The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 January 1924

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. 10 CENTS SINGAPORE, S.S., THURSDAY. JANUARY 3, 1924. NO. 11,084
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    229 1 Ihe New Year Honours list includes the names *i Dr. D. J. Galloway and Mr. E. S. Hose Page 9. The cables are full of New Year messages those from America rejoicing m the unbounded prosperity of the country, those from Home looking forward w-ith hope for
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    PIKE.
    958 1 It needs but a few sharp frosts to cut down the weeds and put an vd^v on appetite and host.lities will begin against th* pike. To the town-dweller and the non-angler the pike is merely a fish, vaguely associate d with filed and ferocity, "the fresh-water shark; but to
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      195 1 Q CC\ k.* 1 programme. Katrles llotei on^ t^—^ )IMnt TUESDAY.— Dinner Dance. Telephone 2920. (10 Lines). WEDNESDAY.— Orchestra] 1 Concert. I llroon m the E THURSDAY.— Guest Might Gr open till 12 p.m. rCe FRIDAY.— Tea Dansant. SATURDAY.-^Guest Night. THURSDAY Dinner and Dance. GUEST NIGHT. RAFFLES ORCHESTRA. Dinner and
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      289 1 COMPARE THE WORK DISIXESS has its moiiieiv^ of in<€|il3> gj miration no less than the aria rF=^^ I aJlcl sciences. But m the offices of v B tm ff ?reat and successful executives, 1^ *II VJ Kcyal Typev.riter acts as an Vr^JrTV J organization nerve-centre, transWt^^^lkv matins the quick spark
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      272 1 LATEST* ADVERTISEMENTS. Zam-Bur*for wounds Page 5. eameWior Champion plugs Page 14. \Yil>iai#Jacks h^r Wright's rop.s Page 9. Have^k Road cosed to traffic— Page 11. A yi thinji. th* improved Gi'ette Pa-ue 4. f^^ns pastilles cbviate coid infection JFry Grosamtth*« .Snem-El-Ni.-sim sc nts 6. f K- rmath engines have been reduced
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      34 1 ■THE WEEK. ThursdaM Srd. High Water,»r.2 a.m. 8.26 p.m. P. and O. hAeward mail closes. Friday, mth. High Wate# 7.57 a.m. 9.33 p.m. Vaudeville— palladium 10.15. Saturdtm, sth. High Watel 5.48 a.m. 10.28 p.m.
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    IN PRAISE OF MISSIONARIES.
    496 2 "The Most Useful Person m the World." Whin you drop a ten-dollar bill or ten-cent piece m the collection being taken up for missions, you sometime a wonder ■rbfN the money ;-oes, whether the missionaries are worthy of their hire. To the average layman the "an-.1-a.
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    ROMAN WALL IN HOUNDS-DITCH.
    199 2 Curious Find of Wig-Curler*. A large' portion of the old Roman Wail of London has been uncovered during excavations for new buildings m Goring-st. Hounds-ditch, London. The buildings wil form an extension of the warehouses ol Messrs. H.nry Marks and Sons, Ltd. The length of the
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    76 2 Colcnel Charles Swinhoe, F.LS., F.Z.S F.E.S., late of the Bombay Staff Corps, th distinguished authority on Indo-Mal^yai and other Asiatic lepidoptera, died at hi residence, Avonmore-road, West Kenainp ton, on Dec. 2, at the age of 86. A coun made m 1914 showed that his collectio (since augmented) of heterocera
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      341 2 NOTICE. Mrs. Douglas, Beauty Specialist, receives Ladies at Raffles Hotel, Room 124, for Shampoo, Hair Treatment, Face Massage Manicure, Marcel Waving. MANICURE FOR GENTLEMEN. Hours 9 a.m. to 1; 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. GOSLING AND CO. Established 1880. O CHRISTMAS NEW YEAR HAMPERS. o No. 1 Hamper, $17.50. Two
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      310 2 VICTORIA THEATRE I TO-NIGHT at 9-15 p.m. A BRILLIANT ATTRACTION FOR THE NEW YEAR j Norma Talmadge as Ginger, A DAUGHTER OF THE TROPICS. IN j Love's Redemption THE ROMANCE OF A PLANTER. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR PRESENTS. CINEMA AT HOME No present will be more Appreciated by the little
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      539 2 ___>_^ Alhambra. I Frt>m TUESDAY, lst JANUARY to SUNDAY, Gth JANUARY. ln the Second Show at 9 p.m. sharp. TOPICAL BUDGET British Screen News. THE GREATEST MASTERPIECE OF MODERN TIMES. The strongest and Most Gripping Story Ever Written. Story bf Wondrous Appeal with ill the Crash and Tingle of Vivid
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    GLORIOUS CALIFORNIA.
    322 3 \> LI.: S IN GARDENS. PetPttl lor 2\i*. A Gallon. 7 txt i' nothing ■nd petrol for v be bought m South I ha .vi d the m and lump were stated to Daily Express ntative by Mr. Gerald C. ColKngwootl British engineer, who is home II I
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    A TAN HOSPITAL.
    188 3 the distinctive 7 interior of i w hospital just exacted m New York is thai the predomii olour. i commonly ag o iati with such loi i, but a !i*..n tan. This innovation has been introduced th the elievii g thc patients of every] 'ii'ty «rf eyestrain.
