Malaya Tribune, 3 January 1928

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    21 1 The Malaya Tribune Vol. XV.- No. 1 SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1928 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1928
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    Indian Immigration
    530 2 COMMITTEE CONSIDERS DEPOT IMPROVEMENTS Government to Be Asked for Funds A special meeting of the Indian Immigration Committee was held in the Labour Uffice, Kuala Lumpur, on December 19. The Chairman informed the Committee that the meeting had been called to discuss further the proposals that had been
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    Double Fatality
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    AN AMERICAN TAKES HIS DEGREE
    1122 4 jj Memorable Hour at Oxford BESTOWING THE FREEDOM OF THE WARDROBE One who goes a journey always leaves something behind. I arrived at Oxford on Degree Day, having- forgotten to bring a dark suit, writes "An American Oxonian." The problem was to think of an
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    "On This Day—"
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    Scottish Letter
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    SNOWBOUND SCENES IN BRITAIN
    471 7 Airplanes Carry Food Stuffs MILDER CONDITIONS FORECASTED Salvation Army Assists in Meeting Emergency British Official Wireless Reuter's Service. London, December 31. use of aeroplanes to take supplies snowbound places is being made on mat ie lines. Six aeroplanes are ready rlendon Aerodrome to-day to start a
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    NEW YEAR DIPLOMACY
    120 7 Germany's President Receives Ambassadors [Trans-Ocean via Pan-Asia] Berlin, January 1. Reich's President received the cus■'Y New Year's visits from the Diploorps, Government officials and relatives of the various national insti- Replying to their addresses, the President said that he hoped that v re past trials and present
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    FLYING IN COLOMBO
    114 7 K.A.F. Boats Watched by a Great Crowd From Our Own Correspondent.) Colombo, December 31. 'l"ds of spectators witnessed this <>n the arrival of the four R.A.F. '•oats which left Cochin, South India, ru this morning and arrived at on scheduled time, covering the in four and a
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    BRITISH AIR LINER'S VENTURE
    321 7 Lost in the Desert Off Baghdad FOUND AGAIN AFTER SEARCH British Official Wireless Reuter's Service. London, December 31. d A ritish air liner bound from Cairo to Baghdad has been; lost in the desert west of Baghdad, but found again. The machine left Cairo on Thursday
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    THE SINGAPORE DOCK
    106 7 Dutch Firm Gets Contract to Transport Sections Reuter's Service. [Reuters Service.] London, January 1. The hazardous task of transporting the frfty-thousand-ton Singapore floating dock in two sections to the Far East, according to "The Observer," will be awarded to the Smit Company, well-known Rotterdam towage experts and
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    HARBOUR BOARD
    130 7 Ships Alongside the Wharves or Expected to Arrive Singapore, January 3. East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1) Nil. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3) Ling Nam and City of Calcutta 18; Newton Beech 13; Rhexenor 11; Katori Maru 8; Kedah 6. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3) Clan MacTavish 30; Genoa
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    EXCHANGES
    54 7 British Official Wireless London, January 2. Paris 121 New York 4.88 7,32 Brussels 34.90 Geneva 25.28 Amsterdam 12.0825 Milan 92.35 Berlin JO-f? Stockholm Copenhagen Oslo 10.0 Prague Helsingfors 1jg.75 Madrid o^-}J Lisbon oe-Z Athens "gjg Bucharest J,, R 5 Buenos Aires «™g Bombay 18 Shanghai J\7J fSSJK" Silver, spot,
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    Iraq Atrocities
