Malaya Tribune, 11 January 1927

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  • 22 1 The Malaya Tribune Vol. xiv.. No. 8 SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1927 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune TUESDAY. JAM WRY 11. 1927.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 64 1 X'MAS PRESENTS! II Buy a Davis Cup Tennis Racket. B. F. SANTOS l The Sport Shop IAJ 15. ARCADE, Singapore. I f 1 I S I o I j II o I "THE DELICATE AND FLEETING FRAGRANCE OF THE DEW-DRENCHED VIOLET" < i i I o I I I 1
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    • 33 1 COMMERCIAL I 1 MANILLA BUPP ENVELOPES JUST RECEIVED OF SPECIAL QUALITY SIZE Price $2.00 per 1000 Envelopes j (A Limited stock oily io hand) The Malaya Tribune Press, Ltd. I Printers Stationers, Singapore.
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  • 550 2 Music Increases Factory Girls' Efficiency With bobbed hair well coiffurcd, clad in short-sleeved, pretty dresses, sitting: before their machines in new flexible-backed chairs, working: and listening to the strains of a tuneful melody coming from a radio loud speaker connected with a Victrola, but working intently; that
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  • 435 2 The following Singapore properties were sold by auction at the saleroom of Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng Co., No. 30, Chulia Street on December 29, 1926, and January 5, 1927 99 years' leasehold land and house No. 10-5, Short Street, area 840 sq. ft., bought by Mr. Moses Albi
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  • 91 2 A fire at Victoria Barracks at Hong Kong created a considerable amount of excitement, and for a time, not a little anxiety, among the detachment of Royal Engineers quartered there. It occurred in a store room on the ground floor of "B" block, a three-storied building, and for quite a
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    • 312 2 Af the many ways in which "4711" can be used with beneficial fry U results, there is none more widely appreciated by discriminat- liil ing women than the touch behind the eafs and over the temples f^SSlul which cools and refreshes after exercise. J^Sffll Its bewitching daintiness gives it pride
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    • 564 2 THE CHINESE PRODUCTS EMPORIUM OF SHANGHAI, No. 14, High Street, SINGAPop^ The general public from an economic*] of view will no doubt find it to their ben purchase goods imported by ue. AbkjbT'S* goods we stock the following 8 Chinese silks, satins, sarcenet travel leather bags and trunks, silk and
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  • 863 3 Cathedral of "The Good Shepherd The report of the Board of Wardens of the Cathedra] of the Good Shepherd, for the year ended November 30, is as follows To the Committee of Management Cathedral of "The Good Shepherd," Singapore. Gentlemen,—The Board of Wardens have the pleasure to submit
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  • 84 3 Mr. A. Probsthain, the London bookseller, has received a couple of treasures, vhc first books printed in the Turki language. They were printed on rice paper by a missionary, Mr. A. W. Hunter. Who lives in Kihwafu. and has written out and lithographed an English translation by the side of
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 550 3 j The Car of International Reputation The same workmanship and engineering skill which created the Fiat engine which won the SCHNEIDER CUP RACE at the astounding speed of OVER 246 MILES PER HOUR breaking all previous records and establishing New World's g Record for three kilometres are incorporated in all
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    • 198 3 L fJJ There are a wonderful j j I I number of good dishes j 1 I I to be got out of the j I I Bovril bottle. For Boy- 4 B an< c to soups, stews, sauces, m gravies, hashes, pies, Ĕ puddings, "casseroles," I and every other
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 423 4 ESZSESZSZJraSZS2S2S2SZSHSESES2SESESESES^ 1 EMPIRE 1 TUESDAY JANUARY II AND WEDNESDAY JANUARY 12. j I Second Show at 9.10 p.m. I 5j Jesse. L. Laj-ky presents. H Cecil B. De Milk's Production I ADAM S RIB [jj In 10 Reels, with g I Milton Sills, Elliott Dexter Anna Q. Nilsson jj] and
