The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 29 December 1926

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1926. NO. 11,989.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    294 1 News from Hankow reports the Sunday labour meetings as rather a failure, but tht Canton political bureau calls th«m a great proles and admits the Government connection with them —Page 11. The British proposals regarding policy m China are variously commented upon at Home and abroad Page
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    HOSPITALITY AT MAYCHESTER.
    985 1 The heavy car with its freight of and luggage ottered Maychester m hesitant spasmodic fashion, as though having no wish t<> visit so secluded a spot then, with the charge of mood that i« asM,< iated with engims m sickness, it declined sucdenh leave the neighbourhood. Between
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      286 1 i > FAULDINQS J j! SOLYPTOL SOAP |i FOR TOILET PURPOSES. RAFFLES HOTEL Thursday, 30th Dec. Diner Dansant 8.15 p.m. (Dinners will be served m the Ball Room) I TO-NIGHT Tea Dance For reservations phone 2920. J. WILLIAMS. Manager. The Remington Portable Typewriter is the lightest, most compact, and most
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      185 1 JtfissJSiirlo looks after the Uennis^rocks. YOUR tennis frocks will give you double "service" if you let Kurlo wash them. Whether they are soft linen, crisp muslin, or dainty voile wash them all with Kurlo. Kurl^ mdKS without sunnking. The Kurlo way is s.rfe and simple. Obtainable from all Grocers, Chandlers
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      118 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. "The Galloping: Fish" at the Alhambra— Page 2. Littles for the A.J.S. motor cycles- Patre 10. Wm. Jacks sell the Chatw>o<! >afes Pape 11. Sunlipht Soap injures no fabrics Pa*re 18. Join Kelly and Walsh's lending libraiy m the new year Page 2. An important notice by the
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      11 1 •I SWALLOW ARIELL'S J I AFTERNOON TEA j! I BISCUITS. j:
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      123 1 THE WEEK. Wtd tiexany, 29th. High Water, fi.lo a.m.. 8.11 p.m. High Water. Malacca. 2.30 a.m., 2.50 p.m. St. Andrew's Hospital Christmas Tplebration 4.30. Thi<rsihiy, HOth. Hiph Water. S.'.VI a.m.. 7.31 p.m. Hiph Water. Malacca, .">.50 a.m., 4.10 p.m. Alor Gajah Rubber. H'konjr Bank. 12. Straits Trading tftgt Ocean Bldg,
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    RAJAH OF RENONG.
    249 2 A REMIMSfEXCE OF THE STRAITS. The hkl n f Iht >*»oi mil >' 9tKmm an oriental pandM U» the legend of suhstitutim: I junk for the tMMM taX and pintd f«t the rats, says th.« Bant'k.>k Tinu-s. npro.lucini: an article of Pmrtiir. IML The founder of the
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    CANCELLED BILLIARD MATCH.
    36 2 Indian hampion Withdraws Challfnpe. j Calcutta. Dec. 17. T~; billiard match between Claude I M >nk. the champion of India f" v a \\acfr of R>- l.^l)l1 h:i> been cancelled. M M-.ntv unwell.
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    276 2 Tt•:- infonMltiOfl has been receivet! of the t!*ath of Madame St. Clotilde, of the Ordei «f Nuns of St. Maur. She came out to the East m 1904. and for 22 yearhad worked m Malaysia, doinjr a lot of prood t. t' c pom thildrtn who had- been inmatts of
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      67 2 DOLLAR ACADEMY DOLLAR, SCOTLAND. Preparation ftr Universities, Army, PuHic Services, Commerce. On list of Schools nominating for Sandhurst. Contingent of Junior Division O.T.C. Mild climate and healthful surroundings, specially suitable for colonial boys and boy^ from urban areas. Preparatory School adjacent. Prospectus and full particulars may be obtained on application
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      230 2 SUGGESTED XMAS GIFTS. FOR LADIES. HOUBICANTS LATEST CREATION. PARFI'M LA BKLLE SAISON Also. A full range of Houbitrant and Coty Perfumes etc. PERFUME SPRAYS. FOR GENTLEMEN. ROLLS RAZORS. PIRE BADGER SHAVING BRUSHES. MILITARY HAIR BRUSHES. MEDICAL HALL LTD. 23, Battery Road. TBE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. The Town Amusement CENTRE MALAY
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      158 2 Victoria Theatre For Three Nights Only THURSDAY, FRIDAY SATURDAY JAN. 6th, 7th Bth. The GLOBE TROTTERS MEET MADEMOISELLE from ARMENTIERS. NIGHTLY AT THE THEATRE FROM JAN. 11th AT 9.30 p.m. COMMENCING JAN: 21st NIGHTLY AT 9.30 p.m. THE TALKING PICTURE INTRODUCING LONDON'S GREATEST REVUE STARS. BOOKING WILL BE AT JOHN
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      377 2 ALHAMBRA A GRAHAM WILCOX PRODI CTION of the Great Drury Lane Success by R. Me Laujrhlin and I\ v DECAMERON NIGHTS IN 7 REELS Presenting Lionel Barrymore, Ivy Duke, Xenia Desni Werner Krauss ,and Randle Ayrton with scene after wotme i beauty and clever character studies. Supplement WILLIAM FOX PRODUCTION
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    FAMOUS REGIMENTS.
    927 3 Records of Wartime Heroism. HISTORICAL BOOKS. Regimental histories before the war of 1 iM 4- 18 were comparatively few m number, and tho.se that did exist were for the most part incomplete. The South African War of 11)00-1902 was responsible for bringing some of the regimental records up
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    AIR ROUTES.
    446 3 Fifty Years Hence. LORD MONTAGU'S APPEAL. "Those interested m aviation must now get down to a regular air route, and so m the generous spirit of the pioneers who built railways, not as a paying proposition, but as an absolute necessity m Empire development." Sir Alan Cobham, whese
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    MENACE OF PRESS AMALGAMATIONS.
