The Singapore Free Press, 10 December 1925

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  • 13 1 Singapore Free Fress 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE. S.S., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1925. NO. 11,668.
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  • 324 1 THE DAY'S NEWS. Four hundred Japanese troops are en route from Port Arthur to Mukden Page 9. Kuo Sung-Ling's advance guard is approaching the Liao River; Chang Tsoiin has proceeded to Kirin Page 9. An attitude of aloofness with respect to European affairs is apparent in the American President's message
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  • 857 1 GfMMI Sir lan Hamilton made a racy speech at a Hallowe'en banquet in London in the presence and on the subject of "the Gay Gordons" the old Toth and '.♦L'nd reI giments and venturing into the dim and almost trackless recesses of Scottish medieval history, mentioned some
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 200 1 WING LOONG THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS. 32. lIKiH STREET. 1 RAFFLES HOTEL 1 Telephone No. 2920 TUESDAY, THURSDAY SATURDAY Dinner Dance. MONDAY FRIDAY The Dans ant. LEVINE-HOPKINS DANCE BAND. (X.B. Evening Dress essential for Dinner Dances.) GRILL ROOM. SARKIES BROTHERS, Lnder the supervision of an Proprietors. expert
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    • 262 1 The Royal »d Shipping L ■^'/Xv'.-:':"'^ Ui 1 WHITE STAR LINE Owners of one of the biggest shipping fleets in the world, car- ryin^ with pride and honour the Eritish Flag on the Seven Seas. Their huge ships are perfect examples of the modern combination of luxurious ocean travel with
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    • 166 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Long John whisky— Page 11. The Josepho studio Page 2. Hotel announcements Page 1. Gilbey's gin, Guthrie's Page 8. Reliable nurse wanted Paere 7. Shipping on pages 10, 12 and 13. WassiamuH's for silks Pace 14. Mentakab Rubber noti e P«pe 7. Royal typewriter, Roneo Pane 1. Bols
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    • 15 1 WING LOONG FOR HIGH CLAM TAILORING. Style, Cut a nd Finish Guaranteed. 32. HIGH STREET.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 93 1 THE WEEK. Thursday, 10th. Hiffh Water, 5.33 a.m., 5.23 p.m. P. I. homeward mail closes. Rugby Match. Denishawn Dancers, Vic. Theatre, 9.30 p.m. Friday, llf/i. High Water, 6.31 a.m.. 6.46 p.m. Dutch homeward mail leaves. Denishawn Dancers, Vic. Theatre, y.30 p.m. Saturday, 12th. Hiph Water, 7.21 a.m., 8.1 p.m. Devon
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  • 839 2 LitvinoT Talks to Peasants About a New War. A copy of the Bcdnoia, a Russian official daily rarely Mm abroad, has reached the Morning 1 pi st, and it reports a discussion between Litvinoff and peasant members of local Soviets. From the frankness of peasants' qtteatkMM and
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 226 2 AT THE HAPPY VALLEYThe Merry Opera Company. In choice new plays. THE ELITE CINEMA. Programme as good as any, better than many. TFT F PHONE: 351G lrjl^rj GRAM: KANZAKI, SINGAPORE. KANZAKI CO. Dyers and Drycleaners of Silk and WooMen Dresses, Suits, etc. OUTSTATION ORDERS COD. PRICE LIST FREE. Postal Address
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    • 486 2 Victoria Theatre. Celebrity Tours Direction A. Strok TO-NIGHT PROGRAMME No. 2 At 9.30 p.m. WORLD TOUR OF THE FAMOUS DANCERS RUTH St. DENIS TED SHAWN AND THE DENISHAWN DANCERS. FOUR PROGRAMMES OF DANCES. Booking at Little's. I Seats $4, $2, $1. PAVILION (LATE PALLADIUM) From Thursday, 10th to Wednesday, 16th
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    • 238 2 From Thursday, 10th to Tuesday, 15th November io7*"~ AT THE 2v ALHAMBRA AN ALLEN HOLUBAR FIRST-NATIONAL PRODUCTU Adapted from "The White Frontier" by Jeffrey Denremi the well-known star U f *frri* Dorothy PKilli ps in one of the strongest indictments of gossips and msii ever been produced that bn Slander
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  • 611 3 NORTH BORNEO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Following are extracts from the minute* ,of Committee meeting held in Sandakan Club on November 9th. The meeting was specially called so that 'be hamber nrght have an opportunity of j discussing labour questions with the Pro- tector. Coolie Sadeli. The copy of a letter
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  • 242 3 "Salaries' For Police. New York, Nov. 5. The predilection for elaborate system evident everywhere in American business has now reached even into crime. A short time ago the New York police discovered a gang organization here complete to the last detail. Yesterday, through the publication in
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  • 669 3 Resolutions of Sympathy in Parliament. Lea6eld, Nov. 23. In the House of Commons, the Prime Minister moved the following resolution in regard to the death of Queen Alexandra: "That a humble address be presented to His Majesty to express the heartfelt sympathy of this House
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  • 87 3 A Baghdad message <ays General Lai.loner and his colleague* on the Mosul frontier Commission have left Baghdad for Eun>|K« via Amman on the eompletioa of their t There is no indication Ptgardtaf Um Mtufli of their report, hut Qtf ml Laidc.nvr n M inteiview which hi granted to an Ira<j
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 183 3 Contessa-Nettel Cameras FULLY JUSTIFY THEIR REPUTATION AS PEERS OF THE CAMERA WORLD i'' 1 1 1 Zeiss Tessar Construction, IM^^^H lenses can be I'- 1 and «ffl^Hß supplied to all Appearance Models. The discerning public insist upon CONTESSA NETTEL CAMERAS Obtainable from all first-class dealers throughout Malaya. 1 BURMAH OIL
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    • 195 3 I DON ASEPSO BRINGS TO YOUR NOTICE HIS ONLY RELATION. U A Delightful Young Shaver k y ffl Sole Agents: 1 TEL L 279 BARLOW CO. tel. 2791. J 1 PARIPAN Ltd PICCADILLY CIRCUS, LONDON. 1 MANUFACTURERS OF I THE ENAMELS SUPREME l| 1 PARIPAN GLOS Y PARIPAN FLAT "BETTER
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  • PICTURES OF THE WEEK.
