Malaya Tribune, 17 January 1927

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  • 21 1 The Malaya Tribune Vol. XIV, No. 13 SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1927 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1927
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    • 221 1 X'MAS PRESENTS! Buy a Davis Cup Tennis Racket. 'I €> -rfl B. F. SANTOS y\\ The Sport Shop lA] 15. ARCADE, JJ U Singapore. c The Car of International Reputation j The same workmanship and engineering skill which B created the Fiat engine which won the SCHNEIDER CUP RACE at
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    • 322 1 COMMEPXIAL MANILLA BUPP ENVELOPES JUST RECEIVED I OF SPECIAi. QUALITY size rxii|* Price $2.00 per 1000 Envelopes (A Limited stock only in band) The Malaya Tribune Press, Ltd. j Printers Stationers, Singapore. i TetHEMS HAMS-t^^' j ALWAYS DELICIOUS. .y.\ SOLE AGENTS: 1 Sime, Darby Co-, Ltd., i I (Incorporated in
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  • 1592 2 London, December 15. This will be my last Home letter, at any rate for a time, and though it will reach you actually before I do, I daresay that I shall be in Singapore when it is published. I early on Friday morning, the 17th, on the s.s.
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    • 110 2 I i WHITEAWAYS ANNUAL 5 D D j Stock-Taking D m9*m, mWM mWm 3 Begins To-day jj I MON. JAN. 17. g Big Reductions j j Are the General Rule c i IN THIS SALE 1 n The j Doors Open Sharp j AT 8.30 A.M. j 5 Get Here
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    • 592 2 "HOW This is the first question asked, the world over, when friends or acquaintances meet and it indicates universal recognition of the fact that Health is the paramount concern of every man and woman no matter how important other personal matters may be. Yet, curiously enough, in many cases it
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    • 249 3 r //icres an cvihrocaliofi I lhal can rub i/otir pain away There's whole mealicine chest m a bottle of BKman's Hm! reckon J y I C -cmefof :1 vr;:r aches and p -ins. v }(ff }ml niasr...?? Xt rehel is ;j j i J j needed and instantly you feel
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    • 682 3 ECZEMA BROKE OIJTUEET Formed Itchy Eruplions. Healed by Cuticura, My trouble first began with dry eczema which broke out on my feet in little pimples and after a time formed sore eruptions. The eruptions began to itch and burn and I had to wear old slippers. The trouble lasted about
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    • 117 3 jmWJ H m\% m r mmmmmmmmmuma mm m TW I CUNSHINE, f—\ but more than that. j i k Fruits rich in luscious juices; the vitamins i that Nature decrees are necessary for £J your bodily health; and, above all, meti- > culous care in making the finest thirst* i
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    • 369 4 *S2S2S2S2SESESaStLSESHS2S2SHSES^ I EMPIRE jj FROM THURSDAY JANUARY 13 TO MONDAY JANUARY 17. j ra Second Show at 9 p.m. II n Carl Laemmle presents REGINALD DENNY g the favourite of all, rich or poor, old or young, in the funniest and screamingest farce of the year. j WHERE WAS I?