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    THE PEARLS OF AN EMPRESS.
    348 3 A Legend of Corfu. ailing tha a I that >• -'V the twenty-fifth anniversary of isi of the Empress I I i of Auek bj t Luch. :ii. a wril f th wspapers ask will to recovi 1 ,r which was to r by the
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      163 3 1923 MODEL I lAI ED ITH DODGE IN THE BODYWORK THE 8 OF' an IMPRO^ K)> nPE CENTRAL MOTORS LTD. 1 iX*r Jatei \J? iS^* V ft h__!_^%^sa*. x i*^ A^Ny* v>i VtS three times a day!" the doctors parting injunction— to the wife because he knows she will hoki
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      274 3 THE GOOD MAXWELL SELANGOR AUTOMOBILE CLUB TRIAL The GOOD MAXWELL was:SECOND FASTEST IN THE CAR (LASS ACCELERATION TEST. THIRD IN THE SLOW RUNNING ON TOP GEAR TEST. THIS CAR WAS DRIVEN TO KUALA LUMPUR FOR THE TEST IN I 0' /2 HOURS. ON TOP GEAR ALL THE WAY. AND COMPETED
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    WHAT ARE THE "BLUES"?
    308 4 B. li. U. Melodies Explained. Tlu query above betokens the frequent sacculation m recent months upon the title a'-** Lined by that clever and popular local I arty of musicians who have won considerable notoriety pardon, we mean fame tht Bachelor Blues. I* may be explained
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    OPERATION-ROOM MARVEI.
    308 4 Local Internal AMMtketk Th;-* wonders of local anSßSthesia, which I. a.- for lontf enabled doctors to operate on the tye while the patient, perfectly conscious* turn- it m any direction reouir d by the operator, have* now been extended t< the interor of the body. It might seem
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    RUSSIAN EMPORIUM IN WESTERN EUROPE.
    161 4 Antwerp, Nov. 10. J learn on good authority that the keen contest among ne vera] ports for the propoeed general bonded warehouse e*»f the Soviet Pi publics m Western Europe is running to its end. It has been narrowed down to I choice between Copenhagen
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    OUR IRISH LETTER.
    1435 4 NORTHERN BISHOPS' CAMPAIGN IN TYSONS. (From Our Own Corrospondent Dublin, Nov. 12. lie e.gitation started by the Northern Roman Catholic Bishops against the North. em Government on strictly "constitutional lihes" has turned out, so far a faJire. Last week a "great demonstra- tioi'' was held m Dungannon
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    BIRD-SONG AND MIMICRY.
    239 4 The This' finds Mr. C. A. WU 'Evolution of Bird-Song* a highly little work upon a subject o1 grant rest, parti) detailed cord of s nui of observations taken bj the author partly an attempt to explain the phenomena of the diversity and compKc* ♦'ons of the
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      375 4 WOODS GREAT PEPPERMINT CURE For Coughs, Colds and Internal Troubles -^Amm^^^^^^^^^^^m^m^&^mmm. <^r --"""^mf/mim*^ <^mJ*^mmmmmmmm *2t^ Here is tlie 'm^etf Improved /C7f%*- T^l 1 Safety Razor i^r K| THRIVE million men recom- f /vr JHnEAaS-- Jr^^ I mend thc Xew Improved J (Jr^ P^y^ftfr^ Oillctte. Ask any of them why. M\
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    THE HOMW OF THE FRENCH RUGBY PLAYERS.
    284 5 y w hi. Frei ifhg footbecomfl f<»:-- »nd t „.;.n elf m the m.phm prerch boating, lewhat of to tht- English »i igbj public. ng the \'y 1„, nttn Org notei i attar. He n right aboa thi Pj breeding-gn nd of these
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    A CLEAN SPORT.
    212 5 I '.nj Cotttalee <.n \alue af Kifle Shooting. Thi- L-mi Mayor entertained to luncheor the Mansion House British and City rho, Hi.-'.iy this uar, won thc Elcho Shield, the National Challanffe Trophy, the Madcinr.on Cup, and the Kolapore <"up. Prior to thi* lur.vheon, the shield and ctpi
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    THE "SAINT" AND THE FOWLS.
    132 5 fowlt contain snakes and has lately sprung up' aing almost sfanuHane- Afghanistan and the jab. been given to thr ttorj ■y the trouble to the Baghdad! I Of Kandahar, whose morning listoibed by cock which »1 hina m whai be felt to be an pectful
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    HOW WIMBLEDON WILL BE "SEEDED."
    566 5 Fn nch and F. S. S>stcm Adopted. OAeials of the L*iwr. Tennis Asao iatlon »0 "ted .i.y suggestion that ronsiricratlc. j y. gate mcn< y n* at tho back of the iv !I l < r to "s t th«- draw foi Ir ipf >
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    GREEN JADE.
    237 5 The strangest rolling system ia the world is to bo found ii Bunaa. Here, enee a year, the entire t,;.i.ntity of jade quarried hn twelve months U put uj> *<^-^ ra'e at one "--sitting. Th buyers an representative of jad»--oarving films, several cf them from Canton, win-re thy
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    PRESBYTERIAN MINISTER BAPTIZED.
