Malaya Tribune, 10 December 1926

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    21 1 The Malaya Tribune. Vol. XIII.- No. 289 SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1926 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1926.
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    BOGUS PEERS
    554 2 Amazing Frauds Practised on Americans The truth of the saying that "Americans love a Lord" has never been more strongly justified than by the amazing revelations that have followed the arrest of the promoters of a Social Introduction Bureau, in New York. Extraordinary frauds are alleged against them.
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    OPIUM CARGO
    264 2 Million Dollars' Worth from Hong Kong When the s s Luchow, belonging to Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, docked in Pootung last Sunday, (says the Shanghai Mercury of November 24), a few persons reported to Admiral Y-ang Sze-chang that 100 cases of Indian opium were on board. This opium
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    RUBBER REPORT
    97 2 Singapore, December 8. Catalogued 1,497,746 lbs. Tons 668.63. Offered 999,406 lbs. Tons 446.16. Sold 852,272 lbs. Tons 380.47. t a SpotLondon ls 6%d New \ork 36 c ts. PRICES REALIZED Ribbed Smoked Sheet Gents per lb Standard quality No Sales Good average quality to 62 Off quality 58V*
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      306 2 white Jlorse P fiarour White Horse Whisky stands out out ft m ■art) sign of age. ■MMMHHj There are imp!* stocki HHh||||Hb maturing to ensure the contteuance of the same high ft f J Buality which has always «karactehaed White Horse. Wlffff Horse ScotchWrllSKY Agents: Messrs. ADAMSON, GILFILLAN Co.. Ltd,
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    AGE OF ELECTRICITY
    332 3 Large Market for ElectroTechnical Products The mcdern man cannot exist without clecti (-technic*, no country with any claim to civilisation can dispense with them. Well nd them in the household, in the workshop, in the factory, in the laboratory, on the farm, in everyday traffic, etc. Everywhere
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY
    367 3 The following novels were added to the Library during the past tortnieht:— Adcock (A. St. John) Master Where He Will. Ayres (Ruby M.) The Planter of the Tree. Bentinck (Lady Norma.) The Puzzled Wife, Bottome (Phyllis) The Rat. Bowen (Marjorie) The Seven Deadly Sins. Buchan (John) Homilies and
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    ESTATE OUTPUTS
    60 3 Messrs. Paterson, Simons and Co., Ltd., announce the following- November 1926 outputs:— Henrietta Rubber Estate, Ltd., 63,000 lbs. Sungei Matang- Rubber Estate, Ltd., 27,427 lbs. Laras (Sumatra) Rubber Estates, Ltd., 63,811 lbs. Rampah Cocoanut Estates, Ltd., 138,000 (nuis.) Benar (Selangor) Rubber Estate, Ltd., 12,900 lbs. Kuala Pergau Rubber
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    48 3 The great ruby of Russia, pride of the crowned heads for centuries and once the treasured possession of Catherine the Great, and considered one of the most valuable of the Russian Crown Jewess, is now declared by Russian scientists to be a large rubellite and far from precious.
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      430 3 CHILD WELFARE IN INDIA. In India, as in most other tropical countries, the healthy rearing of children is a difficult task, there are so many dangers associated with the climate, the food sup•P j m J- sanitation and so on. Parents in India find of exceeding helpfulness. Here is what
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      199 3 j <J fkaSlXh/ I I Selected Lemons, specially imported for the purpose, give to IS F and N LEMON SQUASH /I a distinctive flavour that is not equalled the inherent healthfulness of these luscious /l^Lmwf^^^^rĔ\ ft j r U tS as '"danced V ca re^u b.'enI The Guardians flffllfglll i
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      384 4 I EMPIRE Thursday December 9, to Monday December 13. C In the Second Show at 9 pm. H r. A picture of Thrill-, Adventures and HiWrious F"n X I JACKIE COOGAN H the favourite of thousands in tte best picture in Cj Little Robinson Crusoe! I 1 1 In ;7
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      538 4 Amusements. aSESESaSESHSHSES2SZSZSZSZ£^ Two topping pictures each an attraction by <y itself Dj From Monday, December 6, to Sunday, December 12. S AT THE S ALHAMBRA (Tan Cheng Kee Co., Ltd. Proprietors.) qJ They are Both First National Specials and the best of their X Class so far Presented: g In
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      389 4 G4IETY CINEMA Junction Albert and Bencoolen Streets From Friday Dec. 10, to Thursday, Dec. 16. NIGHTLY AT 9.15 P.M. The Great Continental Attraction I The most gorgeous asd stupendous of all cinema productions I THE Count of Charo'ais (In 8 Big Reels) 12,000 Feet in Length A Rare Drama of
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    SINGAPORE DIARY
    161 5 To-day. December 10 Tj j t ...—1.53 a.m., 1.7 p.m. fl'^ 1 n W.K II vs. Boustead and Co. g£! s C .c. (B) vs. S.R.C. C.C (A) vs. R.A.M.C. rt at Gardens, 5 p.m. Road School Entertainment, 8 p.m. To-morrow, December 11 Kith Tides.— a.m., 2.4 p.m.
