The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 26 January 1927

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    12 1 Singapore Free Press ENT& SINGAPORE, S.S., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1927. NO. 12,013.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    342 1 General Duncan, commander of the British forces destined for China, gives his views on the Shanghai situation Page 11. This is the first tim« in history that a unit of the Brifrbii Hr gade of Guards has been detailed for service East of Suez—- Page 11. It
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    CHAMPS ELYSEES.
    904 1 Nothing more hackneyed than the < samps Elysees; yet walking along the rue Matig--800 in the half-light of evening, 1 felt myself drawn toward- them or it and as I advanced the charm <>j Paris beCSHBM manifest to me again, ((me there had been no place like Pans
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      184 1 > .v i€W ARIELL'S I HERRT RIPE" [RAFFLES HOTEL jhur 27th. January, Diner Dansant 8. 15 p.m. I (Dinners will be served in the Ball Room). I TO-NIGHT I lea Dance For reservations phone 2920. J. WILLIAMS, Manager. by Remington. The Remington Noiseless You will be astonished with the absence
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      144 1 THE Talcum Powder for YOU. ANTISEPTIC AND FRAGRANT. LEAVES A DELIGHTFUL FEELING OF FRESHNESS AFTER USE. 1 1 THe CROWN KRFUMBRY CO. LTD. LONDON, PAIUS NEW YOAM. Agents: WILLIAM GO SSAGE Sons., Ltd., 55, Robinson Road. OVER FIFTY YEARS fiTi GUARANTEE J X E QUALITY 0F X i PIANOS and
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      107 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Hotel attractions Page 1. Shipping on pages 10, 12 and 13. Caldbeck's retail store Page 10. Pabco from Sime, Darby Page 8. Goodyear heavy-duty tyre Page 4. Dunlop bicycles are British Page 5. Talking picture at Theatre Page 2. Aspro tablets. Medical Hall Page 2. Many makes of
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      13 1 V.% < AW < Wy I .WAW.VAV.%> BRITISH AND BEST Imaypole margarine.? tFOR TABLE USE.
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      146 1 THE WEEK Wednesday, 26th. Hiph Water. 3.40 a.m.. 3.54 p.m. Hijrh Water. Malacca, 0.10 p.m. Homeward French mail dose?, 1 p.m. Ipoh Race Entries close. The Talking Picipre, Theatre, 9.30. Thursday, 21th. Hijrh Water, 4.24 a.m., 5.9 p.m. High Water, Malacca, 1.20 a.m.. 1.20 p.m. W. Australian mail closes. 10
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    SULTAN OF SIAK.
    764 2 Plaintiff in Court Action. QUESTION OF DEBTS. Siuiri: Kassim bin Basbim, the reigning Sultan I Siak, a Dutch Protectorate in Sumatra, sued nine members of hi^ family ii Urn Supreme Court yesterdaj before Mr. Justice Deane. Th- issues, whicii arise out ol an action in eh the
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    55 2 A triple- murder took place at about 9 «i\ lock AJot Pongsu, a village near Bnjran Serai The victims, who arc said to be Ufalays, w» re attacked by a Malay who is alleged to have run amok. Another Malay is also said to have been seriously injured Iso arrest
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      299 2 ASPRO TABLETS. GIVE CERTAIN RELIEF IN Rheumatism Headache Influenza Sleeplessness. Does not affect the heart. Wholesale and retail from the Importers MEDICAL HALL LTD., 23. BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE. TBE~HAPPY VALLEY LTD. The Town Amusement CENTRE MALAY OPERA, CINEMA. SIDE SHOWS AMUSEMENTS. Mme. KELVEY WILL SHORTLY PRESENT HER TALENTED PUPILS I
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      300 2 Victoria Theatre. m i m To-Night Nightly at 9.30 p.m. E>e Forest PHonofilm TALKING PICTURE THE PROGRAMME WILL INCLUDE:— BILLY MERSON. EDDIE CANTOR (England's Greatest Comedian). (Famous American Comedian). ABE MITCHELL PUCK AND WHITE. Wor,d Fsmou. Comedienne,. saxo g p "fSra t r ette nsssjss?*--*. GWEN FARRAR. mcX HENDERSO N.
