The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 January 1927

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    12 1 Singapore Free Press 1»» CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., TUESDAY,JANUARY 25, 1927. NO. 12,012.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    246 1 Tte Times of Malaya announces, on reliable London authority, that His Excellency the Governor is retiring in August .Page 8. The Nationalist Party in China has issued a rather highflown declaration in which it tries as usual to put Britain in the wrong Page 9. A rt
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    THE MAN FROM MILWAUKEE.
    1262 1 I know a man \vh> has gOHB mad. Sir! \cu misunderstand. It docs not follow that he has gone mad hpcapap he knoume. It is equally unnecessary to I ssume that I only get to know a man when he has gone mad. No: the- tale
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      159 1 v I N G LOONG H (I ASS TAILORING. I .nl Finish Guaranteed. BIG! STREET. [raffles hotel Thursday, 27th. January, Diner Dansant 8. 15 p.m. j (Dinners will be served in the Ball Room). TO-NIGHT Dinner Dance For reservations phone 2920. J. WILLIAMS, Manager. I -~mzrr~\ =^^=^=^s^ v.v.v.v.v.w.v.v.v.v. v.\.v.v.v.v.\%%s\v.sv.%v- asva
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      148 1 Over a Million Machines Now in U»e WHY BECAUSE OF THOSE 20 ROYAL REASONS SINGAPORE, PENANG AND KUALA LUMPUR. I EUROPE HOTEL After-Dinner Dancing Every J j: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. S j S. The Fresh Scotch Salmon J. .jj Grill (from Martin's London) THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD. J phone
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      158 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. The truth about Phyllosan— Page 3. Ribeiro's for high class engravingPage 1. The Stavrinaky dancers at the Adelpm— Page 6. Special offer of fruit by Little and Co Page 8. Barclay's lager is stocked by Caldbeck Macgregor Page 8. Municipality require tenders for cement and building; Notice re
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      12 1 WING LOONG THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for KIROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS. 32, HKiH STREET.
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      147 1 Tuesday. 27yth. High Water. .T. 02 a.m.. 2.." p.m. High Water, Malacca. 11.80 a.m.. 11. :>0 p.m. Wednesday, 26th. High Water. .'5.40 a.m., 3.54 p.m. High Water. Malacca, 0.10 p.m. Ipoh Race Entries close. The Talking Picture. Theatre, 9..50. Thursday, 21th. High Water. 4.24 a.m.. 5.9 p.m. High Water. Malacca,
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    "RIMING ROUND THE WORLD."
    263 2 AMERICAN STUDENTS IN LIGHTVEIN tuatt i:y r h- belief that j si and experience > the true j nd powei and thai ri."t «n minutes i the Taj Mahal ot the Sphinx rth a month's study about them m Kb, y' 1 are travelling round f
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    46 2 Daring the week ended Jan. Bth, 283 deaths wtM'c registered in Singapore Settlenu ".t giving a mortality ratio of 27.72. Of these 175 were Chinese. $8 Malays. There w> re 56 Heaths <iue to General causes. 32 to pnei:n:onia, 2G to phthisis, 2t> to malarial fevers.
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      354 2 [fIE HAPPY VALLEY LTD, The Town Amusement CENTRE MALAY OPERA, CINEMA. SIDE SHOWS AMUSEMENTS. Mine. KELVEY WILL SHORTLY PRESENT HER TALENTED PUPILS in a BRIGHTER DISPLAY ETTER THAN EVER. «NEW SONGS CLASSICAL. CHARACTER, CLOG, 1 NATIONAL. BALLET and TOE DANCING SATURDAY, FEB. 2(ith, 9.1."> p.m. MONDAY. FEB. 28th. 9.15 p.m.
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      307 2 VICTORIA THEATRE Owing to the Late Arrival OF THE AMERICAN STARS j THE OPENING PERFORMANCE OF j De Forest Phonofilm TALKING PICTURE WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL Wednesday, January. 26th. VHEN THE GREATEST COLLECTION OF INTERNATIONAL ARTISTES THAT HAVE EVER APPEARED ON ONE PROGRAMME WILL BE PRESENTED. THE PROGRAMME WILL INCLUDE:—
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      250 2 NEARLY FOUR HOURS OF MFRRLMi v 7^*^N which will be tfaottNlffills (1 ALHAMBRJ In the Second Show, commencing v "W I AX ALFRED SANTELL-FIRST NATION Presentino- such weU-known stars GEORGE SYDNEY. VERA GORDON. CHARIJF m MULHALL AND JOHYN A H\|<in\ RH^ I A picture for every man who has a
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    M.C.C. IN BURMA.
    337 3 JUST IN TIME. The M.C.C. only just managed to obtain the runs required for victory in their match BKainst all Burma at Rangoon on Jan. 13. Scores: All-Burma. Ist Innings. Niaolson, Wyatt, b Tate 0 McCarthy, 1.b.w., b Geary 48 Murad, b Geary 34 Ashton, c Geary,
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    HEALTH BULLETIN.