  • 566 4 Socially-nrrided creatures must be studied in groups. A study of human psychology made from a man in solitary confinement would not be worth much. This fact is applied to the chimpanzee in a recent book by Prof. Wolfgang Kohler, a German authority, described by a
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  • 197 4 A new way of setting helium has beer [suggested in Germany by Dr: Kurt Peter? lof the Physical Technical Institute of Berlin. It is to be distilled from radioactive minerals used in various industries, and mainly from monazite sand, which is made into Welsbach mantles,
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  • 509 4 I have paid a visit to the laboratory at Darjeeling of Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose F.R.S., the scientist who, in a Iscture delivered before the Governor and Lady Lytton, announced his discovery of muscular tissue in plants. There I saw the amazingly delicate instruments w:th which Sir
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  • 211 4 More Authoritative Hoard. The Royal Institute of Biiti>h Architect; announce that following the fining I operation this year of a new < harh-r i has been decided to make the Hoard I Architectural Education fully reprvsentative and to brinjr it into touc-h with «'th* allied bodies. The aim
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 201 5 Balloon Tyre Facts I g Goodyear Interchangeable Balloon And Goodyear Interchangeable I Tyres fit the majority of present Balloon Tyres only differ from the 1 wheels without change, and have been small diameter type in that they are 1 developed to put Balloon Tyre advant- r" 1 m made to
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  • 756 6 WHERE EAST MEETS WEST. I Very little is known to 'European people about the Isthmus of Panama, which became an independent State under the name of Republic of Paru.ma on November 3, 1903 Yet it is the very centre of the whole American Continent (North, Central,
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  • 120 6 Jack Hobbs' orgy of centuries, I am told, have subjected him to many of the more fatuous penalties of fame. For instance, he has been asked to go on the music hall stage, though what sort of "turn" he could be expected to give is hard to
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  • 762 6 nuntng witrr the Bow and Arrow. Bj Sexton Pope. With 48 Illustrations. Ishi was the last of a "nation" of Rec Men whose lonesome life had been spent playing hide-and-seek with civilisation ir the Sierra Nevadas. He fell ill, was nursed back to health by Dr.
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  • 170 6 No Sign of the Piers Sinking. The dome of St. Paul's, which at one time was thought to be in danger of crashing to the ground, is not sinking. This reassuring news was given to the committee which met at the Mansion House to hear the
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 84 6 I <^AERIAL MAIL^> I whiteaway's Xmas New Year BAZAAR IS NOW REPLETE. OUR DISPLAY is the largest and best in the I country, and so arranged that I the choosing of suitable gifts I i^-^-«^.^^_ is made easy. I x THE PRICES x are the lowest in Malaya and I
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    • 237 6 It', a pl ea$ ure to ee how t Poisons Corn FW h s 5 for them too. M,^ d Brown PolsonV Corn Flour jL Patent |N »< "i.,.,," 3 c ORNFLOfp3 ;'-<„, TROUBLED TO H2QHJEMB Over Both Hands. Burned Terribly. Cuticura Hei I was troubled with eczem. f or
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  • 445 7 Where There Are No Seasons. Extraoidinary st< lies of the Malay jungle weie told by Mr. Carveth Wells on November 10th. during a lecture at the Central Y.xM.C.A. Hall. Mr. Wells has just returned to London, after being surveyor for the British railroad, which now runs
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  • 301 7 GOVERNMENT TO BE SUED Reported I nst rue ions from London Rubber Directorates. What effect will the recent floods n the F.M.S. have on the price of rubber? I am inclined to think (write? the Egoist in the Times of Malaya) they will have very considerable effect in that the
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  • 64 7 DEMAND FOR DAM AH KEPONG. A cable has been received from the Malay States Information Agency in London tc the effect that, if prices are satisfactory and supplies reyular, there is a probable annual demand for 250 tons of damar kepong ol the standard exhibited at Wembley. Thost interested are
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  • 78 7 Portrait masks, made of a secretly pre pared rubber composition, and coloured tf the natural tints of the sitter, are th« latest vogue. They an? made by an art: si who calls himself Evlac the reverse* foim of his mother's name, he being a soi of the great prima donna