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    • 580 4 Amusements. j|| LAST 4 NIGHTS I ALHAMBRA I IN THE SECOND SHOW COMMENCING 9 P.M. B 3 p The George Fitzmaurice —United Artists" Production I Adapted from the Novel by Edith M. Hull, a Sequel to I jfj "The Sheik" by the same author, read by millions the world over,
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    • 242 4 GAIETY CINEMA Junction Albert and Bencoolen Streets. From FRIDAY JAN. 14 TO THURSDAY JAN. 20. NIGHTLY AT 9 P.M. SHARP. International News. A Picture for all lovers, all fathers, all mothers and sons. For all creeds. all classes of people HIS PEOPLE The biggest father-and-son picture ever made since Over
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    • 108 4 Surma Theatr c Nortt Bridß Ro«l. T.l,ph 00 From Wednesday Jan. 12 to T UeB(UyJ| NIGHTLY AT 9 P.m. KEN MAYNARD World's Champion Trick Eid-r mitv T Sing of all horses and six F a lf a 'z*t» "'nous Be» u^ IN A aoyal Proiuctioa $50,000 REWARD A Whirlwind Speed
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  • 185 5 UNPAID EMPLOYMENT STORY Tells of Unhappy Experiences in Singapore sixteen year-old Russian boy, Elija S'ikito PhotnenkOi whose peasant parents rvation in the Russian famine of was (harmed at the Central Police r,.urt al H" n^ r Kun as a V£ *grant. Appealing for leniency, the boy said that
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  • 169 5 First Meeting of New Organisation rd ((instituted under the Arohiance 1926 held its inaugural he 12th inst. under the Pro- Colonial Engineer, who is trar for the Board. Si illwood was nominated as Hon. tarv nd Treasurer. It v )<r d that forms of applieaistration the Ordinance
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  • 89 5 7 l,n C'tv 0|5^ra Tpit J- r ubl e holiday on the FI In Festival. Thaimi- th■ City Opera will present I! h v..) .1 Haron's production, \Y< m ;•V. v- Tho story warns the l:iM-ivi».us v■ i against ncrils of a varied r.i'urc. -?vi to her the
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  • 130 5 Ship- alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. Singapore, January 17. KaM Wharf (Entance Gate 1) Asiatic Prince 22. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3) Ssnoki Mara 13. Empire Dad (Entrance Gate 3) Mum Maru32; Fruithandel 33; Kwayo Benlawera 36; Ipoh 38. Empire Dad (Entrance Gate 4) M
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  • 140 5 The rate of issue of Money Orders for Ceylon to-day is Rs, 152 equal J 8100. The rate of payment of Money m India and Ceylon is Rs. 156 **aal to $ioo. ertts of the Seattle Filipino coraarrested and seven Americans the hospital following a bloody in which more than
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  • 181 5 Film Censorship To the Editor of the Malaya Tribune. Sir —other day I went to a Kinema 1 neatre where one of the minor pictures was a "Burton Holmes Travelogue" entitled Old Malacca." The picture did contain a few shots of Malacca but to anyone who
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  • 97 5 To the Editor of the Malaya Tribune. Sir, —Will the managenent of the Happy Valley be so kind as to enlighten the public as to the use of the two gates with the words "IN" and "OUT" posted over them. On many occasions I notice that Europeans are
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  • 160 5 (By courtesy of the Nichi-Nichi Shimbunsha) Tokio, January 14. Rubber, f.a.q. spot, was quoted- to-day at 81 sen at which certain lots changed hands. It is understood that the Japanese Government will propose to China to settle the surtax problem by concluding a reciprocity treaty between the two
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    • 528 5 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE. The undersigned have been instructed to sell by Public Auction at their Sale-room, Raffles Chambers, Raffles Place. ON MONDAY, JANUARY 24, AT 2.30 P.M. Market Street. All that valuable piece of Leasehold land containing an area of 2,692 square feet together with the three storeyed
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    • 135 5 GNANI STAR OPERA Alexandra Hall, North Bridge Road. To-night! To-night!! A Grand Fairy Play Jula Juli Bintang Tiga TAN KAM CHOON, Proprietor coMßi* mm— —aawa mw§ YVft VO WCT-CUSS f/I VyA ■gogggw. _j till SCHIFFNER CO, vVholesale Distributors: Sehiffner Co., ileyer Mansions* Singapore Phone 1342 I D'ORSAY'S II PERFUMES I