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEERS
    77 5 To day, December 10 5J5 p.m.- Drill Hall, All Ranks, S. V. C. leTolver Diill. hnston'l Pier, D. E. L. Units Palee Brani. ii: Hall, Chinese Company. |i raits DrilL ro-morrew, December 11 Bt Usiier Range, All Ranks. 5 Revolver Classification. B ikit Timah Range, European I asua
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    27 5 The rate of issue of Money Orders for yion to-day L* Rs. 154 equal i rate of payment of Money m India and Ceylon is Rs. 158
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    FINANCE & COMMERCE
    1434 5 FINANCE COMMERCE PRODUCE t>- c Singapore, December 10 Rice, S.'aS N? 2 K yan IS? Rice, Siam 3 Rice, Salmon Rice, Saigon 2 Rice, Saigon 3 Rice, Rangoon 1 *o Q e Rice, Rangoon 2 Rice' PaF Boiled No 1 P e 'r ».70 Rice,' S 9 5 H 3
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    MAILS CLOSE
    206 5 TO-DAY, DECEMBER 10 Banka Island, Java, South-West Sumatra, South-East Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas and Timor ~D llly (Plancius) 2 p.m. gf*f >A ('Flying Dragon) 2 p.m. aexat Pandjang and Bengkalis (Eng Guan) 2 p.m. Siam (except Lower Siam) r 0 (Kola) 3 p.m. t neribon, Samarang Boeltleng and Sourabaya
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    METEOROLOGICAL REPORT
    70 5 (By courtesy of the Government Health Office) Kandang Kerbau Station for the 24 hours ending midnight December 9, 1926. deg. Maximum shade temperature 90 F. Minimum shade temperature 74 F. Mean shade temperature 80.5 F. Maximum sun radiation 163 F. Minimum grass radiation 70.5 F. Sea temperature 81
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    178 5 Following the lead of a well-known football enthus'avt of Kuala Lumpur who, early last year, published what was probably the first book on local football, under the name of "Echo," there comes to hand "The Selangor Football Handbook for the 1926 season, written by "Centre" (Mr. G. L. Harris) whose
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGES
    77 5 British Official Press Service. [British Official Press Service.j London, Decem'ser 9. Exchange rates* Paris L 23.12.5. New York 4.*****. Brussels 34.86. Geneva 25.095. Amsterdam 12.*****. Milan 111.75. Berlin 20.38. Stockholm 18.*****. Copenhagen 18.2125. Oslo 19.115. Vienna 34.40. Prague 163.75. Helsingfors 192.50. Madrid 31.92. Lisbon 2 17 32 Rio
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    Births, Marriages and Deaths
    23 6 BIRTH. TSAI—On the 9th December 1926, at 2-2 Cairnhill Circle to Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Tsai, a daughter.
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    MARRIAGE.
    42 6 Mr. Chew Kim Swee, eldest son of Mr. Chew Tian Sang, to the second daughter of Mr. Lim Chwee Cheng of Singapore Harbour Board. The marriage will take plate at HDuse No. 5-B. Lorong 26, Gaylang Road, on the 17th instant.
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    HIGH MASS.
    44 6 A High Mass of Requiem for the repose of the soul of the late Maria Susan Glass will be sung at the Church of St. Joseph on Saturday, 11th December, 1926, at 6.30 a.m. Your kind prayers and attendance are earnestly solicited.