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      360 2 NEARLY FOUR HOURS OF MERRIMKXT NI which will be thoroughly enjoyei AT THE ALHAMBEA In the Second Show, commencing 9., m AN ALFRED SANTELL— FIRST NATIOWi P&ni Presenting such well-known Blare v GEORGE SYDNEY, VERA GORDON. CH\RIIF mi im> MULHALL AND lOBVNA RALKTON v A picture for every man who
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    THE TUBERCULOSIS SCOURGE.
    561 3 M. Spahlinger on His Experiments. FAR-REACHING RESULTS. Decreases in. tuberculosis mortality such as will amaze the world are now possible if ail cows which give milk for human eon- sumption are immunised from the dreaded disease at birth, and all other cattle destined for human food are
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    MONT BLANC ASCENT IN TWO HOURS.
    153 3 New Railway Terminus 12,608 Feet High. Tourists will now be able to ascend Mont Blanc without fatigue in two hours. Guides and porters will be unnecessary, and the foarteen-hour climb will soon be a thing of the past. This result will follow the opening
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    91 3 The Municipal Health Officer reports that during the week ended Jan. 15, the total number of deaths reported was 258. There were 152 deaths amongst the Chinese population, 14 Malays, 7 Indians, 3 Europeans, 1 Eurasian, and 2 others. Among the chief causes of mortality were: Pneumonia, 44; phthisis, 29;
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    ROMAN SECRETS THE OLD G.P.O. HID.
    880 3 Exploring a Cheapside Dumping-Ground. THE GIANT'S POKER. j "When the old General Post Office at Saint Martin's-le-Grand was pulled down, the site lay vacant for some years, and there was thus ample time for archaeologists to make a thorough examination of it. Such opportunities
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    26 3 Mr. T. P. Coe, the District Officer, Batang Padang, will succeed Mr. T. S. Adams, the District officer, Taiping, when the latter goes on leave shortly.
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      267 3 I^^^^ W>f "Jft y 111 £t m w *M ft mm w '< *L f ,^r v/-j^^ f Tl *3 i■! a |B V <S V ii^jiih~b r* I X -y B f M V r OUR BABY'S future good health and I happiness depends upon your choice of his
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      81 3 itself a visualisation of the patient 1 that fashioned it. In the same manner, the appreciation given to State Express Cigarettes is an indication of the care with which they are "made by hand •—one at a time." VIRGINIA CIGARETTES ARDATH TOBACCO CO LTD., LONDON V.V.W.V.W.V.V.W.V.V.W. 1 ■I v^^BK^r [ANOTHER
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    CAR TALKS
    997 4 CONTROLS (Continued). BY "MAI 00." I In our talk last week we considered the I art of gear changing in so far as handling of the gear control lever is concerned. But before passing on to the other controls some reference may be made to use of the
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    BUSINESS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
    44 4 to. There apjx'ars 1 the popularity oi Stiuthi Africa, ana on are setting snare recent order- p African Oowctnmcm munK'ip lity nf TrH^ ing ilune nunhnit md rfd«t*iiy.tobothon of chassta chosen w 1 Lbe Albion i Glasgow, wli r< < !u
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    ROYALITY AND MOTOR CYCLE.