    214 3 WELL-KNOWN JOURNALIST'S WARNING. London, Dec. 1 1. The question of newspaper amalgamations and the working journalist were discussed at a large representative meeting of journalists m London, under the presidency of Sir Robert Bruce of the Glasgow Herald the President of the Institute of Journalists He
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    PRINCE BLUCHER ELECTED TO LONDON CLUB.
    72 3 The First German Since the War. London, Dec. 12. Prince Blucher. the descendant of the Gorman General of Waterloo fame, has been unanimously re-elected a member of the exclusive Wellington Club, of which he was a member before the War, being the first German
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      166 3 IyOUR BABY'S future good health and I happiness depends upon your choice of his I tood m infancy. I The right food for your Baby is Glaxo, which I has been used to rear successfully the children I of C Royal Nurseries. If there was a better I food obtainable
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      46 3 555 cigarettes are produced by the State Express methods of manufacture. They are the only cigarettes which contain the uniQue 555 leaf. In addition they are Made^ by hand One at a time, j CIGARETTES ARDATH TOBACCO CO. LTD. LONDON sou agents M9ALISTER Co. LTD., Singapore
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    BRITISH CARS FOR INDIA
    65 4 Interviewed m I ported forecast the 30 per < < n\ W m India is likely to I Beharrell. Ifan IffaC lop Rubber I.t.L made it very ■< interview that h. official k»»vMp that such high dututained for ever f»\ a It must be a any
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    CAR TALKS.
    966 4 RUNNING GEAR (Concluded). THE REAR AXLE. By Mafoo. There are i\v, possible a rran ere merits the rear axle assembly. In either arrangement the drive to each road wheel most be separate, the connection between the drive to each wheel and the remainder of the transmission line being
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      177 4 j sJ^Sfr*' Fine Steel Explains 5 ■-G#f The Car's 3 W/ LONG LIFE! 3 yf. This fact should be remembered by everyone who now owns or expects > to buy a car. I; In tne percentage of costly Chrome > Vanadium steel used, Dodge I* J Brothers Motor Car out-ranks
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      58 4 ■^■tb^ ■■■»T»«T»««« n »t^b «*twt« rnmTrrtWrtViVi'iV.'.v V J High Pressure and Balloon Tyres and Tubes '"> ■I Distributors CYCLE AND CARRIAGE CO., (1926) LTD. Singapore. Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Ipoh. Malacca- J THE FISK TIRE EXPORT COMPANY, INC. > G.ll and G. 12. Inion Building, Singapore. MViWWAWi'.V.VAViV.ViViW.W. '.V.V, V«W,VtV JW
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    A NEW USE FOR HOOTERS.
    483 5 Vice-Admiral Colomb makes an interesti ing, but we fear impractical, suggestion i that the various types of motor vehicles t should l\e compelled to carry hooters or j other warning devices, the tones or characters of which would automatically indicate fhose types. What exactly would
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    A FRESH START FOR THE STEAM CAR.
    354 5 The steam car, most of us had thought. had been tested and found wanting m face of the superior advantages for motoring purposes of the internal combust! n engine. Apparently, however, there are still some brave hearts who deny this advantage, and are
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    SOLD FOR TWO DOLLARS.
    41 5 Disgusted when a car m which he was driving evert urned, throwing him to the roadside, Alfred Gordon of Hartford, Connpicked himself up and offered the car to the first-comer for $2. The offer was immediately accepted.
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    57 5 Buses have beer me so popular, m Sweden that the total length of regular passenger routes is estimated at 35.000 kilometres, as compared with 16,000 kilometres of railway lmes. There are more than 1,300 chartered companies, and their lines are so well linked up that it is possible to travel
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      85 5 DO YOU EVER ASK YOURSELF WHY ARE THERE SO MANY Its What You Get For the Price you pay THE OLD STORY The 7 HP Standard Tourer. ,i A v« I i y Price $1,500. Completely Equipped Borneo Motors Ltd. (Incorporated m S.S.) p jjj "-^3l^ riSJK. when you purchase
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      271 5 j ,v.v.v.w.£ i 4 -40 -BPi&'' !i NEW MODELS OF THIS FINE I CAR NOW IN OUR SHOWROOMS Lovers of fine cars are cordi- lore. Their stamina, robust jj J ally invited to call at our construction and outstanding *l Showrooms and inspect the performance have long been "lourteen-forty" Vauxhall.
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    CHESS NOTES AND NEWS.
    794 6 MOT— A RED-LETTER YEAR. by \V. HATTON-WARD. [FREE PRESS SPECIAL.! Problem No. 28. eccs. White 'J pitcta. Whit* to pla> and mate m two. tirrat International Contest Next Year. Itti 1 bi a red-Utter year for Chess, even I thy cagerly-looked-forward-to world's championship match between CapaHanca
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    DEAN INGE ON EUGENICS.
    262 6 Decline of the Races. EPIGRAMMATIC LECTURE. A !en.;«rriable address on "Racial Degeneration" -uas made by Dean Inge when he deliverer the Lloyd Roberts lecture at the X <yal Collage of Physicians. At the outset Dmh Inge said that he selected negative, rather than the p< sitive.
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    SIR CLAUD JACOB A FIELD.MARSHAL
    47 6 London, Dec. 17. The King received to-day General Sir Claud Jacob and invested him with a FieldMarshal's baton. The ceremony was a full dress affair, the King, Sir Claud Jacob, the enquerries, the Master of the Household and all concerned wearing- uniform.
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    Solutions from: G. Parbury. Planter, "D."
    485 6 atre without mechanical assistance. The *'press-the-button" age, when mechanism ruled, had a d^enerating effect. It seemed very doubtful whether human intelligence had advanced m the last thousand years. Civilisation was mainly th? result of accumulated knowledge and experience. The Russian nation had almost been
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    BRIDGE NOTES AND PROBLEMS.
