya's oldest and most distinguished
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    • 111 12 ALHAMBRA From Tuesday, Dec. SI. THE COSSACKS Featuring JOHN GILBERT and RENEE ADOREE Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture Along with Latest Empire News. First Show at 7.30 p.m. TIM McCOY in WYOMING TAN CHENG KEE, Sole Proprietor. WONDERFUL MONEY SAVING BARGAINS CUSTOMERS' PIANOS ON COMMISSION SALE. ZIMMERMANN Upright Grand Piano. New condition, purchased
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  • 1370 13 GREAT BRITAIN'S WORST CINEMA DISASTER. PAISLEY CINEMA TRAGEDY. 70 Children Lose Their Lives. HOGMANAY SHOW. Demented Parents Fight With Firemen. Ixmdon, Dec. 31. Over 00, mori' probably 80, children 1 been iKfcierated or have died from in uri.s following a 1 rrible fire which broke out at the (i'u-n Cinema,
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  • 543 13 C.M.G. for Municipal President. Five Malayan names appear in the New Year Honours List. Mr. R. J. Farrer, M.C.S., President of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners, is awarded the C.M.G. Mr. Fairer joined the Malayan Civil Service in 189(5 and served in a variety of positions throughout
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  • 202 13 New Year Message to The Nation. London, Dec. 31. A Reuter message states that Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald added But I wonder if we are pulling well enough together he adds. Are we facing our industrial difficulties with hearts stout and adventurous The Nation calls for union of
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  • 635 13 New Minority Party. DISPUTE OVER CHOICE OF COMMITTEE. Lahore, Jan. 1The Conference marquee resounded to cries of Bande Mataram (Hail Motherland) from 15,000 throats at the conclusion of the Congress, after a parting address by Mr. Jawa Harlal Nehru, in wh-ch he stated that India's cry
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  • 141 13 Award Comes to Singapore At Last. After some years of unbroken success by Penang schools, a Singapore Kchool has at last carried off a Queen's Scholarship. The winner of this coveted prize, which enables him to study for four yrarB at a British university, is Tan Thoon lip.
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  • 767 13 Haiching Heroes. CAPTAIN AND 4 OFFICERS HONOURED. London, Dec. 31. The New Year's Honours List includes peerages for the following Major Dudley Leigh Aman, ex-Labour candidate for the Faversham division of Kent, Sir Willoughby Dickinson, Sir William Joseph Noble, Sir Hugh Trenchard, Sir Charles Wakefield, Sir
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  • 81 13 Heavy Drain in November And December. New York, Jan. 2. The monthly review of the New York federal Reserve Bank says that the country's net loss of geld in December was $00,890,000, reducing lust year's net (tain from $228,100,000 at the end o' October to $115,000,000
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  • 68 13 Tin Market Outlook Also Gloomy. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 31. The rubber stocks in the United Kingdom exceed 73,250 tons, which is a new high record. The Evening Standard considers the tin and rubber commodity markets especially disappointing. It says the demand
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  • 266 13 Clouded by Political Uncertainty. Berlin, Jan. I. Cordial New Year wishes were exchanged between President Hindenbur* and the Diplomatic Corps on the occasion of the traditional New Year reception at which, on behalf of the corps, the Fren.h Ambassador, M. Demarjcerie,, expressed admiration at the late Foreign
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  • 53 13 ."> Killed in Air Crash In Texas. Amarillo, (Texas) Dec. 31. An aeroplane giving joy-rides at Hillcrest Country Club stalled near the. ground, went into a spin, and crashed. Five persons "were killed. The victims included Lieut. Robert M. Gray, who was a British airman during the War,
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  • 67 13 Editor and His Wife Found Shot. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hong Kong, Jan. 2. Mr. G. W. C. Burnett, the editor and managing director of the China Mail. Hong Kong, and his wife have been found dead. Both were suffering from gunshot wounds. Straits Times Copyright. Mr.
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  • 90 13 Hundred Thousand Revellers In Broadway. New York, Jan. 1. The celebration of the New Year really started when the tones of Big Ben, from Westminster, were heard throughout North America. This was the first lime Big Ben had been broadcast successfully in America. The revelry, however,
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  • 119 13 King's Message to the Lord Mayor. Rugby, Jan. 1. In a telegram to the Lord Mayor of London acknowledging New Year greetings lI. M. the King says I deeply value the affectionate allusion to my restoration to hea'.th and to the Queen and members of my family.