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  • 528 7 An Incident in Bengal. To the Editor of the Times. Sir, I have just come upon an incident in a district in Bengal which illustrates an aspect of Hindu-Moslem unity which will not have occurred to platform-orators. It eertainly complicates party politics, hut is so wholly enjoyable I
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  • 368 7 C URE FOR COBR A BITE. Remarkable S'^ory from Indian Hector. The (1 scovery of a reliable remedy for snake bite is of tirst-rate importance to India, where 20,000 people die from this cause annually. Considerable interest therefore attaches to an account given by Dr. A. C. Bharadwaja, of Benares,
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 460 7 BUSINESS CARDS. xj\KlU K TABLE TOPS, FLOORING, TILES, Etc. SINGAPORE CASKET CO. •Marble Merchants." Tek'phone 75. J Naff s nd for the I»w st rated g i -iloirue of Musical Instruments. SEASON CO.. LTD. 5 in tod 118, North Brklga Road, 'CARS FOR HIReT" Great Reduction in Rates ASIATIC MOTOR
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    • 704 7 SITUATIONS VACANT. 'LEST WE FORGET/' It is request*-.! that where all things are equal, employers K ive preference to application for employment to Ex-serviae men. WANTED. Chinese or Eurasian salesman assistant manager, provision department, Singapore and F.M.S. Salary $I*o— 2oo— with bonus— good prospects advancement. Apply Box No. 293 care
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    • 811 7 NOTICE. PAJA.M, LIMITED. Notice is hereby jriven that the Transfer Book? of this Company will be closed from Friday, the 11th to Saturday, the 19th day of December, 1925, both day* inclusive, for the preparation of Dividend Warrants. By Order «f the Board, DERRICK CO., Chartered Accountants, Secretaries. HonpkonK Bank
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    • 354 7 I SAFEGUARD YOUR EYESIGHT SHOULD YOU EXPERIENCE ANY DIFFICULTY IN YOUR VISION, THE ADVICE OF OUR FULLY QI'AIJ FI ED EUROPEAN OPTICIAN is available daily Hours 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. SPECIALLY MADE GLASSES SUPPLIED PROMPTLY. MOTION SMITH AND SON LTD. 14, Battery Road. SINGAPORE. j 'I I khj cannot
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    • 131 8 OGILViK-CARMICHAEL. At the British Consulate, Marseilles, on sth December. Donald Ogilvie, third son of the late Dr. and Mrs. T«. W. Ojrilvio. to Jessie Grace, daughter of the Rev. T. A. and Mrs. Carmichnel of Polton Vicarage, Penrith. ADAMS HAVELOCK. On the 9th November, at krmp, Dorsft. Arthur George,
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  • 741 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY. DECEMER 10. 1923. "Truth and Politics." On the whole England has reason to be proud of her Premiers for other reasons than success on the political platform. And many of her politicians, too, are famous for their knowledge of men and things, and their sane views
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  • 279 8 Mr. R. J. H. Sidney is leaving: for Homely the Kashima Maru, sailing Feb. 20. In our advertisement columns the F.M.S. Railways announce s|>ecial reduced fares for Christmastide. Mr. Granville Roberts, editor of the Malaya Tribune, left Singapore by the Hye Leong yesterday for Malacca, Seremban and Kuala Lumpur, on
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  • 66 8 WEIGHT OF RUBBER SHIPMENTS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca. Dec. 9. The Dunlop Rubl»er Plantations, Ltd., to-day again appeared in court on six charges of making false declarations regarding weights of shipments of rubber frcm different estates under their control. They pleaded guilty and were fined $250 in
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  • 367 8 Another Brilliant Success. A large audience greeted the Denishawn Dancers at the Victoria Theatre last night when Tuesday night's programme was repeated. The reputation with which Ruth St. Denis, Ted Shawn and their Company have come to Singapore should be sufficient inducement for strong support from the
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  • 276 8 [Keuters Service. l London, Dec. 9. Lord lnchcape. presiding at the P. and O. Company's meeting, touched on a number oi economic questions affecting the the Company's interests. He said that the replenishment of ships had been suspended in consequence of high shipbuilding 2osts. The
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  • 44 8 Calendars received: Capstan, from the British American Tobacco Co.; Fraser and Neave, with a pretty Malayan scene reproduced by the firm by their litho-offset process from an original by Miss HopeFalkner; the N.Y.K. artistic as usual; the Manufacturers Life Assurance Co., wifh a world-map.
