The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 13 January 1925

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  • 16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1925. NO. 11,388.
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  • 263 1 The Daily Express sa>s that the establishment of a large air station at Singapore will be considered in connection with the naval base Page 7. It is announced in Paris that Italy owes the Reparations' account 400.000, J 000 gold marks Page 7. I Dr. Luther has
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  • 1297 1 Mr. Stuttlc. t v T at 1 gardeaer, y his domestk it...tfi <.u the Itandaj 'vi-ninj*, pipe in month and hands in pocket. Simvc thoughts- filled hi o rp::cious= mind. tiis prying blatki/i««i!iri^ 'srst^nt, Bob Pi fent, who persists in demanding halt trn proceeds of
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 263 1 TYRES TYRES x 9<>__slo. 875 x 105 $12. sl _> vs«. v il»o $ir>. hues $1.50 Cash With Orders. IRVING JONES CO. rRAFFLES HOTEL. WEDNESDAY, 14th JAN. DINNER AND DANCE. Special Engagement of the very popular Dance Orchestra of the 5.3. "President Harrison". Highly Recommended from very successful performances at
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    • 174 1 r, START 1925 RIGHT CONSULT RONEO Ltd FOR EVERYTHING APPERTAINING TO THE OFFICE. 0 R°NE° Ltd. COLLYER QUAY PHONE KEACH ST. Singapore 275 Penatig. Terms Ala carte, or Inclusive C A V GRILL he yS "EUROPE" ROOM yr ORCHESTRA PLATS yr Qj NIGHTLY DURING yS N^^ DINNER. yS K^^ AFTER
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    • 147 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Victoria Theatic ofagenmti P^ge 2. Merry Opera at Happy Valliy— Pa«« Sheriffs sale <>'.' frWhold iatld Pagw Coleman Lamp: at John Little's Page '1 Gilbey'* Invalid 1 1 1. at Gvthrie' Page f). "Auld Scottit" whisky at L..xj v ;:nd Co. —Page G. Announcement of interest to stamp
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    • 26 1 TYRES TYRES 810 x f<o-; a ios $12 32 x 3'/ 2 $12. bbO s UN i k IJES $1.50 Cash Witt Orders. IRVING JONES CO.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 101 1 THE WEEK. Tin I'd tnt, High Water. MS a.m.. 11.50 a.m. If. If. homeward mail Uam. Penanpr Races. Ceremonial Opening of A<>izes. Ru^rby Trial Match. s?t;ulium. Cricket Mt;etinjr, S.C.C. Lounge, 8.15 p.tfl. IVrdmsday, 14th. Hig-h Water, 1.15 a.m., 0.34 p.m. Thurxduy, 15th. Hiph Water, IAC> a.m.. 1.14 p.m. Phil. Orchestra,
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  • 378 2 Solemn Cerfmynj ol 'nitiatiun. Are you a who? If you do not know, \c >k in th? lL>2- r > 'Who's Whx" There are n fewer than 30,000 whos— «o y>u mmjf be among them, it n t. why not? Strive t i ,-h
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  • 289 2 "The Sword of Dr.ir.ocles." General Sir lan Hamilton, in opening- a British Legion Club at Booth-Wfcst Ham M the aftern«x;n of Dec. 4. iaid that there were club* in London whvji he was prcud to open, and others Hut be would be still! prouder
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 212 2 "happy VALLEY LTD. EVERY EVENING THE MERRY OPERA €0. INDIAN CONJURER ETC. RAFFLES CAFE AND CONFECTIONERY (Raffles Hotel Buildings) Bras Basah Road. Under the supervision of European Expert Confectioners. :als served ia carte. Specialities Outside catering Wedding: and Birthday Cakes. Lccal and up-country orders promptly executed. STAMP COLLECTORS. POSTAGE STAMPS:
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    • 175 2 COMING NIBELUNGEN A Geiman Screen Adaptation of Germany's National Legends A Marvellous Cinema Achievement in two Epochs' SIEGFRIED. VENGEANCE of KRIMHILDE. Watch for Further Announcements! SOLE DISTRIBUTOR FOR S.S.— F.M.S.— SIAM R. M. DONATI, 186 ORCHARD ROAD. v> J PALLADIUM THEATRE Tel. 903 Orchard Road. STILL THE STRONGEST PROGRAMME IN
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    • 288 2 Alhambra From Tuesday, January 13th, to Sunday, January isth In the Second Show at 9 p.m. Sharp. TOPICAL BUDGET British Screen News. GOLDWYN PICTURES PRESENTS RICHARD DIX MAS BUflfc THE CHRISTIAN In 9 Reels. (From the famous no\ e\ by Sir Hall Caine) The most famous love story of history