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    SINGAPORE AS AN AIR CENTRE
    848 6 Yesterday's report of an announcement made by Sir Samuel Hoare to the House of Commons is of great importance to Singapore for it means that as is the case already in so many directions Singapore is to be the air centre of the East. Already
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    A CURIOUS RUBBER CASE
    196 6 An Ipoh correspondent sent us an account, which we published on Tuesday, of a very curious case involving the insurance of rubber. According to our correspondent, the facts may briefly be summarised as the following: A rubber dealer possesses rubber in store, which he has insured
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    998 6 The local schools close to-day for the Christmas holidays. A useful block calendar for 1927 has been received in this office from the English Electric Co., Limited. A general meeting of -members of the Clerical Union will be held at St. Andrew's School H.all this afternoon at 5.30. We are
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    SOCIETY AND PERSONAL
    552 6 The visit of H s p to Bangkok has r. of His E^^^^ tantinopie after lum the Nka Mr. F. E. DiUev pw. Borneo Company, ft',! at a number of the staff of handsome presents on J tuncticn took place at Mr Rn* residence on th Mr.
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    PRIZE DISTRIBUTION
    30 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) P mang. Dcvemb* At annual p.iz, ;i.-.iki Government UuN School, Mi v Headmistress presided Soott. tn.- w fe oi the K distributed the prize-.
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    PRISON PREFERRED
    40 6 (From Our Own Deteanai At the Polk-, Court. I guilty to biing r in m o-W char. Ai and was Rb $25€ rigwo-as UnpfCaonn The accord, who cl asked thj Mag hand over h.- the Bequest was panto*
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    CHEROOT CASE SETTLED
    40 6 (From Our Own p m m- DeuaaW v a Vb r.ameo The oese again* dul ah charged with oescrijtion to Bumiah < J A M. S. Nainam > berth parti s arr.ving His Honour 1 di.-charged the tfcrt nflent.
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    45 6 Mails from Eorope (1 patched November. 18), eX n will arrive by train ta-Jg Correspondence w to boxholders at,9.45 From Holland and Grotius, due at Singl From Austra 14 »J P* Singapore to-mo*T< From France bj aV the Singapore at a.m. on instant.
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    CHINA THREATENS TO END TREATIES
    64 7 Cpeec'i by Minister at Washington ppEPENPBNl ACTION BY UNITED STATES URGED Minister Lampson Finds All Quiet at Hankow Reuter's Service. ItVashingMB, December 9. Conference on the Cause tr the Chinese Minister States to act indepennating the unequal extra** 'ies in China and added that did
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    MR. MOVEMENTS
    44 7 Reuter's Far Easter Service. Far Eastern Service.] Hankow, December 10. y r> Mil.- l.anipson has arrived here. jj t r* •< 'lave had a conference u hi a.: -T Kai-shek at Kiukiang. n i' quiet but the forma- I r.s got's on apace.
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    Disarmament Plans
    48 7 PRIVATE MANUFACTURE TO BE SUPERVISED British Desire is to Lighten the Burden Reuter's Service. n va. December 1». I incil has decided to in- and Russia to send a meeting: at Geneva the special eom- a convention on the super-* v-■<:'•. i mate manufacture, of arms.
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    AGRERMENTS SOUGHT
    178 7 Geneva, December 9. L» a.LTue < ouncil adopted the report Bones, the Rapporteur, c v, arbitration, security and the n.: ol armaments. '>v:.s passed recommending fo'-r States conclude agree- establish confidence anjl v circumstances are favwable. requested the Preparatory* 1 '">> a date for the draft tf t
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    CHATER BEQUESTS
    144 7 Suns Left to Relatives and Friends Reuter's Service. London, December 9. hater, Executive Councillor at Property at Hong Kong I five million dollars and England of £136,000 net. thousand dollars to i: **ey Club, his residence, collection of China and por- racing cups to his wife h <"
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    ICE JAM BREAKS
    36 7 H c of Uke (Jrain Carriers Released Reuter's Service. F** 1:1 Dec. 9. t h l, 1 r,; < A r Superior and I 1 berating a fleet of r «I n several million
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    LIBERIAN RUBBER PROJECT
    38 7 Firestone Concludes Arrangements GOVERNMENT RATIFIES BIG PLANTING PLAN Reuter's Service. London, Deeembor 'J. ruh\J* announced th *t Mr. Firestone's rubber group agreement and also an Amencan loan contract have been signed S3 Eȣ the Liberian
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    Former Hero Dies
    176 7 INSPIRER OF BARRACK BALLADS Osman Digna Was Antagonist of Gordon and Kitchener Reuter's Service. London. Deojimbar 9. One of the most rugged and pictme-sque characters m the hastory of N crtJ h Africa has• tiwa.pp.a.tj.a In the death at Wady Haha, after a short il of Oaman