    171 3 The following is issued by the League of Nations Eastern Bureau, for the week ending January IMh. Africa^ In St. Denis (Reunion Island) 3 j plague cases and deaths. Port Louis (Mauritius Island) plague cases with 2 deaths. India. Bombay: Cholera one death, smallpox 21 cases and 15
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    HILL STATION RECORDS.
    77 3 The Government Health Office tend return for the seven days ending midnight on Saturday, January 15th. Penang Hill (2,100 feet), average mean shade temperature 69.70 (deg. F.)» total evaporation .319 inch, total rainfall 1.502 inches. Taiping Hill (3,50G feet), average mean shade temperature 70.26 (deg. F). total
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    A RACING PADRE.
    165 3 Requested to Resign. In the course of his sermon at the Watchnight Service on New Year's Eve at Christ Church, Galle Face, Colombo, the Rev. L. j G. Hatfield-Hall stated that he had been asked to resign the post of Vicar of the Chinch by the higher
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    HOCKEY.
    55 3 In the Garrison League match played at Tanglin on Friday, H.Q. 'B' beat Fort Tannins by seven goals to nil, whilst No. 2 Co. lost to H.K.S.R.A. at Blakan Mati by four goals to one. In the Platoon Flag Competition match played on Saturday, No. 21 Platoon beat No.
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    OUR SHORT STORY.
    2105 4  -  RITA PLUCK. I by [FB E E i''? 6SS ?PSi 7. l "A Fascinating tittle devil Thai was the v< rdkt of the smoking-room »1 Eastern Hayes. The occasion -a weekend at a »renera!ly regretted conclusion. "\< ,i f:it pretty- Boi what i- it- her eyes •■'t
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    THE MALAYAN FLOOD DISASTER
    66 4 These four pictures, although not particularly clear, owing to the bad light prevailing, give some idea of the destruction caueed by the disastrous flood This picture shows the havoc and nrreckage hi the back .•< .1. i Street, X ADSF Aow the thousands of flood victims
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    IVANHOE—Sir Walter Scott's Classic In Pictorial Form—No. 29.
    421 4 IVAN HOE— Sir Walter Scott's Classic In Pictorial Form— No. 29. THE STORY THUS FAR -The scone is the England of Richard I. A party of knights, en route ;<> tournament, visits Cedric the Saxon mm I the Templar, becomes enamored of Cedric's ward Rowena. One of the party, disguised
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    CAVE-MEN OUT OF THE RING !
    1037 5 CAVE-MEN OUT OF THE RING The Return of Science. BRITAIN'S PROMISING YOUNGSTERS. The "sweet science," to use a term tha 1 was as popular a century ago as "noble art," seems to be coming into its own again. Both in this country and in America, the boxer who mingles brains
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    LANCASHIRE COTTON INDUSTRY.
    136 5 BBIGHT OUTLOOK lOH 1927. London. Jan. At the commencement of i'J27 lander* of the Lancashire cotton industry esprcat optimistic views in regard to Wade. A definite improvement i^ scarcely expected in the opening weelce of 1927. bttf during the p;i-i few days the Manchester 1 market has
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    UNITED STATES' PROSPERITY.
    85 5 London Jan. ">. The prosperity of th»- United Stfttoi is shown by the astonishing figures- published by the Treasury Department. The surplus for the first .-;x months «>f the fiscal year, ending June '<oth. is £45,000, 000 compared with i'2 5.00(1, 000 For lh. .ame period last
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      688 5 WT}?^ lle Chrysler Corporation are the first and only large scale manufacturers building four cars under one name and one management in out group Ju; BSCCte^s ms standardisation of quality is the result of an extraordinarily complete co-ordination of engineering and manufacturing facilities i.m] reMj^ Tt governs every minutest operation
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    WAVES OF DISEASE.
    437 6 CONDITIONS GOVERNING IMMUNITY. Mystery still prevails as to the laws governing the onset and decline of epidemics cf infectious disease. Ample evidence «f this is provided in the Report of the Medical Research Council issued to-day on 'The Spread of Droplet Infection in Semiisolated Communities" (Surgecn-Command-or Sheldon
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    NO INSANITY IN FAITH CURES
    400 6 Pastor Jeffreys, who is conducting faith [healing services in Southend, is convinced with his followers that the criticism of his i meetings is the work of the devil. It was stated at a meeting of Chelmsford Board of Guardians that three people in C helmsford
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    35 6 I The man who shot the Chinese foreman of Wearne Brothers, Ltd., at New Town, Ipoh, is still at large. The Police are making vigilant enquiries into the matter. The unfortunate foreman is dead. T.O.M.
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    PEN AND INK ADMIRALS.
    358 6 SHORTAGE OF FUEL. The following is from The Fighting- Forces, the new quarterly magazine of the Services: One of the most important commodities of which the Fleet is stinted to-day is oil fuel. Year after year we read in the First Lord's annual apologia when asking
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    BRITISH FILMS IN AUSTRALIA.
    353 6 ALLEGED CONSPIRACY TO DISCREDIT THEM. An extraordinary account of an American film firm's alleged business methods in Australasia is contained in the current number f the trade journal, the Cinema. A letter to the journal written by Mr. R. Shaw, manager of the British Film Service,
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    THE PLANTER'S NOTE BOOK.
