The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 January 1927

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    Masthead
    13 1 Singapore Free Press I (FATS. SINGAPORE, S.S., SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1927. NO. 11,995.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    312 1 The Hankow situation is serious. Most contradictory reports are now being cabled and it is not known whether the Chinese have handed over control of the Concession or not. It is stated that Mr. Chen has apologised and announced his intention of preventing future outrage. Meanwhile American
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    885 1 Qmicquid nyt „t homiue* „„*t ,xt farrmgo Li( l! kmrnmuA. It is ium«,ui,,| that a special edition of Straits Produce will be issued reproducing the Gilli GiUi picture. We know that Devolution was under the middle cup and tha; G.C.M.G. was really under the left hand
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      214 1 \S liN G LOO N G FOR 061 < I ASS TAILORING. ut and Finish Guaranteed. HK.H STREET. %s t .,^SSSS%V.%S%%V.V.\%%%%S\%rVUVWVWIAVA%%VA%VWVW% yVFVWVW^ I Raffles Jlotel I To-Night, January Bth, 8.15 p.m. j Special Diner Dansant 1 (Dinners will be served m the Ball-room.) > J For reservations phone 2920. j
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      127 1 Jewellery HANDCRAFT ancient and modern The delicate art of the Saxon Silversmith has produced many miracles of design, each of a perfection that could only be attained by handcraft. Similarly, because State Express Cigarettes are 'made by hand one at a time they have achieved the perfection for which they
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      102 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Meeting Sungei Gau Tin company Page 9. Timonox White Paint stays white Page 11. Gillette razor blade* shave evenlv--Page 13. Selangor Turf Clubs spring programme Page C Municipal tenders and furnished flat to let— Page 9. Quaker Oats nourishes the muscles and body Page 13. Phoenix, the guiding
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      12 1 WING LOONG THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS. 32, HIGH STREET.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      159 1 THE WEEK. Saturday, BfA. High Water, 1.44 a.m., 1.06 p.m. Hiph Water, Malacca. 10.20 a.m., 10.40 p.m. Outward mail due. W. Australian mail closes. Penan p Races. Rugby: Spore vs. N*. Sembilan, Padang. Chinese C. of Commerce Conference. Bishop of London at Bishop's Bourne. Globe Trotters. Theatre, 9.30. Sunday, 9th.
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
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      "A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION."
      435 2 To thr Editor. Sir.—With reference to the letter from Mr. F. C. Peck regarding the G.C.M.G. confaifod on Sir Laurence Guillemard, one might almost assume that from it that ILK, h an absolute rascal. Mr. Peck •oaOH lo think that to be a Governor is a
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      THE BISHOP OF LONDON.
      135 2 To the Editor. Sir, The following verses appeared many years agt m some Home paper with reference to our guest, that kindly and truly hardworking man the Bishop of London. From n.v.rning till evening, from evening till night, I rreat I and I organise, lecture and
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    SOUTH SMETHWICK BYE-ELECTION.
    171 2 Hailed as a Great Labour Victory. t I^ondon. Dec. 22. Political parties are taking st< ck of the s tuition m the light of the Smethwick result. Mr. Clynes hails the result as the most rigaiiaafl Labour victory during the year. ;.i i g.^s »«> far as
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    — THE — SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
    346 2 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. The only Morning Daily m Malaya; a live "news" paper 50-40 columns of new.* daily, also the best Medium for Advertising Delivered with the Chota Hazri each morning, with Latest Telegrams. Latest New* and Latest Announcements together with occlusive special features. "Pictures of th« week" Serial
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      88 2 THE BAPPY VALLEY LTD. The Town Amusement' CENTRE MALAY OPERA, CINEMA. SIDE SHOWS AMUSEMENTS. a Mdr 1^ Kelvey's \M School of 1 DANCING p~ For children and you a 1 /a dies m Character, Classical, Clog, Exhibition, \Jm Ballet and Toe Dancing. V Private lessons m modern ball-room dancing and
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      369 2 Victoria Theatre LAST NIGHT 1 TO-NIGHT AT 9-30 pan. T)ICK NORTON'S NEW GLOBE TROTTERS. ENTIRE NEW PROGRAMJVIE. BOOK NOW AT LITTLE 8 $3, 2 AND 1. OH LA LA LOOK WHO'S HERE IN ADVENTURE AND ROMANCE* MADEMOISELLE from ARMENTIERES IS SHE ANY GOOD? ASK THE TROOPS MEET HER AT THE
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      377 2 A PICTURE OF UNIQUE INTEREST AND GREAT EDLYJATIf VALUE From Friday, 7th to Wednesday, 12th .lanuan AT THE ALHAMBBA In the Second Show, commencing 9pm WITH COBHAM TO THE CAPr IN 8 REELS A unique picture, the first and only one of its kind evei very interesting scenes of Sir
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    SIR ALFRED MOND ON MERGERS.
    368 3 THE UNITED FRONT. Sir Alfred Mond, M.P., speaking as the gu-st of the Thirty Club at Claridge's Hotel, Ijondon, referred to the creation of the new nuiger m the chemical industry, and said it was an interesting phenomenon. He hoped it would not he the
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    LAS PALMAS.
