The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 4 January 1927

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press ENTS SINGAPORE, S.S.. TUESDAY. JANUARY 4, 1927. NO. 11, WU
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    280 1 There hu\v hem further earthquakes m Lower California accompanied by volcanic erupt ioiis Page S>. M. Hriand Kviewtag the pa>t year thinks the most notable arcomp'Khment was the hnildini; of a framework for European peace I'atje Ihe report of the hina customs revenue department -hows that all
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    A NIGERIAN GARDEN.
    981 1 "There m only two white men m buried dead and the I buried •live." Thus my umlecessoT, v ieal satisfaction, aa he handed fcvui ■Me tracks for the aexi I. at > .me it li i>.«.- thai the Ifwpul of the British Cemetery aad myself a »e
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      127 1 WING LOO N G KOI UGI I I ASS TAILORING. Finish (Juaranteed. HH.II STREET. RAFFLES HOTEL Thursday, 6th. January, Diner Dansant 8. 15 p.m. (Dinners will m served m the Ball Room). TO-NIGHT Dinner Dance For reservations phone 2920. J. WILLIAMS. Manager. I, The Inevitable Typewriter. EEMINGTON NOISELESS FRASER NEAVE
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      161 1 Over a Million Machines Now ii\ Use WHY BECAUSE OF THOSE 21) ROYAL REASONS I ml i/UUlVljri 1 Sole Agents SINGAPORE, PENANG AM) KUALA LUMPUR. 1 n i EUROPE HOTEL I :j After-Dinner Dancing j; ji Every Tuesday, j Thursday and Saturday. i; i I2_ Bl i 5 THE EUROPE
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      104 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Cm rlj Vtnolia tot Pcjre Uv British and buy Brh.i.-h o— iirai Pa^re 1. (iive your party contracts to the <', H. shop— Page !H Fresh stocks <•: silks at Wassiaandl Assomnll and Co*s— Pajpi 1. Little and Company haw- new stocks of of trolf dubs l.y leading
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      15 1 WIN LOO N G THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for Xl KOI'EAN lK*()Pi( HII < S2. iiGS sti:i;i:t.
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      149 1 THE WEEK. Tmttdmjf, 4th. Hi^rh Water, 10.5 a.m.. 11 i Malacca. Hijrh Water, 7J99 ■■.■t... T..")0 p.m. Wedneadmg, b'h. Hijrh Water. 10.44 a.m.. Malacca, Hiph Water. BL2O a.rv. ::«i p.m. Thirst!,:,,. 6th. Hijrh Water. o.ls a.m.. 111!*'- a.iv. Malacca, Hi^rh Water, I a.m.. 9. 10 Bihhop of London 'Inc. L.
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    KING WHO MADE SPOONS.
    257 2 ALFRED THE GREAT AS A SILVERSMITH. A fetal to make the collector's mouth water is Old Silver Spoons of England, written by Mr. Norman Gask, and published kg Herbert Jenkins. Ltd. The author claims that the volume is meuly "a practical guide for collectors," but it
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    CHINESE JUDICIAL REFORM.
    327 2 The Joint International Commission, of which Mr. S. H. Strawn was the head. ha> submitted a report which, according to a Washington telegram i f November 28. rejects the demand of the CUmM Nationalists far the immediate abolition of un- equal maties. The report recommend- slight ntodificatk
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    FIRST WOMAN AIR TYPIST.
    103 2 Passenger on London-Karachi Air Liner. London. Dec 20. From Marseilles, Reuter's special correspondent with the second London-Karachi air liner, m a message written during to<iay> flight, says that one of two women passenger- Mrs. Schope Locker, a Canadian who i> proceeding to Baghdad to lecture on
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    THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
    351 2 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. The only Morning Daily m Malaya; a live "news" paper— so-40 columns of news daily, also the best Medium for Advertising Delivered with the Chota Hazri each morning, with Latest Telegrams. Latest NfWi and Latest Announcements together with exclusive special features. "Pictures of the week" Serial
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      74 2 TBE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. 1 i The Town Amusement CENTRE MALAY OPERA. CINEMA. SIDE SHOWS AMUSEMENTS v Mdr > DANCING For children and you s /adies m Character, A Classical, Clog, Exhibition, \A Ballet and Toe Dancing. M Private lessons modern ball-room dancing and latest variations. I guarantee to make
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      271 2 Victoria Theatre 3— NIGHTS ONLY— 3. THURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY, JAN. 6th., 7th. and Bth. At 9.30 p.m. DICK NORTON Presents THE NEW GLOBE TROTTERS. ENTIRELY NEW PROGRAMMES. tTfliiT songs, L ?\\l DANCES, 1^ W PLAYLETTES. Booking Now Open at Little's S3, 2 and 1. Commencing TUESDAY, JAN. 11th. at
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      303 2 Wishing Our Patrons A Very Happy and Prosperous V* u Hr wisning v M^ T BNJOYABLE rRO(iRAMME. Commencing Friday, 31st. December AT THE ALHAMBRA In the Second Show commencing 9 p.m. A FIRST NATIONAL SUPER COMEDY. Featuring the increasingly popular SYD CHAPLIN In one of his funniest pictures, if not
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    WHY ALL £5,000 COOKS ARE MEN.