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  • 836 13 "Intricate Readjustments" Necessary. CHINA'S REPLY. Appreciation Expressed Of British Attitude. Runliy. Dec. 11. The text is issued of en f.ide UMmoire handed to the Chinese Minister in London by Mr. hcn.k. '>r, British Forciga Secretary, en Dec. 20 regarding the abolition of extraterritoriality in China. Mr.
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    • 75 13 I TO-DAY'S 24 PAGES. Page The Economic Progress I 1929. by Leonard J. Reid 12 Mr. Tan kah Kee's Work for ihe New China 17 Letters from Burma Java 8 Special Article fob Boy Scouts, by Lord Baden I'owell 8 The Talkies in Singapore 14 English Cotton Trade Reviewed 11
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  • 1158 14 A Contributor's First Impression. Sir," said Dr. Johnson to his biographer who had heard a sermon preached by a woman, A woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs. It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at
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  • 161 14 Prince of Wales's African Trip. Rugby, Dec. 31. The journey of the Prince of Wales to East Africa for big game shooting is to be kept private from start to finish. There will be no public engaf?3m<mts. As to shcoting, the arrangements are it present not known,
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  • 95 14 Fighter Squadron Provides Guard of Honour. Rugby, Jan. i. The funeral of Squadron-Leader JonesWilliams, who, with Plight-Lieutenant Jenkins, lost hi-, life when their Rjyal Air Force mor.oplr.ne iiashed at Tunis while attempting a flight to Cape Town, took place this afternoon in the family butial tf'ound at
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  • 136 14 Unemployment Figures Show j Reduction. Rugby, Jan. 1. The Colonial Office issues a statement shewing a satisfactory reduction of unemployment in Palestine. During the month of October unemployment amor.g both Jews and Arabs decreased, notwithstanding the fact that nearly 800 working men and women entered the country.
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  • 43 14 325 Collisions, 500 Killed Last Year. Bucharest, Dec. 31. The year 1929 has been a grim year for the Rumanian State Railways. There have been 325 collisions, 1,555 trains derailed and 1,895 other accidents. Five hundred persons have been killed. Reuter.
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  • 44 14 Rome, Dec. 31. The Finance Minister, Senator Antonio Mcsconi, is to head the Italian delegation to the Hague Conference. Paris, Dec. 31. The French delegation, headed by M. Tardieu, the Premier of France, leaves for The Hague on January 2. Reuter.
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  • 26 14 Enters Nursing Home In London. (From Our Own Cm-respondent.) London, Dec. 31. Sir Hugh Clifford is in a nursing home. -Straits Times, Copyright.
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  • 55 14 Brooded Over Unfortunate Love Affair. n Cairo, Dec. 22. A verdict of suicide due to temporary insanity was returned at the inquest on Lieutenant Stewart (20), who had just joined the South Wales Borderers Regiment from Sandhurst. Documents tendered in evidence revealed that he was brooding over an
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  • 24 14 London, Jan. 1. The Exchequer returns for the past nine months which ended to-night, show a deficit of nearly £1 70,000,000.— R«uUr.
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  • 298 14 Johore Case Adjourned Sine Die. The proceedings taken by Mr. Justice McCabe Reay against the Hon. Mr. W. Pryde, Legal Adviser to the Government of Johore, in the Supreme Court at Johore Bahru, have been adjourned sine die. On Dec. 22, .Mr. Justice McCabe Reay summoned
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  • 73 14 REAL INDEPENDENCE." Aims of New Prime Minister Of Egypt. Cairo, Jan. 1. The Nationalist leader, Nahas l'asha, has formed a Cabinet. He takes the Premiership and the post cf Minister of the Interior. Wassef Pasha Ghali becomes Foreign Ministry. In a letter to King Fuad, Xahas Pasha says one of
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  • 101 14 Serious Ending to Quarrel Over Thirty Cents. A Chinese who fractured a compatriot's .skull in a quarrel over 30 cents was sentenced to four months' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. C. H. G. Clarke, the District Judge, on Tuesday. Acting Chief Court Inspector Smith suid that the complainant owed
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  • 48 14 Sir Hubert Wilkins' Reported Discoveries. New York, Dec. 31. From Monte Video it is reported that a wireless message received by Government from Sir Hubert Wilkins' ship states that lands have been discovered which were unknown on the last flight over the ice caps. Reuter.