    79 5 Quite recently the Presbyterian coauau lity, iii naiticular. and other denominabaard of the resignation of the Rev Tr. H. I. Leembruggen, of bis ministry, vi h the Dutch Reformed Church owing nl disagreement with tlu- practice of 11 baptism says the Times of Ceylon j 'A Leembrvggea
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    YELLOW RIVER.
    469 5 Iter! a mat ion Successful. Oftc'al in-p.-ton of the Yellow River t\ amation arorh, arMch was carried out the Asia Development Company, was i he o n November 2. at Linoheng, Shan province, and found entj|ely sat_s- t;.-. Li T .ye now been turned into w I. dng
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    UNCLAIMED WAR MEDALS.
    276 5 Ihi Naval and MlHtarj Record nays: Sui prise is bcii g expressed, < all; mong old 71't-rs. at ttii- enon number of war i .-!.!s. Hi-tin- (ruish Conduct Medali im' Military ies, which have »u>t bei claimed by ..hose to whom they won awarded; and with regard
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    FIENDISH!
    138 5 According to Mark Twain, tho only way j >o ge; rid of this sori of thirg s to pas> t on. ro here goes: The Kutter Bettj Bought. Betty Botta bought some butter "Lit." siu- said, "this butter's biter! If I put it m my baiter It will make
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    BRIDES OF THE EAST.
    465 5 In China and Arabia. Some months ago the descendant of the Chinese emperors was wedded m Peking to the daughter of Manchurian duke. Now that China is- a republic, one might have expected a 10.-* of interest m such an aVent. But presents streamed m from
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    BIG SISTER OF THE SEAS.
    456 5 "Whtre is the sh i 7s cooductrees^ 1 The lin r waa p*oughin« her way westv.t.rd over the Atlantic: when fi»l I heard this request. l'.v.sc.ntl y a businesslike figun clad m! i navy blue ta.iortd suit that had a dis-, lined} nautiaal eu? burned
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      603 5 /A A Sb»P t s J_y»Q* Cap* aW l&'timM A^^^pKH^^. for Healing A^J^^^l; Kcsqulto Cites, etc. if, tht; all-round healing i it\ oi Zam-)tuk comes from Captain b. R, Harru .< kfunvn personality amongst the merchants, of tin- M»Hliterram n and African Ptirte. From his home at 1 iiii,. Itn^Lmd,
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    THE PHILIPPINES AND RAW MATERIALS.
    1934 6 (By Per**} A. Hill m Inleroccan). The Philippine.-* have so often been mentioned as being able to supply America with tropical raw material, which to date has not been forthcoming, that a little careful summing un of the problem will show that little hope can
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    THE GERMAN EXODUS.
    440 6 Emigration to America. Conditions m Germany just now are responsible for a remarkable exodus to the United States, it is evsn easy for German women to enter the States— a condition which applies m less degree to ether countries, since women are considered more of a responsibility
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    G.B.S. ON VEGETARIANS.
    379 6 Not All Mcc Pudding and Cafchage. i "The subject cf diet is a very interesting one, but no one understands it." declared j Mr. George Bernard Shaw at a meeting cf tin- University of London Vegetarian! Society, "Sages and .-aints and a few others recoil from eating
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    RUSSIA AND A NEW WAR.
    462 6 Greedy Eye on Poland. At a recent ses- ion of thc Soviet oi People's Commissaries, write, our Russian correspondent, Zinovieff, on behalf of the Executive of th Third Internationale, demanded from the Soviet Government thc immediate declaration of war en Polano and the despatch of
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    DANGER OF RELYING ON FOREIGN SUPPLIES.
    303 6 Sir K. gim'l Striking Story. Sii Robert Home tiwJls upon the clanger o'. relying i p<>n foreign supplies m a letter he has addressed to the Glasgow Herald. He says: There may hv seme wh<> will deprecate a*, import duty on foreign plates and
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    73 6 m Heavy loss of l,f e occurred m a disastrous fire which broke out recently m a firecracker factory at Taipa, an island Opposite the Praya Grande, Macao. Twenty seven charred bodies have been recovered from the ruins, fourteen injured have been sent to Hospital whilst many more are missing
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      365 6 CRICKET -V OUR FRESH LONDON vt^ IHOB ON APPLICATION <^m^ m *WmWmm GEAR \p£o^ -l W CROSSMITHS Vl !J| PERFUME 1 nj The Scent of Araby r jfjf A inspiration m perfume, exquisitely suggestive \|J Wl SHEM-EL-NESSIM FACE POWDER «jf| i» adherent »nd unobtrusive, and delightfully fragrant. W SHEM-EL-NESSIM TOILET
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    BINTAN ESTATES LIMITED.
    702 7 ANNUAL MEETING. The sixth annual general meeting of Bintan Estates. Limited, was held at Chartered Bank Chambers, yesterday. Tht Chairman, Mr. J. Hay McNaughton, presided, and there were also present Mr. W. Lowther Kemp and Mr. David Phillip (Directors), and Mr. P. N. Knight (fcr the secretaries.
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    PANTAI, LIMITED.
    423 7 tJ H The fourth annual general meeting o1 the above Company was held at Greshan i House at noon yesterday, those presen; j beim; Mr. AY. L. Watkins, Chairman, Mr 2 J. M. Sime, Mr. Johnston Mr. H. C n Fraser, Mr. W. B. Penman and Mr. D.