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    • 124 5 I IMPORTANT I NOTICE. "EXTRA TITAN" CEMENT S Compares favourably with all other special cements g I of high tensile and crushing strength, and is specially 5 3 suited for reinforced concrete piles and other special i reinforced concrete works demanding prompt re- c [3 moval of the mould, and
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 293 5 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEERS To-dav. January 17 5.15 p.m.—Drill Hall, S.V.C. Units, Recruit- Prrade. To-morrow. January 18 5.15 p.m.—Drill Hall. Eurasian Company, Practice —'Guard of Honour.' 5.15 p.m.—Drill Hall, S.R.E. (v) Signals, All Recruits to attend. 5.15 p.m.—Drill Hall, S.R.A. (v). All Recruits to attend. Wednesday, January 19 5.15 p.m.—Drill Hall. Eurasian
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    • 176 5 SINGAPORE DIARY To-day, January 17 High Tides.—9.38 a.m., 11.18 p.m. Thaipusam Festival, Procession. Lunas Rubber Estates. French Bank, noon. Hockey: Services II vs. S.C.C. (A). Billiards, Falkiner vs. Stevenson S.C.C. G p.m. To-morrow, January 18 High Tides.—10.19 a.m., 11.54 p.m. Bank Holiday. Thaipusam Festival, Reception. Swimming Carnival, Sea View, 10
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  • 49 6 REQUIEM MASS. A Requiem High Mass will be sung for the repose <*f the soul of the late Emanuel Stephen Postana at the Church of St. Joseph on Wednesday the 19t-h January at 6.30 a m The prayers of relatives ani friends are earnestly solicited.
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  • 56 6 Th engagement is ann >uneed cf Mr. Lee Kiat Ann alias Lee Picn of Chartered Bank, Singapore the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Teen Nah to MLas C. L. Soh the el lest daughter of Mr. So:; Oh Peng, J.P. of Pahang and Mrs. Soh Oh Peng.
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  • 77 6 The widow of late Mr. Khung Ngien Chew and Messrs Khung Siang Chew, Khung Choo Sik, Khung Choo Chuak and Lee Shan Mine of Batavia beg to tender their sincere thanks to the Foochow Guild, Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Sam San School. Lam Chong Association, Yew Aik Seah and
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  • 82 6 Mr. Lim M >h Yee on January 14, 1927, at his residence No. 19, Wallich Street, aged 81, beloved father of Mr. Lim Kye Keat of Messrs. Hin Bee and Coy., and uncle of Mr. Lim Ch"o Kee. He leaves behind a wi low, one sen, one daughter-in-law, one
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  • 908 6 A loan of $25,000 from the Government made possible the formation of the Singapore Football Stadium, it being understood that the loan would be repaid as rapidly as possible out of profits on gatemoney. There is a Stadium Association, of which Mr. John Sime is President, with
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  • 1314 6 The annual general meeting of the Indian Association will be held at the Association premises, on Saturday, January 29, at 2 p.m. The sunken wreck of a junk, reported in a former notice as sunk in the entrance to Penang harbour, has been raised and removed. Attention is drawn to
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  • 250 6 Mr E. L. Talma and f an turned from furlough. The Right Rev. the Lord B don arrived at Singapore U*. the ma:l train and left by H noon for Australia. Ehhop J. H. Oldham f Method, t Mission in Ifa] [poh on Tuesday via BeUu aQ
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  • 22 6 From Western Australia by m. t, due at Singapore to-morrow. From China and Jap;<n by Maru, due at Singapore to-morrow.
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  • 32 6 Trans-Ocean Service Prague. January 16. The Czech-German Cabinet has bwn expanded to include th? Slovenes ty which the collaboration of the thfee gr a: I Czecho-Slovak races is ensu'ed.
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  • 22 6 Trans-Ocean Service Geneva. January 16. The League of Nations Opium Coniinr.;* assembles cn Monday to ciscMss interntional anti-opium measures.