    278 3 In a brief recently submitted by the I'nited States Government to the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague regarding the dispute over the sovereignty of the island of Las Pa.mas, it is alleged that by no established principle of international law can the Netherlands claim title. The
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    NEW AID TO NIGHT FLYING.
    205 3 Direction Finder with Coloured Lights. An instrument with a more delicate "sense" of direction than any human being has been adopted by the Air Ministry, and will be fitted to certain types of service aircraft. It is the Schilovsky-Cooke indicator. It is worked by a
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    LANES OF FIRE FOR AIR LINERS.
    180 3 Fog-Piercing Flares at Croydon. Successful experiments with a double line of neon tubes, which give out a brilliant, fog-piercing light, have resulted m the Air Ministry installing at London's air port, Croydon, a permanent neon tube, sunk below the surface of the aerodrome. The
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      165 3 C">l LAXO is the only tood that has j been used m 5 Royal Nurseries. Surely it* there was a better it would have been given to these Royal Babies. Your Baby is as precious as a Royal Baby, and must have the hot tood Glaxo, made from the purest
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      230 3 WILKINSON, HEY WOOD .A. AND CLARK RUSTICIDE j BLACK BITUMINOUS PAINT. 5 For use on Galvanised Iron, Zinc and Steel T A Rust resisting and withstands the action of Salt i or Fresh Water, Chemical Fumes, Acid and F Alkali. J specially suitable for use on Ships, Bridges, m j
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    THE MOTOR CAR LIMIT.
    248 4 I Sat a ration Point Still Very Hazy. Motor car ownership m the United States n reach the 40,000,000 mark without nger of saturation m the industry, H. F. Kinsley of Chicago declared at the Automotive Equipment Show. "Registration of cars has doubled m the last
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    THE MOTORISTS SEVEN AGES.
    215 4 All the world's awheel And all the men and women merely riders; They have their cycles and iheir motor j cars And one man m his time rides many things, His life having seven stages. At first the infant. Mewling and puking m the basinette, And
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    FORD UP A LAMP POST.
    303 4 The Paris correspondent of The Motoi has this amusing story m the current issue of that journal: Walking down ths Bois recently, my attention was arrested by a small crowd gathered at a cross-roads on one of the splendid avenues. In the centre of the
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    SHIPPING OF CARS.
    136 4 Need For an Improved System. The Automobile Association has apI proached certain shipping companies with [a view to the installation ot efficient trays and satisfactory means cf handling cars, during shipment, with the least possible I risk of damage. The antiquated method of slinging by means of
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    44 4 Investigations looking to th. J instead of gasolene f<>r th< <lr jcars have latU rly been Wmm\ direction of the Mmisteries Public Works of Rome. Italy 1 that a run normally requiring mately BfJi and one-half gall' I couM be covered with HKS cubi.-
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      70 4 < I Wherever you motor, i Wherever you park— COUNT THE DUNLOP I TYRES 1 Their dominance is the strongest proof I \l of their popularity, and demonstrates J the fact that motorists know the I 2; value of buying the world's best tyre. E i Are they on your
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    VALUABLE NEW "GADGETS."
    848 5 VALUABLE NEW "GADGETS." FLOOD OF INVENTIONS. WINTER AIDS FOR MOTORISTS. by Major F. A. C. FORBKS-LEITH, F.R.G.S. (Author of "By Car to India"). \FREE PRESS SPECIAL.] What a lot of money we should spend, if we tried to purchase even half of the j very tempting motor car accessories that!
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    39 5 Paris and the departments of the Seine led with 134,659. The department of the Nord had 29,767. The department of Seine-et-Oise had 23,537, and the department of Rhone 19,894. The department having the fewest cars was Loreze, with 523.
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    OVERLAND SIX IN DEMAND.
    82 5 Announcements from the Willys-Overland factory at Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A.. indicate that the Overland Six Coups is meeting with outstanding welcome m the ranks of present day motorists. Sales figure* show that it has been one of the fastest selling cars m production. Its speed and economy,
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    WOMEN ARE MORE CAUTIOUS.
    56 5 Women drivers .v*- more cautious and courteous than men. it is shmvn m a nationwide survey conducted m America. The outstanding features of the findings were: Women are not generally speeders. Married women appear mote careful than single girls. Few women are "one-arm" drivers. Drunken drivers
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    HIS CALLING.
    30 5 Magistrate at local police court to defendant summoned for "exceeding, etc." Magistrate: "What is your occupation?" Magistrate: "Merchant.' Magistrate: "What kind of merchant"'' Defendant: "Speed merchant, your worship!"
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      216 5 for Economical Transportation > <M SHOULD NOT MISS THE OPPORTUNITY 10 INSPECT AT ONCE THK LATEST MODEL. lUX NEW BBCAY GREEN COLOUR WILL SI'RELI "IN YOUR ADMIRATION. TIIKIK MULTIPLE-CYLINDER PERFORMANCE uilll CHEVROLET ECONOMY IS ALREADY A BY-WORD SO SMOOTH— SO POWERFUL «^^k^?^9Q BBBiißi By£-3 iM\tAM\~i .vpßvvaßa k^7<d" -459 B^b^ s^»
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      278 5 •Z vSs> v*^^ 'A g NEW MODELS OF THIS FINE l I CAR NOW IN OUR SHOWROOMS J« Lovers ol tine cars are cordi- lore. 1 heir stamina, robust C ally invited to call at our construction and outstanding ■2 Showrooms and inspect the perlormance have long been m* m
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    REMINISCENCES OF A PRISON DOCTOR.