    132 6 Rutherford's Planter's Note Book, issued at Rs. 20 by the Times of Ceylon Company, Colombo, is this year bulkier than ever and contains revised and enlarged articles, references and information on all matters necessary to the successful management of estates. The book has now reached its
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      359 6 ladelphi hotel\ TEA DANCE I EVERY TUESDAY FROM 5.30 TO 7.30 AFTER DINNER DANCES Every Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday ROOF GARDEN CINEMA f EVERY SUNDAY EVENING |j I SPECIAL ATTRACTION i the j: I STAVRINAKY DANCERS I WILL APPEAR IN I Cabaret Dinner Dances I ji FRIDAY, Jan. 28th. SATURDAY,
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      107 6 At tnC W%«j Hlfltl 1 /f PHif N j )C WW.V.VyWW^.VW d"WVW%\'WA V a -.V.V.V.V-V.V.Vr V.V-".'. V.". f < ai > g 5 Careful study of the diagram condusiwh P IoU ■I the superiority ot Pnnktal Lenses over all stto* f n a B j Looking through Lookmq ItilOUQih J
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    YACHTING.
    900 7 The Club Regatta. WEEK-END SAILING EVENTS. The Yacht Club Regatta came off on Saturday afternoon in monsoonish weather, the fir.-t lound of the sailing being sailed under ideal conditions, but later, old Jupitei I'luvius, getting out of his bath-tub wrong leg first, capsized the whole caboodle, wetting Club lawns,
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    139 7 Supreme Court Acoustics. COMPLAINT BY ASSIZE JUROR. To the Editor. Sir, Having served as a juror at the local Assizes, may I air a grievance in your valued columns. The acoustic properties (f the present Couit are appalling and call for remedy. A sounding board constructed
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    MALACCA NOTES.
    253 7 TENNIS TOURNAMENT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Jan. 22. Th? Malacca Club have decided to hold a Tennis Tournament during February. The following are the various events: Championship Singles (men); Handicap Singles (men); Championship Doubles (men); Handicap Doubles (men); Mixed Doubles Handicap. If sufficient entries are received it
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    94 7 The Rev. E. T. Loader, a CM.S. Missionary from China, who ha? been giving valuable help in the Singapore Diocese as acting Chaplain in the Negri Sembilan, is leaving for England early in February. The Rev. E. A. Hone is negotiating with a Parson who hopes to be able to
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    309 7 after her, for the beat in to the Malay Spit. Most of the boats stood down on ;he starboard tack. Gertrude being the only one to stand in. Polly, under conditions just to her liking and sailed to a hair's breadth, simply ate out to windward of the fleet and
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      354 7 •jaJSINESS CARDS^ $BY SETON,? vK UO()I) "FURNITURE > *£XSUBM SHADES. iMBEH MANSIONS. JJ; Mr^^ >(i k TOPS, FLOORING. I saisGAPORE CASKET CO. I \tt-rchant9." j r.e 75. hjIERT LA. DALEY. I |KER kV MONUMENTAL [j Tel. MS. I^ARS FOR HIRE. Redaction in Rates HV II, MOTOR TAR CO. ,1 77
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      565 7 LIFELONG SUFFERERS CAN END DYSPEPSIA. .M.ny of life's troubles an- Unavoidable, but :nany arc not and in the latter Category fall dyspepsia and all stomach troubles which are caused, not necessarily by the food which h;rs bees eaten, but more frequently by an excess of the gastric juices, which sets
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      800 7 NOTICE is hereby given that the above Trade Marks are the exclusive rr >pertie-; of THE COMMERCIAL PRESS, LIMITED, a Company incorporated in China, with a Branch at No. 172 South Bridge Road, Singapore, and an used by them ir. OOMMCtion with Paper, Stationery, Lead Types, Printed Books and ]nk.
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      421 7 AUCTION SALES. On Friday, 2Mh January at 1 p.m. AUCTION SALE OF Excellent w;.n polished teak boo ehi Id furniture gramophone etc. At ISJ |»asir I'anjan« Boat] mi lest one). Comprising: triple spring motor cabinet gramophone in Europe-made eak ease with English records, Jacobean design teak sideboard .vith oblong bevelled
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    DOMESTIC OCURRESCES' BIRTHS.
    145 8 DOMESTIC OCURRESCES' BIRTHS. PEAL On January 120 1927. at Woodside, Brimscombe, to Emily, wife of Lieut.-Com-mander C. A. Peal, R.N.R., a daughter. DAWSON. At Penang, on January 18, to Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Dawson of Kota Bahru Estate. Kota Bahru Perak a daughter. DEATHS. AI.KEX. On January 17th. at
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1927. Entertainment for Seamen.