    136 7 THIRD FEROCIOUS RAID IN SIX WEEKS Seriaus Political Consequences Feared Reuter's Service. [Reuters Service.] Bagdad, January 3. All of Iraq is seething with indignation at the atrocities of Faisal Dawish who recently carried out the third ferocious raid in six weeks on an Iraq tribe of harmless shepherds,
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    THE SOUDAN TROUBLE
    113 7 Troops Restore Confidence of Loyal Tribesmen Reuter's Service. [Reuters Sen-ice.] Khartoum, January 1. The quick concentration of troops in the area of Capt. Fergusson's murder restored the confidence of the loyal Nuers who confined the trouble to a small section. The Nuer chieftain. Garluak. surrendered and declares
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    PENANG MOTOR TRIAL
    57 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, January 3. The latest phase of the Penang Motor Trial controversy is that the Perak Union, which protested at the unauthorised nature of the trial on behalf of the other local Unions, has received the following cablegram from the Royal Automobile Association:
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    LOSS TO COMMUNITY
    320 7 Farewell to Rev. S. S. Pakianathan In spite of inclement weather, the Short Street Social Hall was well-nigh filled with members and well-wishers of the Methodist Tamil Church yesterday at 4.30 p.m. to bid farewell to Rev. S. S. Pakianathan, who is going on transfer to Kuala
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    HOME MARKET
    89 7 London, December 30. Manchester Market BJA8 J A lbs. Shirtings, fair (new basis) 12s 3d 40's Grey Yarns, single twist 18Vid 6 lbs. T. Cloth fair—24 yards 7s 9d Liverpool Market Cotton —fully Middling American ll.OGd Egyptian Cotton 17.75 d Metals Tin Standard 3 months £261.7.0 Produce Copra
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    TROUBLE IN NICARAGUA
    193 7 Marines Clash With WellTrained Insurgents Reuter's Service. Managua, January 2. fjive United States Marines were killed and twenty-three wounded in a severe engagement with a large force of welltrained uniformed insurgents commanded oy the Nicaraguan Liberal General Augustino Sandino, on the outskirts of the town of Quilali.
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    HEALTH BULLETIN
    109 7 Official Report Shows Cholera Cases Here The health bulletin of the League of Nations' Eastern Bureau, for the week ended December 24, is as follow.- Alexandria: -1 plague case. Bass in:—2 plague deaths. Bombay:— 1 smallpox case. Calcutta:—4B cholera deaths as against 43 during the previous week; I
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    WEEKLY RUBBER MARKET
    286 7 Singapore, December 31. The local market has been closed for two days during the past week for the Christmas holidays and business has been somewhat interrupted in consequence. Prices show some improvement and the tone is steady although not much interest is being displayed. To-day's cables quote
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    Shooting in China Town
    187 7 ONE KILLED AND ANOTHER SERIOUSLY INJURED Gunmen Open Fire on Wayside Chinese The Rochore Road shooting affray between rival gangs which began on Friday evening was a prelude to another and more serious affair in Eu Tong Seng Street at about eight o'clock on Sunday night,
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    PASSENGERS ARRIVED
    159 7 The following passengers arrived at Singapore per s.s. "Plancius" yesterday. From Soerabaya:—Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Fltuny, Messrs. Brandel, Futsatoro Kaike, Sjigeki Oishi, T. Lingi, G. Guiseppi, G. Samtani, R. Meghray, Hoe Pak Lorn, Oh Moh See and children, Fah Moh Sian, Berenger, Fun Kordo. From Semarang:—Mr. Be
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    INDIAN WORKERS' CONDITIONS
    161 7 Labour Deputation Shocked LACK OF CLOTHING AND FOOD (From Our Own Correspondent.) Colombo, January 1. Since our arrival in India we've already seen sufficient to satisfy us that conditions under which Indian workers to-day are employed and are living are a distinct menace to civilisation," said Mr.