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    • 333 4 Amusements. I A Picture of Unique Interest and Great c I Educational Value I from Friday January 7 to Wednesday January 12. I AT THE I ALHAMBRA IN THE SECOND SHOW COMMENCING 9 P.M. With Gobham to the Cape Cj In 8 Reels. S "j A unique picture, tha first
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    • 371 4 Surma Theatre Norta Bridge Road. T*l« p ho n li% From Wed. Jan. sto Tue 9 j an n At 7 30 p.m. NEW 5 PART WESTERN. THE WINKING IDOL Starring Wm. Desmond. f\ y m, Nos. 9 io At 9.15 p m. SVMSON OF THE CIRCUS SER: 4L Starring
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  • 83 5 To-day, January 11 Ll4 a.m., 4.21 p.m. SOC! Practice Match. D.W.R. (A) v,. A.P.C. elle de Armentieres. Victoria Theatre. To-mor row, January 12 a 5.11 a.m., 5.46 p.m. D.WJL vs. S.C.C. Thursday, January 13 6.12 a.m., 7.23 p.m. Per.ank' Races. S.C.C. Practice Match. Friday, January 14 Ti tea.—7.l2
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  • 1409 5 FINANCE COMMERCE PRODUCE i Singapore, January 11 Rice, Siam No. 1 per Koyan $333 Rice, Stam 2 32 y Rice, Siam 3 H n 5310 Rice, Saigon 1 n $207 Rice, Saigon 2 S278 Rice, Saigon 3 Rice, Rangoon 1 $292 Rice, Rangoon 2 $266 Rice, Per Boiled N. 1
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 511 5 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS v, ib Bu F I9JS, N H.P. James Motor Cycle, r K\< client condition, SJ7S. Apply, Mala} a Tr.bunr. iSTBD— Experienced outside salesman for and bunHries. Apply, with t i Box No. 435, c/o Malaya h\Tierienced Stenographer, rred, lot large commercial home: md tiling and office routine State
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    • 296 5 ARE YOU QUALIFIED TO OCCUPY THIS CHAIR Do not be content with just holding youi present position, but be ready to fill the plao* of the man above yo j. There is only one way In which ytn can qualify for a better position and that is by TRAINING An
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    • 120 5 I TITAN I CEMENT I I OBTAINABLE THROUGHOUT MALAYA I SOLE IMPORTER: I G. AURELY, Union Building-. I I 'Phone 172 CONSULT: M. EZEKIEL A SON 8 Manufacturing Ophthalmic Opticians, 4, Raffles Chambers, Raffles Place, Optomotrist: A.M. Ezekiel, 0.D., F.P.O.C !D'ORSAY*S FACE POWDErI Delightfully perfumed—in jjj colours, blanche, rachel and
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  • 45 6 ACK NOWLEDG M ENT. Mrs. Lee Chin Teck and fami'y bea: to thank all relatives an! friends for their kind r.ttendance at the funeral of the late Mr. Lee Chim Teck and also those who sent wreaths ani letters of condolence.
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  • 1091 6 GOVERNORSHIP —EXTREMES Sometimes it is difficult to say which is the mere objectionable, fulsome exaggeration or critical bad manners; perhaps the former, since the latter does at any rate very often proceed from a desire to be frank at all costs. Both these extremes were called forth a few days
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  • 1383 6 The local schools re-opened yesterday after the Christmas holidays. The Saiva Sithanta "Saniram of Kuala Lumpur has ceased to exist. The next cinema show will be held in the V.M.C A. Hall on Friday at 8.30 p.m. An excellent programme has been arranged. The publishers of "Scouting in Malaya"' are
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  • 484 6 H. E. Sir Laurence GuilU < mv j v $500 to the Perak Flood Reli i Mr, J. E. Catt is gazetu Chief Electrical Engineer P\y 1 < Mr. H. J. Ccckman h:s beei Magistrate of the first clas« frr Pf mt I bilan. 1 s I
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  • 72 6 Fatal Motor-Car Accident Near Kuala Lunpar (From Our Own Corresp* nd Kuala Lumpur. January 10. A motor accident occurre lon *h Puch Road last night in which Mr. A P. Ch of Emerald Estate was lulled, ati I Mr. U Roberts of Damansara and R of old Seafield
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  • 102 6 (From Our Own Corp Penan j Yeo Boon Seng was charged wi ed suicide by stabbing himse >vitn J J lin Cintra Street last ni/nt. H guilty and said he was mi wn He was sentenced to one m a. I Inspector McQuarrie at 1 Station
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  • 34 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.» Penanj?,H* naar Mr. L. F Willis' mare Jane who w<® C Class ex-griffin pony race < ni j died on Saturday night from a I roKen vessel.