    628 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1927. Entertainment for Seamen. A seagoing officer wrote us recently with regard to the lack of entertainment and recreation for seamen in Singapore. On the whole we suppose that Singapore may be classed as not a very good place for general amusement despite the
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    282 8 Sir George Buchanan arrived in Singapore yesterday from Brisban- by the Malabar. His Excellency the Governor, who is spending a holiday at Bel Retire. Penan? Hills, will be leaving Penang about February 2. Extradition measures are proceeding in the case of Quek Chow Jin, who is wanted for murder and
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    39 8 IS THE GOVERNOR TO RETIRE?! TIMES OF MALAYA'S REPORT. (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. Jan. 24. The Times of Valaya announces on reliable information from I. ndott, that Hfs I Excellency the Governor i- retiring in Auerust.
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    PENANG POLICE CASES.
    143 8 i I'enang, Jan. £1. In the police court to-day. Lee Xi n Moh. pleaded guilty to theft of 70 yards of silk the property i f Mr. lfa?kay of the (poh. i The case was remanded. Badan Singh and Xandkhor. a female, who were arrested at the
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    POPULARITY OF RAILLESS CARS.
    228 8 CONSIDERABLE INCREASE IN lIIAMV, %1 TRAFFIC. Over a miilioi passengers in excess rhos^ carried during the sami period of lf>2~> were carried on the Singapore tramways during the last three months of last year. The increase is doe almost entirely t the introduction of the trolley
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    DEATH OF MR. PERCEVAL LANDON.
    203 8 WELL-KNOWN WAR CORRESPONDENT. A Renter cable announces the <i- ath of Mr. Perceval Landon. llr. Landon was a barrister, dramatist and author, but he wae best known .a^ special correspondent •t' the Times, the Daily Mail and for many years of the Daily Telegraph in
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    183 8 Three unknown Cantonese attacked Hoo Enjr. a Hylam robber plantation coolie, early on Sunday morning and robbed him of One of the robbers was armed with a pistoL By kind permission of Lt-CoL C. J. Pickering C.M.G., D.5.0.. and officers, The Drums and Fifes of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment
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    THE ASSIZES
    276 8 Bovanesc Acquitted on M Charge. n mi i Mil j, nu M!MIiF I The Moyam--.- bin Ha.ii W;uam. \\h,, the murder of llahi I Kampong lava R 1 September i;.:! I day. before th- I Munso.i. acquit* I unanimous verdid I X VVl 'l be remember I I
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    186 8 A jumble >al<- wii 808 Hall on Thursday. I p.m. Ay r clothing et--. foi- (lie saU may be aval ..^-h Road, or, the 10th, at the T«iiv:' An impudent robbei \\<v Strei i tl 11 Sokteti named i' tacked by a Chin. and robbed i I 1 129 I
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    BAYGNETS DON'T COUNT.
    246 9 I}lK ECONOMIC WEAPON." x \\l lON M.ISTS (ASK. i a: Eastern Service.] Hankow, Jan. 24. i i ernment has made a of which the folloWption in all the Bri- 1 1 decla ml ions of policy thai she is unable to crests, and that in of UIC
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    CATALAN CONSPIRATORS.
    21 9 Sen Ice. aperfe, Garibaldi irators ha\ c been ii imprisoned since Nov. the sentences Interior as signed all those
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    EURASIAN COMPANY RIFLE CLUB.
    70 9 I D shoot on Sa in lay I results:— I yards: Pie. K. Wyße. I yards: Pie. J. RodriguesI Pte. L. A. Joseph. I C SJC S. Stewart I l F. M Grosse. I Pte. Francis <la I *«w iraie: Won bj Pu-. J. RodI -■«'<•.
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    S.C.C. LAWN BOWLS.
    45 9 ;.wn bowk tournaai the Cricket Club October is as follows: 1 Jephson, P. Cte- have qualified for the bandicap K. H. R. Water have reached thi- dooblea handi- ft Evans, having Jepksoa in the seouttf final. Chill and r the other semi-
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    8 9 io«t Boa is alleged Koo Thin. 99 Saturday.
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    EASTWARD BOUND.
    732 9 FAREWELL TO MARINES. VICEROY ON INDIA'S FORCES. [Renter's Service.] London. Jan. 24. There was unwonted activity in Portsmouth Barracks on Sunday, a thous nd Mai me- packing up their kits and saying fait well to friends and relatives preparatory to Bailing for China t.)-d y on board the
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    MEXICAN OIL LAWS.
    95 9 COURTS' TEMPORARY RELIEF. SITUATION UNDETERMINED. [Reuters Service.] Mexico City, Jan. 24. Various district courts which rendered decisions in the so-called "ampaiV suits filed by oil companies have refused to grant permanently restraining orders against the operation of the oil laws but have granted temporary orders protecting specific
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    FRENCH GOLD IN AMERICA.
    79 9 [Reuters Service.] New York. Jan. 24. The shipment of $20,000,000 in bullion from France arrived on Jan. 22 following closely the arrival of a $4,000 000 consign- ment earlier in the week which was the J first since the war Some quarters opine i that this
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    ENGINEERING TRIUMPH.
    167 9 [British Radio— Official Service] Rugby, Jan. 23. The first public inspection took place i yesterday of the Gladstone dock system at I ivcrp 01, which is one of the modern triumphs of engineering. Early in February the waters of the Mersey will be admitted, and it is expected
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    L.G. TALKS TO BOSTON.
