The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 11 January 1927

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    12 1 Singapore Free Press CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1927. NO. 12,000.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    268 1 There are no special f rt sh deveSopments m China but Mr. CfcCß is trying to cajole Briton and American firms to rcsiii?.;- )U <iness m Hankow and has s; n t a clever reply to the I);iily N^s' request for his (iovernmentV fay tenti<ns— -Meanwhile the
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    A GOOD JOB.
    1174 1 Mr. P>>ndcr. like iii' >i men. iid n i »t always find his woik -ongenial. though *.\a- seldom mutin u-. Hi va- old e7i>uuh to have ass milaled R'ithoat r; "iir |V ;h;:l i\ w tan pick their jolis. His rafUmanship as a booktinder was mM I
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      152 1 v ING LOO N G M(K MICH CLASS TAILORING. n«l Finish Guaranteed. UK. II STREET. RAFFLES HOTEL Thursday, 13th. January, Diner Dansant 8. 15 p.m. f (Dinners will be served m the Ball Room). TO-NIGHT Dinner Dance For reservations phone 2920. I. WILLIAMS, Manager. yA\V.V.V.V.\V.V.V.W."»%\Vd%V. SW.'iWANV.SV.V.WAW.V, STANDARD KEYBOARD —No Shifting
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      155 1 Over a Million Machines Now m Use WHY BECAUSE OF THOS E2O ROYAL REASONS Sole Agents R°NE<v SINGAPORE, PBNANG AND KUALA LUMPUR. i i V.WbSW.W.V.V.V.W.W.VV VAS'.SVS'A %S%S.V.VAW.%VAVA I EUROPE HOTEL J :j After-Dinner Dancing Every f. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. •t The NEW SEASON'S GAME. j: Grill Grouse— Partridge etc
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      176 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. John Little an<! < •>.. for selected tea.— Pape S. The Overland Whippet il a "before itday" car Pajre 5. I ittle and 0.. for tin world'- I est motojcycle Pa<ie 3. Important furniture sale T >y CheOMg Ko<m ?enp and Co. Pagre 2. Madame Kelvey's pupil< are
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      15 1 WING LOO N G THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for El ROPEAN TROPICAL SIITS 32, HIGH STREET.
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      129 1 THE WEEK. Tmemdm* Uth. Hi<rh Water. 4.14 a.m.. 4.21 p.m. High Water, Malacca, o.4ti a.m.. 1 p.m. Penang Races. Singapore Assizes. Wedmetimg, 12th. High Water. 5.11 a.m.. 5.40 p.m. High Water. Malacca. LM a.m.. 2.30 p.m. Tkuradmg, Ittk. Sigh Water. S.IJ a.m.. 7.23 p.m. High Water, Malacca, 3.40 a.m., 4.10
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    THE MIRDER OF SWAMI SHRADHANAND.
    461 2 EfQl IKIES ABOUT ACCUSED. Delhi, Dec. 2>. After the last funeral rites of Swanii Shiadlu.nand wen* performed on Monday the pMnl attention of both Hindus and HhnlmM m Delhi is now foCSHtd on his alleged murderer Ahdul Rashid. Inquiries made show that accused was a
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    RAISING THE GOEBEN.
    182 2 X UMM S WARTIME CHASE RECALLED Insurances have recently been placed m London against the risk of damage incurred during the operation of lifting, for repair, th Tu. ;ish cruiser Yavouz (formerly the German Goeben) m a dry dock which has ii 'ntly Ween erected at Goldjuk,
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      168 2 THE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. The Town Amusement CENTRE MALAY OPERA, CINEMA. SIDE SHOWS AMUSEMENTS. Mme. KELVEY Will Shortly Present Her Talented Pupils m a BIGGER «ST DISPLAY THAN EVER. New Songs CLASSICAL, CHARACTER, CLOG, NATIONAL, BALLET and TOE DANCING at the Victoria Theatre TUNG CHOY fTHE WELL-KNOWN AND RELIABLE TAILOR
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      419 2 OH! LA! LA! LOOK WHO'S HERE 6 'Mademoiselle from Armentieres" A STORY OF LOVE YOUTH— AND THE GREAT ADVENTURE. IS SHE ANY GOOD? ASK THE SERGT-MAJOR! MEET HER AT THE Victoria Theatre To-Night and Nightly at 9.30 p.m. SUPPORTED BY. FOOTBALL THE FINER POINTS OF THE GAME IN SLOW MOTION.
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      352 2 A PICTURE OF UNIQUE INTEREST AND GREAT EDI ,7^ VALUE From Friday, 7th to Wednesday, 12th January AT THE ALHAMBfU In the Second Show, commencing 9pm WITH COBHAiYL TO THE CAPp IN 8 REELS A unique picture, the first and only one of its kind ever very interesting scenes of
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    THE FLOODS.