    45 4 The MBftfaee !h of Belgium bo Prfaw v recalled to »W Belgium is m BllHw**" vhile the eldest KM of Swedm is »lso x Vheeler, a U8 h.p. Ti Deduction marhim v him HMW time MSB of the Triumph ONMpM WWVWWWwm
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      155 4 mONLY CAR ON f (USED EXCLUSIVE] V BY THE CENTRAL MOTOR HIKING CO.) j "You Cannot buy a Better Car jj I rnce J|)J,IUU Malayan Motors Ltd. SOLE AGENTS IN MALAYA. j /J®Wm^f Fine Steel Explains 'CzJ/z^ 1 he (Jar s s JfH?/ LONG LIFE' S y^'- This fact should
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      70 4 J High Pressure and Balloon Tyres and Tubes '1 •I Distributors CYCLE AND CARRIAGE CO.. (1926) LTD. Singapore Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Pfenang;, Ipoh, Malacca ■■■■ni pi THE FISK TIRE EXPORT COMPANY, INC. G.ll and G. 12. Union Building, Singapore. .W»V.VAVAVA%V.VAVAVJ^WUWUUUIMWMMMMMIIiM M o I lik A^y <l ItßjT-wearing, trouble IX Jyf
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    SINGAPORE TO BLACKPOOL.
    1131 5 Motorists Crave For Water in Sweltering Desert. MURDEK SCARE. From Singapore, in the East, to London and Blackpool in the West, is the wonderful I re» rd of three intrepid motorists, one of whom. Mr. M. Canagasabey, paid a visit tn the Gazette and Herald office in
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    THE HORSE POWER TAX
    45 5 R.A.C. rating docs not seem to ti j «ive .he same c nsideration from designers just now, to juduc by the cylinder bores of many new models, (an it be that the trade anticipate the early decease of th- h.p. tax
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    ALBIONS IN AUSTRALIA.
    59 5 Owing to the steady ievelopasMt hi Albion c mmen ii 1 vehicle business throuph<ut Aiisti !i ;i nev premise! in Melbourne hay recently been completed for the Albion Motor Car Co. (Australia), Ltd., m providing thoroughly eAcieat servicedepot where laice stock of chassis and spare parts is
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    ROTARY SCHEMES
    48 5 One -way 'J'i-aifi successful from 1h« point of iew i f reducki^ congestion in various districts f !bc Metropolis, is now a well-estatlished feature sf London streets. It is to l< in rodttOßd shortly at the junctior' of BtoaOf Stnct and BrOßtpton anrl Emsingtoa Koads, Kni^htsbridfje.
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      76 5 for Economical Transportation SHOULD NOT MISS THE OPPORTUNITY ft) INSPECT AT ONCE THE LATEST MODEL. THE NEW BISCAY GREEN COLOUR WILL sLRKLV WIN YOUR ADMIRATION. THEIR MULTIPLE-CYLINDER PERFORMANCE WITH CHEVROLET ECONOMY IS ALREADY A BY-WORD. SO SMOOTH— SO POWERFUL x^MJl^y J^KMu^BKJ^fcpjWMifli SJJLjm JLJUtL _^m^^» v^xS^fiflßF' I The Standard Toure Price
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      109 5 s 1 V ANNOUNCEMENT. HI > We have pleasure in announcing having been appointed sole distributors in Malaya for the :j Essex and Hudson Cars as from the Ist Jan. 1927. j; Immediate delivery of Essex Coach and j: Touring Cars. Full range of spares always in stock. j- Straits
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      CHESS NOTES AND NEWS.
      583 6 by HATTON WARD. IF REE I'RESS SPECIAL.] Problem No. 34 (by A W. Daniel, London.) Black 12 pieces. Whit 10 pieces. Mate in Three. British C hes> Federation. The London International Team Tournament and Genera! Congress will be held at the Central Hall. Westminster {vva ISth
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      BRIDGE NOTES AND PROBLEMS.
      1050 6 A GOOD, SOUND LESSON. by [FREE PRESS SPECIAL.} While waiting: the other day for a rubber, I watched the playing,- of a hand which, without being in any way freakish or abnormal was so interesting that I then and there made a note of it. Each
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    MUKDEN VERSUS CANTON.
    951 6 Clash Not Likely For a While. CHINESE MAY TURN OX JAPAN NEXT. (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) Tokyo. Dec. 21. Japanese statesmen are in a quandary with regard to China. The warring factions have dwindled down to two, namely the North and the South and, for the first
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    COST OF MAILS.