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    LEAGUE ARREARS
    114 7 Proposal to Expel Delinquent Members Reuter's Service. Lond;i:i, December i». In the House of Commons, replying lo Colonel Woodcock, iLr. Locker-Lampson said that as far as he knew no dehnite scheme of payment had been submitted to (h-na. I'eiu and Bolivia for tneir arrears or contributions to the
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    DIPLOMAT IN BRAWL
    108 7 Spanish Charga in Mexico Mobbed Reuter's Service. 'Mexico City, December 9. The representative of a foreign Power was involved in a street brawl as the result of his failure to ohttlli'j the signal of a policeman directing the traffic. Sencr Pedro Gua:, the Spanish Chargs d'Atfaircs, was
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    INSURANCE CO-OPERATION
    170 7 Mutual Sharing of Information Regarding Defaulters Reuter's Service. London, December 9. Delegates from eighteen countries attended the International Credit Insurance Conference at London with a view to forming personal contact with insurance experts in different countries for the purpose of reaching a uniform system of co-operation concerning advice
    Reuter's Service. London, December 9. Delegates from eighteen countries attended the International Credit Insurance Conference at London with a view to forming personal contact with insurance experts in different countries for the purpose of reaching a uniform system of co-operation concerning advice as regards the soundness of firms and also to discuss the forms of insurance which may be iiafelry undtrtjaken. They passed a raaolution mutually undertaking to offer every facility for obtaining information regarding defaulting debtors resident in their respective countries.  -  170 words
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    SUGAR BEET FACTORY
    98 7 Yorkshire Plan Abandoned as Impracticable Reuter's Service. London, December 9. The sugar refiners, Messrs. Tate and Lyle, have decided to abandon the project of building a sugar-beet factory in Yorkshire on account of the experience gained through working the existing factory in Suffolk. Sir Ernest Lyle, at
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    "REDS" RELY ON DISSENSIONS
    189 7 Consider Defeat of "Antis" Sure NORTHERN FORCES MOVE AGAINST ENEMY (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hong Kcng, Decemb.r 10. The Northern «nti-Reds ha<# been moving from Anhwei to Honan via .the king-Hankow and the Pek ng Mukdui Kaiiroads nine:' December 8. but the Reds claim the enemy's
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    WIRELESS ANNIVERSARY
    101 7 Tributes Paid to Marconi's Achievements British Official Press Service. [British Official Press Service.] London, December 9. Next Sun-say will be the twenty-fifth anniversary of the wireless experiments conducted by Signor Marconi which resulted in the transmission and reception for the Mrst time of wireless signals between the Old
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    BRITISH POLICY IN CHINA
    94 7 "No Intervention 99 Clearly Reiterated j British Official Press Service. [British Oflicial Press Service.] London, December I). The question was asked to-day in Parliament if the pronouncement of Mr. Idles Lampson, British Mmister in China, that there c< uid be no qaesti m of intervention by
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    FRENCH BUDGET VOTED
    51 7 Only Socialists and Communists Opposed Reuter's Service. Paris, December 9. The Chamber of Deputies has passed the I budget by 410 to 136 and adjourned until December ]7 The expenditure amounts to 39,634,408,139 francs receipts 40 099 *****6 francs. Oniy the Socialists and Communists votei against the
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    THIRTY MINERS KILLED
    57 7 Reuter's Service. Princeton, Indiana, December 9. Over thirty miners are believed to have been killed a few minutes after starting work by an explosion in the Francisco mine in southwest Indiana. The explosion was due to gas and blew off the top of the airshaft, forcing the
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    THE CHINESE BISHOPS
    41 7 [Havas Agency.] Lyons, December 9. Th? new Chinepa bishops wer? solemnly received by thu Lyons' Catholics. This morning the five bishops assisted in the graat rontificai holy offiou under the chairmanship of Cardinal Maurin, Arch bishop of Lyons.
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    HUGE SHIPPING DEAL
    48 7 Reuter's Service. New York. December 9. The transfer of 436 V..lss;e,)s, aggregating 830,000 tons, is involved in the offer of the Royal Mail Steam 'hip Company to purcihase tin LeylartJ and Red Star iine? frcm the Interna/tional Mercantile Marine, whose Directors consider the offer favourable.
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    GOVERNOR APPROVED
    30 7 [Havas Agenc".] Paiii, December 9. Th:» Colon'al Committee of the Chamber approved unanimously, w th th? exception of one vote the policy of M. Harenne, Governor of Indo-China.