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  • 49 6 From Indo-Chimt by at Singapore at 7 a.m. to-morrow-From China and Japan by s > due at Singapore at 8 a.m. From China by s.s. Van 0\ at Singapore to-morrow mori From Europe, (London ma us December 23), by s.s. X;'.- ;ih Penahg at 8 a.m. on instant.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 372 6 (FOUR POST BEDSTEADS I PYRAMID BRAND, Best Quality—British Made SIZES I W 3 Ft. 6 Ins. x l] 4 in. Pillars jj fmt 'f Price $32.00 3 I I 1 4 Ft. 6 Ins. xIH in. Pillars jf oil I Price $37.00 fl i B 5 Ft. 0 Ins. xIH
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    • 45 6 S is the only infallible Test n S of the relative value of S Typewriters. g By comparison the Royal jjj proves its superiority. Ask for Booklet 5 Describing the 20 I Reasons a To C ROMFO! I LTD. D Penang, Kuala Lumpur.C rG 1
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  • 327 7 Stern Proclamation by Council -USE ALL MEANS AT OUR DISPOSAL Determined to Suppress all Violence CHEN'S STATEMENT Reuter's Far Eastern Service. [Renter's Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai. January 10. j n view of the anxiety of the foreigners s mghai to whether, in the event of r.,
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  • 507 7 HANDFUL OF MARINES TO THOUSANDS Reuter's Far Eastern Service. [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai, January 10. Stories of missionary refugees from Kiukiang show that the British naval landing parties at Kiukiang had to lace a similar position as their comrades at Hankow. For nearly two hours in attempting
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  • 661 7 Canton's Hand has Been Forced" INTERIOR SITUATION GETS WORSE Reuter's Service. Reuter's Far Eastern Service. London, January 10. In response to a "Daily News'» invitation to explain the attitude of the Cantonese Government towards the foreign population at Hankow, Mr. Chen cabled: "The extension of Nationalist control
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  • 511 7 MORE GUNBOATS LEAVE FOR CHINA British Official Press Service. Reuter's Far Eastern Service. Reuter's Service. London, January 10. Hankow is reported to have been calmer during the last two or three days, lhe anti-British placards posted in the Concession have all been removed. Mr. O Mallev from the
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  • 121 7 "Tired of Life" Letter INDIFFERENT HEALTH AND DEPRESSION The romains of Mrs. McCully, wife of Mr. McCully of the Telephone Co., have been exhumed for examination by the Government Analyst at Kuala Lumpur in consequence of a letter written by her which her husband discovered some days
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  • 207 7 AIR MINISTER'S TRIP TO DELHI Conducted to Time-Table True to Minutes British Official Press Service. London, January 10. Commenting on the Air Minister's flight to Delhi, in which for the first time a long distance flight hrs been conducted to a time table calculated in minutes, the newspapers
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  • 28 7 Reuter's Service. Managua. January 10. Las Perlas is declared to be a neutral zone. A party of American sailors landed there yesterday without incident.
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  • 15 7 [Trans-Ocean Service] Viina, January 10. The Lithuanian authorities have expelled lri(0 poles.