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  • 687 3 75 NOT OFT. Flashing Wit and Wisdom. It ruansa harily credible that the judge Whose strong handling of the great Bank cam has formed so lively a topic of conveisaticn lately is seventy-five years old. ivord Darlings more than *ny men of his age, seems ft* have kept
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  • 191 3 MATRIMONY IN THE AN DAMANS. A StltTf nient DtiVmma. Another attempt to obtain settlers for the Andaman* ha? failed, says an Indian paper, V>ut the failure has been of a quite different kind from that which attended the AnjrJo-Indian enterprise. The Chief Commissioner wanted to obtain some women to act
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  • 70 3 Italy is region of landslips, which are especially frequent abDut the Appenines, and occur chiefly in clay strata of tertiary age. Though perhaps sometime; due to earthquakes or to deforestation, they are mo:itly associated with set sons of heavy rainfall. More than 300 villages are said to be threatened by
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 345 3 f /rSlft %r Weak > Anamic, >^ I $jvJ%F\ Y Nervous > Run-down, fft ft /ifc C¥W t\ Lcl Wincarni R»ve you (W ra 23* /r new health and v£talit >- wi O^iW™ mission ot Wmrarnii it co Vjl ri '*'irw?^* ?iVr ncW s rr!: T^ J 'o tlie weak
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    • 189 3 B V^^^^^^^^^7 I B v II «^i^"-~ Staff 91 JITL ML m I^l B^^o-d9d^Sl3| WORLD FAMOUS SPECIALITIES JK^rlJ WILKINSON. HEY WOOD CLARK. BBBHIB HfSs&feliSß u Kvf tTX i VI bi3 BpjTf^^njgßß FOK PRICES, ETC., \PPLY VuDtV 1 Pfefopß BARLOW CO. BMB Tel. 2790. j^^ $1500.00 BUY AN AUSTIN and banish
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  • 2295 4 A TALE OF THE SEA. Alleged Mutiny. Rn the earlier part cf last week, in th»e lacca District Court, Mr. J. g. W. Arthur was occupied the greater part of one day, and for nearly two hours on the folI lowing: day, in recording evidence of a
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  • 139 4 Receiving Set In A Him Mr. Mr. A. Field, a Calcutta < ttructad what nut be mm of the »mi f> wireless receiving mCi in the world. A from the earphones and the CW H the whole apparatus eonaistini coil of wire embedded in pal ffil sulatinjr disc-
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 301 4 (DRINK BURNETTS GIN. (Old Tom Dry). i I Obtainable Everywhere. I 1 African U Eastern Trade Corporation, Ltd. j My Debt of Gratitude. J ♦Ulcers the Size of Man's Hand.' /IK r >^ *>^^;# period it jio: from bad to worse till can make use of ibis <=tatempnt an,l ||j
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    • 95 4 Safety First! vent that clop^n* of ti Kives rise to liver troubles, d skin ailments, prick)) tio:i. ami otlier ilisonf. n ,j,, exacting climates o thins every morning, drink a rklinx with a Sold Everywhere jBSSSSg*— W In Two Sizes II holcsate Agents T^Sfclrtlrtft HARRISONS, BARKER htT^^V^U SINGAPORE. This famous
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  • 528 5 AGREEMENT DETAILS. ANBUCA ENTERS POOL. [Reuter's Service] Paris, Jan. 11. hi Committee of Experts entrusted with l'ii paring the ground work at the Financial Conference, this morning heard statements of the Finance Ministers of the smaller powers such as Rumi.tiKi and Serbia who did not participate in the
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  • 130 5 Two Hundred CsnsaJSlH Organise a Hunt. Toronto, Dec. .'s. nada Is t«> see it< fii.-t wolf hunt next 1 day In the Bar River district of Ali,( ma, whore arrangements for this extraordinary event have been made on a large scale. Two hundred men and a pack
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  • 136 5 "Ulue Light and a Moaning Sound." The Crumbles at Eastbourne is haunted, according to Mr. Elliott O'Ponnell. who made a speech at the Indian Empire Club. Kniffhtsbridg*, on Dec. 8. He stated that when he was investigating the murder of Miss Kaye he stayed in the bungalow where
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  • 60 5 FIFTY DEATHS. THOUSAND! OF CATTLE PERISH. FReuter's .Service.! Moscow, Jan. 11. Fifty deaths from exposure are report* from Transcaucasia, where unusually seven weather continues with blizzards and tida waves. Tena <>f UxMuands of cattle have perished. Packi of wohr wild boftn anc other animals have been driven