    699 3 LATEST INFORMATION. From the Mi-.lay Mail of Friday and other Dp-country y '.pcvs we take further j partindan .'.f the flood havoc. One of the <lifficui* '•<■ being encountered now is the OTfaajflation f relief, as apart from the country icing swept clean <>f food and ■halter many
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    OCEAN'S M HE-DEEP BED
    226 3 American Exploration Play. Dr. William Beebe. Director of Research Tor the New York Zoological Society, proposes t explore the bed of the ocean at a depth of MW mile or more, and say. that there ifl a suitable place for the experiment within forty miles of
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      164 3 tw^t- y- fi Mink is delightfully easy and simple to use. It pv« kautituliy bright, evjn and fast colours to Cottons. Linens and WooHfi luink restorvS faded Materials and makes them w ih'nn agant There are 24 beautifol shades and hill directions for use are tfiven m each packet OF
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      134 3 Mr Si? fJ i B~ 9 1 S^ -4i v* 1 M a i 3%5 i v r I 9 MM &J% ft,* S_ I n. is^^. j kj RZ^T-ZIH f "MBKKSUy fii a£& i Sole Agents: 4 Tel. 2790. BARLOW CO. 1e1.2791. The World's 7 k c I Hat
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    OUR SHORT STORY.
    1778 4  -  HENRY DUVERNOIS. THE HOTEL by hR 1 1 I 199 Si EC I A 1.. h train stopped, Alphon.se Hernioso sprane it with his head lowered like a bull: he JMtM the passengers, jeri.-d his ticket into the han i of the collector, and, radiant with anticipation
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    HOW A FINNISH BARQUE "BLUFFED THE ETERNAL SEA."
    158 4 The Finnish barque Killoran, which put into Sydney Harbour recently. On her voyage fn m Sout h America she struck the full force of a cyclonic storm, two men being washed overboard. When tin huge SSM buttered the helpless shin the master
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      219 4 IVANHOE— Sir Walter Scott's Classic In Pictorial Form— No. 27. THE STORY THUS FAR The scene is the England of Richard I. A party of knights, en route to a tournament, visits Cedric the Saxon and their leader, Brian the Templar, becomes enamored of Cedric's ward Rowena. One of the
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      202 4 SW^E MUST GO BACK NOW TO WHERE IVANHOE FAINT- W?9 HEN ISAAC AND REBECCA WERE CAPTURED BY DE £L N LEARNING THAT THE FORCE OUTSIDE THE EBECCA H*o CO« TO h <*»*«>* C s WED AT THE THRONE OF ROWENA WHOM HE HAD BRACYS MASQUERADING BANDITTI. IVAKHOE WAS V CASTLE
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    RUSSIA'S PACKED MILLIONS.
    1245 5 200 People m a House. MOOOWV HOI SIN<; PROBLEM. Moscow. T-<- alarming increase m the population •viet Russia"- capital m consequence Hta removal of the seat of government^ F'« trograd. now Leningrad, to Moscow r:*en >ince the war from one to' und-a-tjuarter millions has created 'he most
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    53 5 In an endeavour to discover what the Chinese colony m London thinks of affairs m China, a Daily News reporter went to Limehouse Causeway, where a Chinese hotel-keeper who is a sort of local oracle expressed himself thus: "Vellee bad. Vallee bad. Chinese big fools. No one want war. Sure
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      794 5 /MmM SIX FOUR mr^^ JB T~t^S^^^ ni T s ler Corporation are the first and only large scale manufacturers building four cars under one name and one management m <\it group $K**S^Lml ET\ U!l^ u>(^ Plants on a standardised quality basis. /f^^^yk Vh\* standardisation of quality is th result of
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
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      "The Aussies."
      616 6 To the Editor. Sir,— Referring to the article, "The Annie*," m your issue of the 3rd. inst. by Mr. Kemp, and the reply of "Scottish Austlulian" m that of the 6th., may I, as an Austialian 'coin ami I red and very sensitive to the reputation and behaviour
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    MATTERS CHINESE.
    431 6 CHINESE FLAGS. One remarkable feature of the celebration of the Republican Chinese "New Year on Lho Ist instant was the presence of two kinds of Chinese flags and this fact might no doubt have caused a certain amount of wonder m some people, and some explanation would not
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    THE LATE MR. T. W. W. WRIGHT.
    221 6 At the meeting of the Municipal ComMieiiOß m Penang, the President, referred to the death of Mr. T. W. \V. Wright, Municipal Veterinary Surgeon and Registrar of Vehicles, who died m Singapore on the evening of the last day of last year at
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    WHEN AURORA BLUSHED.
    142 6 The remarkable discovery at Aurora (Illinois) of an illicit distilling plant, comprising among other things seven vats of mash holding 25,000 gallons apiece, bears testimony to the thoroughness with which i prohibition is now enforced. Even a small concern of this kind, capable of making a mere
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    THE BOXERS BREW.
    279 6 It is all very well t<> make fun ot" champion boxers because it needs about three years' solid discussion and a hundred th< usand pounds to get a pair of them into the ring, but the trade is obviously a danger* us one. and every allowance should
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    TRIAL FLIGHT OVER RANGOON.
    112 6 Pilot Vintcent Tests His Plane. Pilot Nevill Vintcent of the Air Survey Company made a trial flight OB Dec. 2<^ over the town to test his plane m which he made his first flight from Prr.a:i«r to Rangoon vhtp he met with a series of mi-
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    A RARE DISORDER.