    370 3 WOMEN LACKING IN IMAGINATION! "Why," I asked M. Frourie, of the Club Culinaire Francais (writes an Evening News lepresentative who went round the Cookery Exhibition at Olympia), "why is it that all the famous r ),0O0-a-year chefs are men?" "Because they are better," he
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    SHARP CRITICISM OF MR. CHURCHILL.
    385 3 MB. SNOW DEN ON HIS FINANCE. Mr. Philip Snowden. who paid a visit to l>ewsbury to open the new headquarters of the Dewshury Labour party, said that never m modern times had any country oeen cursed by a Government so incapable and so incompetent as
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    CAUSE AND EFFECT.
    100 3 The way of the journalist is beset with pitfalls, even if his task be only the editing of a parish magazine. The Rev. J. h. Williams, Rural Dean of Wrexham, has been advising clerical editors to be careful m the arrangement of paragraphs, and has cited as
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      401 3 Fresh air m lather-bubbles brings health to your skin all kMi for the fßtaff-doon, a id the health and the clear •<>mplt l \i<>n that it ensures. In many ways Vinolia our skin the onen-air treat m^nt it needs the Vinolia ither m its myriad cleansing bubbles carries oxygen down
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      167 3 m— t BB L M '!iit B M fl| t I^3 1 q| '\fjr tj ___^J 3B T~ c^ I B r-f. a- *^^ok. B 28~ E<4 B i^*^ \i i i m m Sole Agents: Te***** BARLOW CO. 1e .279. MTT IMA JMHB I ffUSKILLff rt&w* f> w —M-*.
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    IN THE WHEAT
    1615 4  -  Maurice Level THE SWEEP OF THE SCYTHE. BY IFREF PIESI SPECIAL.} With long strokes, siow and rhytiimi:. Jean Madek thrust his scythe into the wheat, and at the touch of the blade, the sheath> tha f quivered at the end of the stilks fell down with a
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      710 4 11,500 MILES BY MOTOR-CYCLE. HOW TO BECOME GRACEFUL! V ilk 11 .mP'S^ ■k t ViIMHTi <mP Kr- a. a Jail ■■Et^^al h&1!!L V^ mmWKmm '^^^BStKKk^^^^SßßKK^ _y This how youth keeps fit at St. Kilda, Melbourne. But it is i quite so easy as it looks. Round Australia on an Indian
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    GERMAN MILITARY SCHEMES.
    928 5 Reichswehr and Secret Training Societies. FRESH REVELATIONS. Berlin, Nov. 22. The Reichswehr has again become the centre of one cf those scandals which result from its anti-democratic character. The Berliner Ta^eblatt publishes details of a meeting of industrialists and business men at Breslau which was also attended
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      542 5 AUCTION SALE OF \LI ABLE FREEHOLD LAND AND SHOPHOI SE PREMISES known as Ncs. 2C3 to 210, Tanjong Pagar Road SINGAPORE. \T MKSSKS. 'HEONC; KOON SENG CO.'s SALE-ROOM, Ntt. 30. (hulia Street. ON WEDNESDAY, sth JANUARY, AT 2.30 P.M. a i!e freehold land and shophouse premises known as No. 203,
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      222 5 Marine *\J 3| Engines p Kennith Marina Engine*, 13 dependable and tconomlcal, five laating, truaV z^, worthy service. Z3 SF All parti Standard aad ZZ Interchangeable. American Botch Mafncte*— im- ZZ pulae coupling. m S 3 to 100 H. P., 1 to 6 cylinder!, 4-cycU Engine*. Kermatn Agents: H I
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      298 5 Sore Throat j p yil^Ml^ 7Vi«n foAe immediately j «WjS Formamint 1 1 2%// i3B Formamint destroys J= l c harmful germs 1^ m mouth and throat j -^V^^'^SYN^ an<^ so cure§ Sore |I TnroaL II Protects p vSß^x/ i your am^y a g* mst L I kullf H II
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    NEW ARRIVALS AT THE ZOO.
    491 6 CUTTLE FISHES EXHIBITED FOR FIRST TIME. The latent arrivals at the Zoological Society's Aquarium are a pair of cuttle fishes. It is the first tinu that the** creatures have been exhibited at the Zoo, as they are prrvidtd with a gland which discharges a lai
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    GRAND CONDE DIAMOND.