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    GLENEALY PLANTATIONS.
    432 7 The annual meeting of Glenealy Plantations, limited was heal at Gresham House yesterday, the^se present being Messrs H. Rohinscn, m the chair. H. Cowdy, D. J. Ward H. C. Aitken Berry, and \Y. E. Rayner. ln moving the adoption of the report and accounts, the Chairman said: The
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    INDIA'S TREE-COVERED ROADS.
    215 7 I Those who are called ditty to spend much time on Ineliar. roads, especially if it be m the hot part ef the day, know what a blessing is ths rhads given by the o.y- sveirasf i trees that a thoughtful f Government has planted alonj: most
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      823 7 BUSINESS CARDS! r 3- 3 DENTISTRY. STEVEDORE. „„«est CfcsrgSS for vstk. Dubash and General Contractor i Qi;; ftad Dsatlst, i» ysan experience.! BOATS AND LAUNCHES SUPPLIPIn UTT SIAN(;-32 Coleman St. I K. M. HUSSAIN 9li a -7 mmmm -mm- i_____i -m> vv Alv;i, i- Tel. 2289. amm o**J*\\^MMl^f*Mmmi^M^ iJ^^^ WAVAW.VdVAP.V.V.V.W.V.V
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      1021 7 for Watches at lew Cost mW^^J^MmmS^is ss m^~~~ y^^r ,Ye aye J ust received the followT_g watches, specially made to vrithrS^^MßJSjj *»'md the peculiar climate of Singa\^^^^Sb^[ 1 ore We advite an early call before M-Esß^l^ r our stock is exhausted. r Silver Screw Cast Wrißtiet and S "Washable straps
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. WEDDING.
    29 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. WEDDING. MAXWELL.— At St. Andrew's Church, Kuala Lumpur, on *he 28th December, 1923, Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charleton N. Maxwell, to Edward Leslie Watson.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1924. Protected Shipping.
    499 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1924. Protected Shipping. Looming ahead of the British shipper is the menace of the American marine navy. The history of its evolution is well-known. From the necessities of the war, the United States built and bought ships without number, because she wanted them for
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    Sir David Galloway.
    176 8 Few marks of His Majesty's distinction to non-officials m this Colony have been received with equal gratification to that which announces the appointment of Dr. L>avid James Galloway to be a Knight Bachelor. Sir David's career In this Colony runs back into the early eighties* but it
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    574 8 m Sir Roderick Jones, managing director of Reuter's Telegram Company, is due at Singapore by the Khiva on January 16th He will proceed to Java on the 18th returning to Singapore to proceed home ward later. Mr. R. D. Acton, formerly district Judge m Singapore, who acted for Mr. Voules
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    173 8 PENANG HILL RAILWAY. Official Opening. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Jan. Ist. His Excellency the Governur presented the insignia of th c 0.8. E. to Mr. Quah I Beng Kee, R. H. Pii.horn, and Brother James, prior to the official open n^ of the Hill Railway, those present
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    RUBBER RESTRICTION DIFFICULTY.
    123 8 Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 2. A largely attend d meeting of lDcal rubber dealers was held n Monday, at which the following resolution was unanimously pas-sed "This meeting r rubber dealers records that it has been their practice, m the case of sales between dealers, to give a
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    A FATAL OBSTRUCTION.
    81 8 Penang. .lan. 2. An inquest WSS held at Butterworth into the death of Mrs. Augustin who died m Penang hospital following a motor accil dent m Prov*n.-e Wellesley. The jura's 1 verdict was "death from pneumonia con--1 tracted as a result of a motor accident which was
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    THE GOVERNOR'S MOVEMENTS.
    180 8 1 His Excellency the Governor uad Lady Guillemard will be leaving Penang HiU on January 10th. His Excellency ard Lady Guillemard will remain ii Penang 1 of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Vcules until Saw B 12th January, when they proceed to Alor Star where H. E.
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    CINEMA AT THE THEATRE.
    259 8 1 "Love"? Redemption." Norma Talmadge's Firs: National Attraction, was screened at I the Victoria Theatre on Tuesday night. The film is a very entertaining love story, being an adaptation of Andrew Soutar's story "On principle." und with the scenes- laid m sunny Jamaica, where the life
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    THE BRUCE'S FAREWELL.
    350 8 A TRAGEDY POSSIBLE. THE BLINDNESS OF MUTAIN [Reuter' Service. 1 London, h.< :>• Ivlr. Bruce, speaking at I f-_.w. I :heon ar the Royal Colonial Ii contested the suggestion that the In I Government was bound by J 'which nmt wt rt rt o\ I >erial Economic
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    MARX PIOUS HOPE.
    353 8 Berlin. DtC tl Chancellor Marx, m a New York mth ***J* to the Nations, refer Gosernn m* has recently taken, coupled mv) 'those it will take shortly, j with international d.fFerem-. s. ami MS eludes by hoping that the ba hite and mistrust separatii ii? from other
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      205 8 fl Napier Johnstone's JL "NJ club" im SCOTCH ■J WHISKY *n&W&^Jm SOLE IMPORTERS. Caldbeck Macgregor Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m Shanghai). OFFICE, 45 Robiivson Road. Telephone 22*. THE REQUIREMENTS IN JEWELLERY, SILVER AND E. P.AVARE. TO SATISFY EACH INDIVIDUAL TASTE HASf BEEN CAREFULLY STUDIED I BY YOUR I WELL-KNOWN JEWELLER. I
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      66 8 OCULAR HEADACHES. |j Eighty per cent of headaches are Ocular j Headaches caus>ed through some defect I ot vision. If your headache is ao caused you will never be relieved until you wear scientificaliy-fitted glass-ea to correct the defect. < Let me test your sight and make cer- < tain.