    155 9 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby. Jan. 23. Th" trans-Atlantic teleph ne service t which had hitherto been confined to London and New York, was yesterday increased in range so as to include towns within a radius of 111) miles of London, and several eastern American states.
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    293 9 GREAT BRITAIN'S DUTY. Rugby. Jan. 22. Speaking at Belfast, Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, First Lord of the Admiralty, referred to the situation in China as it affected the Biiti-h Navy. He said: "China has no Government to which you could turn as representing- the whole of the country. It is
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    WASHINGTON SURTAXES.
    124 9 BRITISH TO PAY. j LEGATION'S ADVICE TO MERCHANTS. [Reuters Far Eastern Service]. Shanghai, Jan. 24. The British Government having unconditionally agree .l to levying the Washington surtaxes, the British Legation advises British merchants to piy the 2'L> per cent surt.x now being levied at Shanghai and the per
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    "IRRESPECTIVE OF LLOYD GEORGE."
    109 9 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Jan. 23. It is announced that a new association of Liberals is new in process <-i formation. The first meeting of the new body is likely to be held shortly. Viscount drey will be President, and the Association, it is understood,
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    LORD MAYOR IN PARIS.
    55 9 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Jan. 23. The Lord Mayor and the Sheriff- of the City of London, conducted by L< id Crewe. the British Ambassador, were yesterday received by the President of the French Republic. The Lord Mayor subsequently placed a wreath on the tomb
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    GLOOMY DEAN ON DOCTORS.
    54 9 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Jan. 22. Dr. lage, Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral, has made the novel prop sal that a medical man sh uld speak from the pulpit of the cathedral. He considers that doctors are bound to much by professional etiquette and should
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    184 9 OBITUARY. Tokio, Jan. 23. The death is announced of Mr. Bunjiro Konda, auditor of the Furukawa Company. Anglo-Japanese Policy. The British Ambassador here recently interviewed twice Baron Shidehara. Foreign Minister. It is stated that the former, with a view to co-operating with Japan on the Chinese situation, is
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    TANGLIN CLUB. BOWLS TOURNAMENT.
    16 9 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Championship Pairs. Donaldson and Hickey beat Dyne and Nicholl, 21-16.
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    TUESDAY'S TIE.
    9 9 Championship Singles (Final.) Nicoll vs. Dr. Chill.
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    HOCKEY.
    60 9 S.C.C. (B.) Defeat V.M.C.A. On the Padang- yesterday the S.C.C. (B) defeated the V.M.C.A. by three goals to two. For the home team Stansfield, Brooke, and Austin scored, whilst the visitors' two goals were netted by Arathoon. In the match played yesterday between H.Q. 'A' and Fort Canning in
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      789 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON, AffD N. CONTINENT. Twice monthly service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre.) WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. MCMNON London, Rotterdam and Hamburg In Port AGAPENOR Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Jan.
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      586 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in 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 Jan s.s. CITY OF MADRID Feb 18 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF GLASGOW Marseilles,
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      430 10 BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVK X- 0 PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAAL STEAM NAVIGATION LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVK (Under Contract with His Majesty "s Government OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. KMOEirJMKOfi For China and Japan. For Marseilles, l.onriun and H Due m Tonnage. Singapore.
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    MADEMOISELLE TAKES THE STAGE.
    533 11 AND TRAMPLES ON THE FAMILY TRADITIONS. Suddenly, and for the first time the young g.rl has mad e her appearance on the trench stage, shown very much as wo know I ncr to be, with her new outlook, her personal ambitions and ideals. Hitherto, thanks to
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    EARL CADOGAN.
    242 11 RE< ETVING OUI:ER AGAINST A GREAT LANDOWNER. i i he Evening New.-, learns that a receiving j j order in bankruptcy against Earl Cadogaa ha> been made. "The order was made on a petition by j Messrs. M. Dunn, Limited, financiers, of Priaces-street. Han«>\er-square, who alleged mm-compliance with
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    111 11 A large circle of friends in Hongkong and elsewhere will learn with pleasure that Miss Eva, daughter of Sir Robert Ho Tung, has successfully passed her examinations in medicine at the Hongkong University and is therefore the first woman graduate in Hongkong of that particular branch of science. She actually
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    A CRIPPLE WALKS AFTER 18 YEARS.
    332 11 STRIKING CURE OF INFANTILE PARALYSIS. A striking example of what can be done, I even for advanced cases of infantile para- lysis, was demonstrated at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Great Port-land-street, W. j j A Mr. James Hayli r, thirty-two years of age,
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    KING ALFONSO TO RESCUE.
    431 11 PEACEMAKER IN ARMY DISPUTE. Once again the King of Spain has added to his laurels as a skilful arbitrator in affairs that threatened to become a national menace. Although the Artillery question was officially declared definitely settled a short time ago, and although the number of
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    EMPIRE CANCER CAMPAIGN.