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  • 242 5 .Moscow, Jan. 11. The Naphtha Syndicate announces, ac cording: to the Rosta News Afftncy, that during- the past economic year the Soviet have exported 712.000 tons of petroleum compared with 210,000 in 1922-£3. An article in Pravda by Lemov. piesident of the Syndicate, assorts that exports this
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  • 321 5 N; [nereaai In the la*t Three Vtars. William Joynson-Hicks, the Homo Secretary, made a reassuring statement to i deputation frpm the National CitiUnion. who suggested that there was plowing alann at the extent of alien imnigration. He explained that an alien couU: only seme here
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  • 232 5 One ir- tempted to ■-i that Sir Philip Gibbs began "The Reckless Lady" (Hutchinson) before tiu i •<-? election and finished it after. Hifl he' irie, Sylvia, ia >o very modern in the opening ...spiers. and so much more conservative at the end. The story is impression
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 264 5 -jJsJNESS CARDS. s.nd f« thp Hlustrated ''''Vm.p of Mofileml Instruments. i a co. ltd. g uE PREMIER MAMIA CIGAJL Insular" cigmn have in mansions, where highest quality Obtainable from: IN UTTLI 0., I'll). 25 A S. (anal Rd. S VHIB, D'A la St. lV i B( a h Road. (HAN.,
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    • 239 5 Dust carries disease! Dust carries the germs of influenza and catarrh. An KvanV Pastille in the mouth kills those perms before they can reach thro it Of lungs. Kvans' Pastilles are used to protect ami strengthen the voice by singers and public speakers the world over. Always look for the
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    • 701 5 NOTICES. STRAITS SKIPPING AND EXPRESS AGENCY, 41, An&on fvoad. You need us, if you are shipping, receiving or Clearing goods or merchandise. Goods for "arded against C. O. D. or free deliveries t( •ill parts. GOSLING &O, EST. 18M SUITABLE FOR PRESENTS, Wir.es and Spirits, MUSCAT M\RSALA. PORT, SHERRY, CLARET,
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    • 318 5 For WTCU VALUE Socialising i t to withstand tl dhnatl i Of the East. POCKET WATCHES < JOHORE LEVER |S Fari u IN TWO SIZES MOTION LEVER THIN PATTERN WITH SCREW s Vl B CASES j Stocks of Gold and Silver H and Half Hunttn. WRISTLET WATCHES NEW PATTERN MOTION
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  • 634 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1925. A Phase of American Life. Cue of the extraordinary phases of American public life, extraordinary that is to say to outsiders who are unaccustomed to the kind of thing, is the freedom with which charges of commercial fraud are made against prominent men.
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  • 630 6 We acknowledge receipt of calender* from the Messasreries Maritime^ and the Printing Works, Penanjr. There will he an annual corporate communion for C.WJL on January 18th -u 9 15 a.m. in S. Andrew's Cathedral. A ir.u.-ieal party has promised to attend at the Clerical Union Social to be held oi:
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  • 359 6 BENCH \M) BAR TO ATTEND CATHEDRAL. The first session of AssfatS f' 4 the rpens this mdrninvj, following h special icnrice at the Cathedral, which will bo j kttended by the Chief Justice (Sir Walter r Shaw) and Mv. Justice Barrett-Lennard, in their robes, anil by members
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  • 269 6 The following action was taken a L a meeting of Committee No. held on .lan 9th Decided that as far as possible no work should be carried out on Sundays anJ holidays by the Roadl Department ciurin;. 1925, but that the road COOliei -hall continue to work 11
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  • 85 6 Reference was made in the Supreme Court yesterday to an appeal arising out of the conviction of a Sikh by the Police Magistrate, who hud lined him ten dol ai and bound him over ic keep the peace. The appellant wsm not present and the Chief
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  • 217 6 A Chinese woman, living at Panfrcal< has reported t<> the police that the wa< robbed ot cask and elothing to the valuof S7O by thrw unknown Tcochefw on Friday ni^ht last. A servant boy employed by Mrs. Simp- j son of X<>. 4 Pierce-road, wmm brooffht U|-. before the Second
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  • LOCAL WIRES.