    332 6 RECOVERY BY FRENCH POLICE. i London. Due. 20. A Taris mes.-a«;e says Le Matin reports that the Grand Conde diamond has been recovered, following the arrest of a pantf of burg Tars and receivers. A burglar's momentary indiscretion m the course of conversation at a small hotel
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    38 6 The Deputy Controller of Labour, Penang, telegraphed on Friday that 1,178 coolies had arrived, at Penang by the Tara of whom 480 were landed at Penang for quarantine, while the remainder proceeded to Port Swettenham for quarantine there.
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    METEOROLOGISTS PUZZLED.
    433 6 WHY imE EARTH REMAINS ELECTRIFIED. Meteorologists are puzzled by the obscure pioblem of the electricity m the earth. Thus problem was raised at the Royal Restitution by Dr. G. C. Simpson, Director of the Meteorological Office. Despite all variations, he said, the earth as a whole retained a
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    CLUBBED POSTAL PACKETS.
    205 6 CHINESK COMPLAIN ABOUT NEW RLLE. At a recent committee meeting of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, a letter was read from the Hongkong Chinese postal forwarders who collect letters from Chinese and forward them m a parcel through the post office to an agency at their destination,
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    ONE MONTH'S TRIAL.
    154 6 It is sometimes said that the younc men of the present day are lacking m the application and enterprise shown by their fathers that is what some, at least, of their fathers think, and they certainly ought to know. It is pleasing, therefore, to find a young
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    55 6 Mr. H. L. Austin, of Messrs. Kenedy, Burkill a-nd Company, Ipoh, and formerly of Harrisons and Crosfield, Penang, who recently lost his wife under tragic circumstances m Ipoh, will shortly leave for Ceylon where he intends to settle m business. Mr. Austin has been a prominent cricketer and had represented
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      302 6 jLm^ TSr Mstional C^H The Great British Tonic for over 30 years Hall's Wine is the tonic of unequalled value m every case of weakness. Every drop ennches the blood and feeds the nerves. Hall's Wine keeps you bright and happy, and quickly restores you to glorious health. Pr*e Wiacglaaa«a
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      100 6 V.VAVUVVVV'^AV.'AV^VWWWVSV.VVVV.V.-.V.V.V.'.V.VA'.SV.V.'.V.'.V. SW.%W.V.V.\V.\W.V.V.v i I jfffi The Cream ot Evolution I I m Design, Construction. f and Performance. i; Not Forgetting Purely British Workmanship l Th. .2 H,. TW. 7 H.P W,. PRICE $2775. PRICE $1450 Borneo Motors Limited. ■C (Incorporated m the Straits Settlemtnta). <[ Ft Mure iJiAulilu couiiiAmm VW^wA
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    1567 7 EThe Vote of Censure. A FAILURE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 9. Labour vote of censure on Governpolicy in the Coal Strike was th« st of damp squibs. Mr. Baldwin com- turned the tables on the Opposition House of Commons last night when he made a
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    PEACE COMING IN CHINA ?
    141 7 PEACE COMING IN CHINA BUDDHISTS EXORCISING EVIL. SPIRITS. Peking. Chinese civil wars and other J i s t i esses are expected to evaporate not later than 8 a.m. on January 31. Elaborate Buddhistic services to this end, conducted by forty-eight lamas and lasting fei forty-nine days, are being held
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      436 7 BUSINESS CARDS. MARY SBTON. j DLACKWOOD FURNITURE i SHANGHAI SHADES. 5 E. AMBER MANSIONS. UNERALS? SINGAPORE CASKET CO. XPERT UNDERTAKERS." j TELEPHONE 75. j CARS FOR HIRE (treat Reduction m Rates THE ASIATIC MOTOR CAR CO. M Orchard IC.fH K9-b. link it Timah Kd. Tel. \os. 1801 and 199. \KS
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      480 7 I NCITICES. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. The African Kswton Tr.,l, Corporation, U.1.. PSODUCE DKPT.. hr»s remove,! to 2nd Floor, Raffles rhanoer.. n from Ut NOTICE OF REMOVAL. The I'nion Di.sp.nsary have removed to No. M<. N'o-.h Bridpi- Ii OJ s.|, opposite the old premise NOTICE. We bi<«r t» inform the public
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      48 7 THE THREE ESSENTIALS A man hankers after most, are Health, Wealth and Prosperity, to obtain which no gigantic effort is required, but only a reading of 150 pages of KAMSHASTRA Sent gratis and post free. Please drop a card to: ATANK NIGRAH PHARMACY, 101, Selegie Road. Singapore, (S.S.)