    1152 6 THE GAME OF ACES AND KINGS. by HORATIUS. IFMSM PIE S3 SPECIAL.} One of the first comments made by a great card player when auction bridge came m was that it was "a game of aces and kings." Everything we have nnee learnt about the game
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    PRESERVATION OF JOHN WESLEY RELICS.
    103 6 An effort is being made m the Doncastei district to arouse interest m the preservation of the relics of John Wesley at Epworth. the birthplace of the founder of Wesleyanism. The rectory standing on tht spot occupied by the original building, which was destroyed by
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      6 6 For the Leisure Hour Indoor Recreations
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      636 6 FREE PRESS FOOTBALL COMPETITION $50 For Only 12 Matches Or Next Best Must Be Won. Coupons will be published m the Free Press every Saturday a a following Wednesday morning. The Prize of $.">u (Fift> hollar* i awarded to the reader giving TWELVE CORRECT RESULTS. It no r successful the
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    OUR JAPAN LETTER.
    1589 7 The China Problem. RAILWAYS IX S. MANCHURIA. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Tokyo, Dec. 3. Japan has formulated concrete measures to protect the lives and interests of her nationals m all parts of Chijja. Special attention is also being paid to railway construction and a programme, that will
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    BOOKSELLERS WHO DON'T.
    82 7 Mr. Arnold Bennett has been saying some haul thiners of hooksellers and their lack of knowledge of the art of window-dressing. They ought, he thinks, to attend classes. But who shall instruct them? I suppose, after all, that only our popular novelists aio qualified to teach the
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    HILL STATION REPORTS.
    67 7 The Government Health Office give? reports for the week ended Dec. 18th. Penan jr Hill (2,100 feet), average mean shade temperature 69.63 dej?. F., evaporation .233 inches, rain 2.617 inches. Taipinfc Hill (3.500 feet), average mean rhade temperature 71.76 deg. F., evaporation .192 inches, rain 5.81 inches.
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      277 7 g^y=^ great British Tonic i »'ifA over Thirty Years *,«BMterah*| Reputation flallA w Build up Your Health and Strength Every drop of HallV Wine helps to build up health. Jt enriches the blood— feeds the nerves— tones up the entire system. The first dose of Hall's Wine does you It
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      126 7 Ws£T^~ the preparation of layout plans for -^s^3s tBS&-.' M;! jM HTT&Ae it from me ?knouyy\ ■I z^e/7 /gfet quality* H These G'aven'A" are eu i W rattling good smoke f" I ■CRAVEN A CORK TIPPED I VIRGINIA CIGARETTES MADE IN LONDON, LNG. by CAKRLRAS LTD. ■g^ Healthu Babies i
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    PARISIANA.
    901 8 PARISIAN A. A New Favourite. •PAIL JONES 1 OR «*LBS CLOCHES I)E CORNEVILLE." Paris, Nov. 2>. Planqoette's Paul Jones, once popular m the English provinces has been revived at ihj Gaiete Lyrique, and with such marked success that ip may prove a serious rival to the same composer's Les Cloches
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      529 8 /wlmi!^ SIX FOUR fjmH^ eJL.?S§ The Chrysler Corporation are the first and only large scale manufacturers building four cars under one name and one management m o This standardisation of quality is the result of an extraordinarily complete co-ordination of engineering and manufacturing facilities m It govern- every minutest operation
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      348 9 BUSINESS CARDS. {MARY SErON. < i i;i\(KWOOD FUMMTUKG SHANGHAI SHADES. f \MKER MANSIONS. i b tabi E Tors, ki ooi;in<;. TILES. Etc. ji v.APORE CASKET CO. Marble Merchants" Telephone 75. CARS FOR HIRE. if Reduction m Rates THE ISI iVK MOTOR CAB CO. I|W »»r Sard Knai fi9 b. Kukit
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      602 9 NOTICES. M^ Is? Ill Hiilis|o\ |2d| J* tj /yftci NOTICE b hort-lu- Kiven that the ab »ye Trade Mark is the property oi (HOT NAM HIONG TONG also known as (HOP NAM HIONG CHAN of No. 45 Pekin it. Singapore and is used by them m respect of mosquito tones
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      499 9 THE STRAITS TRADING CO., LTD. (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements.) Notice is hereby given that an Ordinary General Meeting of The Straits Trading Company, Limited, will be held at the Company's Registered Office. Ocean Building. Collyer Quay, on Thursday. 30th December. 11*26. at noon, !'<•» the purposes following, namely: 1.
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      855 9 TRAB& ASD '.COMMERCE.' TANJONG TIN DREDGE. A R FA X>RfiLJ N- UREDii gJBUILDING. U^ v. The new steei steam-driven backet dredger which has been built by the United Engineers Limited for Tanjong Tin Dredging* Ltd., commenced work last week we are informed. The plant has been built to the order
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      472 9 a^V as aY t^a%£\ .^B r i Kermath Marine Engines have proved themselves unsurpassed m staunch construction and unf ail ing service. For dependability install a Kermath. i All parts Standard and Interchangeable. American Bosch Magnetos-— impulse coupling. 3 to 100 H. P.. 1 to 6 Cylinders. 4-cycle Engines. Kermath
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      819 9 TENDERS. (MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. KKSEKVOIK. Tenders an invited from appi< I tor* for tht' e<-n-t ruct mn of a< 1 forced Com nt<- K.->eivoir on Fort I ..of jiMMH-onmnt.-ly thirty million jjall.-n- I- IVan? and documents may be without chat* bttm ■< h.- i- „m Imd 4 p.m.. S;.tunh> i4
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29. 1926. The Extrality Problem.