    • 54 6 (From Our Own Corn hears rain in Perak ca i the line late i;. 1 p and Sunj an auxiliary running u ig. he <! -..:i n sil 11 sloft Tl red to-day, i iw< itate the Perak i i bi idge at Engtc< r is
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    • 30 6 1 1 rom Our Own C rr Ipoh The hief Beci goon to Penang on E passed through [poh on th terday, going to Kuala Lum]
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    • 43 6 From Our Own i Ipeh, -kin. I: At w meeting of the Central tht Chairman, in nil n- business of ia.-t year rabber awards, tii ie( lemeni wai most imperative. It In ite the P. A. 11. to Ipoh.
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    • 45 6 Ipeh, Jai i.' A sensation wai caused I brutal minder, in a ihophou fir teen-year-old daughter family, who was attach the absenee of her pj fatally. The lodger decamped, elue. The girl ran out j-hriekinjr, and expired in a few mil
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  • 375 6 ASSOCIATION FORMED. In spin- of the lad Wiall.er, th larjre gathering of Irishmen at th» Memorial Hall yesterday aften it was definitely decided to I Association, under the name of St. Society. Mr. Denis Santo was elected I and announce <i thai the pi they had gathered there
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  • 55 6 Committee's First Mivlin The Committee appointed ment to enquire into the y- workmen at the Central V. Lumpur, who returned on Fri'i I s>ik«. lastinu fottf Weeks, -<' cil Chamber at, II o'elocl ojonUnjr. After a few sUnilte* t adjourned, at Um N Arulanandam I'illay. th- A
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 154 6 LJJw THE CONNOISSEIK t COMES TO Q CALDBECK'S J jas. COUTTS Go's. BUPKRIOB LONDON i SOLE IMPORTERS Caldkck, Macgrcgor S Company, Ltd. (Incorporated in Shanghai.) IS, Rohinson Road. Tek phone No. 228. PATSIOMSKD f^feS^^J BY ROYALTY NEW YKAK PRESENTS WISH YOU Se't.M-t your gift in my remarkable Jewellery. DIAMONDS SYMBOLISE
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    • 17 6 r Y? \MB C Aulo Scottic sole agents. 1 W. R. LOXLEY CO., 1 Rt^binson R>ad, Singapore.
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  • 37 7 pgggg COMMENT. I, WBVASFAB IT GOES. 'i lan. 12. I MMT- f tht the irim Ja... il\ i di* ITAL) OWI I 12. ally by be paid II I ill U I hare i
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  • 23 7 Sei i let. 1 ondon, Jan. 12. 1 1. I ex- c .111Sovemb< r. itr eaUct ipptsr on pane .>.]
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  • 60 7 ••I Work tor 1M2."». obatrvati KOVtl law-; jth the c\ jildir*, will be ba \il tho lit Ml ;i or other- will Bnuiddl Swimming for during the will be boyi from Tht ba>t detailed ll class y kindly coni bampionship thip cup m Meh -roop and will
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  • 36 7 th, N. nyo Nlchi b i| Tokio. Jan. 11. know,. U fecete erful prop** Procu»tortßa~« •l^fed swindling tnd cm»e connect person i. \aukira Kun, I. Imn. 28th. ed of Mr. .lushiro House of Pee«.