    1386 6  -  DR. TENNYSON DEIGHTON PATMORE WITH THE BROAD-ARROW MEN. O* Ov If No. 3.— Spotting the Criminal. AM _1. -A- oo anam ny ss oo x oo oo oo SS (For twenty years Medical Officer m various British Prisons). 00 oo oo oo v [FREE PIE
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    SECRETS OF THE BALLET.
    851 6 The Chore^rapher at Work. ht dia<;hileff*s final say. If the dancers m the Russian ballet came on the stage and expressed themselves m men speech instead of m terms of terpsichore and costume, what would they tell us? The ordinary theatre-goer asks to be beguiled by
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    BIG BOAT BACE PBOSPECTS.
    1172 6 THE RIVAL BLUES. I Rowing of Both Eights Always Too Slow. 1 mmmWm f9 B WORK BEFORE STYLE ESSENTIAL II Steve Fairbairn w 3 OO (The well-known Australian and Cambridge BnaOSOOI I who rowed m the 'Varsity race m 1882. Iks:;. |w. IFREE PRESS SPECIAL, j
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      585 6 i fl asssssssnsssassssssssssssssssssssaaaaassssssasssnssasaa^ < < FREE PRESS FOOTBALL COMPETITION. j $50 For Only 12 Matches Or Next Best Must Be Won. Coupons will be published m the Free Press every Saturday and the following Wednesday morning. The Prize of $50 (Fifty Dollars) will be awarded^ "the reade^- giving TWELVE CORRECT
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    CAVENDO TUTUS.
    508 7 MORNING POST ON EMPIRE DEFENCE. The British Empire has been created m tht course of many wars. This may seem serious to s generation wholly devoted to the cause of peace, yet it does suggest that what was got m war can only be maintained by the power
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    ONE MAN TO PAY £1,639,000 TAX.
    401 7 APPEAL OVER HUGE LINEN DEAL PROFIT FAILS. The Lord Chancellor and Lords Atkinson, Shaw, Summer, and Carson, m the House of Lords, unanimously dismissed the appeai of Leonard James Martin against his assessment to excess profits duty and income tax on protits made m
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    A RUBBER PRODUCERS' POOL.
    505 7 LONDON PRESS COMMENT. Rubber last week fell below Is. 6d. per lb. for the first time since February, 1925, says the Observer of Dec, 5. It has recovered somewhat since, partly owing to the fact that the troubles at Singapore, to which much of the recent
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    CURBSTONE TOY NOVELTIES.
    410 7 FASCINATED HILDREN IN LONDON STREETS. Vendors of the dov '1 toys which br!r..r delight to the hearts of children and fnso'rn. ate weary shoppers are again sppearin th?ir usual beat< m the *reets of L j\> i n. They have bvouuht witfl them thei' >M fsmiliar trin\
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      417 7 A Keen and Invigorating Coolness j T).aLE— like champagne m colour I Jl and "dry"— agleam with sparkj ling vitality piquant, yet mellow iEI Cmntfa Dry The Champagne cf U(\ Cingei Ales— is sj different from f J tne ordinary Ginger Ale it mi^ht /jsS^iA almost be called by another
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      259 7 ;i Raymond Concrete Piles. 'I The taper provides maximum economy and enables you to i > > take full advantage of the bearing capacity of your soil. inS-BS g l B P\[%tj r 'A indicates IHE I SB3ju3 J increase m i j!f 1 p^__j l resistance J IL jnjgTJlr
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    CHILD CHARGED WITH MURDER.
    445 8 CHINESE GIRL'S ALLEGED CRIME. A little Chinese girl, under <42 years of age, was charged m the Kuala Lumpur police court on Monday, before the SOeoed magistrate, Raja Uda, with the mur ,lnr of a hinese hoy of seven years of age It was stated that
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    483 8 Ceaseree'a Highlands. [To the Editor. "Malay Mail."] Sir. The Chief Secretary remarked at the last Federal Council meeting that the difficulties m making the road to Cameron's Highlands were not fully appreciated. Has it ever been considered if it is an economic proposition? Although it has the Unofficial sanction,
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    15 8 The problems of the world to-day arc beyond solution by any vote. Miss Christabel Pankhurst.
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    THREAT TO LONDON PIGEONS.
    413 8 Damage They Do to National Building-. The London pigeons' right to a natural, free, and unfettered existence has, up to now, never been seriously challenged. The London County Council, however, propose submitting to Parliament nex* year a General Powers Bill containing a provision empowering Metropolitan borough
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      317 8 1 R OUT OF Q of all cars on the road use DOUBLE J*l RIBBED CMMN SPARK PLUGS Champions for every Car, Lorry and Marine Engine. Obtainable from MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD. 209-212 ORCHARD RD.. SINGAPORE. /^/r\ J with Kalzana Very few people ijet enough calcium form strong, sound teeth, capable
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      419 8 fete**"?* mw glmiiiJlWiftFl 1 "=3 -J— J i 1,.,,,, 3HH3J J «920 SH lIJWMHHs^ P| 19-2 3 1 RBfflffiWnPl Like Life Itself 6 Twice J sssssss^stsin n {JJiSliiiiiißiil c Musical Range giro, TJERE is the gramophone you have always l, 4Uu l ss^^^^^^S^ Ii longed for- the new Viva-tonal Columbia
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    MEYER DIVORCE CASE
    1704 9 Appeal Court Dismisses Wife's Case. MATRIMONIAL RIGHTS OF THE JEWS. The Singapoie Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal bj Mrs. Florence Mozelle ■les 61 from a decision of the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) m a matter which raises important questions affecting the matrimonial rights of
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    STRIKE OF GLASGOW EDITORIAL STAFF.