    447 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29. 1926. The Extrality Problem. The report by the Internationa! Commission on Extra-Territoriality which Britain has suggested might be acted upon at once m conjunction with the fulfilling of the conditions of the Washington arrangements regarding 1 surtaxes m China, is that drawn up by
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    The Aftermath.
    439 10 We all experienced it yesterday that after-Christmas feeling. The return to work after Christmastide is unlike the return to work after any other holiday. After other holidays we feel, as a rule, invigorated and refreshed, even m the East, but after Christmas we are only too apt to
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    331 10 The death has occurred of Mrs. M. Baxter. fc founder of the Central Indian Hill Mission. i Amongst the arrivals from America yes- terday were Bishop Oldham and Bishop and Mrs. Titus Lowe who will be welcomed by many friends m Methodist circles m Malaya. The Singapore Fire Station received
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  • IPOH FLOODS.
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      RAILWAY SERVICE SUSPENDED.
      199 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Dec. 28. A grave situation arose at Ipoh to-day owing tc yesterday's apprehensions of another flood being: fully realised. Early to-day a twelve foot rise wa> reported from the upper reaches of the Kinta river and an hour later the water entered
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      SATURDAY'S RESPITE.
      94 10 Ipoh Dec. 27. Foil' wing Thursday*! flood.- m Central IYiak. Friday ua; dry. though cloudy, a.xi the fl nd< subsided from the Ipoh shop area where brisk business < nsued till :t late hour at niprht. The train service however only returned to normal by Chri>tma Day and
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    KUALA LUMPUR FLOODED.
    42 10 iFrnoi Our Own Corre-ponderU.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 27. Following iir-in fifty hours of hea v y. continuous rain, parti of the town are inundated. The river is ri*ii.~u rapidly and a hiph flood lVa:ed. The rain i> still continuing.
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    CHANDU SEIZURES.
    217 10 W(, HALLS 1)1 KIN<» HOLIDAYS. Kg Kinm of chandu m&tt maile bf ihr j local authorities during the Christmas holiday*-. The drup taken is valued at close on $50,000 altogether. As a result of information received, officer- of the Preventive Service proceeded la a house m Park R'»ad.
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    BISHOP OF LONDON'S PUBLIC MEETING.
    95 10 BISHOP OF LONDON'S PUBLIC MEETING. Application has been made for the Victoria Theam for the nijrht of Friday. January 7th. by a theatrical company. As their expenses of travelling* are necessarily large it is felt undesirable to keep them out of the Theatre, so the Bishop of London's meeting has
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    54 10 In connection with the Catholic Club Christmas treat, members and friends are asked to note that no tickets for the dance will be sold at the door to-ni^ht. Some few tickets are still available at the Catholic Club. Admission to the hall will be by ticket only. This rule will
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    411 10 PONTIANAK M)|,|, I To the Editor. Sir,— Mr. Herbert Wils,, r j, issue of th, Mrd instant unt i, proposed new chwk I -own staff kal llawniM until further check* not seem to me to 'oven m regard t«. tr. j "J? 1 matter as you
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    MR. WILSON'S VISIT.
    75 10 an- inforn i Wilson. Manatrint I Gold Drafefm I Singapore this m- -rf. his port ht> will m <»f BaixioeMir. hrn to assist him m of limt tinr <»n *< H Mr. Wils<.n ant v |S make a <i*-fin i allepod "salting." Should MM iW obtained m
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    10 10 z i Mr. and Mr> l> I the Christmas Holul;
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      206 10 Christmas Festivities WE HAVE NO SPACE TO TELL YOU ALL WE SELL, BUT REMEMBER:— I "THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" 45, ROBINSON ROAD. Thone Double Two Ei^ht. y r ViWWtWAVASWAS .V.V.V.V.V-".V.V-V/-V.\V.V.Vb II FOR HOGMANAY I g Turkey and Turkey Stuffing J English Ducklings Chickens i > Pineapple Hams Gorgonzola Cheese
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      50 10 < Parfums de Luxe I OOTY jg Chypre |5 > Origan j < Rose Jacqueminot f J Paris I- Emeraude EAU DE COTY to be had from all dealers < Dupire Brothers. A I i I >• mP yj^-^ ~m^-- Sole Agents THE BORNEO COMPANY, LTD. Singapore. I't-nanc. Kuala Lumpur.
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      7 10 To-day's Feature. OUR FOOTBALL COMPETITION. —Page 6.
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    INDEPENDENCE OF CHINA.
    579 11 BRITAIN'S POLICY. rREss commf on memorandum [Reuter's Service.] London, Dec. 2^. n:n*r papers comment on the randum to China. \l-rning Post declares that the docu:h a plain statement of British h China and a cordial invita- r interested Powers to manifest ~i>umy m their dealings with people.
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    AN OIL HORROR.
    90 11 RINGED IN BY FIRE. DASH FOR LIFE. [Reuter's Service.] Ventura, California. Dec. 28. Trapped by a ring of fire 400 feet across number of the employes of the General Petroleum Company perished m a desperate fight for life. When they found their escape cut off by a
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    WOOD ALCOHOL DEATHS.
    79 11 GOVT. CHARGED WITH GUILT. [Renter'? Service.] Washingt :n. Dec. 28. Xew York city medical officer- recently alleged that the poisoning of nearly 100 persons of whom sixteen hitherto have died, was mostly duo U) the Federal Government's use of wood alcohol m denaturing grain alcohol for industrial
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    FRIENDSHIP BY AEROPLANE.
    51 11 [Reuter's Service.] Mexico City, Dec. 28. Vaj r Dargue, eoauaaadei of five Americas army at roplanes making an 18,500 auk pan- American flight has presetted a letter fr >n Mr. Coolidge to Senhor Calles, who wi.-heti tht flyers success and hoped tto friendly Ami-rico-Mexican relations would c
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    DOUBLE TAXATION PROBLEM.