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  • 60 7 ■mpfesa KloHe eryrtallU* stony witnteti daylight It the ftert and khadow. of the «*W mart reiu-f t,, thr °i the improvwMnt Aal about 20 ptr German and Belgian ortremblint W. UthlM clan•Wtaf parasitic on eln. park,, and >r wardens it, -v: to explode k rrowid level that uie# of 2"
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  • 236 7 KELLOGG'S SUCCESSOR. MB. HOKiHTON THK F .\VOI 'RITE/ [Iv«u Sr\ ice.] W ashinvt« n, fan. 1». Kwkmmmlm in Berlin. Mr. He -chUn'. bo the ftSOtt favours i London AuWaedorsnlp. -ntnunt [a hi arc-ord with tht policy f »">•■■! 'tinns by the adntini ti«u\ li uruiei-t m,i t h
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  • 49 7 [Rooter 9 Service.] Herlin. Jan. 12. The Finance Minister. Dr. Luth.r. whom Ebeti invited to form a Ministry, in ■fcnriiiß the ■upport of the Centrists, which b accessary Mm him to n'ly oa Reichstaf boi e r\ rsatioaa with them and with «ther Pa::ii-s are continu;nir.
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  • 77 7 [Benttrt Stniee.j Shanghai. lan. 12. In the eovna of the fijrhtinK yesterday Sun huan Fanqr captured the Ar>cnal. Thar (iyuan Mini: fled towards the Settk-nu-nt. Chanir's troop.- .-urrendereil or rwL Chi Hsit Hynan and Sft Xche Tan Kunra oatrol «>f the district.' Hundred.- of ftfcota fell
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  • 178 7 The Municipal Health Officer, for the week endii Jan. 3rd, returned a total of ftths, :> .l of these being: due to phthisis, 24 to pneumonia, 17 to malaria, 13 to convulsions, 10 to dysenttry, and 9 to beri beri. T\\» fata! oast- of enteric fever and
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  • 194 7 AH the \V(nld loves a 1 rave man. and nobody can d.ubt that any man who undertake world flight in nn aeroplane, can be classod U <>iu' of the bravest, for no airman knows when he may encounter air pockets, fojr Of hurricanv, and
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  • 1161 7 -JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFFS. I him *7.->0,000: Aunrd |*MtT. i Igmsal mu delivered by the Chi.-: Justice, Sir Walter Shaw, in the Supreme yesterday morning, in the action h vhich < hop Ban Khen? claimed 1760,000 lla Iron Chop Siung Haah as damas i -presentation of the particular*
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  • 698 7 ECHO OF lilS TKAUEDY. Coroner on "Bad Luck." In returning: a verdict of death by misadventure at the conclusion of the inquest <•oncernir.Gr the death of a Chinese girl, who was pinned under a motor bus which apsized in Ktppel-road a few nights ago Mr. Bourtip, City
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  • 117 7 To Return Next Saturday. Madeline Rossiter and her clever company, v. ho have been delighting Singapore audiences durinur the past week, will be playing: a farwell visit here next Saturday, when in addition t> the usual night show, will give a special matinee at 5 p.m at
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 152 7 Furnishings and Draperies New Season's Stocks. A prominent feature of our new stocks which are now coming forward will be the great extent and beauty of our range of fast colour materials —all the latest fabrics in the newest shades to meet the growing demand for furnishing fabrics that will
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 790 8 STEAMER SAILINGS ~blueTunnel line Regular Services to. LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN. GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. Taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for all Overland Points. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. t BLPENOI
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    • 509 8 STEAMER SAILINGS Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) EIIERMAr" LINE. Passenger and Freight Services TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG. s.s. CITY OF TOKIO due Jan 28 s.s. CITY OF DUNKIRK due Teb' 26 s.s. CITY OF PEKIN
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    • 578 8 STEAMER SAILINGS BRITISH INDIA AM> APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England). MAIL, PASSENGER ANI> CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with His Majesty*! Government). OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS. For China and Japan. For Marseilles, London and Antwerp. Due I >lve Tonnage.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 556 9 (TXS. K. Line. Destination* Steamers. Arr# Dept Laiidor Hamburir. K'ttenlam. Antwerp, Colombo Aden and Port k Atlas Maru Jan. 12 Jan 14 A via San Francisco, Panama Havre M*ru from Kobe Feb 16 UfM (I>irt Elizabeth), .wi. Rk>, Sa;it<» and Buenos I Colowtai Canada Mam Feb. 7 Feb 9 Ta.oma.