    139 6 £295,000 ANNUAL PAYMENT TO P. AND O. Viscount Wolmer replying to questions in Parliament recently, said: I am unable to state what payments have been made by the Pest Offices of India, Ceylon, Australia and New Zealand in the last financial year for the carriage of mails.
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    NEW FLAGS.
    269 6 WEIRD DESIGNS FOR INDIAN STATES. A new flap, the emblem of the G venvv of Northern Ireland, figures in the Errata that the Admiralty has just issued to their Book of Flaps of all nations. It Ifl a Union Jack, bearing in the centre a laurel wreath encircling
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    EXPERIMENTAL MALARIAL STATION IN INDIA.
    22 6 EXPERIMENTAL MALARIAL STATION IN INDIA. UtiM The Government i an experimental nuU*' name of Sir Ronald open* d under (lie search Association
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      588 6 FREE PRESS FOOTBALL COMPETITION For Only 12 Matches 111* NAYt Kf>cf Must Be Won. Coupons will be published in the Fr*e Press every Saturday afw lflf following Wednesday morning. The Prize of $.">(> (Fift> Dollars) *H1 t awarded to the reader giving TWELVE CORRECT RESULTS, h )an r successful the
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    This Week's Greats Day
    575 7  -  Charles Conways Memoiabte Events m the v histortf of the Empire* dfhjdjj Jan. 26. Death of General Gordon. 42 On the 26th. January 1885, Gen. YEARS Charles Gordon met his heroic AGO. death in Khartoum at the age of fifty-two. He entered the British army in
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    ROMANCE OF A MOTOR FIRM.
    468 7 Small Kitchen to a Great Factory. COURT APPLICATION. The romantic st ry of a motor-car manufacturing tirm which began production in a kitchen and grew so rapidly that twenty years later it occupied a great factory on the outskirts of London, where more than 700
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    DOCTOR'S TRAGIC DEATH.
    57 7 London, Jan. 4. Dr. Sidney Wood, of Cambridge, left a patient's house and cranked up his motor which he had left in gear. It bounded forward knocking him down. Dr. Wood told helpers: "Don't trouble to move me to hospital. My spine is fractured. I will die
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    KENYA NATIVE LAWMAKERS.
    475 7 Success of New Councils. PUTTING A STOP TO WITCHCRAFT. The rapidity with which natives of Kenya have grasped the opportunity given to them teeently of taking part in its government, and the difficulties with which they have contended, are described with a suggestion of humour in the
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      239 7 4^ DRY LONDON Z^ f GORDON'S celebrate this j year their 158 th anniversary, j They are to-day the LARGEST LEADING DISTILLERS of Gin be- cause, as might be expected of a firm with 158 years of constant attention to quality, j The Highest Quality Gin j m\■i a \m.
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      164 7 J Raymond Concrete Piles. •T The taper provides maximum eernomy and enables you to •I take full advantage of the bearing capacity of yeur soil. f lffr:r KT^rrrr-i Curve<A> r < indicates —^11_^_)SH.JX 1^:,..- increase in 1 1 H\r n j i r s p Zlbij I*]! 'nj resistance J
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    JAVA NOTES.
    894 8 Communist Action in the D.E.I. CLEARING IT UP. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bindoencr, Jan. 21. There ar? no further developments to report this week in connection with the Communist action in Java and Sumatra and sitting here in the peaceful Mountain City of the Netherlands East Indies it
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    SCISSORS-AND-PASTE GIRLS.