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      485 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS FOR SALE—Going Chean. 1-valve Radio set, good order. Complete. Owner building larger set. Apply 8b De Souza Street. WANTED Insurance and other Business Agencies by a Chinese gentleman of substantial and long standing in F.M.S. Please give terms. Write to K.T.C., 15 Hale Street, Ipoh, Perak. Situation wanted
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      199 7 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT (By courtesy of the Government Health Office) Kandang Kerbau Station For the 24 hours ending at midnight. December 31. deg. Maximum shade temperature 86.5 F. Minimum shade temperature 74.5 F. Mem shade temperature 79.4 F. Maximum sun radiation 155 F. Minimum grass radiation 72.5 F. Sea temperature (maximum)
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      372 7 SINGAPORE DIARY To-day, January 3 High Tides.—6:2B a.m., 7:33 p.m. Rugby: Services vs. Law Etc. S.S.P. Band front of Victoria Theatre, 5 p.m. To-morrow, January 4 High Tides.—7:23 a.m., 8.54 p.m. Fresh Food and Refrigerating Co. meeting, 12 noon. Thursday, January 5 High Tides.—B:l4 a.m., 9:56 p.m. B. I. homeward
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    THE INDIAN REFORMS
    784 8 It is usual for the meetings of the AllIndia Moslem League to provide a mass of political generalities of little importance outside the narrow confines of their own sphere. This time, however, the League has been holding its annual meeting immediately after the announcement that the new
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    1363 8 The Philippine Government has appropriated half a million pesos for the purchase of 300 miles of submarine cable, to be bought from Messrs. Siemens Bros, of London. The People's Council at Batavia has carried the amendment of the Dutch Indian of which the so-called "native majoiity" forms the most important
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    SOCIETY AND PERSONAL
    524 8 Mr. Robert Thomson is revisiting Bane kok with Mrs. Thomson. It is Mrs. Thou son's first visit to Siam. Dr. R. O. Winstedt, Director of Educati* and Mrs. Winstedt, who were on a visit Penang, have returned to Singapore. Mr. Stamford Raffles, 0.8. E., De; Commissioner of
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    MAIL EXPECTED
    23 8 From Europe, (London mail? despatched December 15) by s.s. Rohna. due at Penang at 6 a.m. on Friday, the 6th instant.
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    Telegrams in Brief
    213 8 Reuter's Service. [Trans-Ocean via Pan-Asia] Berlin, January 2. The well-known dancer, Miss Loie Fuller, has died of inflammation of the lungs. [Havas Agency.] Paris, January 2. M. Saussine, Consul at Tientsin, has been named Ofrkier of the Legion of Honneur. [Reuters Service.] Marseilles, December 31. Five persons
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    NEW YEAR HONOURS ANNOUNCED
    686 9 Knighthood for Mr. C. Everitt MR. WOLFF RECEIVES A C.M.G. Only I,ocal Names Mentioned in lyong List of Recipients Reuter's Service. [Reuters Service.] London, January 1. New Year's Honours List includes ft nirku Besar of Pahang Honorary and twenty appointments of the Empire Order, all women,
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    BETTER TRADE IN BRITAIN
    342 9 Financial Returns Bright INCREASE OF £30,000,000 REVEALED British Official Wireless Reuter's Service. London, January 1. The revenue returns show that for threefourths of the financial year to December 3J there has been a net increase of thirtyseven and a half million pounds over the corresponding period
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    RUSSIAN CONSUL LEAVES
    126 9 Grateful for Hong Kong Police Protection Reuters Far Eastern Service. [Reuters Far Eastern Service.] Hong Kong. January 1. IL Pokhvalinsky, the Russian Consul at. Canton, and his party have left for Shanghai. In a Reuter interview he thanks the Horg Kong Government for all they have done
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    GUN ELEVATION
    85 9 Secretary Kellogg Denies Press Reports Reuter's Service. [Reuters Service.] Washington, December 31. Secretary Kellogg has authorised a denial of Press reports that the British Govern ment elevated the guns of its battleships after the Washington Treaty and then objected to the United States doing the same. He says:
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    FATE OF THE "DAWN"
    121 9 Probably Perished in Angry Seas: Captain's Report Reuter's Service. [Reuters Service.] Portland, Maine, January 2. The Captain of a Nova Scotia schooner which has just put in here reveals the probable fate of the Atlantic aeroplane Dawn. He says that on the evening of December 23
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    MERCEDES GIVES UP
    50 9 London Typist Fails in Sight of African Coast [Trans-Ocean via Pan-Asia] Berlin, January 2 German-bom London typist. Miss Mercedes Gleitze, whose parents five at Frankfort, almost succeeded in acress the Gibaltar Straits to-day but was <\.,ced tc give up less than a mile off the ..xrican coast.