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    • 387 9 ______STEAMER SAILINGS Round-the World PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE 38 Days to BOSTON 41 Days to NEW YORK OILKUKNERS. NO COAL DUST. NO CINDERS. ABSOLUTE CLEANLINESS via Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles. From New York these fine, new liners continue on Round the World, returning to Singapore in 110
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    • 576 9 _1 STEAMER SAILINGS AJHISKItAW FAR EAST LINE. I OPERATED FOR UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD BY STRUTHER AND BARRY, MANAGING OPERATORS SINGAPORE TO LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO. U.5.5.3. WEST CARMONA U.S.S.B. WEST CAJOOT eb and subsequent steamers approximately 30 days apart *or rates and further particulars apply to. HUTTENBACH, LAZARUS
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  • SHIPPING NOTES.
    • 266 10 A charge -of importing arms has been preferred against a Chinese who left the steamer Plancius on her arrival here wr,h a sword-stick in his possession. The P. and O. Macedonia has left Hongkong and is expected to arrive at this port at 5 a.m. to-morrow. She will proceed to
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    • 36 10 The following information has been received from the Const rvator of the port, Rangoon: The pilot vessel, Beacon, will be relieved by the brig Kyanktan on or about the 15th. of January 1925.
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    • 75 10 Asaistance Sent. We hear that the oil tanker, Daisy, be longing to the Asiatic Petroleum Company, was in Lumut a couple »>f days ago to ascertain where the Abella, which lost her tail shaft and propellor, was anchored. On receiving the necessary information she proceeded to the
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    • 179 10 FORTHCOMING U.S. MANOE UVRES IN PACIFIC. It is not at all surprising, says a writer in a Home paper, to learn that Japan is aflame over the coming manoeuvres of the U.S. Fleet in the Pacitic. The manoeuvres are to be based on the assumption that the U.S. Fleet is
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    • 229 10 'I he two leading German shipping convpank's have now issued trold mark balancesheets dated January 1, 1924. That of the Norddeutscher Lloyd shows remarkable, though comprehensible, changes as compared with thst of "ten years earlier, the total assets having hrunk from 283 to slightly under 121 million marks,
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  • 116 10 The other evening Lady Glerawly was walkingi along the Embankment looking for a taxi after i dance at the Cecil, when she was stopped by a hungry, ragged man. "How can you walk about with thousands of pounds round your neck while men and women like us can't buy a
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  • 47 10 The P. and O. Kashmir ha« left Colombo and is expected to arrive here on Saturdzr.* morning:, 17th inst. The Sardinia has left Colombo and is also expected to arrive herr on Saturday morning, 17th instant Both steamers will proceed alongside P. and O. Wharf on arrival.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 476 10 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated in Australia.) I FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE Rejrular monthly sailing* by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) •nd MONTORO (5,000 ton«.) The s.B. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins 4% Luxe, single berth cabins, swimming
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    • 141 10 MESSAGERIES MARITIMES Under contract with the French Government Mail and Passenger Services. DIRECT FORTNIGHTLY FAR EASTERN SERVICE. HOMEWARD MAILS. To Marseilles via Colombo, Djibouti and Port Said. PAUL LECAT 17,000 due Jan. 13 A. LEBON 20.000 due Jan. 26 OUTWARD MAILS. To Japan via Saigon, Hongkong and Shanghai. CHANTILLY 17.000
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    • 373 10 THOMAS MOSLEY& Co. GIBRALTAR. SHIPPERS OF HIGHEST QUALITY PORT WINE. OBTAINABLE FROM John Little Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England.) SINGAPORE AND KUALA LUMPUR. THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER The only Morning Daily in Malaya and the best Medium for Advertising. Delivered with the Chota Hazri each morning, with
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    • 159 10 HUGO STINNES LINES (Incorporated in Germany.) o REGULAR MONTHLY 1 UKItiHT PASSENGER SEIiVK K OUTWARD BOUND HONGKONG, SHANGHAI AM) J\|\s s.s. Scheer 12,250 tons Jan. IT b.s. Albert Voegler 9,000 tons Ktb. \1 HOMEWARD BOUND ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. s.s. Hindenburpj 12,250 ton- Jan. 26 s.s. Emil Kirdorf 9,000 tons
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 720 10 MAIL TABLE. TO-DAY. Karimon Soon Lee 9 a.m. Cucob and Benuit Hong; Cheang 9 a.m. Cucob and Pontian Hong Soon 9 a.m. Pulau Soegi Sultana 9 a.m. Hoihow, Swatow, Amoy and Hongkong Seistan 10 a.m. Cucob and Singgarang Hong Aik 1 p.m. Muar Flying Dragon 3 p.m. Saigon M. S.