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  • 34 14 An Involuntary Bankruptcy Petition. Indianapolis, Dec. 31. A petition of involuntary bankruptcy has been filed in the Federal Court against the Stutz Motorcar Company of America by three Indianapolis creditors. Reuter.
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  • 68 14 Subversive Behaviour Charge Dropped. Madrid, Dec. 19. It is believed that Major Franco, the Spanish trans-Atlantic flier, who was lecently arrested in Madrid for making offensive remarks about the Government, is included among the officers and civilians who have been liberated, according to a semi-official statement. The latter
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  • 58 14 The annual session of the Malaysia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church was formally opened at 9.30 a.m., to-day at Wesley Church, Fort Canning Road, with the roll call. Friends of the missionaries who have arrived from the outstations will be able to meet them at a
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  • 17 14 The Hongkong nnd Shanghai Banking Corporation has opened an agency in Muar, lefceesi
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  • 155 14 Indian Secretary and WeilKnown Communist. London, Dec. 22. Mr. Wedgwood Benn refused to grant the Communist, Mr. J. R. Campbell, a passport to proceed to India to assist the defence in the Meerut alleged conspiracy case. Mr. Benn had agreed to Mr. Campbell's accompanying the English counsel for
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  • 76 14 Soviet Foreign Minister's Record. London, Dec. 31. The resignation of the Foreign Minister with the longest record of continuous service in Europe is announced in a Ber'in cable. M. Chicherin, the Soviet's Foreign Commissar, who has been undergoing a cure at Wiesbaden for diabetes, is going
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  • 149 14 World Audience for Speech At Conference. Rugby, Jan. 1. The King's speech at the opening of tho international conference on disarmament in the Royal Gallery of the House of Lords on Jan. 21, which will be broadcast by wireless from all stations to British listeners,
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  • 88 14 £20,000 Prize For American Machine. New York, Jan. 2. The first prize of £20,000 in the international safe aircraft competition, organised by the Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the promotion of aeronautics, for the machine demonstrating the greatest advance in aero-dynamic safety without loss of efficiency, was
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  • 60 14 King George's Message To Chiang Kai-shek. London, Dec. 31. Replying to New Year greetings from President Chiang Kai-shek, the King has cabled With much pleasure I have re- j ceived your kind message conveying New Year greetings on behalf of the National Government and people of the Republic
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  • 59 14 Attempt to Win Aga Khan's £500 Award. Rugby, Jan. 1. A young Indian student at Bristol University named Man Mohan Singh is beginning on Saturday a solo flight from England to India in an attempt to win the £500 prize offered by the Aga Khan to the first
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  • 50 14 Distinction in School Atlases. Berlin, Dei. 7. The Education Departments of several States have approved the German Colonial Society's proposal that former German Colonies shall be distinguished in the school atlases by means of a special colour with large print letters reading German at present placed under Mandates."
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  • 22 14 London, Dec. 19. The British American Tobacco Com-1-any. Ltd., made a total distribution during th« year of 25 per cent.
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  • 196 14 American Visit Not For League Propaganda. New York, Jan. 1. The quietude of the Woodrow Wilson Library was disturbed by the arrival ol General Smuts, followed by batteries of talkie machines, and a battalion of reporters who were bombarding the General with questions as to international
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  • 91 14 Remains of Bronze Age City Discovered. Jerusalem, Dee. .11. What are believed la be the ruins of the Biblical city of Sodom have been discovered/ in the centre of the eastern pluin of the Jordan as a result of five weeks' excavuting by the Pontifical Biblical Institute,
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  • 66 14 UJ3. Labour Secretary's Optimism. Richmond, Virginia, Dec. 31. Referring to the recent Stock Exchange erash the Secretary of Labour, Mr. J. J. Davis, in the course of an address said We have turned the comer with 3,000,000 men out of work. We go on now to 1930.
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  • 33 14 American Ambassador Approved. Washington, Dec. 31. The German Government has notified President Hoover that the appointment of th« Kentucky Senator, M:\ Frederick Sackett, as American Ambassador to Berlin, is acceptable Renter.