    45 11 [Reuter's Service.] Washington, Dec 28. Whitf HOMC has decided that the Urited StatM shall participate m the internati' nal conference on double taxation m international business onening at Gent-va on May Ist- Profe>sor Adams of Yale University will represent the United States.
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    BIG BLAZE IN SYDNEY.
    203 11 [Reuter's Service.] Sydney. Dec. 26. Fifteen business premi>os ;it Kyogle have been buined down, the damage being estimated at i' loo,ooo. There wa> considerable looting. ageously persists m the spirit of its note t« the V wers m regard t<> China the chance I comir.g to
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    ALL QUIET IN HANKOW.
    98 11 [Reuter's Far Eastern Service]. Hankow, Dec. 26. Chrisfmas Day passed off quietly, th threatened trouble proving a damp squib. The native pastors m most places m the aatNa city did not function at the Christmas services. An incident occurred on Christmas Eve it the Lutheran Mission
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    MORE ANTI-BRITISH PROPAGANDA.
    89 11 [Reuter's Far Eastern Service]. Shanghai. Dec. 28. The Southern government information bureau at Hankow has circularised the press all over the country saying that demands for anti-British economic reprisals throughout China were made at two monster mass meetings on Sunday to pro, test against the arrest of
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    CENTRAL AMERICAN INTRIGUE.
    376 11 TRUCE IN NICARAGUA. U.S. NAVY'S ACTION. [Reuter's Service. I Managua, Dec. 28. A truce has been agieed on by the rival Nicaraguan factions m order to bury dead killed m the i'our days fighting with heavy I losses on both sides. It is stated the Liberals, aided
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    NAVAL SUPREMACY.
    247 11 BUTLER BIDS FOR BIG U.S. NAVY. New York. Dec. 27. In the course of a speech Mr. Butler vehemently declared that he would persevere vigorously m his endeavours to force Congress to adopt the naval committee's programme. He asserted that the United States must build virtually a new
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    CHINESE BISHOPS.
    54 11 Brussels, Dec. 26. Her Majesty the Queen, Prince Charles, the Minister and the Apostolic Nuncio attended pontifical high mass celebrated m the church of St. Michel Gudule by the Chinese bishops visiting Europe. The service commemorated the septicentenary foundation of the' Church. A Chinese bishop officiated at evening
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    FRANCE'S POPULATION.
    25 11 Paris. Dec. 27. The returns of the last census published show that France's total population m 1926 amounts to 40,743,851 including 2,498,230 foreigners.
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    ACROSS THE ETHER.
    72 11 WIRELESS TELEPHONY. KING MAY TALK TO PRESIDENT. [Reuter's Service.] London. Dec. 28. Wireless telephony between London and New York possibly will be opened as a public service early m the New Year, acI cording to the Westminster Gazette. The paper understands that His Majesty and President Coolidge
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    FLIGHT TO INDIA.
    119 11 ROYAL GREETINGS TO AIR MINISTER. [Reuter's Service. 1 London, Dec. 27. The Air Minister, Sir Samuel Hrare (herewith), departed from Croydon just after dawn on the flight to India, accompanied by his wife, who is undertaking the longest flight ever made by a woman. Their Majesties telegraphed
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    NATIONALIST CONGRESS.
    169 11 THE SWARAJIST LEADER'S PROPOSALS. [Reuter's Service.] Gauhati, Dec. 26. There were 2,500 delegates and 8.000 1 visitors present at the opening of the Nationalist Congress, which was for the first time held m Assam. Sir Srinivasa [jrengar, ex-Advocate-General of Madras, gave the presidential address. He asserted that no
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    EUROPEAN LADY'S EXPERIENCE.
    153 11 While walking along River Valley road on Monday evening, Mrs. Isobel Owen Owen of the Europe Hotel was seized from behind by a Chinese youth who snatched an expensive handbag that she was carrying under her arm, and ran away down Oxley Road, Mrs. Owen followed him
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    92 11 Barlow and Company send the year book and calendar <;f Wilkinson, Heywood and Clark. M- Wiseman and Company, Eastern, Limited, a calendar. The ninteenth annual general meeting of the Singapore Shorthand Writers' Association will be held at 8.15 p.m. on Friday. Members and associates are asked to attend the meeting
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      140 11 WRISTLET WATCHES. FOR GENTLEMEN. f 9 Carat Gold, 15 Jewelled Lever Movements, Black Figures on Gilt Dials. j EACH WATCH HAS SPARE GLASS AND STRAP. Price $55,00. ROBINSON CO., LTD. I (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements. I RAFFLES PLACE. SINGAPORE. I fjF What the eye f does not see/ How
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      770 12 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR PASSENGER ft CARGO SERVICES i x-j— EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES. LONDON N, CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON, AND N. CONTINENT. *Z* Twice monthly service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre.) WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. ASTYAXAX London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Dec. 31 AUTOI YCUS Marseilles,
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      615 12 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England). "ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONGKONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Due Spore. s.s. WALTON HALL Jan 5 s.s. KNOWSLEY HALL Jan 30 s s CITY OF MADRID Feb
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      530 12 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated m England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES Q PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAAL STEAM N\V|(;\T|o\ LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMIW \K!»x For China and Japan. For Marseilles. I ondnn and Due Uwt Tonnage.
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  • RADIO WARNINGS.
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      JAPANS EXPERIMENTS.
      407 13 If radio experiments now being conducted m Japan aie successful it will b<? poasi-bl-j to foretell ihe coming of earthquakes and thus rob this act of nature of many of its devastating effect;;. For many years instruments have recorded earthquake shocks but none have yet been invented by
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    THE HULL BY-ELECTION.