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    THE EMPIRE'S NEW YEAR.
    293 9 [HOPEFUL SIGNS. IHK KIN<. AND HIS PEOPLE. [Reuter's Seivice.] London, Jan. 1. Majesty the King, replying to a New telegram »f congratulation from the j Mayor Of London, lays hv is confi- God*l help the British will I o their great traditions, and will sma tlu*
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    BIG BANK BUSINESS.
    296 9 London. Jan. 1. rtatement of bills and che- into the bankers' clearinghouse•mount, m thousands sterling to th 36,627.5*2 a decrease mevi.u, y ear of >> 'net, five per cent of the 1 t*WO waling. The? »hOW«d an aggregate, ""I-"- the last quarter the 1 4 1^7.70:5. MODBBI
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    JARRING NOTES.
    667 9 INDIA AND DUNLOP. "EMANCIPATING" ASIA. [Reuter's- Service.] Coconada, Dec. 31. After a lively debate the National Congress accepted by 775 to 205 the Subjects Committee's wvommendation to refer to IHi Committee the Indian National Pact, calling for a federation of Asiatic peoples "for the emancipation of Asia." The
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    TIN-PLATE INDUSTRY.
    143 9 London. Jan. 1. It is reported from Swansea that a combination, variously estimated to represent 40 to sixty per cent of the tin-plate industry, is being completed. It is proposed to amalgamate several merchant firms to form a central selling agency for the whole output of the tin-plate
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    OTHER PEOPLE'S NEW YEAR.
    545 9 LITTLE ENTENTE'S LOANS. FRANCE AND HER COLONIES. [Reuter's 1 Service.] Paris, Jan. 1. M. Loucheur, m a speech on France.: colonial policy, deprecated the dependence of France on Biitain and the United Stutes for wool and cotton, and declared that it was undoubtedly possible for French
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    BRITISH CAPITAN IN BRAZIL.
    216 9 Rio de Jan&*ro, Dec. 31. The British" financial mission-including Mr. E. S. Montagu and Sir Charles' -Vddis, have arrived and will confer with the BrSfcl\ur. Government with regard to the economic questions connoted with the investment of British capital m Brazil. CHINESE GAMBLERS. London, Jan. 1.
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    THE LAND OF MONEY.
    499 9 HEIGHT OF PROSPERITY. THE PRESIDENT'S WELCOME. [Reuter's Service.] Washington, Ja n 1. The President, and several Cabinet ministers- welcomed the New Year with words of high promise. President Coohdge m a message to the Nation said "The Nation ha? made a record and gratifying accomplishment. There
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    A STEAMSHIP FAILURE.
    289 9 Ne w York, Jan. 1. The United States district court has appointed a receiver for the New York and Cuba Mail steamship Line, better known as the Ward Line, rl>'ng between New York, the Weat Indies and Central America Thc« Finn* liabilities are e_-ti mated at two
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      89 9 ==^===s» Robinson Co., Ltd. WE ALWAYS CARRY A MOST EXCLUSIVE STOCK OF ALL MATERIALS FOR DRAPERIES, CURTAINS ETC. QUOTATIONS AND EXPERT ADVICE ON ALL FURNISHING AND DRAPERY MATTERS WILL BE GLADLY GIVEN GRATIS. Wobinson &Co., Ltd. \ncorporated m Singapore.) f players navy cut /cigarettes. A Gj^OD CIGARETTE AT A MODERATE
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      697 10 STEAMER SAILINGS BLUE FUNNEL LINE RegaUr Service* to LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN. GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. BOSTON AND NEW YORK. Taking cargo on through Billa of Lading for all Overland Pointa. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. DARDANUS London,
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      544 10 SMLP4GS 1 1 ELLERMAN" LINE. ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated m England). PASSENGER SERVICE. Steamer. OUTWARDS. Due Singapore. *s.s. CITY OF CANTERBURY China— Japan Jan. 3 HOMEWARDS. CITY OF PARIS Marseilles— London Jan. 8 ♦s.s. CITY OF CANTERBURY Marseilles— London Feb. 26 *s.s. CITY OF YORK Marseilles— Londor,
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    THE MIDWIFE.
    855 11 N i m: run iiimnks. ia the midwife, and the j t_sat Th( mi<tvvifo h s 't time immemorial. The first are found m the Bible: mn d Puah. Tin present generation j •hat the midwife is a relic' In the civilized and Odu-I the institution of the
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    AITCH OR HAITCH?
    380 11 Which i^ the Correct Pronunciation? All the way from Singapore comes to me a letter of inquire concerning the pronunciation of the name of the letter H. writes "Jackdaw," m John O'London'i It appears that it was the insti uetion oi a former Director of Kducation m
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    THE LATE GEN PEREIRA.