    148 9 Alleged Victimization. LonJon, I)e c 21. The editorial staff of two Glasgow weeklies, the Eastern Standard and the Southern Standard, have struck alleging certain grievances and "victimization" of a woman reporter who has been dismissed. An -official of the local branch of the National Union
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      391 9 "BUSINESS CARDS. 'I HLM'KWOOD FURNITURE i SHANGHAI SHADES. > I F \MBER MANSIONS. J jySQgUft MARBLE OR GRANITE SCfGATOft* CASKET CO. v MMKNTAL MASONS.* TELEPHONE 75. Tars for hire. (ircat Reduction m Rates the ASIATIC MOTOR CAR CO. i >r. hart K«»ad 69-b. Bukit Timah Rd. 1,1. No*. 1801 and
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      541 9 NOTICES. KLITANC; RUBBER CO., LTD. Notice h hsrmsm a mm tha t a First Interim Dividend of 10 per tent, on account of the v a ending 30th J use, I<*7 has been declared by the n.roctors payable to the Shareholders on ihe Register on Thursd if, 20th January, 1927.
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      649 9 NOTICES. IN THE MATTER OF ORDINANCE NO. 155 COMPANIES. AND OK THE SUNGEI GAU TIN MINING COMPANY, LIMITED. In Liquidation Notice i- hereby given, pursuant to Section 223 of Ordinance No. 155 (Companies) that a general meeting of the above-named Company will be held at. the Office*; of Messrs. Derrick
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      442 9 AUCTION SALES. SHERIFF'S SALE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TDU STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE Writ of Seizure and Sale dated .'3rd day of December 1«2«. In the Cause of N.V. Hand.l Maatschappij Trop.. PlaintMl Versu*. (hop Kwonjr Yuen .'efendunts AUCTION SALE OF ALL THF STUCK IN TRADE. FURNITIRE-; ELECTRIC
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTH
      21 10 ANNO DOMINI 1852 January Sth to Lieut. F. H. St.yens U.K.. H.M.S. Calcutta at Plymouth, and Mrs. Stevens, a eon.
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      DEATH.
      82 10 VEO. Yt<> Whye Jin. Bfaaafing INrtnor of Chop Thye Chuah Seng at No. 16 South Canal Koud on the 3rd. instant at the ajre of •>J. He leaves a tt hio v. BOBS, daughters. 1 irrandson and I nephews Messrs. Yeo Buck Lim. Yeo Buck Sian^ and Yeo Buck
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1927. The Queen's Scholarships.
    697 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1927. The Queen's Scholarships. Shortly before Christmas the announcement was made that two Penang students, one from the Free School and the other from St. Xavier's Institution, were the winners of the Queen's Scholarships for 1926. In 1925 the competitive examination for the Scholarships
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    191 10 Mr. t\ J. Morten has been appointed clerk of councils. An auctioneer's toxvn licence has been I granted t o Mr. J. H. Tennent. Mr. Churchill, British Adviser at TrengI ganu, left by the Asdang last night for Trengganu. The Hon. Mr. Justice Thorne is giving a dinner to-day, to
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    56 10 TEESTA QUARANTINED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Jan. 7. The B.L Teesta arrived this morning with the mails from Europe, flying the quarantine flag and proceeded to the quarantine anchorage. Up to the time of wiring (4.4."» p.m.) she was still undischarged. Infectious disease is stated to have
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    A FATAL FRIGHT.
    96 10 (From Our Own Correspondents Penang, Jan. 7. The inquest was begun to-day m connection with the death of a Chinese who was knocked down by a motor lorry driven i.y a Chinese m November last when two women were also severely injured. A witness stated that whilst
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    THE FLOODS.
    366 10 Latest From Ipoh. i (From Our Own Correspondent.! Ipoh. Jan. 7. Rain still continues and though the wat'ftl of the Hood is behind, every shower is a j potential menace to over strained Road-. This m orning the main trunk nad south- xvard wu reported to be breached
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    259 10 The eleventh birthday of Toe H. was celebrated at St. Paul's Cathedral, Calcutta, when the lamp for India xvas lighted and placed m the Toe H. Memorial Chapel. Dr. Saver, a German, who xvas sentenced to four years' imprisonment at Kabul m a charge of killing an Afghan, has been
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    JOHORE'S NEW CHURCH.