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      510 7 TENDERS. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. Tenders are invited for the erection of Quarters for the Superintendent and Charpe Engineer*, St. Jiime? Power Station, at Mount 7ao#r -in*' will be tvct'ivif 1 by the under.-sijrned up to neon on .Monday. January 17th. Plans, specifications and form of tendoxs may be obtained from
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      534 7 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE OF Unredeemed Pledge- of Jewellery of i s( ription. To l>e held at Messrs. C'hiMMip: Koon S«>n*r k o"< Sal< No. M\ (hulia Sti.^t. On Tuesday, 4th. Jan.. al 10 a.m. On Thursday, 6th. Jan.. at 10 a.m. On Saturday, Bth. Jan., at 10 a.m. The
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRESCES.
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      BIRTH.
      23 8 STRONG.- At the Maternity Hospital, Penan*;, on fOtil December. 1926, to Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Stronjr. of Allajrar Estate. Taipinjr, :i son.
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      DEATH
      21 8 PENGELLET.- On December t», Ellen, widow of the late \V. EL E. Pen^vlley. late of the Penang Municipality, aped 61.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1927. Mr. Chen's Note.
    799 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1927. Mr. Chen's Note. There is a certain irony about Mr. Eugene .Chen's position which is reflected m his note to the American Government regarding the British memorandum on affairs m China. Mr. Chen finds himself m the difficult situation of having to raise
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    188 8 Calendars from Chua Motor Service, Elkayes matches and Mr. J. Guston and a neat pocket book from the General Electric. The Chinese who was recently chin-god and convicted of the theft of a handbag from Mrs. Isobel Owen Owen of the Europe Hotel whilst she was walking along River Valley
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    LIGHT AEROPLANE CLUB.
    288 8 GOVERNMENT PREPARED TO FINANCE. The following circular has been issued by the Ex-Services Flying Association (Singapore) m connection with their proposal for the formation of a light Aeroplane Club m Singapore: It is proposed that a. Club under the above name be formed to promote flying and
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    GOVERNMENT HOISF
    162 8 His Excellency the Governor will iea\e Singapore for Bel Retiro. Penang Hill, on Thursday. Lady Guillemard will go torn- rrow. They will stay m Penang t\t about a month and will pay a short visit to Kuala Lumpur m February, returning to Singapore towards the end td February
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    99 8 Th? Ladies' January Bogey competition was played yesterday afternoon, and resulted m a tie between Mrs. J. C. Gammon and Mrs. R. H. Wilson who returned All Square. Thirty-eight cards were taken out. and the followine were returned. Mrs. Gammoi 12 All Squaiv. Mrs. Wilson 12 Mrs.
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    48 8 Approaching and Putting Competition. The result of the approaching and putting competition played on New Year's Day is as under: R. Bald (winner) 30 G. W-. Hurt 32 A Faraha? 34 J. D. Mair 35 C. N. W. Joyce 35 G. R. H. Webb 37
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    38 8 The Sepoy Lines Golf Club will be At Home to members and friends at 5 p.m. on Thursday vet or fine. Mrs. Marriott will present medals and prizes won during the last six months.
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    TANGLIN BOWLS TOURNAMENT.
    35 8 TO-MORROW'S TIES. Championship Singles. Dyne vs. G^win. Mixed Double*. Dr. Chill and Mrs. Miller vs. Bennett and Mrs. Elder. THURSDAY'S TIES. Mixed Double*. Houghton and Mrs. Griffith-Jones vs Dyne and Mrs. .Davies.
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    PAHANG FLOODS.
    635 8 Government Relief Measure* LINE INTERRUPTED AT Sf>. VMv No further news as to the eff« recent heavy floods m Pahang v yesterday. The Rahman, which w. to reach port from Kuantan. arrived m spite of the heavy v. Thursday, did not arrive, and. -in<« are no means of
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    RUGBY.
    48 8 The following have been invit against the Duke of Wellington- Kthe BjCC to-day: <\ P. Smith; <G. E. Tatham. P. JX S. Robertson, A. P. Gold mar. Pecker, J. N. Wainwright: X r. V nard. R. Wardle. B. J-Mc-Leod. Lt. F. Dearden. E. < T Smith. C M. Vign.-1«-
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    CHINESE FINANCL
    201 9 KKVKMK FROM CUSTOMS. |RKK\KS IN SOME PAYMENTS. (Reuttr's Far Eastern Service.] Peking, Jan, 3. Wartime Customs* revenue for 1926 >, 000,000 taels, an increase m pared with 1925. ing equivalent is £12,162,000, with £12.190,000. pal increases were: Shanghai, n.i Canton. l..") 42,000. a decrease at Tientsin and K46.000
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    MORE CALIFORNIA QUAKES.
    40 9 Si r. iit-.l Calexico. Jan. 3. «arthquake -hovk> has tmi M x ali. d into the r\> m buildings widened. •r-yed by fire m Black Butte. a volcano of tht border, is erupting irthquakes devasities m Imperial
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    M.BRIAND REVIEWS THE YEAR.