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  • 360 7 Over 70 Children Dead MANAGEMENT HELD ON CHARGE Awful Scenes in a Cinema at Montreal Reuter's Service. Montreal, January 10. The latest reports state that 77 children are dead and 30 persons are in hospital, as a result of the Laurier Theatre panic and fire. The
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  • 218 7 RESULTS SHEW TREND TO LEFT Poincare's Majority Unaffected In the Senate Reuter's Service. [Havas Agency.) Paris, January 10. The Senatorial elections for 108 seats or one-third of the Senate were held yesterday in 33 departments. Those elected include 3 Conservatives, gaining one seat; 19 Republicans, gaining two; 19
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  • 138 7 Remarkable Discoveries of London Physician British Official Press Service. London January 10. Discoveries which are regarded as promising have been made by Doctor Thomas Lumsr'en, who gave up a rich West end practice two years aro to devo:e himself to cancer research. No official details are yes
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  • 20 7 [Trans-Ocean Service] Vilna, January, 10. Following a Court Martial, the noted Polish leader, Mr. Domaszeuuy, has been executed.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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  • 111 8 FOOTBALL Singapore H.M.S. Malaya Cup XI vs. The Duke's The following have been selected to represent the Singapore H.M.S. Malaya Cup XL, vs. The Duke of Wellington's Regiment at the Stadium on Saturday, January 15. Kick off at 4.45. Tan Boon Eng, Yee Cheok Wah, Lye Yeow Soon.
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  • 92 8 Reuter's Service. London, January 10. The association cup draw for the fourth round, to be played on January 29, follows ;_Southampton vs. Birmingham; Bournem uth or Liverpool vs. Southport; Leeds vs. Bolton; We6tham vs. Oldham or Brentforl; Wednesday vs. South Shields; Derby vs Millwa
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  • 24 8 Reuter's Service. London. January 10. In the cup replay, Oldham was defeated by Brentford, 2 to 4.
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  • 779 8 End of the Chinese Competition at Malacca The final of the above competition took place at Mr. Tan Jiak Choo's Klebang court on Saturday, the Bth inst, and there was a large attendance, including Mr. Lee Chim Giang, Dr. B. H. Ong, Dr. K. H. Lung, Mr. Tan
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  • 48 8 Scotchman Defeats Two Americans Reuter's Service. Los Angeles, January 10. Bobby Cruickshank of Shackamaxon, a native of Edinburgh, won the ten-thousand-dollar golf tournament with an aggregate of 282. Charles Guest of Los Angeles and E. Dudley of Oak Hill tied for second place with 288. o
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  • 59 8 Yesterday's Play at Tanglin Tournament Mixed Doubles Chill and Mrs. Miller beat Webb and Miss Griffith-Jones, 21—13. H. R. L. Dyne and Mrs. Davies w.o. Trimmer and Mrs. J. C Walker. TO-DAY'S TIE Championship Singles H. R. L. Dyne vs. Dr. Chill. TO-MORROW'S TIE Handicap Doubles (Final) Millard W
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  • 57 8 V.M.C.A. to Play Against Indian Association The following will represent the V.M.C.A. vs. the Indian Association at hockey on Thursday on the V.M.C.A. ground:—J. V. Moss R. Lyne and W. H. Follenfant, G. Van Geyzel, A. G. Armstrong and D. K. Samy N. Catchatoor, L. Arathoon, H. G. Stack
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  • 46 8 In the hockey match played yesterday, the V.M.C.A. beat Fort Canning by 4 goals to nil; the score at the interval was 1 to nil in favour of the Association. The military goalie gave a splendid display and saved many hard shots.
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  • 42 8 Penang Scratchings for the Second Day Race No. 1.—Lady Blackthorn Bess. Race No. 2.—Charlie Chaplin, Star of Athole. Race No. 3.—Chandan, Sea Trout. Race No. 5.—Ozone. Race No. 6.—Goodwood, Seaforth. Race No. 7.—Kwahiri. Race No. 8.—Jacotte, Mountain Lover. All Engagements.—Jane.
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  • 32 8 Keppel Club January Monthly Medal (BOGEY) The January Medal will be played for on Saturday and Sunday, the 15th and 16th instant, and the Ladies' Spoon on Monday, the 17th instant.