    213 11 s i .f. x. Jordan, formerly British j MinibUr m Peking*, writes to the T'me-s: May i. as a very old friend, adel a wore) t-> yoi i excellent notice of General Per iras l'-ft and work? B fore the Russo^Japan War lv -petit a year
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    GERMAN FOOD PROBLEM.
    713 11 "BURSTING BARNS" AND WANT. Incidence of Poverty. Ore of the last actions of Dr. Stresemi nn m Lis capacity as Chancellor was an appeal to the Red Cross organizations of the world for investigation and assistance fa the food problem that now conr< r!- Germany. It is
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    THE ANGLER.
    93 11 (Fron^ the Chinese of Tchan-So-Su.) A breese uoes rippling through the atmosphere, I wonder if my wif su>pccts that 1 am here. Shivering like girls m love thc trees appear, I wonder if my wife suspects that I am here. A golden carp gleams m the water clear,
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    119 11 I Thr House of Commons loven above *V. ether tfl6igs Ihe oddity especially thr oddity which is honest and witty. T. P. O'Connor. iM.P. on the taker. When carried to excess it, certainly was objectionable. Snuff, hv^j/ J ever, was without doubt surrounded wiy a great amount of elegance. The
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    "RETURN OF KING ARTHUR."
    542 11 At Blackburn High School at v meeting of th c Blackburn Literary Society on the "Return of King Arthur," Mr. G. K. Chesterton raid that every feneration of English culture since the middle a<res had celebrated King Arthur, but very few peo-] pie m ih c
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    ALIVE IN spite OF THE "SURGEON."
    270 11 Skull Cemented with Coffee. An extraordinary story of an Arab whose brains were dash d out by a fail of forty fea. but who returned to work after three mon+hs m hospital, is told m a letter published m the "British Medical Journal." The
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    DANCING.
    578 11 A Slowing. down Tendency. The fox-trot and one-step were speeded i-p ao much last season by many bands that there is a distinct tendency now (says a writer m tha Morning Post), to slow thc time of the fox-trot down. The introduction of the "Blues." which is simply a
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    OLD SNUFFS AND NEW.
    310 11 Thf Dcclinelof a Fashionable Habit. One of i iu* old mutt mills at Juniper Green, I Midlothian, whi« has been working for -nor,. 4 than two clnturies, lun censed operaI tions c.viiiy;. it il stated, "to the decline of 'the snuff habit."! But. though there te
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      579 11 NOTICES. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Netie* Is h<r_»by giv.-n that Hay leek Reed between lYari Hil; Road and R.-n^ Bees li. <i v.-;.. be closed to through traffic bstWesa 10 p.ni SS :>th January Hnd <", a .m. on <»th Jsasary, during repsin to ths Level Oros*.inKI'.y ordvr. m. MARSH Municipal Beerel
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    473 12 ASHORE ON THE SEAWALL. The rather heavy sea running m the harbour yesterday resulted ia the Ban Li i Guan, a small coasting steamer beins driven a_ hore off the Drill Hall at about 4.30 m the afternoon. Tht- vessel apparently dragged her anchor anr) went ashore b:fore
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      677 12 A M m^^^mmmWmP^mmm^^^ r^*4?^wm*r. rmff^^wWpJB W mmu l mrnri ***t -r BUCHANAN'S 4 BLACK WHITE" "ROYAL HOUSEHOLD" SCOTCH WHISKIES 7*o maintain fc-Jg/l standard of quahty, Stock* are essential. Thc largest stocks of Scotch Whisky m Scotland are held by James BucJuznan Co., Ltd. and their subsidiary companies. The continued superior
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      781 12 MAIL TABLE. f m TO-DAY. Bangkok (Bo- train) o a .m. Kua.'a Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Ixmb.ng and Kuantan (via Jerantut) By trai/) 6 a.m. MJoeara-Sabt and Djambi c Han Teck Guan 9 a.m. j Singkawang, Selakau, Pemangkat and .-Sambas Singku 9 a.m. j Penarg, Colombo, Bombay, Aden, Port SaSd and
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      446 12 \z Berry and children, Berry, Looker, K. May, Mil .M. hto*m*i\ Lt. Comdr. Hoare. IS. Woodhili, Mr. aitd (Its. k. r. v. Leech, a Wheeler, C. Marshall, Capt R. Tully.j [Mrs. Stevens, C. Kusenberg, Misa c Mae-' Laren, Mrs. Smipson Mr. and Mrs. BeavisJ Mrs. Robson, W. K. j. Hatch,
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      625 13 STEAAIER SAILINGS THE OCEAN STEAM SKIP COMPANY, LIMITED THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION Co.. Ltd. AND EIIERMAN BUCKNALL STEAM SHIP Co., Ltd. \M FRICAN MANCHURIAN I INE) j (Incorporated m Er gland). lOIM SERVICi rO BOSTON AND NFW YORK Via BtHB OR PANAMA, j I ROM NEW YORK. Steaasers l»»*p
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      512 13 STEAMER SAILINGS JMM W "Around the World" Wi IBSI aa_-_-_-_-_-_-_BI^-^ W*^ m **tMMMMWt w£Jm9 r m*mmmmm\ Wmm\m m *m*****Mm ***w FAST PASSENGER AND FRBIGHT SERVICB t From Singapore and Penang to Boston and New York via Port Said, Genoa and Marseilles. •s.s. If. S. DOLLAR leaning Singapore January 10 s.s.