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  • 14 14 Baltimore, Jan. 1. The death is announced of Professor Edward R. Turner.— Reuter.
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  • 246 14 Submarine Programme Open to Reduction. Ottawa, Dec. 31. Amplification of the Japanese views on disarmament was made to-dajr by Mr. Tokugawa, Japanese Minister in Canada, who has returned from Washington where ht met the Japanese delegates. Mr. Tokugawa declares that Japan':? requirements are adequate for defence end inadequate
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  • 59 14 300,000- YEAR-OLD BONES Skeleton Which Upsets Geological Theory. f'asa Blanca, Dec. 31. Thp skeleton of a dinosauft&O feet long: ami six feet broad, has ><"»n discovered near Tetuan. It is apparently over ■iOO.UOO years old, which seems to dispose of the existing; theories regarding tin geological oriRin of North Africa.
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  • 37 14 Importation into Malaya Prohibited. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 31. t The Secretary of State for the Colonial, following Sir Hugh Clifford's representations, has prohibited the importation of orang-utan into Britii-Ti M:ilaya. Straits Times Copyright.
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  • 54 14 Ouse and Derwent Also Give Trouble. Rugby, Dec. 31. Extensive flooding is reported in the upper reaches of the Thames Valley and in North Wales and the neighbourhood of York. Thousands of acres of land have been flooded by the over-flowing of the River Ouse and the
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    • 26 14 "MINIMAX" "MINIMAX" THE "MINIMAX" is THE SIMPLEST AND MOST EFFICIENT FIRE EXTINGUISHER EVER DEVISED Sole Agents The Borneo Company Ltd. SINGAPORE, PENANG, IPOH AND KUALA LUMPUR.
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  • Scotland Beaten by France,—New Year Sports on Land and Sea.
    • 544 15 i Aquatic Diversions On New Year's Day. Bright tunny weather greeted the opening of the Annual Sea Sports yesterday I morning opposite Collyer Quay. The first < three races of the Malay Kolehs were handicapped by lack of wind, but soon after 10 a.:n. a
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    • 384 15 Successful Meeting At The Stadium. Unlike the twe previous years, when rain spoilt the gaiety of the occasion-. the weather was ideal yesterday afternoon for the New Year Land Sports, held at the Stadium, Anson Road. Frcm an early hour huge crowds gathered at the vonue
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    • 312 15 Last Minute Score. FIRST INTERNATIONAL RUGBY MVTCH. Paris, Jan. 1. At Paris before 30,000 spectators, in the first Rugby international of thy season, France defeated Scotland by 7 points to The game was lier-ely contested throughout, but ihe players, however, exercised great self-control
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  • 184 15 Meeting of Giants. MANCHESTER CITY AND WEDNESDAY DRAW. London, Jan. 1. (I The following were thi' results of English and Scottish LaagM fames played to-day First DMiMnii. Illnckliuin I:. 7 Miil<lli-sl>niu;;h (I Kolton W. 7 Huddenfleld T. 1 Manchester C. :i Sheffield Wed. 1 Shpffield I'
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  • 911 15 Mern struggle ror Leadership. The Tollowin;.' arc Mw position! of i-lubs in the Knglish and Scottish League) after yesterday's games tint l>hi»ion. P. W. L D. K. Pta. shrfli<l<i Wellies. 22 13 i E 66 27 Manchester City 23 13 E 57 10 SI Derby County 23 1-'
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  • 18 15 The Indian Students Cnion hockey XI from Kngland defeated the Entente Club, I'ari--, l>v 1 mall to 1
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  • 1091 15 Heavy Scoring in Malaya Cup Game. In a Malaya Cup game which was mostly contested between the packs, at the Stadium on Tuesday, the United Services defeated Johorc by 27 points (one tioal;. one dropped goal, and sis trios*, to 3 points (one try). Johore fielded a
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  • 280 15 Famous Cricketers at Annual Dinner. The Hornsey Cricket Club dinner this year, held at the Monico, was a meeting Of rejoicing inasmuch as, in the 6uth season of the club's history, the ground il BOW assured to them permanently. This happy position is largely due to the generI
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  • 49 15 Pen a iir Clubs Agree To Adoption. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penan?. Jar.. 1. A meeting: of Club representatives here a(rn<:l to u.sc the lancer wicket for all inter-Club matches, r.nd also expr willingness to play inter-State matches with the laiire:- \vick?t if other Statss would cc-opcrato.