    787 8 Cutting up Newspapers. A NEW PROFESSION. If one could read the thoughts of the newspaper-clipping gills as they run their scissors dexterously up the trails of column rules, and then chop columns into bits, one would often be taken out of one's own mental depths, There's a ''piece"
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      288 8 VMV.V.V.V.V V.V.V.V.W.WyWWWWiW.V.VtWi%WA%V. jj TAPERED ROLLER BEARINGS < EFFICIENT— ADJUSTABLE^ Come to us for Replacements j: > _WE CARRY STOCKS FOR S I; ALL POPULAR MAKES OF ■I «ARS AND LORRIES— < MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD. L 209-212, Orchard Road. Bifv-^^ h w M^Py^g^y^ ifT'R} :*H as the proverbial daisy? EfSFm I
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      181 8 t Paints, Enamels, Varnishes For Every Purpose I PABCO The highest grade materials only are used in the manufacture of Pabco Paints. For economy and service our Paints carbe surpassed. PABCO PAINT LIKE INCLUDES METAL PAINTS, FLOOR PAINTS, FLATW VI J.P \ims HOUSE PAINTS, ROOF PAINTS, PAS 1 1 V
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    M.C.C. IN SOUTH AMERICA.
    61 9 ROSARIO SIDE EFFECT A DRAW. London, Jan. 14. Rosario.— ln their match against Rosario. the M.C.C. tourists scored 112 for 6 wickets and declared their innings closed. Rosario made 76. White took 4 wickets for 34. The M.C.C. in their second innings scored 54 for 5
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    POOR FIELDING BY TOURISTS.
    92 9 London, Jan. 16. Buenos Aires.— The third unofficial test match between the M.C.C. and the Argentine was begun to-day. Mr. Warner won the toss and sent Argentine in. The wicket was sticky. Argentine scored 134 in the first innings. White took five wickets for 65 runs
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    HOME FOOTBALL TO DATE.
    1068 9 Results Including Saturday, Jan. 22nd. Home Away Coals Goals PWDLF A WDLFA Points Newcastle 25 11 1 1 38 12 4 4 4 22 21 35 Burnley 26 10 3 0 41 17 3 4 6 25 20 33 Huddersh'eld 25 8 3 1 31 14
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    PONSFORD DECLINES TO PLAY FOR VICTORIA.
    53 9 PONSFORD DECLINES TO PLAY FOR VICTORIA. Unconnected With Bonus Issue. London, Jan. 17. Melbourne.— The news that Ponsford has declined, owing to business reasons, to play for Victoria against New South Wales and Queensland has caused widespread disappointment, following the previous withdrawals of Woodfull, Ryder and Love, unconnected, however, with
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      392 9 BUSINESS CARDS. t fMARY SET/ON.^ Bl UKWOOD "FURNITURE S SHANGHAI SHADES. > k \MBER MANSIONS. 5 FUNEKALS? II .im;apore casket co. ji XiFRT UNDERTAKERS. TBUmONI 75. j "ALBERT L. A. DALEY. I\|)rRT\KER MONUMENTAL ~CARS FOR HIRE.~ Great Reduction in Rates THE ASIATIC MOTOR CAR CO. hard Koad and 77 Bukit
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      620 9 NOTICES. SINGAPORE TURF CLUB. TO THE MEMBERS, THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS HAVE BEEN NOMINATED UNDER RULE t FOR ELECTION TO THE COMMITTEE OF MANAGE ME NT FOR 1927: MESSRS: A. W. VHK. G. R. H. WEBB. H. J. FOUGERE, C. STEWART, A. J. FERGUSON, O. P. GRIFFITH-JONES R. PAGE. ALBERT H.
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      762 9 AUCTION SALES^ Attractive Auction Sale of ARTISTIC JACOBEAN DESIGN TEAK HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, PIANO, ETC.: At No. 27 Barker Koad (off Bukit Timah Road). ON SATURDAY, 29th. JANUARY. AT 2.30 P.M. Comprising-: An excellent tone cottage piano by Moutrie with teah .-tool in perfect condition, one double spring motor cabinet gramophone
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      412 9 RUCTION SALES. REMINDER. Friday, 2Sth. January at 4 p.m. AUCTION SALE OF I Excellent tm.\ polished teak bonsel i tun gramophom i it \t No. I*)! Pasir Panjarm U-oad milestone). < oiMptir-i Mn a doable spring motor cab i c gramophone in Burope-tnade oak case with English records, .Jacobean design
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH.