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  • 54 6 Trans-Ocean Service Berlin, January I The Yugo-SIav Cab net ha? decided i bridge the Danube near Pan<;ovo anl a.- cepted a German estimate of twenty- r million gold marks, the cost to f-ll wr I on reparations account. I Siemens and allied concerns expect j fini-h the
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  • 91 6 Teh Huat claimed trial before thi Police Magistrate (Mr. H. B BaUl *> morning on a charge of rash dri pleaded guilty to driving arithoa A postponement was ardi That he was learning to dri c. plea cf another Chines!-, drying a bus without a lice In answer
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  • 73 6 A number of Malays, inch) women, were charged before th< Police Magistrate (Mr. I;. G morning with gaining in a common W* °They were playing chekee, b Jd *eJ*J cuting officer, and added, in answei Magistrate, that nothing was Know against any of the accused. Four of them
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  • 53 6 Print* I The 44 Asiatic Prince, motorship which went agn Island, Philippines, on Deo refloated on January S and on the following atornin? arrived at Singapore and has v v ..'f repairs. On inquiries this m informed that the survey has pleted yet and no further pan available
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  • 35 6 Shell Group Issues Ban* America Reuter's Service It is understood that the Dutch group be ranging an >r<i# $25,000,000 44 per cent 1 > of the Bataafsche Petroleum ;> in New York, througa Q .impany.
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    • 292 6 IB 1 Special Stock-taking I ML SALE I Week I a S i I I From 17th January, 1927 f I 150 LADIES HATS j 100 GOWNS jj To be Cleared Regardless of Cost I I ROBINSON 0 CO., LTD., f [3 (Incorporated in the S.S.) |pjBBagBBBffIE3ESESESHSESZSgSZSZSgSaSESaSg^ jjj CROSS STITCH
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    • 45 6 is the only infallible Test S of the relative value of g 9 Typewriters. S I By comparison the Royal S I proves its superiority. i TYPEWRITERS S Ask for Booklet S Describing the 20 Reasons I To I I LTD. Penang, Kuala Lumpur.g 5Z5ZSZ5rHSH5ESZ5ZSZ5Z5Z5ZSZ5ZSZF2SZ5ZSZSH
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  • 97 7 Confir mcd by Report of Mr. Wilson „1 TCH GOVERNMENT AIDS THE INVESTIGATION \lr. McLeod's Allegations Proved as received this morning from in Director of the Pontianak dredging Concessions, Limited, Mr. ,'ilson, statins; that the result of indicates that the Mami area salted. Tlv assistance of the
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  • 122 7 WIDESPREAD ARRESTS IN POLAND Swoop Made by Police on the Conspirators Reuter's Service. Warsaw, January 16. Deputies, belonging to the White isanl Party, have been arrested xion with the recent discovery of over Poland against the State, iti were carried out without the Diet authorisation, raising Parlianmunity,
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  • 93 7 LONG-DISTANCE FAST FLYING Paris to Madagascar and Back in 265 Hours [Havas Agency.] Paris, January 15. Th French raval aviators. Lieutenant Bernard and Warrant Officer Bcugault, in a seaplane with a 420 h.p. motor, arrived vestejday at Paris on the flight to Mada-jra-car nd back, a distance of
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  • 48 7 Deficit of Two Million Marks On the Year Trans-Ocean Service Berl n, January 16. The Krupp concern has closed the year with a deficit exceeding two million gold mark-, covered by reserves. Berlin, January 16. I»r. Luther, formerly Chancellor, has Wen appointed Director of Krupps.
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  • 75 7 Foot Passenger Killed in North Bridge Road A motor-bus fatality in North Bridge R<>ul on January 16 last was mentioned More the Second Police Magistrate (Mr. H. H. Bull) by Inspector Farquharson of Rochnre Division this morning. The driver of the bus, Oh Boon keng, was charged with
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  • 45 7 Trans-Ocean Service Sofia, January 16. The Bulgarian 1927 Budget foreses a two hundred fifty-seven million lewa during the first quarter alone, mainly due to the reparations burden and tariff reductions. The Finance Minister urges a seven per c»-nt reduction on all state expenses.
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  • 28 7 Reuter's Service. Chicago, January 16. General Dawes has presentedl his share the Nobel peace award for Walter Page School of International Kelations, John Hopkins University.