    101 9 M.BRIAND REVIEWS THE YEAR. Reuter'< Service. I Paris. Jan. 3. I ■otaMt intei national achieveaccording t'» M. Briand, If Matin, was the construction ftork which might take < <»nstitued an instrument iity again<t the risk of ha- reviewed the numerous a agreements including Gtff M treaty drafted m ■nable terms."
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    UNEMPLOYMENT IN GIBRALTAR.
    100 9 [Reuter'< Service.] Gibraltar. Jan. 2. rent problem is giving rise milt situation, largely due to the •rk at the dockyard is practi--tandstill. involving the disrkmen. nc held during the wet- k-end np residents and business men. the Governor to consider the mphasis was laid on the prevailuf
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    TRADE PROSPECTS.
    306 9 NEW YEAR HOPES. WILL A BOOM COME? [Reuter's Servire.] London, Jan. 3. The new year opens with a spirit of hopefulness long unknown m industrial circles. Substantial orders have been lodged with manufacturers m Lancashire, Yorkshire, the Clyde and the Midlands following the conclusion of the coal stoppage.
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    SIR S. HOARE'S FLIGHT.
    321 9 A (.RE AT ACHIEVEMENT. Rugby. Jan. 1. The air liner carrying Sir Samuel Hoare. the Air Mini>ter. Lady Maud Hoare. Air Vice-Marshal Sir Geoffrey Salmond, and other passengers nine m all on their journey to India made a perfect landing at Aboukir. near Alexandria yesterday after-
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    ALPINE TRAGEDY.
    52 9 Berne, Jan. 2. Eight persons have been killed from a party of ten ski-runners, which was overwhelmed by an avalanche m the Arlberg district of the Austrian Alps. The party comprised five Englishmen, two Englishwomen, two Germans and a ski-ins-tructor of whom one Englishwoman and one German have
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    22 9 Mr. G. U. Farrant, who was for many years head of Fraser and Co., Singapore, and who married the eldest daughter of
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    MENACE TO NICARAGUA.
    113 9 MEXICAN INVASION? PRESIDENT DIAZ'S FEARS. Reuter's Service. Managua, Jan. 3. President Diaz, m the course of a statement addressed to the American and foreign public, declared that the future of Nicaragua, and ultimately all Central America, was at stake by the present conflict between his Government and
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    PEACE TALK BY HEARST.
    206 9 A CHANGE OF FRONT. Reuter's Service. New York, Jan. 2. Mr. William Randolph Hearst, whose chain of newspapers across the American continent hitherto have been characterized by anti-British feeling, is publishing a long letter on the front page of the New York American emphatically favouring peace,
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    MOTOR CRASH SEQUEL.
    470 9 A BAD CASE. The sequel to a motor car accident m Pasir Panjang Road on Oct. 17th last was the appearance m the District Court yesterday of Tan Ah Loey, who WU charged with rash and negtig«aft driving. MV. Ward, the driver of one the cars, stated
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    "KISMET !"
    577 9 "KISMET Christmas Eve Tragedy. VICTIM'S HUSBAND AND FATE. A somewhat striking feature which marked the proceedings of a case which came up m the Coroner's Court before Mr. F. G. Bourne, yesterday, was the attitude of a witness who, although he lost his wifo as the result of a car
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    CHANDU SEIZURES.
    271 9 "A NEW LINE OF BUSINESS." In the District Court yesterday, before Mr. P. A. F. David, a number of Chinese were chaiged with having illicit chandu m their possession. The first case concerned a Chinese woman named Yu Ah Moi, who stated that the chandu was merely placed
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      583 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England). "ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO i UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONGKONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Due Spore. s.s. WALTON HALL J an 5 s.s. KNOW.SLEY HALL J an 3 s.s. CITY OF
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      588 10 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated m England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAAL STEAM NAVIGATION Q| LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government.) q OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS. For China and Japan. For Marseilles, London and Ant»* r> Due I*«\e
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    INSECT ARMY TO BE ENLISTED.
    432 11 £20.000 WAR OX THE BLACKBERRY. i War has been declared on the blackberry m New Zealand. This little fruit, so friendly at home, changes it.-, nature for the worse when it emigrates. Instead of confining itself to the hedgerows it marches like an invading army
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    DF. PROFUNDIS.
    369 11 DF. PROF UNDIS. That new Viennese society which proposes to explore interstellar space by taking the wings of the morning or, more precisely, a large rocket m order to reach the moon should take notice of the fact that there is a rival m the field. He is at once
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    THE ELIXIR OF LIFE.
    106 11 My remark that some of the original sour-milkers might still be going strong urges a Jersey correspondent to inform me that he has followed Professor Metchnikoff's advice ever since the publication of his "Prolongation of Life." "During all those years," he writes, "I have enjoyed perfect
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    MAKING PEOPLE READ.