    444 10 Foundation Stone Laid. BISHOP OF LONDON TM| CEREMONY. Thf Hon'ble and Rt li. Winnington- Ingram, Lord Bisl don, carried out his first p;.|, ment since his arrival m Johore Bahru yesterday m rmr wh«-r laid the foundation ston< Church of St. Chi istoph. r was attended by
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    216 10 I The engagement is announced b. ''Kathleen Rothery Nutt daughte; < %H ter F. Nutt 0.8. E. and Mr>. Nutt ,f M tavia and Knoll Lodge. Ulliput. and Lionel Rupert Dames son of M: > Mr>. T. A. Dames, of Bristol. i Mr. W. J. Williams, the new Doctor af
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      10 10 (To-day's Feature. !Btf" INTEREST TO I MOWING MEN* 1 r\r#«
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    POSITION AT HANKOW.
    468 11 KViUnOSCOPIC CHANGES. v ,!\n»>\. APOLOi.IES, RETCRN ,r rial Eastern Service]. Hankow, Jan. 7. rkgrams received m Shanghai arrangement xvith the Chinese nties the British have resum- rhe concession. idiery. except the military withdrawn. Shanghai. Jan. 7 Later. have been received here Raafcau that < ntrol of the
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    CHINA PROBLEMS.
    467 11 SUN ATTACKING AGAIN. THE JAPANESE POLICY. [Reuter's Far Eastern ServiceJ. Shanghai, Jan. 6. It is reported that Sun Chuan Fang has captured Fuying, 20 miles from Hangvhow which, if true, means that Sun Chuan Fang's forces have gained a decisive victory, for Fuying is one of the chief
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    LLOYDS WAR RISKS.
    199 11 Reuter's Service. London. Jan. 7. For the past few days Lloyds Underwriters have quoted live per cent per month to cover the risk and damage to mercantile property in the Foreign Concessions at Hankow and one per cent per month on property in the Foreign Concessions at
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    THE LATEST.
    74 11 [Reuter's Far Bastera Service.] Shanghai. Jan. 7, 6.53 p.m. From Hankow 258 British women and children also a few men left for Shanghai early on Thursday morning. At Kiukiang there was a riot on Thursday afternoon directed against the Concession. The Chinese military police arrived just m time
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    NEW U.S. AIRSHIP.
    100 11 TO REPLACE SHENANDOAH. A SOP TO 'BIG NAVY" PARTY. [Reuter's Service.] Washington, Jan. 7. The House of Representatix'es has adopted an amendment to the naval Supplj I Bill providing for the construction ef ar airship to replace the Shenandoah at a I cost of $4,500,000. The authorisation
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    THE YORKS' DEPARTURE.
    459 11 HEARTY WELCOMES FROM DOMINIONS. [Reuter's Service. 1 London, Jan. 6. The Duke and Duchess of York's train U rixcd a: Portsmouth Dockyard at 1 o'clock m the afternoon, m bright sunshine, and drew up at the railway Jetty, alongside which H.M.S. Reaowi) xvas moored. The Commander-in-Chief. Portsmouth,
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    LIGHTHOUSE LONELINESS LOST.
    54 11 [British Radio— Official Service. 1 Rugby, Jan. 6. The money required to provide all the 82 lighthouses and lightships round the British coasts with wireless telephonic receiving sets has been voluntarily subscribed through the Daily News, which yesterday received a £1,200 gift to the fund from Lord
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    121 11 agree to a common policy to check the antiforeign frenzy. London, Jan. 7. The Morning Post gives prominence to a letter from Mr. Leefe, chairman of the China Association, which draws attention to the enormous British interests m Shanghai, which with the safety of some 7,000 British residents is gravely
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    A MATIN-HERALD CANARD.
    344 11 ITALY'S ALBANIAN POLICY. AN ABSURD STORY. [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Jan. 5. 3 Extraordinary assertions are contained m an article pubbphed simultane usly by i the Paris Matin and the Nexv York Herall i Tribune regarding the Treaty of Tiran.i. recently concluded between Italy and Al-
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    DUKE OF CONNAUGHT.
    38 11 [Reuter's Serx-ice.] London, Jan. 7. An official communication from Capfem.t lin reference to the condition of the Duke iof Connaught says that the Duke, though lunuraH a little xvhile back, has noxv quite I reeoxered.
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    MORE TROOPS FOR NICARAGUA.
    87 11 Reuter's Service. Washington. Jan. H. The Navy Department anmunces that j reinforcements, consisting of txvo cruisers, j i three destroyers, one submarine, one tender, I and 400 marines are being despatched to Nicaragua, m order to enable Admiral I.ati- I mer thoroughly to protect American lives
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    CAUGHT WITH ARMS.
    88 11 [Reuter's Service.] London. Jan. 6. A fine of £359 was imposed on Wing Ah Nang, a seaman aboard the Glen liner Glengarry, who pleaded guilty m Londen to illegally importing and concealing on the vessel 48 revolvers and 4,750 rounds of ammunition, xvhich was found m a
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    GREAT NEW YORK FIRE.
    31 11 New York, Jan. 6. Fire destroyed three two-storey wooden barracks and the workshop at the military prison on Governor's Island, the damage being estimated at over £20,000.
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    A CUSTOMS CONFERENCE.
    53 11 [Reuter's Far Eastern Service]. Peking, Jan. 7. Sir Francis Aplen, Inspector-General of Maritime Customs, quietly proceeded to Shanghai on Jan. 3rd., it is understood with the object to discuss customs' affairs xvith the Commission of Bankers. The members of the British Legation, Messrs. O'Malley and Teichman, have
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    ADMIRAL TYRWHITT IN HONGKONG.