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  • 542 8 GOVERN MENT \N|, x f> In the MinoU. of a leld on DmmlH-r 7th Exchange Room appear u. f o i, Committee. -Three nan,,. J£ Led f«r Um two va-anu Committee, the hall,, tl v >f Messrs. Roland ,J Layton. Vmereil Diseases. r infoimrd the Committee that
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  • 66 8 A Chinese was Inocked dowi bus (S. 739), in leotti Km evening and killed on the cident was reported bj Mr. I the Chinese driver Of th« bill arrested. The occupants of ;t Motoi beinjr driven ah-n^r Paya I• b« B ruesday morninjr. u. re nithei jured as
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  • 69 8 The party of wXromomct bridge, who are foiaf <" S I serve the tvlipse of the MM passed through Singapore >• nel Stratton. Mr. Davidson And Ml They left for MfhlH V noon. The eclipse is M Jan. I It* the path of total tclipM runlower
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 145 8 "THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" BOLS BOLS BOLS LIQUEURS ARE PREFERRED BY ALL WHO KNOW Every bottle contains over three centuries of Experience. CALDBECK, MACGRECOR CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Shanghai). 45 Robinson Road. Telephone 288 PATRONISED A W > 3\ BY ROYALTY. QUALITY DESIGN AND ASSORTMENT IN THE LATEST ARRIVALS
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    • 32 8 FOK ALL X VERMIN USE AGENTS: W. R. Loxley Co. H GOLDEN SERIES. kl /z fr^ ALWAYS £3 ASK FOR j^nf^jja 11 CILFILLAN CO. I Au =rsKv^--! Singapore, H^Sg^^^j Kua'a Lumpur Malacca.
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  • 129 9 uL PARTIES ASSENT. v SECRET MAP. [Reuter'l Service.] London. Dec. 8. .unions has read the Irish and third times without reading of the Irish Mr. Baldwin declared that the nature of the Bounri w re far from of the three Premiers j, proposed by the Commisiow Dt
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  • 129 9 COl XI li. ADOPTS. Sen k-el. (.•nova. Dec. 8. aiive<! to the arator] committee for nee. It is supI United States and participate. The n iii'k 1 the problem of the armaments of heir effective value in peace armaments. (iencva. Dec. 8. I del berations, including a
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  • 87 9 [Beoter'i Service.] I-ondon.'fDec. *>. ning Port state* that, owiac t> the Indian tea crop, whicn M •me twenty million pounds year, tin- prices of jrrades lent being mM retail at Is. M. per pound will be raised n the next few weeks. London, Dec. 9. ExpreM
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  • 46 9 [Renter*! Service]. Tokio, Dec. 9. "i Japanese troops are en ''"'•t Arthur te Mukden.. have beea evacuated fr-m i i- reported to have proKirin. l'ekin K l>ec. 9. l! or's advance gruard is %pLiao River. The Japanese a~ istinu' the police at
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  • 58 9 [Renter*! Service.] Mohcow. Dec. 8. •p i-i-h. declared that if the to join the League of Nations :itl 'ts political capitulation in economic capitulation in the t would regard us as traitors cipated in trade with nations "MTUe." He declared that the ;it > was undoubtedly aimed Soviet
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  • 274 9 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. ATTITUDE OF ALOOFNESS. [Reuter's Service.] Washington, Dec. 8. President Cool'dge, in his message to Hingisis, renewed a number of recommeni:::icn:s which he had already made to the legislature, outlining a comprehensive legislative programme dealing with pressing iosßSSt'c ami international problems. As regards foreign relations, he said
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  • 106 9 [Reuter's Service.] Paris, Dec. 9. The newspapers, commenting on the disclosures in the espionage case, declare that the arrest of three Englishmen, occasioning the belief that England is involved, is "a strange anti-climax to Locarno." The search of the piemises of the wireless r( mpany at
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  • 247 9 High Infantile Mortality. Dr. Hoops' report for 1924 was laid on j the table of the Council on Monday last. I It is very fuH of figures and technicalities, most cf the bulky volume consisting: of depa it mental reports. The total European staff numbers 112.
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  • 48 9 M AH ATM A GANDHI BREAKS HIS FAST. Delhi, Nov. 30. Ahmedabad, Nov. 30th.— Mr. Gandhi will break his seven days fast to-morrow morning-. It is now definitely learnt that the cause of the fast was the misconduct on the part of some students living in Satyagraha Ashram.
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  • 1694 9 SWEEPING THE COUNTRY. Whs-lerale Swindling. One of the gravest problems that has ever confronted the Asiat c communities cf Singapore, particularly the Chinese, is 'he scandal of the Chap Jee Kee lottery which is being illicitly run in every nook and corner of Singapore. And incidentally
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  • 156 9 London, Nov. 29. Johannesburg. A meeting of the Transvaal British Indian Association made a vigorous protest against Earl Winterton's reply to Col. Wedgwood in the House of Commons regarding the anti-Asiatic legislation in South Africa, and it was unanimously resolved to cable to Earl Winterton on the matter
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 90 9 FASHIONABLE JADE JEWELLERY For Morning or Evening Wear. NEW STOCK FOR CHRISTMAS Just received from Hongkong and Canton r> fl B K| i> r> i i7 t'c EARRINGS fU BROOCHES t^\^L Jv^tllvX Drop Pendants on ROBINSON CO., LTD. RAFFLES PLACE SINGAPORE. J 2 They get even better as H the
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 690 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR SERVICES TO:— LONDON. AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM. ANTWERP. HAMBURG BREMEN GENOA. MARSEILLES. LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES. HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. Taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for all Overland Points. WEEKLY SERVICE—LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. ADRASTUS London, Rotterdam and Hamburg In p or t r
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    • 428 10 Ellerman BucknaU Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) "ELLERM/tr LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE s.s. CITY OP GLASGOW Marseilles, London, Rotterdam s., CITY OF BARODA Havre, London, Rotterda^ Marseil]es London n£ 6 2r ha 28 s.s. CITY OP STOCKHOLM
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    • 577 10 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND^CARGO SERVl CEs PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government) OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMFWaimw Fo, C WB U^ For N^ft Tonnage. Singapore. l*t u 1925 Tonnage. Sin^. KHYBER
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  • 317 11 LOR |I STEVENSON'S WAR l>rs< f.OSI RES. I i |..>(l (iJ'«rge and Prohibition. nson, speaking 1 at the annual Off-Licences Association at Rooms, said that the out- <»f the trade to-day were Glasgow Town Council had "water wapon," and that Mr. had nailed his flap to prohi- he
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  • 245 11 we, (Straits Echo), drew at>me effects <>f the prosperity of 'tries. Ard now, apparently, 1 Me what they can do Hem i,, "ECU" In Ipoh, they have gone en strike in reduce subjection those who I to a fresh imposition, and Hie is a tendency for these <]
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  • 74 11 •nglish evening paper: l!V *r of a road roller was mtiaduun with being drunk f it, his solicitor contend- weighing ten tons, and car- eoald not be held to be a bin the meaning- of the Act proceedings had been taken. "'iiary upheld the contention wt summons.