    233 13 COM. KEN WORTHY SERVES A WRIT" ON MR. BALDWIN. London. Not. 30. Polling m Central Hull was wry lively and voting was very heavy. Over 30.000 voted t»ut of an electorate of .'i6,826. of whom 15,388 were women. The hours of polling were extended. openin.tr at 7
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    PRISON FARE.
    131 13 It is recorded that the arrested Spanish revolutionaries at Perpignan threatened a mutiny on account of their dissatisfaction with the prison table d'hote, and police and soldiers had to be called m m order to prevent them from seeking other accommodation. I wonder what the gaolers of old
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      295 13 Wt* '^M&^Lf 2&&ZT&' There is an Art m \hv |k?v* "9^ f*^MsK& <'\ giving of presents Your *W\ F& *^t T >^r3» Oy^\ stffi should he capaWe ol .jl K^ *yf^r^s'^+ appreciation by the reciI ffl* 4^L I I" en t > et not costly. It Igl y\t I be
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    THREAT OF ARMY CUTS.
    648 14 Earl of Onslow's Pledge. ADEQUATE FORCES FOR FUTURE. The Earl of the Onslow, Under Secretary of State for War, speaking at Shepherd's Bush, on the occasion of the recruiting week of the 13th London Regiment, referred to the comments m the Morning Post on the banning
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    CLAUDE FALKINER CHALLENGED.
    70 14 CHAMPION OF INDIA TO RECEIVE 1,500. Calcutta, Dec. 14. Earnie Monk, .whom Claude Falkiner met at billiards here m general matches last month, has now challenged Falkiner to a match of 3,000 up, Monk to receive 1,500. Falkiner has accepted, and wagers of Rs. 1,000 have been
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    NEW BRIDGE OVER RIVER DEE.
    107 14 First to he Toll-Free Since Road Act. The new bridge at Queensferry, built to replace the old one which is unable to deal with the volume of traffic between North Wales and the North of England, was opened by Colonel Wilfrid Ashley, M.P., Minister of
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      384 14 *%X*' your I ~JL liiass of Re^esan Fruit Saline every morninji plays an im- portanl part m maintaining ,X~~ 5a- good health. The natural action of this refreshing drink gently and iiarmlessly trots the whole system from poisonous waste products. Regesan Fruit Saline combines the cleans- ing, health-givinu elements of
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      472 14 low draught ich. with you The ranj^e of Thornycroft models. H^w[§^B (on which may be fitted lx>dies built W-^BP I locally) provides for complete satis- ~L— 15 hi faction no matter what the problem op f» Bj InßfnffLgJSgaggg of the business m which it is employ- y? =lf jr£l£&*i l
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    FACE ECONOMIC FACTS.
    1132 15 Only Way to Peace m Industry. WAGES AND OUTPUT. Sir Josiah Stamp writing m the Daily Eqpress says:- -it ougiit to t>e obvious to ail that industrial peace can be secured and then maintained only if it is firmly based upon economic facts and possibilities. So much
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    THE DANGER TO ST. PAUL'S.
    177 15 DEAN INGE SAYS "RIDICULOUS." London. Dec. 13. Fresh interest hes been aroused by the alleged perilous position of St. Paul's Cathedral. The City Surveyor, who emphasised the danger by serving the Dean and Chapter with a "dangerous structure" warning has ni-w issued a further warning.
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    N.S.W. BUSH FIRES.
    114 15 WORST FOR TWENTY YEARS. London, Dec. 12. Sydney. The hush fires are now reported mostly under control. Th? fires have been the most serious for 20 years and many small farmers have lost everything. One man was burned to death and two are missing. London. Dec. 13.
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    400 ANGLERS—5 FISH.
    88 15 400 ANGLERS— 5 FISH. Four hundred members of the London Anglers' Association held their annual competition fcr the Gtfcn Cup at Marlow. The stormy weather and the strong stream which was running m the Thames, as a result of Saturday's heavy rain, prevented successful fishing, and the total catch, consisting
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      277 15 QSfffinnil' korrengzal ointment HHb 1 1 1 1 1 1 V F R WOUNDS> SORES> AND ALL SKIN D <SEASES. MBUIIUh great peppermint cure m m Wlf If for coughs, colds, and stomach complaints. V.V.'.V.WANW.V.V. V.W.W.V.V.W.WA%S\W.VAWi y iuu^-—^i^^^ l.'f Jt wk wt^mi«^ i— wx/fl ill fSbsss' i^irz^" J j Who
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      738 15 SALE BY AUCTION First Class Wax Polished and Walnut Stained Teak Bed, Dining. Sitting and Drawing Room Suites, Silver and Glassware, Dinner and Tea Services, etc. The Property of R. C. S. BOOTY, Esq. To ba held at CLIFTON, No. 38, Stevens Road, Singapore. ON WEDNESDAY, 29th. DECEMBER AT 2
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    437 16 NEW LOCAL STEAMER. The Kian Guan, under the command of Captain H. Smith who is well-known m Singapore, arrived m Singapore yesterday from Rotterdam. She is the latest addition to the Heap Eng Moh Line, and is named after the well-known firm Kian Guan and Company which has
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      429 16 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia.) FOR SYDNEY. MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7.375 tons) and the. new motor vessel MALABAR (4.ii12 tons). The v. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins dt Luxe, single
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      329 16 INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION 00. LTD. (Incorporated m England.) Direct Services to Japan via Hongkong and Singapore and to Calcutta via Penang from Singapore. Taking cargo on through Bills of Lading, for Canton, Macao, Swatow. Amoy. Cheieo Tientsin. Newehwang. Yangtze ports. Formosa, the Philippines, etc. FOR PENANG AND CALCUTTA. LAISANG
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      188 16 CH4RGEURS REUNIS. (Incorporated m France.) Regular monthly freight and passenger stTvice. OUTWARDS. SAlttOtf. TOURANE AND HAIPHONG. Due Singapore. s.s. CAP PADARAN due about Jan. 6 s.s. d'ENTRECASTEAUX due about Jan. 21 HOMEWARDS. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, DUNKIRK AND ANTWERP. Due Singapore s.s. CAP TOURANE due Dec. 28 m.s. CAMRANH due about Jan.