    573 11 WORK OF NATIONAL BOOK COUNCIL. The National Book Council which for a year has been trying tc make the public understand how important it is to read books nnd to buy books, held its first annual meet ing with its associates on Oct. 28. m the Essex
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    THE TWO-COURSE DINNER.
    301 11 THE TWO-CO URSE DINNER. The regime of the two-course dinner m Paris prohibits two meat dishes, and fish or meat, but not both, is allowed. Outwardly there is little sijjn of restriction and hor^ d'oeuvre and such courses as sweetbreads and other delicacies which are not strictly legs of mutton
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    55 11 Receptions were given by the Selangor Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Kwong Siew Wui Koon Guild, Kuala Lupmur, at their premises on Monday afternoon, m honour cf the eminent Chinese educationist, Dr. Chen Huau Chang, Ph. D., President of the Confucian University, Peking. Dr. Chen delivered extremely interesting lecures, representing
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      349 11 I -:-/■>;.- V.i/rrv. One of a fleet of 293 «B > F Albion vehicle^ supplied to th* 1 11 I A n°h A mem an Oil Co.. Ltd. 1 I Ask the Owner of 11 I any 2-ton Albion 1] I A^ c owner an y 2-ton Albion 1 J
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      484 11 < y^t^M^^» Ever to^hiA>) Velvet 7 He can't pass that mirror without marvelling. Fifty perfect shaves and the self-same blade slill as keen as ever on its job. The secret No secret, it's the Valet AutoStrop Safety Razor, the razor that strops its own blade without removal from the frame.
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      NEW BIBBY MOTOR LINER.
      97 12 THE "SHROPSHIRE/ The Bibby motor liner Shropshire, which has sailed on her maiden voyage, is 502 ft. over all, with a beam of 60 ft. and a depth of 36 ft. 3 in*. The gross register is 10,500 tons, and there is accommodation for 275 passengers
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      LIENSHING DISASTER.
      73 12 The Lienshing lies a complete wreck on the Amherst Rocks. The loss through the sinking of the vessel has m6unted considerably since the first reports of the disaster, the total now being placed at between $1,500,000 and $2,000,000 including $800,000 at which the steamer was valued, bars of
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      SWETTENHAM PIER.
      82 12 Many improvements have been effected and are still being mady to the Swettenham, Pier, Penang. The concrete slabs which have replaced the old wooden sleepers are a great convenience. Workmen are now engaged m closing up the strip of water between bridge and Godown 9, at the entrance
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      P. AND O. LINER AND DUTCH SUBMARINE.
      475 12 Gormorin Sends Surprise Gifts. London, Dec. 21. Amsterdam.— A long letter from a member of the crew of a Dutch submarine is published m the Handelsblad narrating how the submarine sighted the P. and O. steamer Cormorin. between Aden and Colombo, and how
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      777 12 Burns Philp Line .(Incorporated m Australia.) I FOR SYDNEY. MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN, I THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7475 tons) 4 and the new motor vessel MAfcABAlt (4.512 tons). The a* MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins
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      419 12 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc., 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) General Agent*. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE (via Suez). m.s. SILVERELM m.s. SILVERAY due m.s. SILVERASH <iue 4 m.s. SILVERBEECH due PACIFIC ORIENT SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES HARBOUR. M.S. SILVERLARCH
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      99 12 j THE WINE OF KINGS. THE KING OF WINES. F i I POMMERY AND GRENO CHAMPAGNE I ORDERS ARE j NOW BEI!\(; HOOKED FOR j THE XMAS i FESTIVITIES i Sole Agents JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. (Incorporated m England. Singapore. Penan^ and Kuala Lumpur. C3E3EgE3 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.
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      685 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Koala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Letnbing and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantat) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taipjng, Penang and Kedah and Uwer Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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      101 12 W. M. v. den Berg, Mr. J. S. Carmichael, Mr. J. Mortor, Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Rand and Miss Rand, Mr. and Mrs. G. Patullo, Mr. H. C. Scheerboom, Mr. and Mrs. L. Vowel 1, Mr. and Mrs. M. Dorland, Mr. J. M. Howard, Mrs. A. Pollock, Miss E.
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      686 13 O. S. K. Line. DtsttaatMM. Steamers. Arrive. Dept. X tterdam, Hamburg, Bremen, p> via Colombo, Aden, Port and Port Said. Altai Maru Jan. 15 Jan. 17 •a Zanzibar, Dar-es-Sal«am, *B*«ra. Delaeoa Bay and Durban. f Chicago Maru Jan. 28 Jan. 30 \le..a Bay. Cape Town, Rio, md Buenos Aires. t
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      476 13 TRAVEL- COMFORT dollar ask "PRESIDENT* 1 H I LINERS -s^s^J^R* Dollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. All state-rooms are outside rooms, well-ventilated and cooled by electric fans. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having an electric reading lamp. Staterooms with private bath predominate, all have hot
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      654 13 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAIETVURT MMTSOUPPU. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OF BATAVIA.) f (Incorporated m Holland) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections to: Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's Desk. Representatives m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penanc) OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF JAVA.