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  • 756 11 On December 19th, 1925, the Great- Albert Hall in Londcn will scarcely contain the family and delegates, men picked from among picked men, of that great League of Youth and unselfishness, which goes by the strange nickname of "Toe H." Ten years ago, a battered
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  • 152 11 The prohibition of the "fez" in Constantinople is no doubt a stril:in«: illustration of that tendency in modern life to "reduce all the world to sameness," which shows itself in so many other ways, but it is more in accord with the "sumptuary laws" of medieval times than
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  • 35 11 An inquest will shortly be held on a Chinese proprietor of a coffee shop at >io Joo Chiat Road, who appears to have handed himself in an empty house in the locality.
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  • 579 11 Science and romance have combined to make the Marchose De Pinedo's flight, which ended at Rome, one of the most re- I markable achievements in the history c* the conquest .of the air. left Rome, in his seaplane on April 21, and in the intervening six and
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  • 182 11 Serious Fire At Nawa. (By courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha). Tokio, Dec. 7. Five hundred houses have been destroyed by fire at Nawa.the capital of the Lu Chu Islands. The damage involved the busiest quarters of the town. Fall of Chang Tso-Lin. There is a likelihood of
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  • 102 11 Fused quartz has been successfully formed into large discs, and it has been suggested that fused quartz telescope mirrors will greatly aid future astronomical work. The slight expansion of the material on heating not only will mean much in the use of the instrument but is
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  • 321 11 Interesting Picture of Life in Borneo and Malaya. An interesting film giving a vivid portrayal of the quaint customs and living conditions in Malaya and Borneo was shown in the Norman-road Kinenia before a large and appreciative audience. "Under Tropical Skies" is a film of great instructional
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  • 41 11 The actual 1924 revenue of the Colony on which the Miltary Contribution is payable amounts to $25,829,151 and twenty per cent on this amounts to $5,165,830. But the actual amount paid, the estimated cost of the garrison, was £414,889, or $3,556,188.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 157 11 /f^ J%nofet£ fag~t&e man <odo fOvoiOtf NAVY CUT CIGARETTES WD.& HO. WILLS BRISTOL LONDON |p^ ■ON© Special Re^e^Vc *^I©Hli Scotch Whisky IB Is entirely distilled in Scotland and matured naturally in His Majesty's Bonded Warehouses, by age only. m A British Customs Certificate of Origin and V Age can be
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  • 451 12 The yearly report of the Singapore Harbour Board, to June 30th last, shows the following figures, of this and last year's work (in brackets). Revenue and Expenditure. Wharves: $4,864,938 ($4,625,102). Pry Docks: $4,543,087 ($3,294,446) Total: $9,408,025 ($7,919,548). Credit Balance: $2,717,007 ($2,151,099). Interest on capital: $2,005,069 ($2,009, Sinking
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  • 139 12 Teesta's Distressing Experiences. Madras, Nov. 30. The Teesta, a steamer carrying mails and passengers from the Federated Malay States and the Far East to Madras, arrived here yesterday after distressing experiences through the recent cyclonic storm in the Bay. Interviewed by a representative of
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  • 105 12 Lea field. Nov. 30. Earl Beatty announced yesterday his thanks chiefly for an anonymous donation of £15,000 and a number of smaller subscriptions from other patriotic sympathisers. The Admiralty were now in a position to proceed with the underwater repairs to (the old ship Implacable, which
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  • 12 12 Interest in one's work is really a rest c»»e-— Mr. Clement Jeffery.