    253 6 CHILD WHO CAN ONLY WRITE BACKWARDS. A victim of the rare disorder known as Mancinism (a condition m which there is a transference of certain motor centres from the left to the right portion of the brain) is at present an in-patient at the Paddington Green Children's
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      297 6 Eczema In Rash On Baby's Head Cuticura Healed "When our baby was about a month eld eczema broke out m a rash on the top of her head. Later :t turrw-d j sore eruptions, and I had to have her head bandaged nights. ..l a.-. The irritation was :ribl- 'he
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      516 6 /|§y Build up a\ \|[Vp^ your strength, f ft A T7\ Recommended by yOUrVigOlir, I ft M 1 §your vitality! LILJ^F Take Wincarnis the Tonic jf^ Wine that for over 40 years [S^^*'' has been famous for its x*£Ejf-Ei ijJr vfety// wonderful body building properties. For weakness after iKfiess, tor
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    252 7 SHEFFIELD SHIELD CRICKET. VICTORIA'S RECORD PERFORMANCE. Ponsford's Chanceless 352. In the Sheffield Shield match m which Victoria compiled the score of 1,107 agai.it>! New South Wales (221 md Woo.i/v.IL Ponsford and Hcadrjr gave Victoria an excellent start, their score at close of play on the second day of
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    INDIA POLO CHAMPIONSHIP.
    62 7 Calcutta. Dec. 31. The India Association Championship was won by the Army-in-India team who beat the Pilgrims m the finals by 9 goals to 2. The teams were: Aimy:— Capt. George (7), Major Williams (8), Capt. Denning (8). and back, Major Atkinson (8). Pilgrims: Mr. Gunnies (5),
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    136 7 London Japanese Players Lose at Duhvich. The Covered Courts Club beat the London Japanes? Lawn Tennis Society by six rubbers to two (one not played) m a| match by artificial litrht at Duhvich. i Details: B. D. H el more and E. A. Weaver (C.C.C.) be.U S. Imajo
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    DEATH OF BIRMA'S OLDEST EIROPEAX.
    185 7 I At Dalla, recently passed away Frederick Nieolla Burn, m his eighty-fourth year, who is believed to have been at the time of his death the oldest European resident of Bur- ma, both m years and m standing m the country; he landed here m
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    HYPHENS AND HORSEPOWER.
    174 7 Professor Godfrey Dewey, of Harvard, who estimates that two hundred million pounds a year might be saved on printing bills by a revision of the English alphabet, is not the first of his countrymen to play with ideas of this kind. Seme time ago a crusade was
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    SIX COUNTRIES AT TABLE TENNIS.
    597 7 A Rally of 200 Returns Look You COMEDY OF THE TOSS. Ping-pong is one thing, but the game I saw at the Memorial Hall, Farringdonstreet, is quite another thing, (writes a:i Evening News representative). I saw the contests under the London Table Tennis Congress for
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    CABLE CUT BY RUM RINNERS.
    162 7 CABLE CUT BY RU M RINNERS. The tians-Pacifie cable connectine: San Francisco and Honolulu was cut by a rumrunning schooner. The cable company con- i cerned, the Commercial Pacific Cable Com- pany, of New York, have been involved m a loss of more than i'2o,o€o. It is stated that the
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    WATERFALL GARDENS.
    102 7 No further information is forthcoming concerning the decision to close the Waterfall Gardens after dusk m order to protect plants and trees from vandals who have m the past caused their destruction. On a recent moonlit evening over one hundred motor cars passed through the gardens and their
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      1192 7 NOTICES. x A I hereby s iven that the -ibovt Trade M >.rks are the exclusive proper. THK COMMKRCIAL PRESS. LIMITKD, a Company incorporated i* China, Branch at No. 172 South Bridge Road, Singapore, and are used by them connection w,th Paper, Stationery, Lend Types, Printed Books and Ink, m
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      561 7 AUCTION SALEfc. SHERIFF'S SALE IN THE SLPRtMK COL'KT uF TH STRAITS SETTLKMEXT OP SfMCAPORB Writ of Seizure and Sale dated L.rd day of December 19l»6. In the Cause of N.V. Handel MaaUchnppij Tropin F'laintitfs Versus. Chop Kwonp Yuen I*tfendante AUCTION SALE OF ALL THK STOCK IN TRADK. Xl KNITCRK; ELCCI
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
    61 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Mr. Yf> ***** I.im and family \>vg t.v thank th<«-< rrlativca and friends :«n<! al>o nraiben of Hoc Hens, H«p Honp. Hoc Hu it Kongsiea and Lian Kec K«>k tot their nijrht an«l funeral attendance «>ti hi> uncle, the late Mr. Yen Wnyc Jin and bJm for
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, JANARY 11. 1927. The China Situation.
    752 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, JAN ARY 11. 1927. The China Situation. The further news which is coming through will make it plain to the dullest intelligence that the Hankow occurrences are not only a small part of the plans of th c Nationalist Government, but that they were carefully planned
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    265 8 Loh Hong: Kiat, a young: Chinese, m drowned m the Rochore Canal on Sunday. Ho was bathing with other boys at the time. His Excellency, the General Officer Commanding; the Troops, Malaya, will leave Singap* re to-morrow. 12th instant, for Penanir. His Excellency will return to Singapore on or about
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    SERIOUS MOTOR ACCIDENT.
    78 8 Mr. A. P. Chalmers Killed. OTHERS INJIRKI). (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 10. i A motoi accident occurred on the Puchong Road last nijrht m which Mr. A. P. Chalmers of Kmerald Estate wa> Killed. and Mr. D. P. Roberts of Damansara and j VV.