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    PETROLEUM DIVIDEND
    24 7 Reuter's Service. The Hague, December 9. The Royal Dutch Petroleum Company has declared an interim dividend of ten per j cent. I
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    NO CANCELLATION OF WAR DEBTS
    396 7 Report of Secretary ol U. S Treasury TERMS ARE WELL WITHIN DEBTORS' CAPACITY Money Due America Means Nothing to Europe Reuter's Service. Washington, December 9 f T vi e M l tf* lldi J« Mature of the report J f Mr. Mellon Secretary of the
    Reuter's Service. Washington, December 9 fTvie Mltf*lldiJ« Mature of the report J f Mr. Mellon Secretary of the Treasury, us he impression it gives of--the United states reluctance at present U reconsider ar-a war deibt set.lemente. The report states that 97 per cent of-the total-oblisanons held by the United State? have besa covered by defilements and 'a fair trial can be had not in theory but in practice. The existence of the Foreign Debt Commission terminates on February 9, 1927. Ihe Commission has practically completed its vvoik.The report adds that no debtor nation will deny that the raymen s arranged for in the earlier yea-s of a sixty-two>'l'?; Penod are well within its capacity While in the eight years since thea nu K.» the American debt has meant practically nothing to Continent 1 Europe since the settlements. England's excepted' have been only recently compkt d Secret' a; .v Me lon emphasises that the United Mates Government has maintained a eofietatent policy against cancellation and quotas statements by President Wilson to show that there was no though' of cancellation.  -  396 words
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    Italy Massing Troops
    76 7 LEAGUE PERTURBED BY CONCENTRATION Tension Prevents MussoliniBriand Conversation [Trans-Ocean Service] Geneva, December 9. Reports of troops concentration are gravely perturbing the League. Italy's explanation that the murder of two frontier policemen at Ventimiglia necessitated an inciease is disbelieved as th-» Riviera frontier already bristles with troops and
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    MASSING CONTINUES
    14 7 Berlin, December 9. The Franco-Italian troop concentration continues on the Riviera frontier.
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    INTERVIEW RENOUNCED
    21 7 Paris. December 9. In view of the Belgrade-Rome tension M. Briand has renounced his proposed meeting with Signor Mussolini.
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    GOVERNMENT BLAMED
    244 7 Mr. Baldwin Hits Back at the Labour Party British Official Press Service. f British Official Press Service.] London, December 9. In the House of Commons Mr. Ramsay Mac-Donald criticized the Government particularly for passing the Eight Hours Act and abandoning the principle of a national agreement and concluded
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    EMERGENCY LAWS
    96 7 Mostly Repealed by House of Commons Reuter's Service. London. December 9. The Hou.EQ of Commons has agreed to a motion repealing the majority of the emergency regulations apart from those required to contrtl the export of coal and supplies of nas. wa'er and elect icity pending a return
    Reuter's Service. London. December 9. The Hou.EQ of Commons has agreed to a motion repealing the majority of the emergency regulations apart from those required to contrtl the export of coal and supplies of nas. wa'er and elect icity pending a return to normal work.  -  96 words
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    FOUR FRONT LIGHTS
    46 7 British Official Press Service. [British Official Press Service.) London, December 9, As a preventive against drivin? accidents, a new Road Vehicles Bill introduce.! into Parliament provides for the compulsory use of four front lights on automobiles and limits the range of their beam.
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    Sporting News
    100 8 FOOTBALL Aston Athletic Club vs. Green Star Football Club The folVnving will represent the above Club mixed eleven at soccer against the Green Star F.C. of Johore on Saturday in Johore T v Au Kee Hock; Tan Lee Wan, Lim Teck Seng; Chia Seng Lim Yong Liang, L,m
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    Singapore Harbour Board vs. General Hospital
    63 8 friendly match will be played on the Outram Road School Ground on Saturday, the 11th instant, at 4.45 p.m. *harp b:twe?n the Harbour Bowl and General Hospital atevens Th» fo lowing will represent the former :'-l>e Castro, Joffrea. Prankie Monteiro, Kirn Yean, Rajak>o, Elankayer,
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    THE TURF
    29 8 Ipoh Gymkhana Club Scratching Race No. 2:— Dinty, Mimosa, Happy Thoughts, Kiwi; Latter all engagement. Race No. 3: —Royal Rose Race No. 4:—Kismet. Race No. 5:—Java—all engagement».