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  • 152 15 C. E. Hudson Wins Steward Cup Competition. (From Our Own Correspondent,) Malacca. Dee. SI, The Steward Cup Competition of the Malacca Golf Club— a stroke competition on handicap over :J6 holes was played on Sunday last. Eleven cards were taken o't and the following returned New Clubhouse. The
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  • 150 15 Thursday, Jan. 2 Ruirby S.C.C. "A vs. "B Co., Welch Kcgt., S.C.C. Friday, Jan. 3 Hockey S.C.C. Vi. Welch Regt., S.C.C. Saturday, Jan. 4 Rußby S.C.C. vs. Welch Regt. t S.C.C. S.C.C. "A" vs. Johorc, Johorc Bahru. Hockey S.C.C. vs. R.E. and R.A., S.C.C.; S.R.C. vs. Welch. Gulf
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  • 89 15 Young Siki Beaten On Points. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 31. At the Ring last night, Bud Walloy. the Singapore flyweight, defeated Young Siki on points. Walley is fast becoming one of the principal flyweights in England, lie has not suffered defeat since he lost
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  • 227 15 Importation of 1931 Griffins Limited. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Pe:ianpr, Jan. 1. The publication of the weights for the Penarifr Tui-f Club New Year mcetini: has been somewhat ddayad winjj to the Committee considering the number of divisions i'l which to divide Class 2, and now the handicapper
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  • 145 15 Holder's Defence of R.A.F. Championship. Wing Commander F. L. Robinson retained his title of R.A.F. squash racquets champion at Queen's Club by defeating in the final Flying Officer I". G. Downing by o—2, 10— 9—3. Robin«on has proved that he is in 8 class by himself in this
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  • 145 15 Looking Forward to Match With British Team. Now that tho A. A. A. have decided to support the Empire Games at Hamilton next August, there will require to be done considerable spade wcrk. It is reelised that the best available team must be sent out. There will not
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  • 78 15 Harbour Board Junior Service Club Tournament, The following are the tie* in the first round of the Singapore Harbour Board Junior Service Clvii billiards tournament (F.nglish handicap) of .tOO up Friday. Jan. :i L X eilcr vi. Lin I'»h Scab Kweh Kum Ming V-<, Kirn Leon* Saturday, Jan. Leonj
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  • 73 15 Sepoy Lines Monthly Medal Competition. Dr. R. I). Gross won the nun's monthly medal, December COD petition at the Sepoy Lines Golf Club. Dr. Gro.~.i aba won the ball sweep. Holiday Competition At Keppel. The approaching and putting competition at Keppel Golf Club yesterday wa.< won by J.
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  • 87 15 Low Scoring in Sheffield Shield Match. Melbourne, Dee. L'n. In a Sheffield Shield game at Melbourne, Victoria defeated Queensland by five wickets. Queensland were disposed of for lit in their opening knock, and then dismissed Victoria for 107, Thurlaw claiming M wickets for GO runs. Queensland did little
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  • 3067 17 How it was Created in the Face of Hostility. MR. TAN KAH KEE'S WORK FOR THE NEW CHINA. f rilK following: article has been written by one in close t«»uch with the University of Amoy, and the facts he relates sl.ouid be of interest to
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  • 701 19 The Central Committee. REPORT AND DISSENTS EXAMINED. N«W Delhi, Dec. a3. The report (if the Indian Central Committee mbiek co-operated with tho Simon Commission Ml officially published to<l;.y. Though it bun tho impress of compromise in several places, there are MVeral minutes of diaaeat or explanatory
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  • 79 19 The secretary <>f the Incorporated Society of Planter! notifiee that under iiiical Kilui-atinnal Sebente, cxanv inntions in book-kaevinfr, business lt-ttor writing, office orgaaintioB and know- the laws relating to labour and health conditions will be held at such ewrtrm m entries may allow on Saturday, ,l:in. ilan of
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  • 272 19 Dr. Drummond Shiels Message To Ceylon. London, Dec. 19. In response to Reuter's request for a statement on the adoption of the Ceylon Constitution, Dr. Drummond Shiels, Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, speaking as a member of the Donoughmore Commission, said I am happy to send to
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  • 63 19 Uproar at Meeting Irr Aberdeen. London, Dec. 23. A crowded attendance at the Independent labour Party meeting at Aberdee" at which Mr. Wedgwood Benn was advertised to speak yesterday evening was angry when the chairman announced that he had received a message from London requcs-ting Mr. Benn's