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  • 60 12 The Batareia recently had her tail shaft broken whilst on a voyage from Hongkong to Kwang Chow Wan, and the Phranang towed her back to Hongkong, a distance of forty miles. The former vessel has now been attached by the Supreme Court against a claim for $29,250, which is made
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 387 12 Burns Philp Line m (Incorporated in Australia). :O: I FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via JAVA, DARWIN, i THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE. "^i3^<^Js st mer MARELLA (7W •-> d The M. MARELLA ill the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins ti Luxe, single berth cabins, swimming baia, gymnasium, etc. v*w«
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    • 152 12 HUGO STINNES LINES. (Incorporated in Germany). REGULAR MONTHLY FREIGHT. PASSENGER SERVICE. OUTWARD BOUND. dCNGKONG. SHANGHAI AND JAPAN s.s. Emil Kirdof 9,000 tons Dec. II s.s. Havenstein 12,250 w Jan. l: HOMEWARD BOUND. NAPLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. Tirpitz 12,250 Dec. 2 Adolf von Baeyer 9,000 tons Jan. H Agent* Singapore
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    • 470 12 HBSSAGERfISS MARMES HOMEWARD MAILS. -> To Jfeftrabo, Djibouti, Port Said. Marseilles from Singapore. A. LEBON 20,000 tons Dec. U PAUL LECAT 20,000 tons Dec. 3C FROM PENANG ONLY. CHANTILLY 17,000 tons Jan. 3 OUTWARD MAILS. To Saigon, Hongkong Shanghai and Japan. AMAZONE 12,000 tons Der. 14 FONTAINEBLEAU 17,000 tons Dec.
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    • 209 12 GOLDEN GUINEA THE FINEST SPARKLING WINE PROCURABLE i LOOK FOR THE GOLDEN COIN TRADE MARK. IT IS THE HALL MARK OF QUALITY. John Little U Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Ergland). Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. LLOYD TREESTINO NAV. CO. (Incorporated in Italy.) HOMEWARD SAILINGS. Bi-monthly service for Brindiai, Veni» ind Trieste
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 644 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahanjr> Pekan, Sungei Lembing and KuanUn "Ha GemAs and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6am Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur Ipoh, Taiping, Penan* and Kedah 6am Kelantan every Monday, Wednes- d *y «nd Saturday 6pm Kota Tinggi and Kedah every Saturday 6 n
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 617 13 O. S. K. Line. Destinations. Staamrrt. An tendon. Hamburg, Rotterdam, MXV Antwerp, Bremen, via Colombo, Aden and Port Said. AndeB M purban, Cape Town, Santos, Rio, Dec 16 and Buenos Aires via Colombo. f Santos Maru Jan K t Colombo and Bombay via Penang. f Celebes Maru Dp/ i£ r^
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    • 444 13 fBBl Round the World PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE 18 Days to BOSTON 41 Days to NEW YORK OILBUBNERS. NO COAL DUST. NO CINDERS. ABSOLUTE CLEANLINESS. via Colombo, Port SaM, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles. From New York these fine new liners continue on Round the World, returning to Singapore in
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    • 556 13 GENERAL AGEN K T^ ASAKI ROOSEVELT LINE Kerr Steamship Co., Inc., 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated in U.S.A.) REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORHLPHILADELPHIA and FUJI MAIUJ (Via SUC2) VENICE MARU UC Dw 30 B.s. WALES MARU Jan 18 ..due Jan. 30 For rates and other particulars apply:-
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  • 505 14 HARD RUGBY STRUGGLES. League Positions Unchanged. (From Our Own Correspondent). Edinburgh, Nov. 11. There are still three undefeated Rugby clubs in the so-called Championship competition Glasgow Academicals, heriot's, and Stewart's; but the first two had stiff struggles last week to keep unsulKd records. Glasgow Academicals found t'.ie Watsonians
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  • 243 14 What shall be done to protect the southwestern United States from the cutting by floods of trenches, or arroyos, that have had great effect on the distribution of vegetation and the use of the valley floors for farming and grazing? Most of the streams flow between vertical
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  • 29 14 Smith's Feat at Sheffield. London, Nov. 26. Sheffield.— In a biHiards Srt&tch against Davis, Smith cat*ted ah "unfinished break of 72? t 9 1,147 finished^, i<
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  • 680 14 Following the well-established practice of people with a grievance, a correspondent wrote to the Times to announce, with goodhumoured pathos, that he had just lost his fifth watch. Many readers conscious of a capacity for lesing things must have pricked up their ears at his opening sentence,
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  • 296 14 A will that breaks all previous "records" for length has just been admitted to probate. It is that of Mrs. Frederica Evelyn Stilwell Cook, of Cadogan-square, S.W., and of Lady Cross Lodge, Brokenhurst, Hants, who died on January 9, aged 68, widow of Mr. Wyndham Francis
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 275 14 A Our i POLICY /^=^m is to maintain ill lli our liiili OUALITY «fi9| We do not oaLI IIILC I 'Tn" 1 1 :i!!!! l| iii FOR LOW PRICE. nSB 111 IJm) Phoenix Aerated Water Works. Phone for Trial Order Now 3463 In order to maintain good heaUh it is
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    • 284 14 i1^.,1 l/UhtteHorse LetyourToast bein t% \Vhit. Morse" The age and qua/j/v of thii old t/cnJ are mainiaincd by rigid adherence to the ordinal recjpc°ot 1746. IS uarantee<^ *^e largest mde--s^^^ pendent whisky firm in Scotland to lg||jg|| satisfy the most fastidious. White H°l SE Scotch Whisky Apents:— Messrs. ADAMSON, GILFILLAN
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  • 518 15 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9th. l 2rs£ b rfe ho n L he as narked] a°j.ars unless otherwise MINING. Asam Kumbang "^r 6 S ier3 Batang Padang Tin °tn Hitam Tin _85 Johaa Tin 4* Kamunting (J) 5 kinta Assn. (10) rfg Kinta Tin >*•• Kuala
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  • 68 15 December 9. Uank 4 m.s /]4 15 g2 Bank demand 2 4 5-32 Private credits 3 m.s. 2 4 23-32 New York, demand 56% Credits 90 days 5^ France, demand 1400 India, T. T. 154 2 HonpkonK. demand 2? 4 p.c. Prem". Yokohama, demand 131 Java, demand 140 Bangkok,
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  • 211 15 December 9. Tin 50 Tons $142.25 (iambier 15.25 Pepper White «5.00 Pepper Black 70.00 Flake Tapioca S.OO Pearl Sago Small s.r>o Copra 12.2.") Copra Saadried 12.-15 Opium, Benares unt. 4.000 Rice. Liang Hin Chan Mark Blue Eagle (Old) 360 Rice. Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 330 Rice,
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  • 37 15 Singapore, Dec. 9, 12 noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot 1.81 1.82; Dec. 1.81 LBUfc; Jan. -March 1.7(3 1.77; April-June l.<>4 1.65. London Quotation Sheet 4s. 7 t -d. Market Quiet.