    68 11 £1,000 Grant to London Hospital. London, Jan. 11. The Grad Council of the British Empire 'ancer Campaign has made a to St. Sartholonew's Hospital, not exceeding £1, 00 to be re-censidered annually for the text five years, for the purpose of carying out new investigations into the
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      269 11 NOTICES. CLUB. ITK I X RACE MEETING. v Rales of Racing) iTth. and Saturday, 19th March. W27. 'tashrc of Added H rees, :> nil T.jrf club Spring j iiiwiiilif and Bedding Ufewaact oi $40 per horse Penang and $25 [poll and running allowance will not be which the Spring baa
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      385 11 i<g|i WINCARNIS^^-v Recommended by T) et>Y CSSiOTI M?A 4 //g U i M 17,000 Doctors. JL /IJjpk 1 -J m\\ 1 /!lSM'^-\ you are run 'do\vn, liable \-I^3KbF L U H^ IMWm 1 to headaches, or recovering \^^j^^™^Sk^«-'- /A|j^^Av\l from fever— try the pleasant \^^JX A l^lj Mi Wincarnis way
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    180 12 The Nanking arrived in port yesterday with a cargo of explosives bound for Hong Kong. Whilst the 9,000-ton Norddeutscher Lloyd liner Derfflinger was steaming from Colombo on its voyage to Singapore, a sailor fell overboard and was drowned. The P. and 0. steamer Nellore, has left Colombo, and
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    88 12 GROUNDING OF THE ROYAL TO-DAY'S COURT OF ENQUIRY. A cr>urt of enquiry will be held in the First Magistrate's Court at 10.80 a.m. today into the circumstances attending: the grounding of the Blue Star vessel, R«yal Star, near Batu Berhenti, in the Singapore Strait on January 13th. The
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    15 WARSHIPS AT HANKOW.
    122 12 As far as can be learnt, on January 2 there were 15 warships anchored in the river off Hankow. They include the British destroyer Woolst. n, the sloop Magnolia and the gunboat Bee. The others are the American destroyers Truxton and Pope, the gunboat? Isabel, Pigeon
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    209 12 Eugene Kinkladze, a Georgian, when charged in Hong Kong with being a destitute, pleaded that he should not be returned to Shanghai, where 8.000 foreigners like him were without employment. Defendant, however, will be sent back there as soon as a passage can be arranged. Meanwhile, he ifi being confined
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      606 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). Tb% sj. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe, single
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      645 12 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc., General Agents. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK. PHILADELPHIA AM, m.s. SILVERAY due m.s. SILVERBEECH j Uw m.s. SILVERASH s.s. VENICE MARU m.s. CUBA MARU BA TYNE MARU PACIFIC ORIENT SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES HARBOUR M.S. SILVERLARCH *t» M.S. SILVERPINE due For
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      501 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6 m Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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      353 12 (Brisbane) Mr., Mrs. and Miss Bristol, Mrs. L. Burlton, Mr. A. V. Cole, Mr. V. S. Creamer, Mrs. C. B. Dickson. Mr. M. F. Edwards, Miss B. M. Grieve. Dr. P. Hermand, Mr. B. Hayes, Mr. G. Howard, Miss A. E. Howard, Mrs. M. Knuckey, Mrs. A. J. King, Misses
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      500 13 O. S. K. Line. iir-tinstions. Steamers. Arrive Leave. tteidMß, Hamburg:. Bremen. .:n Cotowbo, Aden, Port Hi i'-'rt Said. Atlas Maru Feb. S Feb 13 Bay, Cape Town. Rio. R Aiws. f Montevideo Maru M^r. f, Mar 8 /..rizbar. Dar-es-Salaam, DebffO* Bay and Durban. f Chicago Maru Jan. 28 Jan 30
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      483 13 TRAVEL^ COMFORT Jwl± 0* IrT^i ntnl lAD (nCln^^^Sßaa mO\Jm*JUJr%M%^ ■SI a^t»^C*^iWß^fclM^np^ ny 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 a n electric reading lamp. Stateroom* with private bath predominate,
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      685 13 ■pap «M^ mk rwrV r^ IVr KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OF BATAVIA (Incorporated in Holland) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections to:— Passage, Freight, Transhipment, M?.i-ine Departments and Representatives in the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penang) of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU
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    BRITISH SHIPS TRAPPED?
    403 14 PREVENTED FROM RETURNING T6 j SHANGHAI. I Hankow, Jan. 9. The authorities of the Canton government moved to-day to trap British warships lying in the river off Hankow a»d prevent them from returning to the defence cf Shanghai. The Chinese served notice, in terms which sounded like
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    THE PENANG BAR.
    118 14 A Question of Precedence. i Four members of the local Bar were present in the Police Court on Monday morning when the Magistrate took his seat on the Bench. Mr. Fung rose to request permission t3 mention a ca*e and was addressing the Court, when Mr. Finch
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    INDUSTRIES FOR MALAYA.
    139 14 There are times when a pro-British po- licy is narrow and inexcusable and such a one has arisen in Singapore where a contemporary, in which we did not suspect such tendencies, writes a lengthy article over the matter of an American corporation obtaining a foothold in Malaya.
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    V.M.C.A. IN INDIA.