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  • 68 11 January 12. Pank 4 m.s. 2(4 U Bani. demand l|4 S-fS Private credits 3 m.s. 2j4 11-16 New York, demand 557., Credits 90 days 53 France, demand 975 India, T. T. 155 4 Hongkong, demand g p. c p r em. Yokohama, demand 144*4 Java, demand 13H Bangkok, demand
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  • 210 11 January 12. Tin 125 Tons $137.75 Gambier oy go Pepper White 43 00 Pepper Black 21.50 Flake Tapioca gr^ Pearl Sago Small 8.50 Copra 12 .25 Copra Sundried 12.50 Opium. Ben res unt. 4.OUU Rice, Liang Hin Chan Mark Blue Eagle (Old) 375 Rice, Liang Hin Chan Mark Red
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  • 40 11 Singapore, Jan. 12, 11.30 a.m. Singapore Standard Pale Crepe. Spot 64 Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot 64% 65; Jan. 64% 65; Feb.March 64% 65; April-June 68% 63%. London Quotation Sheet Is. 7d. Market Quiet.
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  • 161 11 Halifax, N.S., More attention than ever before has been given to the apple-growing: industry of Nova Scotia during: the past season, and the tourist traffic increased more than 20 per cent, over the volume ot last year. Apples are the chief produci of the country flanking-
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    • 98 11 Singapore, Jan. 12. Itubher.— Is. 6%d. Tt«.--£274 15s. $137.75, 110 tons sold With the prices of Rubber and Tin unchanged both sections of the share market are quiet and business ha.< been on a restricted scale. Mining. —Rumbutans have made 29s 9d Takuapas 275. 9d.. and Kuala Lumpurs
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    • 234 11 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. Singapore, Jan. 12. London Is. 6^d. Quiet. Local .oTJ! I nd f on Jan. 10th. £274 15s. Local lo<%. 120 tons sold. Rubbers.— Alienbys are enquired for at 1.28 ex New Serendahs are wanted at f£ i A f mal ainated Malays are offered freely at
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    • 192 11 Singapore, Jan. 12. Tin.— l274 15s. Jan. 10th. Local 137* 4 125 tens. Rubber.— ls. 6%<L Unchanged. W th Rubber unchangt.l, and in the absence of a Tin report, features are lacking in a market inclined to dullness. Rubbers ftgaia have a preponderance of sellers, while
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    • 205 11 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (L. K. Mac ph.nl Singapore, Jan. 12. Kt-bher. Is. 6 7 K d. G4 1 Tin.— £274 15* 137*4. Tons 12">. V\ T ith no news of tin and rubber unchanged the market opens the veek quiet in all sections. Rubbers. Quotations unchanged. Deals are to
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  • 112 11 The greatest possible rapidity of action of human muscles is considered by Dr. Kahn in The Life of Mankind, a new book. Th» violinist is trained in rapid movement, and at his best executes 600 finder motions per minute, or 10 per second. The pianist playing the "Minute Waltz" must
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    • 434 11 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued ami fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund:— Sterling 4,500,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors HmSd^SS COURT OF DIRECTORS, u t> L p atten <ten, Esq., Chairman. P H g White Esq., Deputy Chairman. B. D.