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  • 300 15 The managing director of NsWßg Pet Tin. Ltd. reports from the mine that pumping of the mine started at H p.m. on Friday, 4th instant, and it is hoped U> have the water cut in about live days and to be producing i in again before
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  • 90 15 According: to the Supplementary Gazette Notification of Nov. 13, amending the rule affecting small holdings, it appears there will l>e no special concession allowed by the Chief Secretary for the forthcoming quarter on rubber holdings up to five acres, as n previous quarters. By this amendment the extra allowance has
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  • 119 15 RUBBER AUCTION. YESTERDAY'S LIST. The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 737th. auction yesterday, when there was Catalogued 1,180,, 13 lbs.; 527.10 tons. Offered 727.010 lbs.; 324.55 tons. Sold 599,542 lbs. 2<>7.<;4 tons. Spot. London 4s 7 >(j New York $1.08' y cU. PRICES REALIZED.
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  • 199 15 MACPHAIL CO., LTD'S REPORT. Singapore, Dec. Itubbir.— London 4s 7%d. Easier. Local 1 .<^(). Tin. London 1280 Ba, Local 142 '4 M tons sold. Rubbers. Shares are quiet. Tambalaks aie quoted 1 .!»0 1.96, Ulu Benuts 1 1.02 and New Cfsifielau 2.70 2.K0. Mentakabs have buyers at 71 with sellers
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  • 253 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (L. R. Macphail) Singapore, Dec. J). Rubber.— 4s 7 'ad. Up *4d. 1.79 Tin. i'2SO .")s. Down ss. 50 tons sold at 142 '-t The rubber share market continues quiet with business* difficult to negotiate. Mining shares are steady with fair enquiries, industrials and Loans are
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  • 144 15 REPORT RECEIVED FROM LONDON. The Eastern Smelting Company, Ltd., of EVflftßfi have received the following information by cable, which has been forwarded to us by Messrs. Fraser and Co.: The nett profits amount to £57,92K Is. 6d. After allowing for previous appropriation account balance, dividends and other
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 474 15 Assets over $5,500,000. m^ m^ mmmm^^ mmm^ IB GREAT EASTERN WE ASSIKANd OWBPaVSS"" unn OFFirF w;,,,.,, f (Incor Porated in Straits Settlements) HEAD OtblLE.— Winchester House Sinranor* toe Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court rrf l?wi a OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. ComDarfi A^ g Bnd C mpUeB
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    • 471 15 j BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. Established 1880— Y.100,000,000 Reserve Fund Y.83,500,000 President: K. Kodama Esq. Vice-President: R. Ichinomiya, Esq DIRECTORS. q m nT a w Es< l- Bar <"> K. Morimura. M. Odagiri, Esq. N. Igarashi, Esq. Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Mogami, Esq F* w Um lL E S*-
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    • 386 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong^ Head Office: Hongkon* Reserve LtaMUt, T ?«priet.,, SS^SSS COURT OF DIRECTORS. Wh J h Esq. Deputy Chairman Chief Manager: o o A. H. Barlow, Esq. G. H. Stitt, Esq. Manager. Shanghai. LONDON BANKFfIS: On r Y estn ins A ter Bank
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    • 40 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated to England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapr^* Representative Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO.. L*l CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor^ A GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 728 16 SIR HUGH CLIFFORD ON CO-OPERATION, Amid scenes of enthusiasm Sir Hugr Clifford, the new Governor of Ceylon, wai welcomed at Colombo on November 30th. Replying to the address of welcome delivered by Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan, after the ceremony of taking the oaths of office, His Excellency
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  • 102 16 London, Nov. 30. In the Oxford University relay races Cambridge beat Oxford by four events to one. j London, Nov. 30. Oxford.— Part of the track was under water, but many good performances were put up. Cambridge won the half mile by eight yards, in 1
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  • 43 16 Friday, 5.15 p.m.— Drill Hall, All Units, S.V.C., Make-up Parade. Saturday, 2.30 p.m.— Farrer Range, NonEuropean Units; Bukit Timah, European Units, Musketry Classification. Sunday, 8.30 a.m.— Farrer Range, All Units, S.V.C., Lewis Gun Classification; Bukit Timah, Chinese Company, Rifle Meeting.