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    PENANG POLICE CASES.
    99 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.* Penang. Jan. 10. Y*o Boon Sens was charged with attempted suicide by stabbing himself with a knife m Cintra Street last nipht. He pleaded guilty and said he was mentally worried. He was sentenced to one month. Inspector McQuarrie at the entral Station
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    RACING PONY DIES.
    36 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.* I'enaiic. Jan. 10. Mr. L F. Willis' mare Jam-, who w>n the C Class ex-grifiin pony race on Saturday, died on Saturday night from a broken blood t eoaeL
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    THE ASSIZES.
    185 8 CHKBMOXIAI OI'KMNf. THIS MOHMNC In accordance with tust< the First A.-->izes for the year will open ceremonially this morning, the Chuf Justice. Sir William Murisc,;i. and Mr. Justice Deant (Puisne lodge til st attending a sh<.rt service at the Cathedral at 10.80. They will wear their robei and
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    MUNICIPAL ACTION.
    173 8 The following aeti«>n was taken a. a m3etin*r of Committee No. 1. held on .lan. Ith. Decided to n.-me road off Bukit Timah Road iKtween Balmoral Road and Steven?Road. Keny: Chin Road. Decided to introduce Bylaws niakinu compulsory the wearinp of uniform clothing by drivers of 2nd class
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    154 8 H. E. Sir Laurence Guilleniai<l has r >no to the IVrak Flood Relief Fund. Dr. and Mrs. J. Tul!. and Col. Pickering, of Singapore, arrived m Penang from Singapore on Thursday. The Managing Director of the Fie h F< od and Refriereratin^ Company, Ltd, Mr. A. R. Watson Butcher, is
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    THE MALAYAN FLOODS.
    83 8 Sixteen Days l#r INCIDENTS I\ (From Our Own i Daiiy incidents c<r lal activities m r days afu r th« fV I Despite th« !k.-i Work* ncpartmcni. h di-trict are still pa«-; ffic, notal)ly the main I par, when- a th rd >n Fuda.r- riuht, but H
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    RIVER RISES SEVENTY FEET.
    54 8 (From Our Own < Kua! I M m .1 Vicomti d< Bondx w Mail i 'panlinp the mdt when R;<ut < -< Lipis suffered terribly. wnty feet, Bubmeiuiiu most of the shop-hou Several bungalow- w the casualties w»m \r\ Government officers splendidb id oiyraniziiit: fa Vicomte
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    THE "LOST" TRAIN TURNS UP
    63 8 I- 'mm Oip Own < Kuala l.umpnr I The '"lost*" t ,1 Kiambit. \vhe!« tin station roof. Their Mf< I r'iigrei> alxiaid. Kuala Krau suffer' il iks" tiuarters. the st;.' I .1 lit st House, md l.tii.p swept away. At <>ne time the inh;. I
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    LATEST PAHANG NEWS.
    81 8 iFr m Our < r Ipoh. Jan. I > MS p n A Ukuni! jeceived the MMMOM if BcMa Estai ihe situation is stil! I The load M either side i> food is very difficult to ol has been p< •< our MoNoi air road a< M
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    CHIEF SECRETARY IN FLOODED AREAS.
    121 8 The Chief Son* tut' j Inoh hv special train I <la>> Times of Mal:i\;.. V Mr. Sturrock. Chain. .ar. it Sanitary Board, met him at ht ra;l*a> stati v.. The hon'ble Mr. IVIpoh ha<i MM Add b| and Mr. Stum.ck descrik to him. but he
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    STABBING CASE.
    45 8 lit police an- inv,->tmatn case which occum-d m Philli] Friday nipht last. A CM injured and died m th« I a tow hours later. Another Chines*-. Oaf I M-verely injured on Frida> Tan lock Stn*r h<»s|»ital tin is l)elievc(l to have been att.KK-
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    30 8 For leasmis which h;t\« closed, the Mr of il lpal died a short while h:i^ »>y the police. Th< d.,easod Mn. MeCully. lived at Road, and was hurie.l at iM
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      7 8 To-day's Feature. 1 "BLUFFING Tin I ELEMENTS?
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    "THE BRITISH WAY."
    204 9 Kia MATEY. YOU OP IT."| I \MI|( THK HUM KHATS. r :t: K.i>tern Service] Shanghai. Jan. 10. •..Id by missionary ret'uge r .w 'hat the British navul Kialiane hail to face a M their comrades at H«t». a > hours, m attempting to .mug d<.wp the barbed
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    SUPER-SELF-DISCIPLINE.
    287 9 lIIMI mUP.KAKAMi: AT I WKOW. r a Kastern Service]. t?an'.uw. Jan. *>. H ,avc i!hi- as t how th»- Hiitish n were maltreated by .xhile on uuty at the Naturally mistaking f»at the mol) showered hit them with bamboo pole>, All this of course without n. It was clear
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    ARMED WITH DAGGERS.
    45 9 I IV -hop m Cross •t 11 oYl«*-k „n Saturday lt«d a Chinese, who was on Sunday e\-ning amaated another Chinese I :ied with a dagger. uri-.j m the police courts i remanded on charges of dangerous weapons. U- members of secret
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    "COMPLETE PROTECTION!"