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      747 13 STEAMER SAHJNGS ISTHMIAN LINE Arming from America via Ft__a_M ancl Loading for BOSTON. NEW YORK. AND BALTIMORE VIA SUEZ DIRECT STEEL INVENTOR due Sing.*,. U 1 FAIRFIELD CITY dne E STEEL WORKER tm Si_^, Taking cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Inlard Point. For freight and particulars, apply
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    MOSCOW TO PEKING.
    370 14 V *he SibefLm Railway To-day. Petta* <><!• 12--.\Vwar _.i.<i half a:.o 1 CMM** awaj V..v lint trip to Bolshevik Ruaaii ng that it was perhaps the criud.es. country or earth. Last week I fiiuv-u from the Far Eastern end of Siberia, travelled ill the way from th.
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    36 14 Gcol is not, after\|l, to be made tec rful. Addressing a Church meeiin'] the Goveraor*_of Hull Prisofc^tid "they- v: holding cla- ses iff in^*'c *mc sing ng, br.t there was 'nothing m the slulp! of recreation."
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    SPECIAL SERVICE SQUADRON.
    1621 14 HOSPITALITY TO OFFICERS. The Squadron Entertainment Committee invite, the kind co-operation of residents m buigapoie m regard to offering hospitality to the Officers of the. Squad ron durinir their visit to Singapore. iiii/e are approximately three hundred fifty officers m the two Battle Cruisers anc fiv_ Light
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    "CAT" FOR TWO MEN.
    28 14 I mm Georj Phil p Hor- wi re each i 1 ty Annii [sab ■mi > at W i ud Cli mi h iitr. con
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    11 14 North Lond isoner: I hut 1 am n ;t :i thief.
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      398 14 I OJSB© VsdlS /^gl|fe^ CIGARETTES f\%rWJm I^l H Is Ui J_«sj| I 1 f| TMnPP f\^\ telling you, just why y2O/l r^m***\m\mmmmmm^ C «•> A^- I .1 ms^-rY^^l they are so exquisite m 4% lr ~"^li^^ssS sp^\ flavour and aroma. /^W,\^ < From the time when A c car efuliy
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    EXCHANGE.
    64 15 January. 2. Bank 4 m.s. 2 y Bank demand 2 4 5^ Private credits 3 m.s. m\m m New York, demand r 0 •> Credits 90 days 52 s France, demand '7-n India, T. T. Hongkong, demand 2 p c rokohama, demand 108 3/ Java demand 13g Bangkok, demand
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    PRODUCE.
    169 15 January. 2. Tin 100 Ton* $***** Gamb,er 20 00 Pepper Whi| 26 50 Pepper BlaciJ 17-50 Flake Tapioca '2.50 Pearl Sago Small "905 C° pra 12.05 Copra Sundried 12.45 Opium, BenaresVunt. 4,000 Rice, Rangoon wniue 275.00 Rice Siam Nc. 1 for export 30.00 Ric Siam No. 2 f»r export
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S REPORT.
    127 15 a Singapore, Jan 2. 7>JF'.— £235 55., 118, 100 ton? sold. kubber:— ls. 2V B d. /Rubbers: Nominal. Mandai Tekongs 32 &4, Bukit Jelotongs 47*2 52 Ulu Pandans 49 51, Craigieleas*- 51% 53, Mentakabs 20% 22, Ulu Bcnuts 22M> 25, Ayer Pana> 5 5.15. Mining: Ulu
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    101 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. Rubber:— l s. 2 1 sd., 49. Tin:— £2?s 55., 118, 100 tons sold. Rubbers :V-Bassetts 97 1.02 Broga? 50 55, Amalgamated Malays 1.92% 1.97 1 New Craigujeas 51 54. Tins:— UlJ Piahs 2.10 2.15, Papans 13 15, Johans ijp 37 Hitams 1.25 1.30, Renongs fU.
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    NOVA SCOTIA COAL PRODUCTION.
    112 15 "It is estimated that the coal production of Uovof Scotia this year will reach at least 6i>00,000 tons," Hon. E. H. Armstrong/premier of Nova Scotia and Mini?tei by Mines for the province, announced. "As /he total production last year was 3.6^,196 tons, the increase this year
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    70 15 Mr. C. Sydney Jones, ex-president of the Liverpool Steamship Owners' Association, and a member of the firm of Alfred Holt and Company, owners of the Blue Funnel Line, believes that to adopt a protection system will lead to the serious Injury of the industries m which this country already predominates,
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    TRADE RETURNS.
    86 15 BIG INCREASE IN 3rd QUARTER. The quarterly return of imports and xports for the Straits Settlements for the quarter tnded Sep-. 30th has the following summary: Imports. 3rd Qr. 23. 3rd Qr. 22. Singapore $136,928,41.. 106,273,338 j Penang 48,761, 270 36,685,026 Malacca 6,745.762 3,801,500 Total $192,435,448 146,759,864 22,450,802
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    FRASER'S REPORT.
    92 15 FRASER' S REPORT. Singapore, Jan 2. ■■hb-tr; Is. 2%d. Tin .-,£235 ss, 118, 100 tons sold. Rubbers Market quiet, quotations nominal. Mining:— Johan.* 35 40, Souths 1 105 Taiping. 1.021,. 1.07%, Rahman Hydraulics 14.76 15.50, Unguis 4.60 4.80, Nawng Ptts 1.57',. 1.02%, Ulu Piahs fJO7% 2 12% Papans 13 16,
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    MACPHAIL & CO. LTD'S REPORT.