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    VILLAGERS ATTACK POLICE
    134 9 Serious Outrage In Burma capitation tax resented Reuter's Service. [Reuters Service.] Rangoon, January 2. Villagers attacked a police patrol near Paungde and seriously wounded a station officer at Hmattaing village. The police finally fired on the mob and two villagers are reported to have been killed and
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    PAY FOR AIR PILOTS
    103 9 Tests Regarded as "Hush Hush" Naval Work Reuter's Service. [Reuters Service.! London. January 1. Naval circles have been surprised by the announcement of extra pay for air pilots and observers appointed to submarine air-craft-carriers. It is known that experiments were being made in Great Britain and
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    FRANCE AND AMERICA
    98 9 Negotiations for Renewal of Treaty of Arbitration Reuter's Service. [Reuters Service.] Paris, January 1. Well-informed quarters have received information which is stated to show that negotiations with Washington are progressing favourably for a renewal of the FrancoAmerican Treaty of Arbitration of 1918, the provisions of which it
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    SITUATION IN CHINA
    73 9 Interpretation of Telegram From Rome Reuters Far Eastern Service. [Reuters Far Eastern Service.] Peking. January 2. With reference to a Rome telegram of Christmas Eve and the interpretation of it sent from Rome three days latter, Mon. Constantini, Apostolic Delegate here, is authorised to declare that the
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    PAPER BLOWN UP
    65 9 Dynamite Explosion to Intimidate Publishers Reuter's Service. [Reuters Service.] Scranton, Pennsylvania, January 2. Three were injured and considerable damage to property resulted from an explosion of dynamite in the printing department of the "Scranton Evening Sun". It is believed that the outrage was an attempt to intimidate
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    NEW YEAR GREETINGS
    53 9 Warm Exchange Between Germany and Austria [Trans-Ocean via Pan-Asia] Berlin, January 1. The Austrian and German presidents exchanged telegraphically warm New Year's wishes. The former recalled the Austro-German ties of culture and sentiment and said that he hoped that Germany would continue to play a leading role
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    SEAPLANE CRASH
    30 9 Fatal Test For New French Passenger Service [Trans-Ocean via Pan-Asia] Rome, January 2. Five participants in N.w Year celebrations were killed in an auto smash at Mantua. Italy.
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    WORLD WELCOMES NEW YEAR
    593 9 London Goes Through Snow and Sleet TREMENDOUS CROWDS IN NEW YORK Mr, Baldwin's Message to the Nation Reuter's Service. London, January 1. The New Ytar came in in London with snow, sleet and rain. As a result a comparatively small crowd cheered the chimes of St.
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    WORLD RECORD FLIGHT
    79 9 Italian Airman Uses British Engined 'Plane British Official Wireless London, January 1. Commandator Donati, Italian airman, who flew at a height of 11,827 metres in an officially observed world record flight on December 21, used in his Italian airoplane a British engine of the Bristol-Jupiter type, series
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    TELEPHONE SERVICE
    63 9 To be Opened Between England And Czecho-Slovakia British Official Wireless London, December .'il. The Postmaster-General announces that telephone services will be opened between this country and Czecho-Slovakia and Hungary on the mornimr of January 1. Communication wild be available from all parts of Great Britain, but will be
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    Sporting News
    544 10 NEW YEAR SEA SPORTS Good Weather Graces Function EXCELLENT RACING BY KOLEHS AND SAMPANS The wtather for the annual New Year Sea Sports was, for once, quite good on Monday morning, and the function proved a great success. Great enthusiasm is generally shown over this event, and this
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    THE LAND SPORTS
    149 10 Heavy Torrents of Rain Spoil Proceedings To the committee which organised the annual New Year land sports, sympathy is due as their indefatigable efforts, were spoiled by torrents of rain which poured practically, throughout yesterday afternoon. The Stadium ground, where the events were held this year was
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    GOLF
    47 10 Keppel Club New Year Competitions Approaching and Putting Winner J. Millar One Club Competition Winner T. A. Wemyss 41—6 35 Other best ?cores: J. M. Watt 36% H. A. Exley 47—8 39 E. G. James 47—8 J. Hodgins 43—4 39 C. N. W. Joyce 42—3 39
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    Katong Club Xmas and Boxing Day Competition
    59 10 The one Club Competition for ladies and gentlemen resulted as follows: Winner—Ladies, Mrs. Robertson. Sealed Ladies' Prize, Mrs. R. C. Taylor. Winner—Gentlemen, Mr. R. C. Taylor. Sealed Gentlemen's Prize, Mr. H. Gill. The mixed foursome competition prizes given to ladies only resulted in
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    Rugby
    496 10 UNITED SERVICES WIN EASILY Beat Johore With Comfortable Margin In the Malaya Cup at the Stadium on Saturday, the United Services XV easily accounted for Johore by four goals, one try, 23 points, to nil. lt was not a very interesting game, for Johore gave a pretty lifeless display
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    S.C.C. Practice Game for Thursday
    116 10 A practice game will take place on the Padang on Thursday and the following teams have been selected: Colours: S. E. King; B. E. Ablitt, D. S. Robertson. C. G. Barnes, A. P. Goldman; E. M. Scoular, W. E. W. Kendall; R. F. W. Leonard,
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    Privates Account for N.C.O.'s
    64 10 At Tanglin on Sunday the Privates of the Duke's defeated the N.C.O.'s by 12 points to nil. Bamford scored two tries, Payne one and Sanson one. The game was played on a sodden ground and really good rugger was impossible. However, what the participants lacked in
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    Scotland Beats France by Fifteen to Six
    24 10 Reuter's Service. Paris, January 2. At rugger, before 35,000 spectators, Scotland beat France by 15 to 6.