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    This Week's Great Day
    603 14  -  Charles Conway I^. MeracxablP Events huhe O X histoM of the Empire* adfsdfsdf January 4. A King's Folly: On the 4th. January 1642, Kiag 2ST> Charles I committed the last EARS of the numerous act* of folly AGO. which led to the loss of his throne
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    PORT OUSTING WHISKY.
    400 14 HOW DRINKING TASTES ARE CHANGING. Exit whisky. Enter port. That, according to the people who know these things, is the "stage direction" m the drinking world just now. "The plain fact." said Captain William J. Todd. the authority on wines and spirits to an Evening New? representative
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    TALKING JEWELS.
    99 14 A new form of loud-speaker, for which is claimed a singular purity of tone, is said to depend for its efficacy upon the use of real diamonds. Its notes, indeed, are something more than crystal clear, which is not surprising, as it is well known that diamonds sometimes
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    CAUSE OF TYPHUS.
    458 14 ROMANCE AM) TRAGEDY OF RESEARCH. The announcement that Dr. Petroff, senior medical practitioner of Ti^hana (Roumania), has succeeded m isolating and growing the microbe of exanthematic typhus has created great interest. His statement is that the microbe is engendered m the bodiea of insects which transmit it
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    68 14 The British Resident of Perak. Mr. H. WThomson, paid his first official visit to Lower Perak on Monday, when he went to Teluk Anson, where he remained for some days. The Resident was received by a guard-of-honour and was met on arrival by Mr. S. Hi Itengston, the District Officer.
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      209 14 Phone 3463 4O million prescribed portions of VIROL were given m 3,000 Hospitals and Clinics last year For over 20 years Virol has been prescribed by doctors and used m Hospitals. During all this time doctors have been carefully observing the effects of Virol, and proving its permanent good results
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      140 14 TELEGRAPH SOAP The Speedy Washer i R /TtbLEGRA RH q Tj I^,^ o^^ \\W P Satisfaction Guaranteed L Obtainable from: Kirn Ann. Hijih Street Provision si Serangoon Store, East Asia Store. (,uan Bee, .100 Lee. Lim khoon Hen« ..nri all principal provision dealers. SOLE MAN I 'FACTI "KEKS— Wililam Gcss^^e
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    FRASER & CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    685 15 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. MONDAY, JAM WRY 3rd. [Figures in brackets show the issue value of the Share in dollars unless otherwise marked.] Buyers Sellers Asam Kumbang 56s 6d 57s 6d Batang Padang i»l 94 Cht-nderianK (£> s 2i J s c d Eastern Siam 27s Haad Yai
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    EXCHANGE.
    53 15 January 3. Pank 4 m.s. Bank demand Private credits 3 m.s. I J~' New York, demand •>'•>'- Credits 90 day? r>7 France, demand India, T.T. 153% Hwtgkong, demand l*% ■'■'>'■ lh Yokohama, demand Java, demand l^S s^ Bangkok, demand K Bar Silver London 25 1-16 Pank of England Rate
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    PRODUCE.
    196 15 January 3. Tin 75 Tons UUM Gambler 4;> Pepper White Pepper Black l 4 l Flake Tapioca Pearl Sago Small 8.25 Copra Copra Sundried 10..0 Opium, Benares unt Rice Liang Hin Chan Man Red Eagle (New) Rice, Siam old No. 1 Rice, RangvDn Bintan Rice, Rangouii Sioka Rice, Siam
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    52 15 January 3rd.. 12 o'clock noon. R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F Spot 65 Standard R.S.S. on Tender Jan. K% Jan- Mar. HH'j Apr-Junt- 68' L Tone of Markt-t: Prices Nominal. Latest Cable: -London Spot Sheet I*M per Hi. New York Spot Sheet G.cts :ib a 4
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT
    104 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT Singapore. Jan. London.— Rubber Is 7d. Up Local 65 cents. London.— Tin 1296 fe. Unchanged. Local 151 for 75 tons. Mining. Kinta Dredging 2.1;> 2.20. Kuchai 2.17% 2.22 1 Petaling 4.45 Itt, Snngei Way 3.47 3.55, Johan 33 35, Kuyoh I.ITL, IJ22Vk, Mambau Ltt% U§7%, Kuala
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    MAC PHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    171 15 MAC PH AIL'S SHARE LIST. Robinson Ord. ($10) 29.0b 29.50 Robinson Prefs. (100) 1S2.50 137.50 Shell Transport (£1) 4.13.6 4.16..J c.d. S'pore Cold Storage ($2) Mi 6.15 S'pore Tractions Oids tlsfi Uiii S Tractions Prefs 14s 6d 15s 6d S. Steamship (100) 375.00 380.00 Straits Traders ($10> 34.50 35.00 x.d.