    12 11 Hongkong, Jan. 6. AdmiraJ Tyrwhitt has arrived here.
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      742 12 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON, AND N. CONTINENT. Twice monthly service Liverpool end Glasgow. (Vis Genoa and Havre.) WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. PHEMIUS London, Rot'ordam and Hamburg In Port t AENEAS Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Glasgow
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    ROULETTE IN SHANGHAI.
    437 13 MANY HOUSES FINANCED IJY CHINESE. Dm in* the past year, it is a well-known fact, by the Chinese general public, that a large number of Chinese have taken up roulette gambling. Many houses financed by Chinese and apparently run by foreigners of certain nationalities, who have the
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    BIRDS THAT ALIGHT ON SHIPS.
    412 13 Almost every year large numbers of migrating birds are driven out to sea bygales and come aboard ships far from land. They are generally so exhausted and weather-beaten that they can easily be caught, and some of them find their way. eventually, to the zoos.
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    65 13 Sixty millionaires and 350 other wealthy passengers will tour the world this winter m the C. P. liner Empress of Scotland (25,000 tons), which sailed from Southampton on November 13. After an absence of 161 days she will return to the port on April 23. During this time she will
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    THE BALKAN TROUBLE.
    267 13 FRENCH ENTRY. The ghost of the Balkan situation has returned tc haunt the Chancelleries of Europe, and France, who imagined that it had been laid for ever by the peace treaties md the subsequent Sforza agreement, is watching the new situation with anxiety. Some papers have drawn
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    "PURE" BOOKSHOP FOR LONDON.
    397 14 MAN WHO THINKS LITTLE OF SHAKESPEARE. London is to have a remarkable bookshop m which only pure and edifying literature will be sold. It will be opened m Praed-street by a retired farmer and an Indian engineer, with a stock of 10,000 volumes of biography, theology,
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    BEN NEVIS.
    524 14 GREAT RARNESSING SCHEME. After many years idleness Ben Nevis is be harnessed to supply water for the rt Hydro Electric undertaking m the f-iitish Isles. The >ite of the new Powei Nation ts at Loehaber. about 11.l 1 miles from ort William, on the Inverness road. Water is
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    THE ANXIOUS DUKE AND THE OYSTERS.
    369 14 "DONT SEND THEM BY ANY OF YOUR GREAT EATERS." j A big c llection of autograph letters and MSS. of well-known authors is shortly to be disposed of at Sothebys. The letters deal largely with the relations of tho writers and their publishers. Those
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    3.000.000 CAB CONTRACT.
    368 14 AN ORDER FROM MELBOURNE. i A £3,000,000 contract for ten thousand cars and lorries has just been placed here with Morris Motors by a rii m of distributers and dealers at Melbourne. This order, the largest that has ever come from overseas to an English motorcar maker,
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    "WRONG NUMBER" DEATH.
    112 14 £15,000 Suit Against a ToJephone Co. A case interesting to telephone users all the world over was decided m the Supreme Court of New Yrrk. when a £15,000 suit brought against the telephone company by a Mrs. Anderson for negligence, which, she alleged, caused the death of
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    STORY OF A BLIND MAN.
    1170 15 His Life m London. ANECDOTES OF VARIED CAREER. When Mr. Parker wants to cross the road he jovially employs the stage manner and declaims, m the ringing voice of iragedy: "Who will assist me to cross this road Is everyone m dreamland On coming to
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    F.M.S. ENGINE DRIVER HONOURED.
    244 15 I.S.M. Presented to Mr. Durie. At a meeting of the Mid- Argyll District Committee held m November, the chairman, Col. T. T. O. Lloyd, C.M.G., explained that an Imperial Service Medal had been awarded to Mr. Wm. C. Durie, Lochview, Ardrishaig, and as it was the
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    A BREAK WITH TRADITION.
    218 15 Either a new difference between the screen and the stap;e has been discovered or else Mr. Charles Chaplin has broken one of the oldest of stage traditions. It is reported that he has suspended the film on which he was at work when the domestic trouble
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    PENANG TO INDO-CHINA VIA SIAM.