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  • 30 7 [Havas Agency.] Paris, January 16. French Treasury receipts frcm all s0l r^" s for 1926 totalled 38,347,000 000 *r anc ®Lj)j 0W an increase of 9,989,000,000 on 1
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  • 150 7 Hold Election for Presidency UNDER SUPERVISION OF AMERICA Reuter's Service. Washington. January 1 Gr The Legation has published Senor Diaz's latest offer to dissident Nicaraguan Liberals, of which the outstanding feature is the proposal to hold an election for the Presidency in lt»2K under United
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  • 129 7 APPEAL COURT QUASHES CONVICTION Matter to be Taken Into the Supreme Court Reuter's Service. New York, January 16. The notable trial of July, 1925, when John Scopes was fined $100 and costs for teaching evolution in a local high school, is recalled by the appeal decision of
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  • 190 7 PERMITS REFUSED TO OPPOSITION Threat to File Injunctions from Those Affected Reuter's Service. Tampic January 13 The Mexican Govexnenent be* refused to >e mr the companies which have nut recognised the new land and petio'eum laws to dull :il-wells. Oil experti say that this decision seriou 'v
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  • 80 7 KOTA BAHRU PARTLY BURNT OUT Estimated Damage of Over $500,000 Although no officiall confirmation has been yet received, reports from Kota B*»hi v state a tersihk outbreak of hr 3 a greater portim of the town on FrWay. The maiorii.y of the houses were shops ihe a J
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  • 44 7 Reuter's Service. Berlin, January 10. r^n?^li* V i 7 to the formation of a Coalition Cabinet. Berlin, January lb. Dr. Marx has agreed to form a Cabinet. Berlin, January 16. he will try to form a minority Cabinet ot the Centre Parties.
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  • 64 7 Reuter's Service. Geneva, January 16. Th United States' Charge d'Affaires at o u„ n „t a lette- to the League SecSSSaito the effect that the United States s U hortly forwarding her observations on IL- report of the mixed committee on dn> the Charge d'Affaires inti- lh»t
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  • 237 7 Mr. Houghton Going To Fngland TRIP DELAYED BY ILLNESS OF BROTHER Reuter's Service. New York, January 15. Mr. A.B. Houghton has sailed for Great Britain He is expected to discuss with the British Government the question of eievating guns on American battleship, "so as to be
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  • 78 7 FRIENDLY TALK WITH MUSSOLINI Spends Part of Time Sketching Old Monuments Reuter's Service. Rome. January 16 Mr. Winston Churchill end Signor Mussolini conferred at the Foreign Office for an hour, the Ambassador being present during the first half an hoar, after which they had complete privacy and
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  • 398 7 TRAGIC OCCURRENCE AT HOSPITAL Military Funeral Accorded by Volunteers The death at the early age of thirty of Mr. Herbert H. James took place under tragic circumstance at the General Hospital on Friday. lt appears that Mr. James wa* admitted to the Hospital that afternoon and was
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  • 41 7 Reuter's Service. Washington, January 15. Aim ral Latimer has n:tifiel the State Depa tment *.hat he his withdrawn f m Honduras, the warship he sent there last month ior the prelection of foreigners, it being no lender requi cd.
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  • 22 7 Reuter's Service. L Marseilles, January 15. Th. Chinese Bishops, after visiting France, have left for China aboard the Porthos.