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    RUGBY
    91 8 S.C.C. Team Defeated by Military Combination The meeting of the S.C.C. 'A' team and team from No. 2 Company, Duke of Wellington's Regiment, oa the Padang yesterday afternoon, provided an interesting" fixture, the Duke s winning by eight points to six. When the interval arrived the Club was leading
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    HOCKEY
    52 8 Indian Association to Play Against R.A.M.C. The following will represent the Indian Association against the R.A.M.C. at Tanglin to-morrow —J. Solomon Raja Ram and Harman Singh A. S. Roman. T. Damon and T. Bhanta Singh; P. K. Baskaran; S. S. Yarma (capt.) C. Lall, K. S. Kuckreja and P.
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    LAWN TENNIS
    87 8 Khoo Hooi Hye Defeats S. Okamato An exhibition nia*ch was ayed yesterday evening at the hines: Recreation Club between Hcoi Hyt <;f Malayan fame, and S. Okamato, the Japanese Davis Cup player. Mr Okamato w s passing through Singapore en :oute for Japan anj w nning the first
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    LOCAL AMUSEMENTS
    362 8 Happy Valley THE "HERRILADS MINSTRELS" IN NEW SURROUNDINGS Following a big success at the City Opera last week, the Merrilads Minst'.els again produced their reflective play—The Fortune Teller—before a large and appreci \t ye audience at the Gnani Opera of Happy Valley last evening. The house was packed
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    26 8 Minnehaha Fal's at Minnehpolis, famed m poetry by Longfellow, gets its water supply now from electrically operated pumps, as tho original feeding creek has run ill
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    STARVATION AT SIANFU
    376 8 Streets Strewn With Unburied Dead HUMAN FLESH BEING OFFERED FOR SALE Beseiged Missionaries Are Out of Provisions Reuter's Far Eastern Service. Peking, December 9. Terrible conditions at Sianfu are described in a graphic despatch from Reuters correspondent in Shsaisi in the war zone under date of November
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    FOUR NEW BRIDGES
    325 8 Huge Expenditure Planned to Aid London Traffic British Official Press Service. London. December 9. The report on London cross river traffic presant&d by the Royal Commission recomnunds improvements including construction cf four more Th.mes bridges costing altogether twenty-seven and a half millions sterling Much public satisfaction is
    British Official Press Service. London. December 9. The report on London cross river traffic presant&d by the Royal Commission recomnunds improvements including construction cf four more Th.mes bridges costing altogether twenty-seven and a half millions sterling Much public satisfaction is expressed that the Commission propose the preservation of Waterloo bridge, which Is the moat beautiful one spanning the Thames. They suggest the rebuilding of unsound parts and widening the structure jn such a way as to preserve the original design. Ihc most important proposal is for a new double-deck bridge at Charing Cross to carry road and rail traffic, an I the continuation of the b:idge across the Strand. A new b-idge with a high level roadway from southward across the river at Blackfriars and over Fleet Street to Holborn is also recommended and the other proposed bridges wculd be further up river at Fulham and Chiswi.k. Th- extensive programme includes reconstructing some existing bridges tunnels and their approaches.  -  325 words
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    AMPANG DESTROYED
    77 8 Sixty Houses Burned Near Ipoh (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, December 10. A disastrous fire totally destroyed the village of Ampang, seven miles from Ipoh. The damage totals $100,000. The village consisted of sixty shophouses of timber and attap rooming. The fire originated in the kitchen of a
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    ITALO-GERMAN TREATY
    63 8 Reuter's Service. Geneva, December 9. There is no surprise here at reports ol the imminence of the signature of an Italo-Gcrman Treaty of arbitration and friendship, as it has been known for some time that negotiations thereanent were pending. The treaty is in the spirit of the principles
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    WORLD'S LARGEST BANK
    55 8 Reuter's Service. New York, December 9. The National C'ty Bank will become the largest banking institution in the world as the result of the Directors' decision to recommend an increase in the Bank's capital by twenty-five million dollars to $140,000,000. The Midland Bank of England comes next
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    SNOWSTORM IN JAPAN
    22 8 Reuter's Far Eastern Service. Tokyo, December 9. Heavy snowstorms are racing throughout Northern Japan. Sixty fishing boats are missing.