    44 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH. TAX. -At her residence, No. 67. Waterloo Street. Singapore, at 1- noon on 25th January. l'.ti'T. Ong Whye Gann, the beloved wife of Mr. Tan Cheng Kee, proprietor of the Alhambra. Aged 50 years. Deeply regretted. Funeral will be announced later.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 26, 1927. The Latest Move in China.
    699 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 26, 1927. The Latest Move in China. Inasmuch as there has been no report of French or American armed forces being sent to Shanghai, and as Japan is understood definitely to have decided not to land troops, it would appear— in view of the report
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    436 10 The Strait? Echo announce.- that from Feb. 7 it will be published as a morning paper. The Coroner's inquest concerning: the death of Mr. H. H. James, at the General Hospital recently, will be held to-morrow. A special jury has l>een summoned to attend. Under the auspices of the Chinese
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    LOCAL WIRES
    183 10 Official Assignee's Suit. FRAUDULENT PREFERENCE ALLEGED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Jan. 2">. In the Supreme Court, before Mr. Justice Sproule, the hearing has commenced of a suit in which the plaintiff is the Official Assignee, of Lconp Tek Khean. stated In the pleadings to be a bankrupt,
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    MERITED CONVICTION UPHELD
    57 10 (From Our Own Con lent.) Penang, lan. 85. Mr. Justice Sproule npheld the conviction in the c sc in which Chan Ah Kin. famale Chinese-, appealed against sentence r >f six months rigorous Imprisonment for voluntarily causing hurt to litt! girl by burning her on various parts
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    COUNTERFEIT COIN ON NEW DITCH MOTORSHIP.
    248 10 SIGNIFICANT HAUL ON THE CRBMER Revenue ofticers mad. a discovery of some significance when they boarded th< new Dutch motor vessel, the Cremer, when 'she arrived in Singapore yesterday morning from Amoy and other China port* on the homeward part of her maiden voyage.
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    LANDED AT CHANGI.
    186 10 IMMIGRANTS SENT TO TOOK HOI'SR Eipht Chinese Immigrants, who journeyed to Singapore on hoard a junk and were landed at Changi, were placed before Hi Smith, in the Third Police Cowl yesterday. and charged with landing in the Colony at an unspecified place, contrary to the Merchant
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    87 10 At the annual general meeting oi the Amateur Friendly Orchestra on the gM. inst. the following gentlemen m re elected office-bearers for 1927:— Mr. Ngo Benji Huat. President; Mr. Koh Soon Huat. VicePresident; Mr. Lim Boon Hin. H<»n. Secretary; Mr. Ng-o Ben? Swee. Asst. H> n. Secretary; Mr. Khoo Enp
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    DATING OF CHEQUES
    379 10 Error Leads to Cheating q^ EUROPEAN LADI \< n IT M \< i A Mistake in dating che Of 1927 in Sfflttfa—ni firm of Bombay to the appearance of Mr i f Tatnpra at the Ha Thur-iiax on a cl arp mall and V>. by git ing
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    THE ASSIAZES.
    72 10 Fb cue Cl i.f Justice, Sir Wil v.^i-niay an.l half coti. iudci yestenia! being guilts of a*s The acvu-'-.i huit while- commttUm Mr. White pr BraAfteU (K-I'i-tnicd. The itoty i' 1 compUinmnt tnd *< wbi Btotoa had the wmmui w« ta* was MtainisterfaK an<l robben wweeedrf amount to
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      185 10 -THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" I It Isn't Every One I i Who Knows j that Caldbeck's have a Retail Ji^^^B Store at 45 Robinson Rd., and what is more, will deliver any quantity, however small, to I Customers 9 houses. CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. r ■>>'*/ mMfer C&« C«»poi«»««'
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      37 10 J Parfums de Luxe I GOTY I Chypre m Origan -I Rose Jacqueminot 5 Paris 5 Emeraude EAU DE COTY •I to be had from all dealers J. Dupirc Brothers. SIDEROSTHEN Zinc Agents THE BORNEO CO., LTD.