    126 14 One of the difficulties of the V.M.C.A. in India relates to its literary and social activities. In trying to inculcate its maxim of mens sana in corpore sano the Associaticn places before its members a good deal of printed matter of which only the j more sensational
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    EVACUATION OF HANKOW.
    659 14 Fine Morale on Crowded Steamer. WHAT BRITISH REFUGEES PUT IP WITH. i All British men remaining: in Hankow i are interned inside the A.P.C. Compound, I with supplies enough for 12 weeks and i fully armed, says the N.-C. Daily News i of January 11th. The Tungwo
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    109 14 Dame Melba, who shortly will he leaving England for her beloved Australia, says the letter "M." ha? played a prominent, part hi her career. "I was born in the If- -month, May and, of course, many i f my appearances at Covent Garden were in May. 5 \v:i--j born in
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      291 14 When weak and JB&f depressed, take I HP|k Hall's Wine and be strong happy I It is wonderful how quickly you feel well when you take Hall's Wine. It puts new life j into you it builds up strength it takes j| away your feeling of depression. But I j
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      44 14 Jpwre (Juauitj couivtsm 1 Wffiiirjite] Ifeidl Qjjain&roe LAMBERT €r> BUTLER ENGLAND Ny Carlsberg Beer. SOLE iMl'oKltl^ THE EAST ASIATIC CO., lH (Incorp'Tat'-'i SINf.APOKi: PIANOS. playerpianos ORGANS AND MUSICAL |N<ThM^ OF ALL KINDS A'l hM REDUCED Pirn r> TIME PAYMENTS \KR* V W. J. GARCIA
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    192 15 PONTIANAK GOLD. Exact Results of .Ma-Mi Check Bores. We understand that a further cable message ha< been received at Singapore stating more exactly the results of the check bore at Ma-Mi. i The lowest result was j pence per cubic yard and the highest \K the average
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    SIX HOURS OF CRITICISM.
    372 15 DIRECTORS BLAMED BY SHAREHOLDERS. Severe criticism of the directors of .^i* 1 W. (J. Armstrong Whitworth; the famous I armament and engineering firm, was made i at the successive meetings of debenture h< lders, ?i<.te holders, and shareholders recently. The meetings lasted from 11 a.m. to
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    TREATING MALARIA.
    157 15 Wembley is the nly exhibition in Britain that one can at all compare with the vast exhibition that has been held this year at Dusseldorf to consider matters affecting; public health, social studies, spon£ and art. v rom the standpoint of medical science the Congress was like most
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    EXCHANGE.
    38 15 Januaryi 24. Bank demand 2 :> li-i6 Private credits 3 n L" 4 5-16 1 tidi h X '1 1 53 Bangkok, demand Bar Silver London 26 5-16 Bank of England Rate 6 p.e. Sovereign, Bank Baying 5.51
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    PRODUCE.
    211 15 January, 24. Tin 150 Tons |151.75 j Gambier 9.i)f» Copra Sundried L 1.30 Opium, Benares ura. 4,000 Rice Liang 11 in Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) i Rice, Siam oid No. 1 330 Rice, Rangoon Bin tan 260 Rice. Rangoon Sioka 256 Rice. Siam Broken No. 1 220 Rico,
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    56 15 January 24th.. 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers. R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Snot 67 67«4 Standard R.S.S. Spot (;t on Tender Feb.-Mar. 58 69 April-June TO 70% July-Sept. Tl-, 72 Tone of .Market Firm. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet L9*4d per Ib. New York Spot
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    25 15 Yesterday's Alteration--. Jan. 2i, Closing; Prices. Buyers Sellers Nai Hoots 70 77 Papan 2-\ 27 South Taiping S4 87 Mentakab 58 60%
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    PHASER'S SHARE LIST.
    74 15 Yesterday's Alterations. Buyers ReUeri Kinta Assn. ($10) \om K. Lumpur Tin (Hi 39s 10s Kuyoh Tin ($1) 1.22% 1.-T l^ I ahat Mines i B) 25s 3d 26s Telol- Kruin ($1) 1.55 L 65 Temengor ($1) 22s 2,. Thabawleik (£1) C.ls 65s Scudais ($2) 2. H0 2.1H)
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    THE EXCHANGES.
    76 15 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Jan. 20. Amsterdam 12.14 Vh, Berlin 20.4712, Bombay Is. 6 l-64d., Brussels 54*0, Buenos Aires 4G 7-10, Copenhagen LBJ2O*4, Geneva 2."). 2c. Helsingfors 192.72*4, Hong Kong 2s. Lisbon 2 L 7-32, Madrid 29.97, .Milan Ml 7 New York 4.85%, Oslo L 9.04, Paria
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    GLENEALY PLANTATIONS.
    512 15 Appeal Against inrrrinTiait. MR. l>. I. \uirs HOPE. h cv« tte< nth annual g nerai meeting Pai a held at Derrick and Company*! Office*, If— g; K< ag Bank I hambi ;.Tday. Tii; < haii man, I-. honirie Mr. I). Ward. presided and there were also enl Mies
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    SELANGOR UNITED.