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    243 10 HEAVY SCORING ON MONDAY Second Division—Three Matches —Twenty-four Goals Reuter's Service. The following are the results of matches which were played on Monday. In the first division there are no really surprising results apart from Huddersfield's defeat at Middlesbro'. However three second division matches produced 24 goals, ten
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    267 10 Reuter's Service. London, December 31. Results of the League matches played to-day were:— DIVISION I Arsenal 3, Bury 1. Birmingham 3, Tottenham 2. Bolton 2, Cardiff 1. Burnley 3, Blackburn 1. Leicester 3, Aston Villa 0. Liverpool 2, Sheffield Unt. 1. Middlesbrough 1, Manchester U.
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    65 10 The following will represent the A.P.C. Sports Club against the Robinson and Co. in a friendly match of soccer on the former's ground at Tanjong Pagar (next to Liquid Fuel Installation) on Wednesday, the 4th instant at 6 p.m. sharp: Messrs:—Scoular, Siak Cheng,
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    361 10 In spite of the miserable weather a large crowd of enthusiasts turned out at the Raffles Reclamation ground on Saturday afternoon when the final for the Coleman Shield," a trophy competed for by Malay football teams, was played. The opposing teams were
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    218 10 INSPECTOR COWIE'S TIMELY ARRIVAL Fusilade of Bricks Miss Their Mark At about 9:30 o'clock on Sunday night, acting on information received, Inspectors Cowie and Whiteman of the Rochore Division proceeded to Lorong 3 off East Coast Road and were just in time to prevent what most
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    53 10 Mishap on Chicago-Alton Railway Service Reuter's Service. [Reuters Service.] Chicago, December 31. Twenty-five persons were injured in a collision between three passenger trains on the Chicago-Alton railway. One had stopped for water and the second halted behind. The third collided with the second, driving it into the rear
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    38 10 Thousands Set Free in Sierra Leone Protectorate British Official Wireless London, January L The law abolishing slavery in Sierra Leone Protectorate becomes effective to-day. Two hundred and fifteen thousand slaves are due to be set free.