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  • 186 19 Strand Traffic Held Up By Police Cordon. London, Dec. 21. The Savoy Hotel was at the height or' brilliant activity last evening, the hall being crowded with smartly-dressed men and women and brightly-uniformed servants, when excited shouts heard from the cashier's office proclaimed that a
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  • 231 19 Appro.:)! .six Local Schemes. At the last meeting of the Central Health Board, Kuala Lnmpar, the following schemes wen approved: Seremban Local Board. Fort Diekson Local Board, Ulu Selangor Local Beard. Klang Local Board, Kuala 1 logkal Local Board, and Kuala Lampur Local Board. The President si
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  • 832 19 Notable Work of Great Firm. The ramifications of the plantation estate business are as manifold as the roots of a tree but when estate agency is allied with varying types of shipping trade, the '.ask of analysis and exposition becomesdoubly difficult, says the Daily Telegraph. In the case
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  • 139 19 Christmas Queue Outside Mint. Madrid, Dec. 21. Despite a tcmperplurc below freezingpoint during the night, hundreds of poor 1 coplc, many clothed in rags, have been waiting in a queue outside the Mint sine? Thursday morning to secure admission to the draw of Spain's annual monster Christmas lottery
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  • 842 19 Official Documents. KING EDWARD AND THE CENTRAL POWERS. Vienna. Dec. 1. The eagerly awa: id Austrian oflicial work. Austria-Hungary's Foreign Policy from the Annexation Crisis to the Outbreak of the War, ll.ioB-l!ll4,"l l .i08-l!ll4," has now been published, and the Austrian Press to-day gives extracts from
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  • 539 20 No Cain to Britain From Wall Street Collapse. Lo;d Birkenhead spoke at the Oxford Luncheon Club in mail week on his impresaioni during his recent visit to America. H« said the Wall Street collapse T> source of the greatest possible surpriM to him, for he had
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  • 365 20 Liquor Problem In Belgium. The Belgians have opened a campaign against the anomalous position of the drink laws which, in Belgium to-day, are regarded as the thin end of the wedge of prohibition. Prohibition in Belgium was the outcome of the German occupation duiint; the War. The Socialists,
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  • 164 20 Sequel to Police Raid In Calcutta. Calcutta, Dec. 21. Three more houses were searched by the special branch of the Calcutta police this morning and students named Bhabani Shanker Sen Gupta of Khulna, Nishikanta Roy Chowdhury of Jessorc, and the proprietor of the Fine Art Press, Atul Chandra
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  • 107 20 Remarkable Success By 17- Year-Old Girl. London, Dec. 21. A blind student, Hazel Winter, won the £4)0 open scholarship to Lady Mar- j garet Hall, Oxford, in competition witV the best women in the University -ami candidates in the countryHazel is only seventeen and the daughter of Colonel
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  • 91 20 Air Force and Carriage Of Mails. Melbourne, Dec. 8. On his arrival in Melbourne on Rut'ifliiy ihe Minister for Oefenc (M*. A. E. Green) said that he lud not yet received a report of the prartic jollity f rmploying Air Force officers i.nd machines for the carriage of
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  • 266 20 Sir Denys Bray's Amusing Analogy. New Delhi, Dec. 24. Sir Denys Bray, the retiring Foreign Secretary of the Raj, replying to the toast of his health at a farewell dinner given by the Chelmsford Club, said that he had served several Viceroy*, from Viscount Chelmsford
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  • 135 20 Modern Wife Gets Alimony. His wife's manner of dancing with another man at a party in which she pullI ed the man toward her and kissed him was advanced by Martin Feybusch, prosperous Hoboken, X.J., manufacturer, in the Supreme Court at New York as the principal reason
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  • 328 20 Applies to Presume Husband's Death. The final stage of a fearless but unsuccessful attempt to fly the Atlantic from east to west will be heard shortly when Mrs. W. G. R. Hinchiiffe, wife of the late Capt. Hinch'.iffe, applies to the court to have her present status of