    751 9 CHEN'S NEW ASSURANCE. ■arm hwk nothim; to wbam. I Router's Far Eastern Service] Hankow, Jan. 10. At two separate conferences to-day with Xn ui>s representative of American and British business nun, Mr. Eugene Chen vi-ror-»usly i;avc an assurance that business interests here will he eo-n-erved-Bi said, inter alia:
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    DAILY NEWS AND CHEN.
    637 9 "MY GOVTS. DUTY." GUARANTEEING BRITISH LIVES. Reuter's Service. London, .lan. 10. In ro>|x ns; to th Daily News' invitation to explain the attitude of the Cantonese Government towards the foreign population m Hankow, Mr. Eocene Chen tables: "The extension of Nationalist ecntfOl to the British Concession
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    THE MEXICAN REVOLT.
    45 9 [Reuter'< Serviced Mexico, Jan. 9. The Government has ordered its forces to execute summarily anybody bearing arms against the Government. Federal troops m the past few days have killed X bandits and revolutionaries, the majority m Guanajuato; were killed m minor battles.
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    82 9 i commission connected with the Tariff Com feme* has decided to request the Wai chiaopu to inform the Diplomatic Corps that the Washington surtaxes should be imposed on Feb. Ist. The Commission is reported to be submitting a memorandum to Government requesting it to enforce the surtaxes then and declare
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    CINEMA HORROR.
    487 9 FIRE TRAPS AUDIENCE. SOLID MASS OF KILLED CHILDREN. I i [Reuter's Service.] Montreal, Jan. 9. A hundred persons are reported to have )t:«n killed as the resuK of a lire at the i Laurier Theatre. Montreal, Jan. 10. The death roll m the Laurier Palace une- natograph theatre
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    LEGALITY OR VIOLENCE.
    115 9 [Reutor's Service.] Managua. Jan. 9. President Diaz has offered the Liberals a general amnesty and repeated his previously expressed willingness to let the Lib?rals share m the Government. New York, Jan. 9. Senor Calles. m his speech to American visitors, expressed the opinion that the withdrawal of
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    FRENCH SENATE ELECTIONS.
    103 9 [Reuter's Service.] Paris, Jan. 10. Among the notable results at the elections for 108 seats, being one-third of the membership of the Senate, are the defeat of the former President of the Republic, M. Millerand, and the President of the Senate, M. Deselves. The newly elected members
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    DEATH OF MR. H. CHAMBERLAIN.
    27 9 Reuter's Service. Berlin. Jan. 10. The death has occurred of Mr. Houstan Chamberlain, son-in-law of Mr. Richard Wagner, the notorious war-time anti-Fri-tisher.
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      749 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE f REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES. LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON, AND N. CONTINENT. Twice monthly service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre.) WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. t AENEAS Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Glasgow Jan. 16 LAOMKDON London, Rotterdam and
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      568 10 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. KNOWSLEY HALL Ja«- 28 s.s. CITY OF MADRID Feb. 18 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF GLASGOW
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      552 10 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated m England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARfiO SERVICES. Q PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAAL STEAM NAVIGATION h, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government.) OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWAICDS. For China and Japan. For "Marseilles. London and Due !.<■;« vi Tonnage.
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    155 11 HOME RUGBY. MAORIS WIN BY TWO POINTS AT CARDIFF. London, Dec. 28. At Cardiff before a crowd of 25,000 the Maoris met Cardiff. The Cardiff 1 badu made fierce rushes and tried the Maoris' defence severely. Three minutes before the interval Lee. passed for Williams to score a
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    MAORIS BEAT ALL-FRANCE.
    95 11 j London, Dec. 26. Paris. The touring Maori rugger team defeated All-France by 12 points to 3. London, Dec. 25. The following are the results of matches played under Rugby Union rules to-day: Aberavon 6, Kbbw Vale 1 Heriotonians 5, Gala London. Dec. 27. The results of
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    RUGBY LEAGUE RESULTS.
    204 11 I London, D«c. 25. Results of matches played to-day m the Rugby League are as follows: Bradford 21. Keighley 0. Bra mby 8, Casfleford 0. Dewsbuiv 2. Wakefield T. 2. Feathei stone R. 7, Hunslet 11. Huddersfield IS, Halifax 0. Hul 3, Hull K. R. Leeds ID.
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    THE 1928 DERBY.
    239 11 1 Three hundred and fi.fty entries have been made for the Derby of 1928. The King has nominated two Savonarola, a colt by j Friar Marcus out of Yolande, and Gauntlet a colt by Swynford out of Neuve Chapelle. The largest subscriber is H. H. the Prince
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    WHY AMERICA THRIVES.
    539 11 AND WHY EUROPE DOES NOT. The fortunes made m America to-day may be the product of selfishness and greed, but it is an enlightened selfishness and a not destructive greed. We no longei have "malefactors of gTeat wealth." Henry Ford can go on adding millions to his
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    HOMING SALMON.
    227 11 Trained to Avoid American Waters. Scientists have discovered that the Pacific Coast salmon has the homing instinct even mere strongly developed than the homing pigeon. The canning industry of late years has been threatened by the fact that salmon entering the Fraser River to spawn have used the
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    LINCOLN'S INN FINDS.