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  • 757 7 Nationalist Troops Stand Off PROMISE TO CONSULS BROKEN Ramsay Mac Donald's Article on the British Attitude Reuter'n Far Eastern Service. Foochow, January 15. G Last evening a mob of students, represent- 0 ;ng the Fukien 'Students' Union, attacked the Spanish Dominican Orphangage, vicar- 0 age and
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  • 160 7 Reuter's Far Eastern Service Canton, January 16. The demonstration arranged h:s been called off. All is quiet here. Shanghai, J;nuary 16. The Cantonese have lost their last stronghold in Chekiang by General Sun Chuanfang s re-emture of N ngpo. The defeated troops are retreating to Fukien. Pck
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  • 190 8 Reuter's Service. Brussels, January 15. M. Menri Rolin, former Chief Secretary, and M. Deriuelta, Legal Adviser to the Foreign Ministry, will represent Belgium at The Hague Court in the arbitration case arising from Ch na's denunciation of the Sino-Belgian Treaty. The Hague, January 16. The Government,
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  • 133 8 Reuter's Far Eastern Service. Reuter's Service. Peking, January 16. The Belgian Minister, in a note to the Foreign Office on January 13. states that Belgium, with a view to giving proof of a conciliatory spirit, has decided, pending the negotiations soon commencing, to suspend action before The Hague
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  • 135 8 London, January 15. An Admiralty communique states that the first cruiser squadron has been ordered to stand by in readiness to proceed to China if so required. The squadron consist of the flagship, Frobisher, of 9.860 tons, with a main armament of seven 7 5-inch guns, the
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  • 132 8 L-jndon, Jnnuary 16. Mr Baldwin goes t> torara early t» morrow m rning to confer with Si Austen Chamberlain before meeting the Cabinet to deal with the situu:ion m China. It is stated authoritatively that tne decision to send a ciriser squarir n to China was taken with
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  • 281 8 Reuter's Far Eastern Service. Shanghai, January 17. The recapture of Ningpo eliminates for the present a possibly sudden Cantonese descent on Shanghai, where the tension is somewhat relaxed. The military situation, however, is overshadowed by signs of a gradual development of a united front of the
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  • 784 8 COMMENTS ON POLICE EFFICIENCY Difference in Procedure Here and in Other Colonies Remarking that he was not sure that the practice in the local courts with regard to the responsibility of producing witnesses of an accused person was the same as in other colonies, the Chief Justice, Sir
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  • 271 8 I Address on Students' Christian Federation Mr. T. M. Haslett, Secretary of the World's Student Christian Federation, spoke at Wesley M. E. Church, yesterday afternoon, on "The Place of Youth in the Fight for a New World." The speaker stated that his association was the largest international
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  • 29 8 Realistic looking lions, porcupines and a white swan were among the toy animals Princess Mary bought for her boys during a tour of the Home Arts and Industrial Exhibition.
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  • 626 8 DUKE'S DEFEAT STORE IN CHARITY MATCH Secure $1,000 for Perak Flood Relief Fund (By "Centre') In a Charity football match at the Stadium on Saturday, 3 100 spectators were present to see the Duke's defeat the Singapore MaJaya Cup team in a friendly match in aid of the Perak
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  • 553 8 (By 44 Centre") The review of the week is again entirely administrative but covers a number of important meetings. GENERAL MEETING OF M. F.A. The Malayan F~A. hold their general meeting in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, January 22, at which Mr. J. M. Sime, President
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  • 360 8 Fourth Day's Results at Penang Races (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, January 15. The following were the results of to-day's races: Race I.—Five Furlongs Bardear (Thompson) 8 1 Longinus (Greenstein) 8.13 2 The Mahdi (Sleigh) 9 3 Won by a head, third half a length away. Time 1.6.
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  • 96 8 Toronto Youth Wins California Race Reuter's Service. Santa Catalina Island, California, Jan. 15. One hundred and two swimmers, include ing 13 women, plunged into the breakers this morning in an attempt to swim the 22 miles to the mainland. The prize is £5,000. If a man wins, £3,000 awaits
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  • 57 8 Reuter's Service. Sydney, January 15. In the New South Wales championships, 100 yards backstroke, Saito (Japan) beat Campbell and Kirkland in 73 seconds. He won by two yards. In the 220 yards Takaishi (Japan) beat A. Charlton and Moore in 2 mins. 17 seconds, an
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  • 75 8 Upper Serangoon Open Singles Tournament The following are the fixtures for the Upper Serangoon open "Singles" Badminton championship tournament Saturday, January 22 Tan Aun Cheng vs. C. R. Gome?.. A. F. Muller vs. Sim Tiam Hwee. L. M. Pennefather vs. Tay Swee Hione. Tay Swee Leng vs Tay Swee
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  • 24 8 Singapore Cricket Club vs. Royal Artillery Playing at Blakang Mati on Saturday the Cricket Club and Royal Artillery drew in a goalless match.