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  • 80 20 Man Risks His Life To Save Dog A man risked his life at Epsom in descending a well, 100ft. deep, and rescuing a bull-terrier which had fallen into it. Though a reward was offered for its recovery, it was not until eight hours later that a man
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  • 152 20 In Lichfield Winchester Cathedrals. As the i-esult of an inquiry l>y an Indian Army officer who is writing :i history of the Indian Army, investigation-; ha\ i been made into the existence in Great Britain of the colours of Indian regiments, and it has been ascertained that
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  • 146 20 Discovery of Reputed Velazquez. A painting r.t a nobleman in a green suit was recently purchased in Madrid for a small sum from a dealer who asked more for the frame than for the picture, the frame being of curved wcod and Italian workmanship. Whin the painting
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  • 102 20 At the Session of the General Medical Council in London in mail-week the name of Dr. John Forrest Hamilton, of Mexborough, Yolks, was ordered to be erased from the Medical Register. The charge against him was that, being a medical practitioner, he had associated with a person or
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    • 81 20 SHAW DARBY COMPANY LIMITED Winchester House, Old Broad St., London, E.C.2 Secretaries and Agents for Rubber Estates and Tin Mining Companies. Export and Import Merchants. Shipping and Insurance Agents. ASSOCIATED WITH SIME, DARBY Co., Ltd. R. G. SHAW Co. SHAW WALLACE Co. Singapore, Malacca, Penang, Winchester House, Calcutta, Madras, Bombay,
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    • 106 21 ry I Of aI! the JilTertnt tr*nJ? of FarinA Eau it Co!osne tfie only one whicfi Is the Original And Genuine "Farina gcgcnuixr" to tK*t wilK the red cn-rt on the btAck and white !<xbeL Insist on this red crest on every bottle-it is the only f utranttt that you
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    • 412 21 Gloriously Alive— Always Not a care in the world they can daru-e all night because they are gloriously alive gloriously healthy and fit. Hall's \Vine has supplied them with both mental and physical reserves of power, which enable them to get a hundred per cent, out of life. Let Hall's
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    • 171 21 (•>-£«■/. Hand Tipping (iarboge W'oqon sup■l to His Highiifs< tUe Sullt'ii of J,<hnrr, Jor use by Lie 7 own Board, Jakan, lUthru. FAST, LIGHT, YET SUPREMELY STRONG THE latest 30 cwt. Albion, with its combination of high speed, low weight and sturdy strength, its high ground clearance and "standard track,
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  • 849 22 LONDON SOCIETY'S SNEAK-GUESTS." The Times Denounces A Growing Evil. The protest of "A London Hostess," and Ihe letters by whicH it has been followed, have made one thin* perfectly clear, says The Times in a leading article. Journalism and journalists of good repute are the first to join in denouncir.fr
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  • 103 22 British Property In Germany. In a written reply to Captain Bullock, who asked the value of the British property in Germany which had been confiscated by the Government of that country, and whether any representations had been made by the Government for its return or for compensation in return
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  • 161 22 Fortunes for Translators Of "Thrillers." Romance has lost its leading position with the reading public of Japan, and its place has been taken by the detective story, according to Tokyo publishers and writers. Detective stories now frequently run to editions of over 300.000. The trend is believed
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  • 246 22 M.P. Recommends that Settlers Carry Arms. Colonel Wedgwood, M.P., speaking at the Anglo-Palestine Club in London on Nov. 21, referred to the recent rising in Palestine and said that the first thing was to prevent the murders from happening again. This required a trustworthy Police Force, and that
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  • 314 22 His Secretary on Effect On The Market Mr. H. S. Horne, the financier who in mail week, filed his petition in bankruptcy, transacted much of his business from his exquisitely furnished house in ParkStreet, London, W. A typist worked unceasingly in a rodm at the
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  • 130 22 American Maharani to Live In India. Sir Tukoji Rao, ex-Maharaja of Indore, arrived with party on Dec. 11 at Karachi from Europe, and entrained for Barwah. Indore State, where his marriage was celebrated last year, and where Sir Tukoji Rao possesses a big palace standing in large grounds.