    132 15 A NEW ROUTE. The new way of reaching Angkor via Siam from the Straits is being quickly sized up by the tourist agencies says the Bangkok Times. Two parties are due m a short time and will travel up from Penang by train en-route to
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    98 16 Captain A. H. Chalmers, Senior Boarding Officer, is proceeding en leave by the City of Sparta next Sunday. The M.M. outward mail Sphinx will leave on Monday at 7 a.m. instead of Sunday afternoon for Saigon and China Ports. During a heavy sea on Thursday a tongkang was
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      438 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) 1 and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The sj. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia, i Cabins de Luxe,
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      286 16 BIBBY LINE of fast twin-screw Oil Driven Mail Passenger Vessels between RANGOON. COLOMBO. MARSEILLES AND LONDON. with through connection from Singapore and Penang. HOMEWARD SAILINGS. Steamer. Leave Rangoon. Passage Rates include Train Fares to Port of Embarkation from Singapore or Penang to London. Single i' 84 8 720.00 Return 147
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      458 16 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc., 41. BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK (Incorporated m U.S.A.) Genera! Agent*. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE (via Suez). m.s. SILVERAY due m.s. SILVERASH due rth 4 m.s. SILVERBEECH due n PACIFIC ORIENT SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES HARBOUR. M.S. SILVERLARCH
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      94 16 IEBEBXS3S THE WINE Of KINGS. THE KING OF WINES. sPOMMERY AND GRENO CHAMPAGNE i ORDERS ARE NOW BEING HOOKED FOR THE XMAS FESTIVITIES Sole Agents JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. (Incorporated m Englai Singapore. Penang and Kuala Lumpur. Mnnnnna«annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn»Bß>nn»«B»n«n»««nn«n»iannn*» THE EAST ASIATIC CO.. LA (Incorporated m Denmark 1 HOMEWARDS I -or
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      585 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY STEAMER TO-DAY. Western Australia Gascoyne 8 a.m. Singkawang. Pemangkat and Sambas Singkel i' a.m. Sarawak Kuching- 1> a.m. Djambi Toh Lam 9 a.m. Pontianak Koemai i) a.m. Cucob and Benuit Mersing J a.m. Hoihow g Albeit Sarraut 10 a.m. Karimon Sri Wongsee 10 a.m. Java, South-West Sumatra
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      702 16 CHURCH SERVICES. ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. Ist SUNDAY AFTER EPIHANY, JANUARY 9th. 7 a.m. Holy Communion. 7.45 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral) and Sermon. D.15 a.m. Matins and Litany. p.m. The Catechism. 5.30 p.m. Event-ong and Sermon. Preacher: The Rt. Rev. the Lord Bishop of London. ST. MATTHEW'S CHURCH. 7 a.m. Holy
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      691 17 O. S. K. Line. l*»tiaatioas. Steamers. Arrive. Dept. X tterdam. Hamburg. Bremen. via Colombo. Aden, Port Sadan tmi Port Said. Altai Maru Jan. 19 Jan 21 M„mM' Zanzibar. Dar-es-Salaam, p,^ l>, lagoa Bay and Durban. t Chicago Maru Jan. Jan 30 M a Hay. Cape Town, Rio, Buenos Aires. t
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      473 17 TRAVEL^ COMFORT 'PRESIDENT iBHaaT LINERS I JraJSJ& 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 re-iding lamp. Stateroom, with private bath predominate, all have hot and cold running
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      691 17 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OF BATAVIA.) (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 Sett erne nls (Singapore and Penang) of the OFFICIAL TOURIST
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    "CANCER HOUSES."
    698 18 DO THEY EXIST? That the recent report on its investigations Into the cancer problem, published by the Field Commission of the Tropical Disease Prevention Association of Italy, is a document of great interest no one who reads and can follow it will question. It may be mentioned that,
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    BOOM IN CHRISTMAS SHOPPING.
    184 18 Traders' Record Turn-Over. London, Dec. 21. The sunny and comparatively mild weather is no doubt responsible for what is considered the greatest public assault on Christmas shopping centres since the war. The traders' turn-over is likely to break all records. The only drawback to this general
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      133 18 Caticara Preparations For All The Family For generations Cuticura Soap and Ointment have afforded the purest, sweetest and most satisfactory method of promoting and maintaining a healthy condition of skin and scalp. Tender-faced men find the freely -lathering Cuticura Shaving Stick a necessity. Cuticura Talcum is an ideal powder, cooling
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      36 18 Ny Carlsberg Beer. '.^Smm\ W SSBSmV BBSs A SOLE IMPORTF.K> THE EAST ASIATIC CO,, LTD. (Incorporated m DenmvSINGAPORE. FHE SINGAPORE SHIPGHANDLERY COMPANY, LIMITED SHIPCHANDLERS SHIPBROKERS COMMISSION AGENTS )ffices:— MAYNARDS BIT 16, Batten- Road Telephone No. 4.^3.
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    ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE.
    39 19 (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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    63 19 January 7. Bank 4 m.g. 2]4 5-32 Bank demand 2|3 25-32 Private credits m.s. 2 4 5-16 New York, demand 56 1-16 Credits 90 d:iys ff% France, demand 1350 Iridic, T. T. 153% Hongkong, demand lA% p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand 114 1 Java, demand 139% Bangkok, demand M% Bar
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    PRODUCE.
    195 19 January 7. Tin 75 Tons $151. 75 Gambler 8.45 Pepper White 76.00 Pepper Black 44. M Flake Tapioca 5.25 Pearl Sago Small 8.25 «'opra 10.00 Copra Sundried 10.75 Opium, Benares unt. *,uuu Rice Lang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 330 Rice. Siam old No. 1 830 Rice, Rangoon
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    C OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    52 19 Tone of Market:- Firm. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet ts%4 per H>. New York Spot Sheet G.cts :VJ\ per lb. January 7th.. 12 o'clock notm. R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Standard R.S.S. on Tend.'r Jan. 69 O." 4 Feb-Mar. 70 70 Apr-June |f 7-_M July-Sept.
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    SIAM'S RICE EXPORTS.
    365 19 Of the total quantity of rice exported m October close on 56 per cent, wont to Singapore and the British Malay States, 11 per cent, to Netherlands India, close on 8 per cent, to the W«st Indies and the same to Hongkong, 7.5 per cent, to China.