    353 11 ItKr.I~IM)IN<; THK OLD HALL. Secret iio ■>. s and wonderful old TudoY brickwork haw been discovered at LinBi !ns Inn dvi inyr the rebuilding of the Old Hall, which dates from at least 1500. The Black Book* of Line ln's Inn have sparse records of the Old
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    27 11 At the wedding of Lieutenant Cecil Bate and Miss Kathleen Douglas, daughter of Captain Doujflas. R.N., a little pirl dre>M*d m Japanese fashion carried the bride train.
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    120 12 The Shipping and the Import and Export )ffices will be closed on Tuesday, January Bth. The homeward French mail steamer Amatone is due here from Saigon to-morrow at J a.m. and will probably leave same day at 1 p.m. for ColomlK), Djibouti, Port Said and Marseilles from S.H.B.
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    627 12 LINKING MARSEILLES WITH INTERIOR. CANAL TUNNEL UNDER HILLS. H. G. Cardozo writes m the Daily Mail. The longest canal tunnel m the world —that which connects Marseilles with the Rhone canal, passing under the Rove hills —has just boisn opened Cor navigation. It measures just under five miles
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      441 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia.) f 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 (4,512 tons). The v. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. I Cabins de
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      250 12 HUGO STINNES LINES. (Incorporated m Germany). REGULAR MONTHLY FREIGHT. PASSENGER SERVICE. OITTWARD BOUND. Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan. M.s. Ruhr 10,000 In port s.s. Albert Voegler 9,000 Feb. 15 s.s. Scheer 12,250 Mar. 10 s.s. Emil Kirdorf 9,000 Mar. 26 s.s. Carl Lejrien 9,000 Apr. 23 s.s. Tirpitz 12,500 May 19
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      398 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. SILVERAY due m.s. SILVERASH due p^ 4 m.s. SILVERBEECH due PACIFIC ORIENT SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES HARBOUR. M.S. SILVERLARrH due
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      120 12 THE WINE Of KINGS. THE KING OF WINES. POMMERY AND GRENO CHAMPAGNE ORDERS ARE NOW BEING BOOKED FOR THE XMAS FESTIVITIES 4 Sole A*ent> JOHN LITTLE CO. LIU (Incorporated ir. V.nv.^d.) Singapore. Penanp and Km* Lumpur. LLOYD TRIESTINO NAY. I (Incorporated m 1 lr HOMEWARD SAII.H* Monthly sen-ice f«»» and
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      585 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) 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 lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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      189 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1). Delajroa Maru 22; Teesta 20. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3). Nyanza 18; Panama Maru In: Ruhr 13; President Adams 11; Kajang 8; Dardanus R. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3). Kutsang and Kistna (p.m.) 32;
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      715 13 O. S. K. Line. t>«M i nations. Ste»er«. Arrire. D9§L Rotterdam. Hamburg Bremen. :>, via Colombo, Aden. Port mi P° rt S" 1 1 Alul Maru -lan- 21 Jan. 22 \fgm Bay. Cape Town. Rio. am! Buenos Aires. t Manila Maru Jan. 23 Jan. 25 Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, 1.. IVlasroa Bay
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      468 13 TRAVEL^ COMFORT DOLLAR fiSg&r "PRESIDENT* JHH LINERS -^S^^-^a^S 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 ivnding lamp. Staterooms with private bath predominate, all have hot and cold
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      706 13 K. P M KONINKLYKE PAKETYAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. (KOYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO.. OF HA I AWA I (Incorporated m Holland) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMLEKT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections to: Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's Desk. Representatives m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penan g) 1 of
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    M.C.C. IN INDIA.
    537 14 Europeans m East Well Beaten. WODEHOUSE DROPPED AT LAST MOMENT. R. L. D. Wodehouse, the former Singapore cricketer, was dropped at the last moment from the side which represented the Europeans m the East against the M.C.C. at Calcutta at the end of December. The Calcutta correspondent
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    THE ALL INDIA MATCH.
    290 14 I In the match between the Tourists and All India, which the visitors won by four wickets, the teams were as follows: All-India: Guise, Major Brooke, Wazir Ali. Ashton, C. K. Xaidu, C. P. Johnstone, A. L. Hosie. I. P. F. Campbell, Meyer, Xazir Ali an<i
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    THE O'BRIEN CASE.
    530 14 Calcutta Jockey's Income. EVIDENCE IN COURT. Evidence regarding the mc; me of a jockey was given before Mr. S. C. Gupta. Second Police Magistrate, Alipore. at a recent hearing- of the case m which IfiSa Carmen of Karaya Road charged M. O'Brien, a Calcutta jockey, v ith
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    ELEVATORS FOR GMXIBISES.
    233 14 ELEVATORS FOR GMX IBISES. Passengers to Wait m Basements. New York is to try a novel method of relieving- traffic congestion, which will be of interest to tot&c of the cities of Britain. Instead of omnibuses waiting m the street to pick up passengers, underground stations are to be erected
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      270 14 For Strength v^Jwv lin every case Aj&^^-^S of Weakness \/<£&S5 You can soon prove that Hall's r^'y<^^^SJß^L Wine is a wonderful strengthIChring tonic. Buy a bottle and \^x^ try it. Every drop you take will make your blood richer. Every dose will give you i stronger nerves. If you are
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      442 14 I Altion veh t I I A iielu A >> .t imm I [I Ask the Owner of I If any 2-ton Albion I I A^^ c owner an > 2 -ton Albion I I what he thinks of this vehicle I I from the point of view of efficiency
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE
    420 15 UNAS RUBBER. The following is the directors' report to shareholders for the year ended 31st. October, to be presented at the annual meeting on Jan. 17th. at noon at Evatt and Company'sThe Profit and Loss Account shows a net profit for the year of $290,959.27 (as against
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    KRUBONG MALACCA.