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  • 167 22 Japan's Gift to Australia Withdrawn. Prince Takamatsu has withdrawn his offer to supply 6,000 cherry trees to the Commonwealth Government in View of the fear that has been aroused by orchardists that fire blight might be introduced. Mr. Scullin, the Australian Prime Minister has received a letter from
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  • 179 22 Second Officer's Nervous Breakdown. It was learned this morning, says the Hong Kong Telegraph of Dec. 24, that Mr. A. J. Johnston, who was second officer of the steamer Haiching when she was pirated recently, is suffering from a nervous breakdown and will be removed to hospital to-day.
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  • 82 22 Mr. Jui Ching Hsia, Ph. D. and Mrs. Hsia. M.A., arrived at Malacca on Saturday last on their way from America to Shanghai where the doctor intends to take up business. Mrs. Hsia was Miss Ruth Mvi Kuang Pau, a former pupil cf the Suydam Girls' School. Dr. and Mrs.
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  • 469 22 The Tragic History Of Prices. Mr. George Bernard Shaw, in a note written in connection with what is called a "Woolworth" exhibition of pictures by Gertrude Harvey it will be possible to buy any picture in it for £5— has something to say about art
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    • 94 22 /^^^4 r V JpStiSSKB^ S THE CHALLENGER Combining fine car features with popular price With its 70-mile-an-hour performance, beautiful colours, variety of 7 body styles and matchless riding and steering ease, Essex the Challenger brings expensive-car features to motorists at popular prices. Its many costly advancements and its matchless Super-Six
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    • 568 23 Assets exceed $10,000,000. Assurance in force over $35,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE, Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 27, Old Jewry, E.C. The Cftmpani has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with tho British Life Assurance Companies
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    • 591 23 BANKING CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Paid Up Capital in GOO.OCO shares of f5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund 4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE 33, BUhopsgate, London, E.C. 'i. Agencies and Branches Amrit.iar Iloilo Peshawar Alor Star K!ang Ranpoc n Bangkok Kobe Sercmban Batavia K. Lumpur
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    • 1738 23 BANKING NEDERLANDSCH [NDISCHE HANDELSBANK. Established lSt:i of Amsterdam Authorised Capital C Is. 100,000,000 (about iK,500,000) Paid up Capital GUU. 05,000,000 (about £4,600,000) Reserves GUIs. J,M88,365 (abont £2.270,000) HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OKFICK3 TI*E HAGUE, KOTTKHDAM. OVERSEAS IiItANCHES BATAVIA lk:iJ Office for Dutch East "SHANGHAI I! .-id Office for China and
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    • 322 23 PRESERVATION The "ATLAS" Method. THE ATLAS PRESERVATIVE CO., LTD. are specialists in the manufacture of products for the preservation of everything fabricated in wood or steel. Three important ATLAS Products are "ATLAS" A— Wood Preservative. "ATLAS" E— Boiler Preservative. "ATLAS" Ruskilla— For Steel Work Generally. THESE ARE ALWAYS STOCKED BY
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    • 475 24 MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER. Tj^imjni.l N«. T (MVM.T t-*7 f ™T«im«»i,l No. I9oH«_riV/'* "I h*4 AruVlnri- .V- tnr'pain hat 'I' nHmi Break- I frrf anitt mil H'ltion (or vrars pnti'e>> ,'Tif and down ia Healla. Mr ijiin M«r, a italt I an<)clir.d<rlnr.iM': thar.k jooiittnt Nnra MM Raa- allnbmlt Mltljr la ta«
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    • 228 24 AJH|iy.fTJ_^ERYSIP^ S&i l-.^^^^^^o f J /THEC!IPTHWCHt!RS OF ALL DEALERS ANO GROCERS IN MALAYA i( iij .BLS tfe rC^I a^B!-!!^^^^^^ PUT THEM SIDE BY SIDE-AND LISTEN! HAVE any other phonograph sent to your home on approval and let us put beside it a New Edison Phonograph, without obligation to you. An
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    • 183 24 THE FOREMOST ADVERTISING MEDIUM. sssu flooring tiles aiySPji H A. CLOUET CO., LTD. y H Largest Stocks in Malaya. BLsW<. a.' ■wfr r 4 f"t Hfav 4f aHssfsslla^BW*) ""^^^BrTj V' 'jTmap 4a^H /^§f OLD SCOTCH r *"K THE DISTILLERS AGENCY. LTD.. Edinburgh. Scotlan. g— g— Danßr" si i"i tcr 13
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