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    71 19 CEYLON'S Rl BRER EXPORTS. (.Pouter's Service.] t olombo, Jan. 6 Ceylon rubber exp. rts for Dec mmmmw totalled 6,498 ton*. With the exportable maximum of 5,000 tons, export credits, amounting to over 7to tens, carried over from the month ending October 31st., now have been used. Ceylon
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    129 19 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. Singapore. Jan. 7. London. Rubber 1< T'-d.. Up l *d. Local M||, London.— Tin £295. Up 10s. Local 151*, for 75 tons. Mining: Rahman Hydraulic UM 2.i'.5. Petaling 4.40 4.5;». Kinta Dredging 2.17--2.22 a Sungei Way 3.50 UnVm, Batang Rad ang *5 s7' 2 Telol Kruin
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    GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
    146 19 Singapore, Jan. 7. The Rubber Market opened confidently after the holidays and very fair busirx M has be*n transacted chiefly for Manufactures account at improving prices. Spot rubber is m short supply and arrivals arc slow owing t<- th<- general breakdown of communications through*. ut Malaya. Rumours of
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    113 19 Yesterday's Alterations. Jan. 7. Closing Prices. Buyers Sellers Ayer eng |J| j4O bin (Vim Tin 05 die mt% prem. Kinta Tin l>red. 215 *>(i Malayan Cons. sj 32 pr( m Menglembu Lodr 44 |g Murai 2.40 Nawng Ret I. CO 1.70 Aorth Taiping K3 v 7 Padang
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    HONG KONG TRADE.
    215 19 JAPANESE COMPETITION IN LIIIWIJ coons. The local Japanese piece go.„K importers are the strongest competitors against British textiles, particularly m eotto,, goods says the South (hina Morning J During the past year it is estimated th.v the Japanese have done business amount ing to over $10,000,000. The
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      404 19 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED, —Established 18*0— Capital Subscribed V.100,000,000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund V.89,500,000 President: K. Kodama Esq. Vice-President: R. lchinomiya, Esq. DIRECTORS. at Odagiri, Esq. K. Mogami, Esq. Ha r.m K. Iwasaki. K. Takeuchi, Esq. K. Tatsumi, Esq. T. Hodsumi, Esq. F. Watanabe, Esq. T. Okubo, Esq.
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      465 19 BANKING. HONGKONG AND 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, Beputy Chairman W
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      654 19 I RASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. FRIDAY, JANLARY 7th. [Figures m brackets show the issue value of the Share m dollars unless otherwise marked.] MINING. Buyers Sellers Asam Kumbang 56s M 57s 6u Batang Padang 91 94 Chenderiang 28s 29s c.d. Eastern Siam 27s 28s Haad Yai (10s) 12s
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    BISHOP OF LONDON.
    1730 20 Striking Address at the Theatre. -CHRISTIANITY AND THE EMPIRE" A considerable gathering, m which Europeans largely predominated, filled the Victoria Theatre yesterday evening to listen to a particularly interesting address by the Bishop of London on "Christianity and the British Empire". The Bishop is an eloquent speaker
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    124 20 Hi« Maiesty Better. i (By courtesy of Nanyo Nichi- Nichi Shinibunsha.) j Tokio. Jan. 6. It is now announced that H. M. the I Emperor is rapidly recovering from his illness, his temperature being restored to normal. Prince Saionii Return- to His Villa. Prinre Saionji. the only Genro
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    398 20 Third Round of F. A. Cup. TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME. Tho third round of the F. A. Cup is being played to-day, the draw having brought the teams together *is follows: Reading vs. Manchester United. Bristol Rovers vs. Portsmouth. Fulham vs. Chesterfield. Rarnsley vs. Crewe. Sheffield Wednesday vs. Brighton. Lincoln
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    PLANNING IT OUT FOR TUNNEY.
    99 20 [Reuter's Service.] St. Louis. Jan. 6. Gene Tunney will defend his title at the Yankee Stadium, New York, next September for a sum of approximately $750,000. The details were arranged here last mgrht at a conference between Tunney and Tex Rickard, the promoter, and the
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    INDIAN AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
    41 20 Calcutta, D*c. 28. W. E. Houston won the Indian Amateur Golf Championship, played over 36 holes, defeating Geo. Downie 2 and 1. G. D. Forrester, the holder for three years, was beaten m the semi-final by Houston.
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    POLO CHALLENGE TO AMERICA.
    76 20 POLO CHALLENGE TO AMERIC A. Calcutta, Dec. 27. The Selection Committee cf the Army Polo Association of India is still awaiting definite news regarding the acceptance by America of the challenge of the Hurlingham Club to a contest for the Westchester Cup. Arrangements for the selection of the team are
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    249 20 Singapore Championships. HOOI HYE WINS AGAIN. The open tennis championship singles of Singapore was decided yesterday afternoon, the cup once more going to Hooi Hye. The final match which was played off before a fairly large gathering at the Ladies' Lawn Tennis Club m the afternoon was a
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    TANGLIN CLUB BOWLS TOURNAMENT.
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    RUGBY.
    41 20 NEGRI SEMBILAN MATCH CANCELLED. The match between the S.C.C. and Negri Sembilan, which was to have been played on the Padang this afternoon, has been cancelled as the Negri are unable to get a full side to make the journey.
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    30 20 1 Caddies Competition. The above which was postponed on New Year's Day will be played on Sunday at 9 a.m. Members are invited to act as umpires.
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