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  • 248 8 SINGAPORE'S WIN OVER UNITED SERVICES A Fine Game Between WellMatched Sides At the Padang on Saturday, Singapore beat the United Services by two goals and a try to a try in an interesting Rugger fixture which, although the home side was below strength in the absence of Goldman, Abl'itt
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  • 182 8 Reuter's Service. London, January IS. At Twickenham to-day, in fine weather, 40,000 spectators saw England beat Wales by 11 points to 9. The crowd included many thousands of be-leeked and be-daffodilled Welshmen, who tang the usual patriotic songs while waiting for the start. One
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  • 55 8 Gertrude Wins the Kathleen Trophy The third and last race for the Kathleen trophy was sailed at the R.S.Y.C. yesterday morning. Gertrude was the winner of the award with 20 points out of a possible 24. After the racing the trophy was presented by Mrs. F. G. Lundon to
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  • 28 8 The Garrison aquatic sports, which were to have been held on or about January 28, have been postponed to a date which will be announced later.
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  • 61 8 Billiard enthusiasts will have the opportunity of seeing two famous professionals at the Cricket Club this evening in two matches of 750 up. H. W. Stevenson, five times holder of the English championship, and Claude Falkiner meet in the matches. The second match will be played at the
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  • 99 8 Alleged Substitution of Soap Label A summons by William Gossages and Sons, Ltd., the well-known English "bar" soap manufacturers, against a Chinese store at 197 Teluk Ayer Street, was mentioned before the District Judge (Mr. P. A. F. David) this morning. The summons, it was stated by
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  • 183 8 Thief Who Thought it Was Gold A Singapore plan clothes officer's desire to know the cause of a suspicious bulging under the coat of a Chinese leaving the West Wharf on Sunday afternoon led to the recovery of a brass curio, which subsequent enquiries disclosed had been
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  • 456 8 Munificent Donation From Duff C O LOCAL SUBSCRIPTIONS o\ THE INCREASE A cable has been received from th* n. Development Company offering th. v ficent sum of $25,000 for Relief WIS* Kelantan. A message has been d.-J.2 L Ir by the Secretary to the High ornL U
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  • 130 8 Twakow Owner and a Ba? of Rubber That he had picked it up in Boa! Our was the explanation alleged to have km tendered a constable in plain clothes by i Chinese respecting a ha? contain sheets of rubber which the latter waa veving by ricksha alone
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  • 246 8 A very pleasant evening was the Garden Club on Friday when Mr. Soo Hock gave another dfcmer in cele&rai of the marriage of his daughter, Mary Tan, to Mr. Ngo Beng Haat jm tabre was beautifully decorated in the torof an E. The gathering consisted oi abort v
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  • 469 10 Replacement Plan to Cost Hundreds of Millions A plan to demolish New York's lower East Side, most famous slum in the world, and to replace it at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars, was presented by August Heckscher, capitalist and philanthropist, to Mayor James J.