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    • 501 11 RANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Incorporated in England by Royal Charter. Paid up Capital in 600,000 shares £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund 3,900,000 Reserve Liability cf I Proprietors 3,000.000 I HEAD OFFICE. 38 BishopsKate, London, E.C. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Hamburg Puket Amritsar I'oilo Rangoon Bangkok
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  • 990 12 NOTRS ON THE 1!>25 PHOGEAMMB. d'<.od Progress Assured. We an* indebted to the Commandant, .S.S.V.F. for the following: Training for 1985 will commence very shortly with recruits drills. Following the practice of last year, camps of instruction for Officers and N.C.O's (ami prospective X. \O> will be held
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 86 12 bM.C.C. MATCH DRAWN. [Reuter's Service.] Ua Marat. Jan. 12. The match between the M.C.C. and Ballarat, who batted 16 men, had to be abandoned at .">.35 to-day on account of rain. The M.C.C. who on Saturday had four wickets down for 154 runs (Brj4an 83) continued their innings
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    • 21 12 [Renter's Service.] l.mrfon. Jan. 11. The All Black* ben:. France at Colombe* by 37 points to 8.
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    • 51 12 A reminder is piven of the meeting to be held in the S.C.C. lounpre this evening at (J.15, when arrangements will be made for the forthcoming cricket season. A jrood attendance of all mombers interested in cricket is requested, so that the season may be inaugurated with
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    • 107 12 The following- will represent the S.C.C. in their match to-morrow 1 versus Old Raffles ians:— W. H. Beaman; R. H. Mallinson, A. T. P. Farquharson; P. H. Swinchatt, H. C. Cooper, Dr. G. A. C. Gordon, J. V. S. Brooke. G. F. Murphy, L. Haybittel, F. H. I a
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    • 69 12 lVrak Win Last Match. (From Oa r Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. Jan. 12. Tin State hotkey in Perak resulted in a tten struesrle with Selangor here on Saturday, I'erak winning by three peals to one. The famous Perak player, Spearhead, nadk brilliant thrusts, but the defence of Thrupp, Brown,*
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    • 70 12 Owing- to the stormy weather on Sunday, there was a small attendance at the Swimming Club, and the 440 yards handicap was postponed. Those who braved the weather wtre rewarded by a swim under conditions reminiscent of rouy:h seas at home, and a number stayed to tiffin.
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    • 309 12 The January Ladies Spoon was played for on the sth. instant when Mrs. R. B. P.. P <nnell won with a DCtt score of 36. Nineteen entered and the following: cards were n turned: Mrs. K. B. Donnell 48 12 36 Mis. B. M. Lornie 44 6
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  • 72 12 Ramalingam, of a jewellery store at 5 Java-st., Kuala Lumpur, was arrested last! Friday and produced in the police court on Saturday morning-, on a charge of retaining stolen property three diamonds recovered from a pawnshop, and said to be part of the jewellery stolen from Mr. Lte Konp; Nam's
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  • RUGBY.
    • 664 12 Weak Side Beaten by a Point. On the eve of their meeting with Singapore in the final of the Malaya Cup Competition Selangor lost ts Negri Sembilaj: at Seremban on Saturday by a goal and two tries (11 points) to a dropped goal, a penalty
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    • 128 12 London, Dec. 31. At Rugby the United beat the Public schools. 3a now 2. Wigan Halifax g, Leeds 9. Ivaskt 4. York 0. -tiffh 11, Dewsbury 5' )ldham 29, Hull 2. >t. Helens Rec. 5, St. Helens 5. Mvinton 16, Salford o iVakefield 5, Bradford 5. vVarrinjrton 0,
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    • 46 12 T Ivondon, Dec. 31. In a friendly Association football match, •ancftetter United drew with the Corinnians, each '.side scoring a goal. D London, Jan. 1. At Richmond in a friendly soccer match 1 iueen I Park beat the Cjrinrhians by two ■oals ij 0.
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  • 47 12 LEAGUE POSITIONS TO DATE. Owing to the Cup ties the only matche played in the English League on Saturda were in the Third Division, six Clubs in th South being; engaged and twelve in th north. The League positions to dau> arc a follow. nj,n
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  • 60 12 Programme of Parade* up to ami for Jan. 18th. Tuesday, S p.m., Drill Hall, Eurasian Company (Officers and N.C.Os), Platoon and Company Drill. Wednesday, 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall, European Recruits, Recruits' Drill. Thursday, 5.1.5 p.m., Dri'i Hall, European Recruits, Recruits' Drill. Friday, 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall, European
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  • 27 12 There are, I believe, a very large number of people upon whom it has not dawned that there are two sides, to every question.— Mr. Justice Tomlin.
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