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      481 16 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc. 44, BEAVEr STREET. NEW YORK (Incorporated m U.S.A.) General Agents. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON. NEW YORK. PHILADELPHIA A\n BALTIMORE (via Suez). m.s. SILVERELM m.s. SILVERASH m.s. SILVERAY m.s. SILVERBEECH PACIFIC ORIENT SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANC IS( 0. LOS ANGELES HARBOUR. M.S. SILVERLARCH due M.S.
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      88 16 LLOYD TRIESTINO NAY fO. (IncorporaHOMEWARD UftNK Monthly service f and Trie'sn via through Bills of Lad H vant and Flack 6«t on the West >ast of Iv MM, VKNK/J A M.V. KOMOLO OUTWARD SAILI^ FOP HONGKOM- MMN'-MU ANhJVl'^ KOMOIO Dates <>f sailings, k: subject tc. altrruti> r tice, no rcsponsibilit}
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      673 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantat) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday J. am Bangkok every Thursday 6 amKota Tinggi, Seiemban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Tailing, Penang and Kedah and lower Siam b a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday b P-
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      693 17 O. S. K. Line. Destinations. Stea»em. Arrive. Dept. I.o»don. Rotterdam, Hamburg, Bremen. \r.twtrp. via Colombo, Aden, Port \m an,} Port Said. Altai, Maru .Jan. 14 Jan 15 Zanzibar, Dar-«s-Salaam, Boira, Dolagoa Bay and Durban. f Mexico Maru Dec 28 Dec 30 Alsroa Bay. Cape Town, Rio, I and Buenos Aires
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      481 17 TRAVEL^ COMFORT DOLLAR fifill^ "PRESIDENT I PI I LINERS -z&^'Sa&S' Dollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. All state-rooms are outside rooms, well-ventilated and coolei by electric fans. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having an electric re-ding lamp. Staterooms with private bath predominate, all have hot
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      710 17 K. P. M. HMLYE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OF BATAVIA.) WTWr%w (Incorporated m HolUnd) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections toi-Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's Desk. Representatives m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Peaanff) 1 of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU
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    BANDITS AMOK.
    567 18 4,000 Indulge m Atrocities. YUNNAN CITY'S AWFUL PLIGHT. Terrible scenes of carnage are reported from Yongchang m Yunnan, near the border of Burma, where two foreign women missionaries are isolated amid bandits estimated at numbering 4,000 men, who have run amok m the qity, slaughtering without discrimination, and
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    HOME FOR JOURNALISTS.
    173 18 Effort to Provide £50.000 Endowment Fund London, Dec. 13. Viscount Burnham presided, and Lord Birkenhead, Lord Riddell, and Major Astor were among other distinguished persons present, at a luncheon m London to inaugurate the movement to form an endowment fund of £50,000 to maintain a home for
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    ACCIDENT TO CALCUTTA POLICE COMMISSIONER'S WIFE.
    74 18 Calcutta, Dec. 12. While riding m the first of the season's paper chasas yesterday, Lady TegaTt, wife of the Police Commissioner, met with an accident. Her horse shied at a jump. Her stirrup leather broke and she was heavily thrown. She was conveyed home
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      310 18 I 1; TAPERED ROLLER BEARINGS j| j J SIMPLE EFFICIENT ADJUSTABLE j I I Come to us for Replacements •C _WE CARRY STOCKS FOR m > ALL POPULAR MAKES OF j£ CARS AND LORRIES— l| I i! MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD. j; I I; 209-212. Orchard Road. < >■.-..»-.. ..V^;,,..., \llU*
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      519 18 ;w[ TTERE is the gramophone you have al\va\> I JJ !^^^^^^Sk. |7il° n g e<^ for the new Viva-tonal Columbia p^ssfe^-^ fr^^^-~~-^%s£ constructed on entirely new principles o{ reproduction and amplification. Hear it— judge rl^^^^^K^^^^^B or y° urse^ c marve llo u s naturalness of I W^^^S Wm tone^ increased
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    22 19 If Ihere is a danger to the British Empire it is a danger of disintegration and degeneration at the heart.— Mr. Churchill.
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    WEARNE BROTHERS.
    1420 19 Grov/th of Ford Business. MOOT (.RATIFYING IJESI I/IS. The annual general meeting of Wearne Bi others, Limited, was held yesterday m the ofik-es of the Company, Orchard Road. Mr. C. P. F. Wearne presiding-. Others present were: Messrs T. J. B. Wearne. Eu Tong Sen, S. Q. Wong,
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    MILLIONS OF DAYS LOST
    81 19 The i'ttst of Years of Strikes. Mi. Betterton infoin J Marriott, 1 h«- House <if Commons, that the immler <•!" working day> J-.^t thrnuirh industrial <liputes m Qmts hiitaiti ami ;ln>n lr. land MM approximate^ l».. Mtl EUMMO 1922 LMl.tHMl.tMd* li>2;i L':i.:.iMi.(»o<i 1920 (Jan. to Oct.)
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      450 19 A>sets Over $7,000,000, S.C. Assurance m Force Over 23,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFlCE:— Winchester House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies
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      419 19 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED, —Established 1880— Capital Subscribed V.100,000,000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund Y89,500,000 President: K. Kodama Esq. Vice-President: R. Ichinomiya, Esq. DIRECTORS. M. Odagiri, Esq. K. Mogami, Esq. Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Takeuchi, Esq. K. Tatsumi, Esq. T. Hodsumi, Esq. F. Watanabe. Esq. T. Okubo, Esq. Baron
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      440 19 BANKING. HONGKONG AiND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund:— Sterling 4,500,000 Silver $27,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon: Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, Chairman Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang, Deputy Chairman W.