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    207 10 M Seventh Heaven Proves Great Attraction "Seventh Heaven," th-? William Fox Ma-terpieee. at present showing at the Alhambra. is proving a great success in Singapore. For five nights has drawn immense bu: mess, each performance necessitating the exhibition oi" the "House Fuil" boards. In view of the tremendous interest
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    107 10 Australian Flyers to Arrive at Week-End The "Red Rose," the aeroplane in which Capt. Lancaster and Mrs. Keith Miller are attempting to fly to Australia is due to arrive here sometime about the week-end. It was rumoured that the Machine would arrive in Singapore on Sunday last
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    148 10 His Excellency the Governor of Hong Kong has appointed the Secretary for Chinese Affairs as Registrar of Newspapers and the Registrar of Supreme Court as Deputy Registrar of Newspapers. Inexplicable action was taken by the members of a Chinese fishing junk on December 23, when they fired shots at the
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    632 10 Statutory Commission To Be Boycotted MOSLEM INTERESTS MUST BE SAFEGUARDED During the War we Were Called Partners" Reuter's Service. [Reuters Service.] Calcutta, December 31. The All-India Moslem League has resolved, with only two dissentients, to boycott the Statutory Commission. The Subjects Committee of the Moslem League adopted
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    166 10 Owing to the large number of untitled going from Kuala Lumpur for the P< Race meeting, the F.M.S. Railway auth ties arranged for a special tram them there. This train left Kuala Lumj on Friday. The Hu Yew Seah of Penang. <>n Chi mas Day was the receipient of a
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    506 11 THE TURF ■nan# Club Weights for Saturday No. 1. Horses—Class III—Second »> furlong.Melg?o 9.4, Suns- j Durbar II. 8.11, Bess 8.10, Tai- K.9. Dignity 8.8,.Kwahiri 8.7, Ozone Girl 8.5. Majestic 8.5, Merry Lass m 8.C. No. 2. Horses—Class II—Fourth One mile.—Nelson 9.7, Red Sands 9.3, Never Thought 9.2,
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    213 11 oi the Moor" is a hill roi i Granada to the sea, a eh a last glimpse is caught ,ra's ivory towers. Spaniards ise there on January 2, lullah, the last Moorish King urned amid his horsemen to the capital he had just surFerdinand and Isabella, the
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    342 11 ENGINEER'S APPEAL FOR NEW OUTLOOK Necessity for Peace in Industry An Economic Problem "We want some younger blood to take hold of things and look at them from a new angle in order to meet our changed conditions. I am not prepared to believe that our difficulties
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    390 13 MOVEMENT TO STOP THE BETTING CRAZE Decision of Manchester Watch Committee i A resolution calling for the abolition of betting on greyhound racecourses has been passed by the Manchester Watch Committee. Councillor Annie Lee, who moved the resolution, said that she did ro on the grounds that greyhound
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      562 14 PUBLIC NOTICES JOHORE GOVERNMENT Notice is hereby given that on and after the Ist July, 1928, no solid tyred Lorries will be permitted to travel over Johore wads, outside Johore Bahru Town Board Limits, except under special exemption by the State Engineer. F. GLENDINNING, State Engineer, Johore. NOTICE Employers ©f
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      487 14 situations vacant WANTED—A capable Clerk with knowledge of typewriting fer immediate engagement. State age and experience. Apply in own handwriting and enclose copies of three recent testimonials to Box 591 c/o Malaya Tribune. TO LET TO LET—Raffles Chambers, three sections 2nd floor, area 2,680 square feet. Rent $200 p.m. Immediate
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      519 14 BANKS THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED. (Registared in London, under the CoSSie. Acts of 1862 to 1890, on 2wd December 1892.) Authorised CapitaT" «.000.JJ0 Subscribed Capital f}'Boo,ooo Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund and Rest JWJJJ* HEAD OFFICE: 15, Grace Church Street, London, E. C. 3. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J. M.
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      276 14 INSURANCE jdfCifec THE fm\ soutb XUH! 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. 2nd Floor of No. 3, Malacca Street, Singapore.
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      178 14 INSURANCE —i SZE HAI TONG BANKING INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in the S.S.) Established 1907. HEAD OFFICE: 58, CHULIA STREET SINGAPORE. Paid-up Capital $2.> .000 Surplus $1," 000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Seah Eng Lim, Esq.—Chairman. Lee Wee Nam, Esq.—Deputy Ch tan. Chan Teck Hee, Esq. Ong Chow Keng, Esq. Teo
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      412 15 STEAMER SAILINGS P. &0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England-) MAIL PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAS AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LONDON AND PAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government.) OUTWARDS from LONDON For China Japan Due Tonnage Singapore 1927. re 7.000 Jan 5 Khyber 9,100
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      504 15 __STEAMER SAILINGS THE STRAITS BORNEO SHIPPING COMPANY. REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE Singapore. Soerabaia Bandjermasin S.S. HOCK SENG Due Jan. Bth. Sailing Jan. 11th. Wed. 1923 Ist A 2nd Class Accommodation. For Freight, Passage and other particulars, Apply to the Agents:— STRAITS BOKNEO TRADING CO., 12 A 13, Boat Quay, Singapore. 'Phone
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