    51 15 Messrs Grothrie ai!<i Co., K.iaia Umpttr, ;.)c hi ii-( i-ip', of cabk from the Secret [aries of Belangor Dotted '•<< the effect thai t !.c Directors twve 'i<'' tared tti interim ■I' I dead, mi respect the currenl fuian ial year, of in pei cent payable <>n Lsth
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    PORT DICKSON-LUKUT.
    49 15 Messrs Guthrie and < ■>.. Ktiaia Lumpur, aie in receipt of a cable from the Secretaries of Port I)Kk-<n-Lul-.ut bo the effect thai the- Directors ha\c declared an interim dfvi idend, in respect <>( the <urnnt linan. i. t ear. of T 1 per sent payable on 24th.
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S. REPORT.
    132 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S. REPORT. Singapore. Jan. 21. Rubber. London. U 7%d. Unchanged Local 7->4 < J ts. Tin. London, i2!'J ■>- Unchanged. Mining. Rahman Hydraulic 2.45 IPetaUng €.45 1.55 ex., I'lu Piah I.To Kuyoh i.-2:> L3C, Kinta Dredgtaf 1.1.: 1.2»;, lfambau L 57% L.62^, M«l«y« Consol 1.2". L^B, Uutmi IM
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      181 15 j etsc ts Over >.j)iM,OOO, S.C. Assurance in Force Over 23,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) J HEAD OFFlCE:— Winchester House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. I mpany has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British
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      867 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. j Authorised Capita! $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund:— Sterling £4,500,000 Silver $27,000,000 j Reserve Liability o( Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon: Mr. D. G. M. Bernard. Chairman I Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang,
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      43 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England b: Royal Charter A.D. 1720 FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE j Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds I I Singapore Representatives.-JMessrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTO. j CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). j A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    R.S.Y.C. ANNUAL MEETING.
    980 16 Debenture Redemption. THE SITE TENURE. Then- was a large attendance at the anfiual meeting of the Royal Singapore Yacht Club last evening, Hon. Dr. A. L. Hoops f>rv sided. The Committee's report showed that the! fetal membership of the Club h 470. During the year 53 official
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    53 16 American Golf. EX -SCOTSMAN'S WIN El Paso, Jan. 24. Tommy Armour, of the Congressional Club, has won the $2,500 open golf tournament. Johnny Golden (New Jersey), Joe Kirkwood (New York) tied for second place. Armour belongs to Edinburgh and represented Britain in the Walker Cup against America at
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    44 16 I Chinese New Year Competitions. The competitions arranged for the ChiI nese N'cw Year holidays are: Wednesday Afternoon, February 2nd: Mixed Flap: Competition (usual conditions). Thursday Morning*, February 3rd.: Flap: Competition (usual conditions). Both these competitions are open to supernumerary members.
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    FREE PRESS FOOTBALL COMPETITION NO. 7.
    181 16 CHINESE READERS SUCCESS. Seven Correct Results. There was a good deal of the unexpected about home football on Saturday and the fact that, of the twelve matches selected for the purpose of the Five Press Football Competition Xo. 7. six were drawn upset the
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    FOOTBALL.
    91 16 FOOTBA L L. Outrain Road School ground was the scene of a very interesting: and exciting game on Saturday between Dressers' Recreation Club. General Hospital, and Singap.re Harbour Board. The match resulted in a draw the score being one all. A football match has been arranged between Guthrie and Company,
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    385 16 on his debentures being paid, handed back $600 Loud applause). It was a very generous gift The terms were that it should be invested and the interest used to provide a sailing trophy annually. The Liabilities Side. On the other side of the accounts, the debentures appeared reduced to $10,350,
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    SINGAPORE FLYING CLUB.
    951 16 Eighty-Five Prospective Members. PRESENT PUSITI-jJ. Or TUNED The principal matters discussed at the recent meeting of the Ex-Services Flying Association (Singapore) was the proposal to form a Flying Club in Singapore. It was decided that the Ex-Services Flying Association (Singapore) should be affiliated to the Ex-Services Association
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      132 16 LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. In reply to a request made to the British Adviser, Kelantan, for a rough indication of the position in Kelantan and the areas most affected by the floods, so far as he has been able to ascertain, them, Mr. Hall, Secretary to
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      ASSISTANCE OF SINGAPORE CHINESE.
      325 16 Under the auspices of the Hoi Thin Amateur Dramatic Association a public meeting of the Chinese Community in aid of the Malayan Flood Relief Fund was held at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce on Saturday. Mr. Hsu Jui Chun, the acting i Chinese Consul General, presided
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      MALAYAN FLOODS RELIEF FUND.
      220 16 The Honorary Treasurer of the Malayan Floods Relief Fund acknowledges receipt of j the following further subscriptions: Already acknowledged $17,861 Chua Yong Whatt 200 Granville Roberts (per Malaya Tribune) 25 Neo Phee Teck 25 Italasia, Ltd. 100 Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Owen 500 S. Muttukumaru
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      SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
      36 16 Programme of Drills up to and for Jan. i 30th. i j Tuesday. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall S.R.A. (v) and S.R.E. (v) Signals (All Recruits); Eurasian Company. Malay Drill Hall, Malay Company. i
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