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    18 15 The real cause of the prosperity of America is the greater output per man. Mr. John E. Cower.
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    447 15 PAHAN<; (/ONSOLIIlATEl). ((MI .\\VS BEST BALANCE-SHEET. Ihe twentieth oi.iinaiy u> n a! minting of th" Pahani; CoasstMstea' <<>.. Ltd., was held < l X >v. 30 at Wnuhestet House. Old Broad-street. EC. Mr. H. Fri-by. \\h.. praaMai, said :hat :ne balance -sheet pmnM was the BMI the
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    ITALY'S STORIES OF GOLD.
    302 15 I t-Liend and Fact m Piedmont. Rome. Nov. 17. \\.t Ml) is the Nh hM of this uIfcWWJ «f fell m the Cottian Alp-, a ittle south of Mont <f.is. hut the peasant, far away from the se.-tie. talks about nith bated breath as though recounting
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      380 15 V ets Over $7,000,000, S.C. Assurance m Force Over 23,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. Incorporated In Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFlCE:— Winchester House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. 1 bt Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life
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      413 15 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED, Established 1884 Capita] Subscribed V. 100,000,000 < fully paid up) utserve Fund V.M,500,000 Pi trident: K. Kqdama Lsq. Yke-President: R. Ichinomiya, Esq. DIRECTORS. Esq. K. Mogami. Esq. on K. Iwasaki. K. Takeuchi. Esq. Tatsumi. Esq. T. Hodsumi, Esq. Watanabe. Esq. T. Okubo, Esq. Harop. K.
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      436 15 BANKING. hongkomTand shanghai banking corporation. (Incorporated m Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $r> 0,00T>, 000 Issued and fully paid up $20.00O,O0<» Reserve Fund: -Sterling i' 4,500.000 Silver *27,000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hob: Mr. I). G. M. Bernard. Chairman Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang. Deputy
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      39 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England b; 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. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    ST. JAMES' POWER STATION.
    2135 16 Mr. Fyfe's Memorandum. NOrn <>X DIFFERENCE DISCUSSER The fallowing reply by Mr. Fyfe to Hr. W« J. C. !>• i am's letter m the Press of DfC. Ist, was laid on the table of Muniopal Commission at last meeting. Mr. Le Cain's letter contains several inaccuracies.
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      Lawn Tennis.
      49 16 THE SINGAPORE CHAMPIONSHIPS. Weather permitting, the Singapore Tennis Championships will be resumed at the Ladies' Lawn Tennis Club to-day, with the following matches. Men's Singles. Bong Soo vs. Matsukawa. Men's Doubles. Kleinman and Paterson vs. Hall and Huggins. Hooi Hye and Choon Leong vs. Bain and Hill.
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      STRAITS RACING.
      184 16 The New Handicapper. Mr. R. C. Bone, who has been appointed Official Haifdicapper to the Straits Racing Association, arrived on Friday by the Cascoyne from Kalgcorlie, West Australia. He will attend the Penang meeting and commence duties with the Ipoh Meeting. An Australian exchange says: Mr. R. C.
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      HOCKEY.
      102 16 The following have been invited to play i Hockey ajrainst the Duke of Wellington's Regiment on Friday, on the S.C.C. Ljiound: F.M. Osborn; W.P. Day Dewdney. R. E. Cox; J. F. A. Swallow. W. L. A. Smith. A. S. Anderson; J. \V. Smellie, C. D. Belton. C. E. Brool
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    FOOTBALL COMPETITION No. 4.
    117 16 FOLK READERS MAKE NINE CORRECT FORECASTS. Prise for Chinese Competitor. Wi:h eight *>t' the home team? winning ami tht* remaining four having drawn uames on Saturday our Football Competition No. 4 produced four coupons which contained nine correct forecasts. These coupons were drawn m the following
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      Full Holiday Programme.
      412 16 THE FREE PRESS CHALLENGE CUP. The Royal Singapore Yacht Club had a full holiday programme during the weekend, at the end of which even the most enthusiastic wet-bob acknowledged a surfeit of teeming skies and scanty winds. The New Year Sea Sports' Committee had arranged the usual
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      THE KATHLEEN TROPHY
      469 16 The first of a series of three races for the Kathleen trophy came oil on Sunday morning m torrents of- lain, and only a small muster of boats faced the starter's gun. It was the Club course, and what with Klen cushions, shivering natives, dripping I and
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