    306 15 The eighteenth annual ordinary general Meeting of the Krubong (Malacca) Rubbe Plantations, Ltd., was held on Dec-. 15th a 4 Lloyd's-avenue. London, E.C.. Major J. C G. MeFerran. D.L J.P., presiding. The Chairman said: The net profit for the year is i' 7,234 Bs. 5d., and, with the
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    22 15 In England to-day there seems to be a delightful intimacy and spirit of camaraderie between parents and their children.— Sir George Lewis.
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    EXCHANGE.
    67 15 January 10. hank 1 m.s. 2 4 5-32 Bank demand 2 3 25-32 Private credits I m.s. 2 4 5-16 New York, demand 56Vk Credits i>o days 57% France, demand 1350 India, T. T. Ul% Hongkong, demand 13S> p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand 114 1 Java, demand 139 5 h
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    PRODUCE.
    203 15 January 10. Tin 75 Tons $151% Gambler 8.45 Pepper White "4.00 Pepper Black 42.00 Flake Tapioca 5.25 Pearl Sago Small 8.25 fepm 101 Copra Sundried Opium, Benares unt. 4.000 Rice Liang Hin Chan Murk Red Eagle New I Rice. Siam old No. 1 Rice. Rangoon Bintan >0 Rice. Rangoon
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    59 15 January 10th.. 12 o'clock noon. R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spot M B«»i Standard K.S.S. M Tender ,l:m. SB«j H Ffb.-Mar. 70 April-.huu- Tl 1 71 July- Sept. 72.. 7:? T<»ru> of Market: Dull >U':»dy. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet Il«v 4 <l per !b.
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & COS REPORT
    157 15 ROSE MACPHAIL COS REPORT Singapore. Jan. 10. Rubber. London. Is l\d. Down V*d. Local 68 CtS. Tin.— London. £2i>4 17s M. Unchanged. Local $151% for 7."> tons. Minion.— Kuyoh L2O 1.2">. Petaiintr L£s 4.45 cum.. South Taipinu S4 *<5. Taiping 1.80 I>.">. Rahman Hydraulic ltt% L57«4, I'lu Piah l.fiO 1.0").
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    51 15 Yesterday's Alterations. Buyers Sel!p»"« Kinta Tin 2.1 T l 2.22^ Pctaliii? (€1) 4.4"» 4 <.d Brogaa <$l> L4O 1.".*! Jeram Kuantan (•"><>) I.T: 11 1.77'j Kluang (sr»j H.OO 5.2."i c.d Mayfield ($2) 14. (id 14.50 Perak R. Valley <$1) 2.7*< M 8 c.H Straits Traders (SIU) 84.7:»
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    44 15 MACPH AIL'S SHARE LIST. Jan. 10, (losing Prices. Buyers Sellers Kinta Tin Drad. 2.20 2.2" Padanir IMandok IS 17 Smtgei Ways X.SQ X.6D Titi Tin 2.r>o 2XO Katrut Basin 28s 3d 29s Id Rawing ISi 47s Thabavvlei!- <',4s C,~.AUenbyi 2.77% 2>"> Mentakab 00 63
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    24 15 Alimony is a system by which, when tw people make a mistake, one of them cot tinues to pay for it. American Lumbei man.
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    INDRACIRI RUBBER.
    673 15 The Annual Meeting. GKBAT DIPtOVBMBKT IN ESI All. The annual BMHnrf ■Mtfeg *t tn above company was hold m the French Bank buildinp yesterday. Major A. M. Thompson presiding, and others present being Messrs J. A. Elias, J. M. Sime, A. K. Baddeky. J. Stephen. H. Butcher, and
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    BRITISH LEGATION IN KABUL BURNT.
    57 15 BRITISH LEGATION IN KABUL BURNT. Delhi. D«c 2".. News has been receive! that, on th< in^ht of December 2l>, the Hiitish I^aii. r. m Kabul was burnt down. The Minister and staff removed to the new Legation I'liiMiri^ under construction. The Governor and the foreign diplomatic corps rendered all the
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    19 15 There is too often to-day a tendency for trade unions to abuse their powers. Mr. J. H. Thomas. M.P.
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      414 15 l>M .ts 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. In I'umpany has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance
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      857 15 BANKING^ BANKING. OKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI JSSSfSi^ BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Honjrkong) Capitcl Subscribed V.100,000,000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund V.89,500,000 Head Office: Hongkong. President: K. Kodama Esq. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 \ice-President: R. Ichinomiya, Esq. Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 DIRECTORS. Reserve Fund:— Sterling 4,500,000 I. Odagin,
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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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    BANKRUPT'S RUBBER DEALS.