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    THE S.S. "RYNDAM"
    199 8 University Afloat" To Arrive To-morrow The University Afloat," the name under which the steamship Ryndam is now known, is scheduled to berth at the West Wharf at 7 o'clock to-morrow morning and there should be a crowd to welcome the visitors. The 14 Ryndam," one of the
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    ARMED CHINESE IN CAR
    70 8 Upper Serangoon Road "HoldUp by Police Officer A number of Chinese proceeding in a car along Upper Serangoon Road yesterday were stopped by Mr. Dickinson, A.S.P.. and some detectives, and searched. An automatic pistol and a dagger were found in their possesion. They were brought before
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    JEWELLERS COMPLAINT
    80 8 Would-be Brokers who Failed to Return At the Second Court before Mr. Bull. Police Magistrate, yesterday, a charge of criminal breach of trust was preferred against a Chinese woman named Sit Swee Neo and a man nanvd Chua Poh 800. It is alleged again-ft them that they committed
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    MARCONI'S MARRIAGE
    49 8 Annulment Proceedings to Be Sub Rosa Reuter's Service. Rome. December 10. At the request af tht mtsraatad pattisa, the Barred Rota has decided that ail the proceedings in the application for annulment of Signor Maveoai'l marriage shall he conducted in secrecy in order to avoid unpleasant dls*.ussion.
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    EGYPTIAN POPPY CROP
    37 8 Government Proposes to Purchase Whole [Trans-Ocean Service] L ndon, December 9. The Egyptian Government proposes to purchase ihe whole poppy crop tor £200 000 as an anti-« pium measure, and to forbid further planting
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    PROPERTY SALE
    340 8 The following- properties were disposed cf by audi n by the Estate and Trust Auencie Ltd., at their on the b.h r.stant before a large attendance, biddings being exceptionally brisk: 1 Chong Tuan Street freehold, 1,806 sq. ft, bough,: by Mr Wong Kum Poh for ?8,600; 2 Chong
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    ALLEGED CHEATING
    66 8 In connection with a charge of cheating in respect of benzine and oil valued at $125 brought against him by Mr. A. H. Todd, Secretary. Singapore Turf Club, a Javanese named Alias bin Haji Abdul Rahman was brought before Mr. C. P. Smith, Police Magistrate, in the Third
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    WANTED IN CEYLON
    130 8 Extradition Warrant Against Singapore Prisoner H L. Fonseka, undergoing a term of imprisonment in Singapore Prison on conviction of the offence of cheating and said to be wanted by the Ceylon Police to complete a term of four years' rigorous imprisonment on conviction'of the offence of housebreaking
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    A MARKET EPISODE
    149 8 Poulterer Charged with Causing Hurt to Customer Arising opt of a dispute in one of the local markets with a customer, a Chinese poultry safer was charged at th? District Court this morning before Mr P. A. F. David, District Judge, with causing hurt to Mariemuttu, a
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    MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS
    264 8 Valuation Appeals Committee Considers Objections After hearing objections to the assessments the following valuations were determined by th« Municipal Valuation Appeals Committee:—No. 5 Kampong Soopoo. $4,200; Nos 11 and 13 C arke Quay. $5,400; No 410 Havelock Road. $6 000; No. 10 Dunlop Street. $240; No. 14 Dunlop
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    JAPANESE NEWS
    182 8 (By courtesy of the Nichi-Nichi Shimbunsha) Toki >. December 8. It is stated that the Archbish >p of the Bigaohi H nganji sert Ohtani Kocho, has been sentenced for bankruptcy. The N.Y.K New York liner, Asuka Maru, grounded off Xii Province. All the crew and passengers are safe
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    Scottish Letter
    1798 8  -  (By Robert S. Angus Edinburgh, November IL Long before these lines are printed—such at least is the present prosriect—the dispute in the coal trade, which has paralysed our industry for the last six months, will be over. The precise manner of its ending is not clear at the
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
    122 8 Ships alongside the W*nWJ or expected to arrive. Singapore, Dsn* East Wharf (Entrance Gate I) Emil Kirdoff 22; nana* Main Wharf (Kstrsare v Cretins 18; I ft* of Gla f 7 Maru 12; Aniboise B; I*-** Empire Dock (Kntranr.• Morioka Maru 34; Empire Deck (Entrance Cssi M
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      110 8 THE WEATHER Meteorological Weekly Report (By Courtesy of the Government Health Office) Hill Station Records for the seven days ending midnight on Saturday, December 4, 1926: Penang Hill Altitude of observation (feet above at S. L.) 2,100. Average mean shade temperature (dog. F.) 70.05. Total evaporation (in inches) .239. Total
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    Letters to the Editor
    118 9 I The Hat and Manners I j:t..r of the Malaya Iribune. a breach of pood manners to h;': -n your head when a lady, creed, colour or position, j v he a perfect stranger to A may be proudhearted—in r who treats you with conable by