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 246 16 Rugby football is not often played in Malaya the game, splendid as it is, being almost too exacting for a tropical climate but hitherto it has beer played in a clean and gentlemanly spirit, says the Straits Echo. Nobody wants to see t degenerate into a
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    • 103 16 Indian Gunners Trounced by S.C.C. The S.C.C. were strongly represented when they met the Indian Gunners on the I adang yesterday afternoon and had little difficulty in beating them. The game was not as ont-sided as the store of 7-1 might indicate, for the Indians were constantly attacking in
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    • 139 16 The match between the S.C.C. and Negri Sembilan, which was fixed for November 21, will be played at Seremban on Saturday. The following will represent the Y.M. CA. vs. Fort Canning at hockey to-day at Telok Ayer ground:— R. H. Pennefather; C A.
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    • 118 16 In the S.C.C. Billiards Tournament (A. Class) J. D. Pierrepont minus 50 beat F. M. Toscenie minus 25 in the irst round by 10, but was beaten by C. L. Wyatt, minus 125, in the second round by 66. W. Y. Semple minus 50 beat A. R. Robb
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    • 45 16 The Ipoh Gymkhana Club January 1926 pony griffin described below is for salp, and, if not previously disposed of, will be put up to auction after the last race on Saturday next, December 12th: Griffin No. 5. Chestnut mare, 6 years. 14.2%.
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    • 23 16 Friday's Tie. Moss and Hatch vs. Dr. Murison and Nicoll. Monday's Tie. Pierrepont and Hughes vs. Ewin? and Hewetson.
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    • 64 16 ENGLISH TURF STATISTICS. I ord Astor and Mr. Joe! Leading Owners. Londen, Nov. 28. The winning racehorse owners over the flat during the past season were: Lord Astor, £35,723; Mr. S. Joel, £35,573; the Aga Khan, £32,974. The winning* trainers 9 were: Taylor, £5(5,601; Fred Darling, £43,611; R.
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    • 106 16 Londen, Nov. 28. The results of the principal rugby matches played to-day were: Devonpcrt Services 22; St. Barts Hospital. 9. Cardiff. 9; Leicester, 3. Neath, 0; Aberavon, 8. Cross Keys, 6; Pontypool, 0. Newport, 21; Swansea, 3. The following matches were scratched due tc frost: Blackheath vs.
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    • 133 16 London, Nov. 29. A Gilbertian situation arose in the *****-nal-Sunderland match. Buchan scored against Sunderland, and the latter thus received £100 for the goal in accordance with the terms of Buchan's transfer. Erain gt t a second goal. Sunderland almost deserved to draw. There was frost
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    • 84 16 London, Nov. 29. The Football Association has provisionally accepted the Canadian Football Association's invitation to send an England team to Canada for a seven or eight weeks' tour next Summer. The dominion authorities are undertaking to defray all expenses. As the team will leave England
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    • 30 16 London, Nov. 28. The flowing are the results of "Soccer" f riendly%iatches Cambridge University 2, Corinthians 4. Oxford University 2, Oxford City 4. Millwall 10. Clapton Orient 2.
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    • 184 16 BRITISH TENNIS TEAM IN SO UTH AFRICA. London, Nov. 28. East London.— The British Lawn Tennis team beat Border by I matches to nil, the fourth match being abandoned. Results: Ladies' Doubles.— Miss Colyer and Miss Ridley, beat Mrs. Fuller and Mrs. AfcJannet, 2 6, 6 o, 6 o. Men's
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    • 22 16 London, Nov. 30. Brisbane. The combined Country Associations beat the British team of bowlers by points to 199.
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    • 363 16 KEPPEL G. C. ANNUAL MEETING. The twentythird annual general meeting of the Keppel Golf Club was held at the Club House on Tuesday, the President, Mr. D. Paterscn, presiding ov?r an attendance of 35 members. The report and accounts for the past year were discussed and adopted. Mr. D.
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    • 198 16 In addition to a selection of new fiction the umlernoted works have been added «to Raffles Library and will be available for issue on Saturday at 9 a.m. Bensen (E. F.) Mother: a biography. Chancellor E. B.) Lives of the Rakes. V.5. "Old Q" and Barrymore. Farmer (H.
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  • 206 16 (By courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha). Tokio. Dec. 8. Sellers quoted at Y2.35 per pound f.a.q spot in to-day's rubber market, while tin Banka, was quoted at Y2lO per pikul. N.Y.K's S.A. Line Improvement. A big improvement in the N.Y.K.'s South American Line has been made, the
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 196 16 Moutrie Pianos^ Are the Best Value in the tropics to-,! and Quality. rice In construction and tonal balance tl i finished Product of Art and WorkmatelT* Prices $600 upon terns. S. MOUTRIE CO., LTD (Incorporated in Hon K konpi The Arcade, BDfGAPOR Avoid cigarettes that contain sand Sand is responsible
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