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  • 277 8 Unemployed Young Man and His Benefactors' Valuables The story was told before the Second Police Magistrate (Mr. H. R. Bull) yesterday of how an unsuspecting woman was robbed of her jewellery by a nmle relative out of employment whom she was befriending. The parties are Straits-born
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  • 100 8 Man who Thought He Was Hawking Cocaine On a charge of being in possession of cocaine and selling the same being mentioned before the Second Police Magistrate (Mr. H. R. Bull) this morning. Court Inspector Johnson stated that the Government Analyst's report indicted that the drug in question
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  • 64 8 Reuter's Service. Berlin, January 10. After deliberating with the leaders of all parties. President Yon Hindenburg has entrusted Doctor Curtius, Minister of Economics in the last Cabinet, with the formation of a new Government. Dr. Curtius belongs to the Right Wing of the People's Party and desires to
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  • 1263 8 FAILURE OF APPEAL BY SIME, DARBY Judgment in Big Rubber Deal Delivered Yesterday The Singapore Court of Appeal yesterday reversed the finding of Mr. Justice Deane in favour of Messrs. Sime, Darby and Company, agunit: the Official Assignee of the estate of Lee Pang Seng. Sir William
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  • 603 8 JUDGES ATTEND SERVICE AT CATHEDRAL This Morning's Ceremonial Opening The ceremonial opening of the first sitting of the Singapore Assizes for the year, was held this morning, beginning with a short service at the Cathedral which was followed by the inspection of a Guard of Honour outside the
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  • 52 8 [Trans-Ocean Service] The Hague, January 10. The Hague Arbitration Court has issued an intermediate judgment on the Belgian appeal against China's cancellation of the Chinese-Belgian commercial treaty; until the final judgment is promulgated the treaty remains for the protection of Belgians and Belgian ships which are safeguarded by
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  • 42 8 British Official Press Service. London, January 10. Mr. Douglas P. Pielou, Conservative Member of Parliament for Stourbridge, died yesterday. He was severely wounded in the war and In Parliament displayed a deep interest in the welfare of ex-service men.
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  • 31 8 [Trans-Ocean Service] Freiburg, January 10. A former Swiss National Councillor Mr. George Python, has died here at the age of seventy-one. He was a co-founder of Freiburg University.
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  • 167 8 VISIT TO RUBBER ESTATE IN F.M.S. Leaves for Java en Route to Australia on Monday The Bishop of London, who left here for the F.M.S., on Monday, will be on the Peninsula for a week. In the course of his stay in the F.M.S., he will visit
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  • 72 8 Victim Bested in a Rough and Tumble At the District Court yesterday, before Mr. P. A. F. David, sentence of 12 months' rigorous imprisonment was passed on a Chinese, who with a companion held up a compatriot in Sungei Road. Apparently no weapons were produced by the robbers,
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  • 177 8 (By courtesy of the Nichi-Nichi Shimbunsha) Tokio. .January 9. The death is announced of Mr. Shojiro Fujise, Director of the Bussan Kaisha. The posthumous title of the late Emperor will be announced shortly. All the representatives of foreign countries at Tokyo wili visit the late Emperor's mortuary on
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  • 111 8 Klidasa's Shakoontala is much better known in India through the Vernacular translations, like JanakV, from the original Sanskrit or the later Braj-bhasha version of Nawaz Kabishrwar, than Shakespeare's Miranda is in England. Thousands even of our illiterate in India know the story, and in Bengal Rabindranath Tagore has shewn
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  • 55 8 H. Nonis, a Eurasian appeared before the Second Police Magistrate (Mr. H. R. Bull) this morning on a charge of impersonating a public servant. The accused, it was alleged representing himself as a meter reader, collected a dollar from a Singapore householder. He was remanded to the 14th
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  • 25 8 Reuter's Service. [Reuter's Service.] Berlin, January 10. The death of Mr. Houston Chamberlain, son-in-law of Mr. Richard Wagner, a notorious wartime is 'announced.