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  • 191 10 Singapore, January 14. The market has shown considerable strength during the past week and values advanced to 70 cent.*; dot January tender on an unsatisfied demand for prompt rubber. A slight reaction is noticeable at the close, reflecting an erratic forward market due to speculative prorU-taking. Good support
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  • 184 10 A fatal case of stabbing in which the victim was a young Kuala Lumpur Chinese named Tan Joo Yam took place at Kajang on Monday night, after a dinner party to which the deceased was invited with other friends from Kuala Lumpur. It would appear that he left Kuala Lumpur
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    • 274 10 ICE CREAM I I Take Home a. three flavoured Brick S I Obtainable from: g I John Little Co., Bun Bee Co., Kirn Ann Co., Lim Khoon Heng, Luna Cafe (Dhoby Ghaut), or from The Cold Storage Depot. S IbSESE3ESESESZSES2SZS2SESZ^ /eV£READY flashlights I SAFE DURABLE-RELIABLE I Kvereadv Flashlights with new
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    • 187 10 THE FEVER PERIL. NOT DIFFICULT TO OVERCOME Suffering, from Malaria "on and off for years." not being able to take quinine in any form by mouth, running to hospital every time and taking quinine injections, was the unpleasant experience of Mr. C. O. H. Stevens of Rohri. He found great
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    • 401 10 ESHSSSZSr!Sr!£rISHSrISZSrI^ jjj Singapore, Kuala pur BY APPOINTMENT S&sr sines 1627 John Haiq MmW THE FATHER OF ALL SCOTCH WHISKIES JOHN HAIG&CoLtd. lOwnin;; Haij; -St Hais. Ltd.) MARKINCH. SCOTLAND. Local Agents:—ANGLO-SIAM CORPORATION, Lid. SINGAPORE, J B Paints Oils Varnishes etc J ml are known throughout the Empire for /1 l_ covering
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    • 892 11 AUCTION SALE CHEONG KOON SENG CO. Estate of Thomas Dunman, Deceased v food opportunity of acquiring valuable freehold building site at Katong AUCTION SALE of ten building allotments situate at Grove Road TO BE HELD AT MESSRS. CHEONG KOON SENG COS. SALEROOM. NO 30, CHULIA STREET, SINGAPORE. On Wednesday, January
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    • 590 11 STEAMER SAILINGS P 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 Hia Majesty's Government.) OUTWARDS from LONDON. HOMEWARDS. For China ft Japan. For Marseilles, London ft Antwerp. Due Leave
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    • 906 11 STEAMER SAILINGS g (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) LONDON LINK Tonnage Destination One Sail Suwa Maru 11,000 M'seilles, L'don, A'werp R'dam Jan 20 21 Fushimi Maru 11.000 M'seilles, L'don, A'werp R'dam Feb 3 4 Hakozaki Mara 10,500 M'seilies, L'don, A'werp R'dam Feb 17 18 Hakusan Maru 10,500 M'seilles, L'don, A'werp R'dam Mar
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    • 608 12 PUBLIC NOTICES MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. Notice is hereby given that South Bridge Road between North Canal Road and Upper Cross Street, will be closed to through traffic from the 13th inst during reconstruction. W. MARSH, Municipal Secretary. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. Tenders are invited for ihe supply of 6,000 tons of
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    • 295 12 SITUATIONS VACANT WANTED—Thoroughly competent Short-hand-typist. Apply Duncan Roberts, Ltd., 137, Cecil Street, Singapore. WANTED—A competent Chinese Bookkeeper and a ledger clerk. Apply by letter with recent copies of testimonials to Chia Cheng Jin and Co. TO LET TO LET, Raffles Chambers, three sections Snd floor, area 2,680 square feet. Rent
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    • 521 12 I BANKS. THE HO HONG BANK, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE: 94, MARKET STREET BRANCHES Penang 85 Beach Street Malacca 131 Jonker Street. Muar 77-79 Jalan Suleiman. Batu Pahat 109 Jalan Rahamat. Palemoang 16 Dir. Hong Kong 13 Queen's Road Central. Seremban 63 Birch Road. Batavia 47 Corner Lloyd Street. AGENCIES AT:
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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 £8,000,000 Subscribed Capital £1,800,000 Paid-up Capital £1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest £1,612,884 HEAD OFFICE: 15, Grace Church Street, London, E. C. 3. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J.
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    • 436 12 INSURANCE EElnl 50UTH BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. FIRE, MARINE TRANSIT MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPTED AT LOWEST CURRENT RATES. L. C. MARGOLIOUTH, Manager Office 2, Finlayson Green. THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LIMITED. (Incorporated in the S.S.) Head Office Singapore. Ist Floor, Banque del Indo Chine Buildings, 1-A, Malacca Street. Thone
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