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    Market Sellers
    168 9 t h( Kiiit" r of the Malaya Tribune, j r ,a(l with interest the letter of .vho igned himself "Keep L u ublished yesterday and r ,*jp nic day he may duly be reivith the presidential post for his I would also demur about refrom him a present
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    Taxi Drivers
    264 9 7 th- K of the Malaya Tribune. T > ;iits Times" is busy publishagainst the local Indian Tw correspondents wrote tlVt that they prefer Malays r; the Indians in regard to -y ounmonsense. They have rfieir zeal to give unconditional :->• th- ir favourites, the Malays and -e
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    Valunteer Recruiting
    389 9 C th Editor of the Malaya Tribune. has been suggested that a I'latonn of the Singapore Volun- '"I- should be formed. fc l'ivat War the Colonies restrously and instantaneously to mtry's call, and it is thought may some Colonials in Singac ar not already in the Volunteers '■iijfht
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    BISHOP OF SINGAPORE
    1060 9 An Appreciation from a Bangkok Clergyman "ThJ I*s ftS R Simi "ons writes to Ji tl,^ k ,mes have Leen invitS^W^^J 1 about the resignation or the Bishop of Singapore. The news has not occasioned me amy surprise. For I wit°h W t^ at Bish u° P
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    527 10 Singapore, December 4. MEAT Beef steak (round) kati 61 Beef stew or curry kati 48 Pork lean kati 64 Pork lean and fat (Ist quality) kati 56 Mutton Indian lb. 50 Mutton Australian lb. 50 Fowl kati 65 Capons (Locally reared) kati 75 Hens (Locally reared) kati 85
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    74 10 "The tributes to the 'Manchester Guardian' from regular readers of many sorts at the Manchester Town Hall recently," writes a correspondent to that paper, "remind me of a story told of a member of the Friends' Meeting at York, who was somewhat given to prayers on topical affairs. It is
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      334 11 AUCTION SALE KOON SENG U (TION SALE OF SINGAPORE TOWN PROPERTIES. AT MESSRS. CHEONG KOON SENG CO S. SALEROOM NO. 30, CHULIA STREET. QM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, AT 2.30 P.M. able freehold building sit 3 situate at Devonshire Road, Singapore, feet, part of Grant No. 2. A fine site for
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      625 11 STEAMER SAILINGS 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with Hit Majesty's Government) OUTWARDS from LONDON. HOMEWARDS. For China ft Japan. For Marseilles, London ft Antwerp. Du Leave Tonnage
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      706 11 STEAMER mm LONDON JLLNJi Tonnage De* < ination Due Sail Atsuta Maru 8,000 M'seilles, L'don, A'werp R'dam Dec 10 11 Kashima Maru 10,000 M'seilles, L'don, A'werp R'dam Dec 23 24 Hakone Maru 10,500 M'seilles, L'don, A'werp R'dam Jan 7 8 Suwa Maru 11,000 M'seilles, L'don, A'werp R'dam Jan 21 22
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      556 12 PUBLIC NOTICES THE OVERSEA-CHINESE BANi LTD. Notice is hereby given that in exercise of the lien and power of the sale provided by the Bank's Articles of AssociUim, the underncted shares, particulars of which are given below, have bten sold and the original certificates Nos. 843 acd 85 are hereby
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      553 12 SITUATIONS VACANT —r 1 1 MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE Applications are invited for the post of Inspector for the P.C.A. aDd Dogs Department in Grade IV carrying an initial silary of $80 per mensem rising to $100 per mensem by annual increment of 510 per mensem, plus temporary allowance At present
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      452 12 BANKS THE HO HONG BANK, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE: 94, MARKET STREET BRANCHES Penang 85 Beach Street. Malacca 131 Junker Street. Muar 77-79 Jalan Suleiman. Batu Pahat 109 Jalan Rahamat. Palemoang 16 Ilir. Hong Kong 13 Queen's Road Central. Seremban 63 Birch Road. Batavia 47 Corner Lloyd Street. AGENCIES AT: London,
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      500 12 BANKS THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Registered in London, under the Companies Acts of 1862 to 1890, on 2nd December 1892 Authorised Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed Capital £1,800,000 Paid-up Capital £1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest £1,512,884 HEAD OFFICE: 15, Grace Church Street, London, E. C. 3. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J.
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      476 12 INSURANCE THE fltik* south BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. FIRE, MARINE TRANSIT MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPTED AT LOWEST CURRENT RATES. L. C. MARGOLIOUTH, Manager Office 2, Finlayson Green. ORIENTAL Government Security LIFE ASSURANCE Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in India 1874.) Results of the Company's Operations during the three years 1922-1924. PROFIT Rs.
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