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  • 230 8 Cost of Living in Labuan To the Editor of the Malaya Tribune Sir, —Even distant Labuan is hoi* fected in that the cost of living h,? af up on all £°ne It may not be generally known thit price of kerosene has gone un hv than
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  • 171 8 Empire Cinema It is said that the original "\dam'Rib caused a lot of tiouble in the Gard™ of Eden. Well, whatever trouble S may have caused is more than atom-d for by Mathilda Ranuay, another product «f "Adam's Rib in the Cecil B DeMille pro duction by that
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  • 230 8 TO-DAY, JANUARY 11 Muar (*Flying Dragon) Imm North, N. East and N. West Sumatra (Mood) :l p.m. Philippine Islands (Peleus) 3 p.m. Manila and Hong Kong (*City of Lahore) 3 p.m. North and East India (Takliwa) 3 p.m. Selat Pandjsng and Bengkalis (R. Schiff Bahru) 3 p.m. Pladjoe
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  • 72 8 British Official Press Service. London January 10. Exchange rates: Paris 122.4375. New York 4.8525. Brussels 34 90. Geneva 25 16. Amsterdam 12.*****. Milan 1L2.125. Berlin 20.44. Stockholm 18.17t Copenhagen 18.205. Oslo 19.015u Vienna 34.405. ...'Prague 108,875. Helsinerfors 192.75. Madrid 30.675. Lisbon 2 17|32.Rio 5.*****. Buenos Aires 46.*****. Bombay
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 154 8 OUR CROSSWORD PUZZLE Further Increase in Number of Contestants The solution to the Tenth Crossword Puzzle published on December 30, 1926, and on Thursday, the 6th instant, respectively, in our columns in aid of The Children's Aid Society, and the names of the prize winners will appear in our issue
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    • 61 8 gi ■a» METEOROLOGICAL REPORT (By courtesy of the Government Health Office) Kandang Kerbau Station for the 21 hours ending midnight January 10, 1 deg. Maximum shade temperature Minimum shade temperature I; j Mean shade temperature y Maximum sun radiation p Minimum grass radiation Sea temperature a y Mean wet-bulb temperature
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  • 746 9 Whole Capital of Co. Subscribed PEKAK hydro-electric I'OWER CO., LTD. j. Perak River Hydro-Electric Power Ltd., was formed at the end of July fyear, and the whole of the Capital, Iim.iVu», has now been subscribed. The 7. n i i a strong cne, and contains, amongst r
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  • 153 9 Transferred to Hong Kong from Singapore The i ewly appointed Deputy HarbourI imtenant-Commander John Daniel Newell, arrived at Hong Kong by s.s. talyan from Singapore, where he has been ii? on the .<taff of the local harbour tration says "The South China Post" tenant-Ootnmdr. Newell is the apuncer
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  • 37 9 untitled as human beings can have «nd vigoui r ed. according Vfinlny I;, rar. enf» f of i j. r.ni IP rl two do»S rf 1* .«e and within ti hihil all clV sign» fi ..--.iid dog.
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  • 816 9 Indragiri Rubber, Limited The ninth annual general meeting of Indragiri Rubber, Limited, was held yesterday noon at the registered offices of the Company, French Bank Buildings, Singaj pore. Major A. M. Thompson, 0.8. E., V.D., (Chairman) presided and others present were Mr. J. A. Elias, Mr. J. M.
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  • 71 9 To-day, January 11 5.15 p.m.—Drill Hall, S.R.A. (v), All Recruits to attend. 5.15 p.m.—Drill Hall, S.R.E. (v) Signals, All Recruits to attend. Tomorrow, January 12 5.15 p.m.—Drill Hall, Eurasian Company, Recruits 30 yds. Range Practice. Thursday, January 13 5.15 p.m.—Drill Hall, S.V.C. Units, Meeting of all Unit Commanders,
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  • 176 9 Governor-General Leonard Wood of the Philippines has issued a Christmas pardon to former Captain Charles H. Sleeper, who .was sentenced two yearr ago to imprisonment for fraud involving: P.30,00u. Mr. Sleeper was a cantain in the United States army during the Spanish American war, after which he settled down in
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 546 9 I Teacher Name the Important Product of Singapore. Bright Boy Please, Sir, FRAMROZ AERATED WATERS f <nU an d thrive upon it as well. Horlick's contains barley, wheat I V f and P ure m ilk. All these y, V >v nutrients are combined in fb\ easil y digested form.