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      39 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m Enpland by Royal Charter A.D. 1720 FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. CORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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      580 19 EXCHANGE. December 28. Hank 4 m.s. 2|4 5-32 Bank demand 2|3 25-32 Private credits 3 m.s. 2 4 11-32 New York, deman»i sfl \.\Q Credits 90 days 51% France, demand; 1350 India, T.T. 154 Honpkong:, demand 13% p c Dis. Yokohama, demand 114U Java, demand 139% Bangkok, demand so-\ Bar
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  • SPECIAL SPORTS CABLES.
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      298 20 (Our Own Correspondent.— Copyright.i London, Dec. 26. Fine weather, though cold, prevailed during Christmas and some interesting rugby was played among the clubs, both on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. On Christmas Eve Coventry entertained Leicester and won by 11 point to 3. The London Welsh were
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      ALL BLACKS BEAT PONTYPRIDD.
      76 20 (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.! 1 ondon. Dec. 26. The All Black- weie successful m their match against IVntypridd on Christmas Day. the home dub being beaten by 17 point> t«> v The relations between the All Bi. BJ management and the Rugby League Coun.il are rather
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      RACING TROUBLE IN IRELAND.
      64 20 SI "SPENSION OF MEETINGS EXPECTED. (Our Own Correspondent. Ccpyriglr London. Dec. 26. There is an expectation of a temporary stoppage of racing m Ireland. The liish Provincial Racecourse Association has decided not to hold meetings m the near future. This decision is the outcome of the
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    GARRISON GOLF CUB.
    146 20 The Men's January Medal (Stroke competition) will be played on Jan Hth and iHh. and the lilies' January Medal (stroke competition) on Jan. 13th. The Hone Cup. Competition for this cup will be held during the period January Ist to January 7th. Open to all Members of
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    60 20 The Fla? Competition was won by H. I. Jones and Donaldson. The Mixed Foursome had to be cancelled owing to rain. New Year Competitions. An Approaching and Putting competition followed by a Caddies' competition has been arranged for New Year's Day. The Monthly Mixed Foursome (open to
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    75 20 At a Company meeting held on Thursday, December 17th, at the Eurasian Company. Headquaite's. the Eurasian Co., Rifle Club (S.V.C.) was formed. The following gentlemen were elected as the committee of management for the year 1927: President, Captain E. A. Stringer, M.C.; Vice-Presi-dent, Lieutenant J. R. Angus; Hon: Treasurer, Sergeant
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1055 20 One or two small alterations have been made m the programmes for the New Year's Day land and sea sports, the holding of which go to make the first day of the New Year an auspicious occasion for the native as well as for the European m Singapore.
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
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    222 20 CHELSEA'S FINE AWAY WIN. Reuter's Service. London, Dec. 27. The following: were the results of to-day's English and Scottish League matches: Division I. Birmingham 0. West Ham Cardiff 2, Arsenal 0. Derby 2, Bolton 0. Huddersfield 6, Blackburn 0. Leeds 1, Newcastle 2 Liverpool 2. Burnley 2. Manchester
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    INTER-STATE HOCKEY.
    49 20 SELANGOR WIN IN EXCELLENT CAME. Kuala Lumpur. Dec. 27. Selangor best Singapore m the annual hockey match on Christmas Day by the odd goad m five. It wa< an excellent game. HuggilM so red !>oth of the Singapore coals. Wilson scored twice foi Selangor and Marshall once.
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    156 20 Hotkey m Singapore has produced few surprises Dp to the present, the most unexpected result being the overwhelming defeat at the beginning of the month of a str ng S.C.C. team by a selected eleven led by Captain Walker, which won by seven ero'als to two. The S.C.C. have been
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    190 20 The Ipoh Gymkahana Club, which has of late years made marked progress, is continuing: the work of improving racing facilities, the latest proposal being the installation of an automatic totalisator which is to cost $50,000. The matter was brought forward at the half-yearly ereneral meeting fixed for yesterday and powers
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      681 20 PROTECTORATE OFFICERS EXPERIENCE. In the District Court yesterday, before Mr. P. A. F. David, three Chinese, one man and two women, named Li Pow Chin. Chuy Sien Loh, and Ting Yuk Ying respectively, were charged with wrongfully confining a Chinese girl, Ai Siang, for a week.
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    RUGBY.
    82 20 A.P.C. versus S.C.C. The following will play oh the Parian*; to-morrow afternoon: A.P.C Roberts; Pewdney, Smellie, Robertson, Tatham; Barnes. Niblock; Vignoles. Sturgess, Smith, Barten Wright, CavePenney, De la Porto. Mitchell and Munsey. S.C.C. C. P. Smith; E. S. Housley, W. B. Wigg, L. B. Gibson. H. M. PFeston; R.
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    TANG LIN CLUB BOWLS TOURNAMENT.
    25 20 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Championship Pairs. Dyne and Xicoll beat Houghton and Bennett, 21—16. J. Donaldson and Hickey wo. Bath and Hill.
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    TO-DAY'S TIES.
    22 20 Mixed Doubles. Webb and Miss Griffith-Jones vs. Dr. Chill and Mrs. Miller. Withers Cup. H. R. L. Dyne vs. Godwin.
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      229 20 > .v.v I The Broadwood Piano < IS AN ALL BRITISH MASTERPIECE AND w 5 USE FOR MORE THAN 150 YEARS BEEX IN 5 DESPITE FOREIGN COMPETITION IT STiii SUPREME IN QUALITY AND Price. J CALL OR WRITE FOR ATALCM.I i t S. Moutrie Co., Ltd. j: Raffles Place, Singapore.
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