    933 16 Sequel to Lee Pang Seng Bankruptcy. FINDING IN F AVOIR OF SIME, DARBY REVERSED. The finding of Mr. Justice Deane m favour of Messrs Sime. Dart y and Co. m an action m which the Oflicial Assignee of the t>tate of Lee Pang Seng claimed a declaration
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    "ROBBERS AND PEPPER."
    437 16 I Clever Ruse By Chinese. JEWELLERY IN "SAFE" KEEPING. An interesting account of the ruse practiced by a young Straits-born Chinese or his relatives with whom he lived when out of employment, by which means he was able to realise about $200 < n articles of jewellery,
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    RUGBY.
    40 16 The following: is the team representing: the S.R.C. to play against the S.C.C. today:— Aeria; Pennefatr.ti De Vries, De S-.uza, Morrow; Van Geyzel, Xahapitt: Webb. .1. Rodripues, Ifoas, C. M. Rodripue?. W. V. De Souza, Mblfcr, Ahin and Quays.
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    437 16 1 1 l-een paid for there could be no doubt. Th< j main question was to what extent Lee Pan* Seng thought himself bound by the docu merits, whatever might have Keen his legg I -ition. and on this his lordship found i: impossible to hold that Lee Pang Seng
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    346 16 Penang Races. TO-DAY'S HANDICAPS. Race 1. Open horses Six Furlongs: Lady l Blackthorn 9, Bess (late Anima) 9, Shoret ham 8.9, Crisp S.B, Joven 8.8, King Cole s 8.7, Some Silk 8.7, Out of Fashion 8.7. f Ptonfe'a Pet 8.6, Little Wonder 8.6, Gree- nut 85, More Air
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    IPOH GYMKHANA CLUB.
    86 16 AUTOMATIC TOTE TO BE INSTALLED. From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh. Jan. 10. At the half-yearly meeting of the Ipoh Gymkhana Club it was decided to make a bijr donation to the Flood Relief Fund. The meeting passed new rules on the lines of the Singapore Turf Club.
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    MANOEUVRES IN JOHORE.
    268 16 A HARD DAY'S WORK. Members of the Singapore Volunteer? co-operated m military manoeuvres m Jojho re on Sunday, m conjunction with the Duke of Wellington's Reginunt. the Johore Volunteer Rifles and Malacca Volunteers. The operations were viewed by His Excellency Major General Sir Theodore Fraser. The "battle"
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    DESPERADO SENTENCED.
    97 16 Si nten- v of twelve BKHftthfl ligorou imprisonment was passed on a Chinese, who was charged m the District Court before He. P. F. David, yesterday, with robbery. The accused, with another man, attacked a Chinese m Sungei Road, threw him into a drain, and rubbed him of
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    FOOTBALL COMPETITION NO. 5.
    176 16 FOOTBALL COMPETITION NO. 5. SIX READERS SEND IN NINE CORRECT FORECASTS. MILITARY COMPETITOR'S SUCCESS. Home clubs did well m Saturday's Cup matches, and of the twelve chosen for Football Competition No. 5 only two of them met with defeat, both of these results being 1 somewhat surprising:. In the circumstances
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    127 16 The following: was the result of Hose Cup Competition m which 20 cards were taken out. Captain. F. G. Le-Gros, 77 8 G9 G. F. Murphy. 78 8 70 Captain. W. C. MacKinnon. 81 8 73 Lt. Col. J. D. Richmond. 88 12 7C Lt. Col. F.
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    YESTERDAY'S PLAY.
    55 16 Mixed I) übles. Chill and lII*. Miller beat Webb and Miss Griffith-Jones. 21 l:?. H. R. L. Dyne and Mrs. Davits w.o. Trimmer and Mrs. J. C. Walker. TO-DAY'S TIE. Championship Singles. H. R L. Dyne Vs. Dr. Chill. TO-MORROW'S TIE. Handicap Doubles (Final). Millard Watts and Lee
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    HOCKEY.
    56 16 The following have been invited to play hockey for S.C.C. against the Services "A" on Monday next on S.C.C. Padanj?: F. M Osborn; W. P. Day Dewdney. J. F. A. Swallow; P. Cave. A. S. Anders n. R. E. Cox; J. W. Smellie. Austin. C. E. Brooke. A. M.
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    FORTHCOMING LITIGATION.
    237 16 HEAVY SUPREME COURT LIST. When the Supreme Court re-assembled yesterday morning after the Christmas vacation for the purpose of fixing cases for the month a list of 73 matters was under consideration. As, however, the Assizes commence to-day, and the Malacca Assizes (over which Mr. Justice Deane will
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    37 16 Tuesday, 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall S.R.A. I fv)., S.R.E. (v) Signals. (All Recruits). Wednesday, 515 p.m. Drill Hall. Eura<ian Company. Thursday, 5,15 p.m. Drill Hall S.V.C. Jnits. Friday, 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall S.V.C. Units.
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      186 16 The Broadwood Piano > IS AN ALL BRITISH MASTERPIFXE AND HAS BEF\ w J USE FOR MORE THAN 150 YEARS. J DESPITE FOREIGN COMPETITION IT STILL STAKi < SUPREME IN QUALITY AND PRICE. i J CALL OR WRITE FOR CATALOGUE. i I S. Moutrie Co., Ltd 5 Raffles Place, Singapore.
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