    336 15 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. ty Singapore, Jan. 2. Rubber :-I,ondon Is. *%4. Local 48% lm .--London, 29th Dec. £234. Local to(•ay 118 (100 tons sold). Rubbers .-Allenbys 1.05 LIS. Alor Gajahs 1 1.25. Amalgamated Malays 1.90 7t\ ;T, r Kunings 45 55 A^ er Mol^s 1.02% 1.12',. Ayer Panas 5
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    46 15 Singapore, Jan. 2 12 imm, Smgapore Standard P a l e ""J-, Sh4't S^t P 4s7 S S" d f rd Ri SmK oneet. spot 48 «4 49; Jan-Mar SOU SO',.-April-June 51V. 51%; July-Sent .V London Quotation ***** J. Sft 'SS.ft
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    40 15 In the last week of November the British Exchequer, instead of getting its weekly yield of a million from d*athduties, collected £2,534,000 mainly fn*m the estates of Mr. Maurice Marcus, the hon'ble Nathaniel Rothschild and Mr [George Miller, African merchant.
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      1672 15 \^c-ts over $5,000,000. rpiir< _nn_n *rr n__ nmnniT Assurances m force over $17,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. n APPIf p (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) HEAD OFMCE:— Winchester House Singapore. LONDON OFFTPP •*> nu t. _»_n The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of E^.!. 5
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      45 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE FideUty Guarantee-Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives— Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. WEARE Co., Ltd. Messrs. HARRISONS, t> BARKER Co., Ltd. Branch Office 64, The Arcade, CoUyer Quay. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    NEW YEAR SPORTS.
    1152 16 BAD WEATHER FAILS AT SEA. I It seems an inevitable fact that each succeeding New Year must be ushered lfl J m Singapore with entire lack of consider- i ation by the Clerk of the Weather. With misplaced constar<ry the rain which has I come to be
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    THE LAND SPORTS.
    416 16 The rain and th c soggy state of the ground did tot affect the number of entries for the diffcren; events, or the attendance at the tend -ports which were brought off before a large gathering of Is pectators at the Race Course on Tuesdaylafternoon. The programme
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    HOCKEY.
    177 16 S. C. C.'s Win Over Gairison. The score of five goals fo leve witn wh eh the hockey match betwin the S.C.C and the Officers of the Gaifison on the Padang yesterday evening terjhinated gives. no credit to the military players for what was really a good display of
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    120 16 Before Mr. David m the District Court yesterday morning, Abu Bakar, a Tamil provision shop keeper of 200 Orchard road, was charged at the instance of th c Inspector ii. charge of the Weights and Measures Department, with having committed an offence vi der the Weights and Measures Ordinance. It
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1103 16 The case with which Singapore had won a;l its earlier matches 'm tihe Southern Section of the Malaya Cup Competition possibly tended to cause the importance of Srturday's Padang game against Negri Sembilan to be lost sight of. The meeting of Malayan delegates m Kuala Lumpur last January
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      PENANG RACES.
      219 16 First Day's Handicaps. Penang, Jan. 2. The following are the handicaps for the first days racing on Jan. Bth. President's Plate. One mile. Patsy 9.5, Calculator 8.10, Bonza 8.5, Top Price 7.11, Carrie B. 7.11, Kangaroo 7.3. New Year Plato. Six furlongs. Lady Wallae 9.3, Beau Regarde 9.3,
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      AUSTRALIAN CRICKET.
      76 16 [Reuter's Service.] Melbourne, Jan. 1. For the Sheffield Shield Victoria rcored 285 Mayne 106. Scott took 5 wickets for 107. Victoria m the second innings scored 412 Woodfull 117. New South Wales macte 268, Collins 108. Liddicut taking 4 wickets for 50. In the second innings they scored
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      INTERNATIONAL RUGBY.
      214 16 [Reuter's Service.] London. Jan. 1 The weather was dull for the ScotlandFrarce rugby match and following the heavy rain of the morning the ground of the Pershing Stadium was very muddy. The crowd numbered 15,000 Early on Drysdale just missed with a penalty kivk from the thirtyfive y;.rds
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      S.G.C.
      31 16 Th.- January Bogey Ccmpe^fion will be I laved for on Saturday apfl Sunday next, the sth and 6th ir.stanj^he January Ladies' Spccn will be/f*ayed for en Monday, January 7th next.
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      KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
      36 16 4/T The One-club Competition played on Aew dear's morning was won by H. Irving Jones with a score of 40. A telegram from Minneapolis states that the heavy-weight box.r, Billy Miske is dead.
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      314 16 THE INTRINSIC VALUE OF A MOUTRIE PIANO I IS PROVED BY ITS DEPENDABILITY UNDER THE MOST TRYING CONDITIONS. THIS VALUE IS UNCHANGEABLE AND IS UNQUESTIONED BY THE THOUSANDS OF SATISFIED CUSTOMERS. CALL AND LET US DEMONSTRATE THIS TO YOU. PRICES $625 AND UP. EASY TERMS. S. MOUTRIE CO., LTD. I
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