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  • 248 10 List of Suitable Princesses Decreasing The Prince of Wales, the greatest matrimonial enigma of the age, is faced with a constantly dwindling string of eligible princesses. There are to-day but ten princesses of Royal birth available to the heir to the British Throne as possible brides, but the
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  • 172 10 Photographer Now Statesman at Honolulu The first American citizen of Chinese ancestry will take his place as a territorial legislator when the law-making body assembles at Honolulu soon after the first of the year. Yew Char, born and educated in Honolulu, who began life as a bootblack on
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  • 283 10 Messrs. Guthrie and Co., Ltd. of Kuala Lumpur sends us the following crop returns for the month of December: Banteng (Selangor) R. E., Ltd. 53,840 lbs. Beaufort Borneo Rubber Co., Ltd. 51,000 lbs. Cheviot Rubber Limited 77,000 lbs. Galang Besar Rubber Plant. Ltd. 47.939 lbs. X.M.S. (Malay
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  • 69 10 The Chinese press states that Mr. Wang Ghing-chi, Chinese Minister to Belgium, has recently sent several telegrams to the Wai-chiaopu at Peking, demanding money to pay the back salaries of the members of his staff. It is further reported that Mr. Wang has mortgaged the Legation buildings to some Belgian
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 801 10 MORRIS CARS j I New Prices-1927 Models j n MORRIS COWLEY MORRIS OXFORD o 2 SEATER PLAIN $1,650 2 SEATER P.W.B. $2,425 2 SEATER F.W.B. $1,750 4|5 SEATER F.W.B. $2,535 4 SEATER PLAIN $1,730 COUPE B g 1 4 SEATER F.W.B. o*o CABRIOLET F.W.B. $3,260 J J COUPE $2,095 SALOON
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    • 216 10 !CALLENDER jj 'dT 1 k Anson nj Peaang. r Today men and women know how to keep their hair in place \XTHERE smart people gather, —non-staining and non-greasy. Ia W today youH not find one case jars and tubes, at all drug and deaf unkempt hair! partment stores. (Now also
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 770 11 AUCTION SALE CHEONG KOON SENG CO. Important Auction Sale of Singapore Properties. AT MESSRS. CHEONG KOON SENG COS. SALEROOM, NO 30, CHULIA STREET, SINGAPORE. On Wednesday January 12, at 2-30 p.m. )S ito 27. Twenty seven lofcs of valuable freehold land, fronting the sea, and compound elling houses knowa as
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    • 637 11 STEAMER SAILINGS P 10 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 Hi* Majesty's Government.) OUTWARDS from LONDON. HOMEWARDS. For China A Japan. For Maxmeillss, London ft Antwerp. Due Leave
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    • 930 11 STEAMER SAILINGS (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) LONDON LINK Tonnage Destination Due B*o Suwa Maru 11,000 M'seiHes, L'don, A werp R'dair. Jan 20 21 Fushimi Maru 11.000 M'seilles, L'don, A'werp R'dam Feb 3 Hakozaki Maru 10,500 M'seilles, L'don, A'werp R'dam Feb 17 18 Hakusan Maru 10,500 M'seilles, L'don, A'werp R'dam Mar 3
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 608 12 PUBLIC NOTICES The Singapore Family Benefit Society The thirteenth Annual General Meeting of the members of tbe above Btc'.ety will be held at the Memorial Ball, Singapore, on Friday January 14, 1927, at 5.15 p m. sharp. LIM BENG KIANG, Hon. Becretary. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE Tenders ara invited for the
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