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    SHANGHAI DEFENCE FORCE.
    83 11 SH ANGHAI DEFENCE FORCE. GENERAL DUNCAN'S VIEWS. (,K1 THERE FIRST? I Hirhani Light Ini Ifast, announces that Riflenv n and a f the yal Irish Fusil Hers up for sen r in China, f the Dvi ham I ight In- him, instead of to an an g cd. esi rday'a
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    BRITISH COMMANDER'S CAREER.
    544 11 SI anghai I .so. in 191 and he commands the be I came r 1910. He served v receiving his sen ice in W:. a the and was S (-.50.. manded 16-17, and later oia. He beI Staff Army I mber, 1919. :i'che>. h< conations, Cl v
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    THE CHINA WAR.
    242 11 SUN'S DEFEAT. IS IT A RUMOUR Reuters Far Eastern Service. Peking, Jan. 25. In view of the reverse sustained by Sun Chuan Fang in Chekiang, the British authorities have ordered missionaries to evacuate the Ningpo district. Shanghai, Jan. 25. According to the best available information here, information
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    "COALS TO NEWCASTLE."
    138 11 [Router's Service.] New York. Jan. 21. It is n<>w announced that it was not $20, 000,000, but $4,200,000 in gold bullion that from France. Paris, Jan. 2.">. Le Matin states that the Bank of France confirms the statement that $4,200,000 in if 'ld bullion sent to Xew
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    DAYS OF ANXIETY AT SHANGHAI.
    365 11 WOMENFOLK PREPARING TO LEAVE. FEARS OF SPORADIC RIOTING. Reutcr's Far Eastern Service. Shanghai, Jan. 25. Although nothing yet has occurred to indicate that Shanghai seriously is threatened by the Cantonese, a feeling of anxiety continues, especially among the foreign womenfolk, many of whom are preparing
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    MAN WHO SLAPPED A PREMIER.
    128 11 [Renter's Service."! Geneva. Jan. 25. Ivan de Justh has been sentenced to twenty-four days imprisonment, which he has already served, a fine of 500 francs, ant] banishment for 10 years. [Reuter cables of June 9th.. 1926. stated: Count Bethlen. the Hungarian Premier, was the victim
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    RUSSIA REFUSES TO ATTEND LEAGUE.
    45 11 Reuters Service. Geneva, Jan. 24. Replying to the League of Nations' invitation to participate in the forthcoming international economic conference, M. Litvinoff reiterates Russia's refusal to attend the conference or nomin to representatives to any international conference on Swiss soil.
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    INTERNATIONAL COTTON CONFERENCE.
    33 11 [Renter's Service.] Cairo, Jan. 25. King Fuad opened the International Cotton Congress in the presence of a large and distinguished gathering, including Lore! Lloyd and 160 delegates, representing IT countries.
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    THE CATALAN CONSPIRATORS.
    33 11 Reuters Service. 1 Paris, Jan. 2.1. The four Garibaldi brothers, including Ricciotti, have sent a letter to President Doumergue asking leave to return their insignia of the Legion of Honour.
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    MELINITE INVENTOR DEAD.
    20 11 [Reuters Service.] Paris, Jan. 24. The death is announced of M. Eugene Turbin, the inventor of melinite.
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    TROUBLED WATERS.
    175 11 OIL RIGHTS IN MEXICO. HUGE PROPERTIES INVOLVED. [Reuters Service.] Washington, Jan. 25. A further change in official opinion over the alien oil rights c:ntroversy in Mexico was announced to-day, presumably with a view to its possible effect on the Mexican Government, by a spokesman of the State Department.
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    SUPER SUBMARINE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.
    31 11 Reuters Service. London, .lan. 24. The XL. the largest submarine in ths world, has proceeded to Malta from P »rtsmouth to join th. Mediterr nean fleet.
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    U.S. SHIPPING LINE.
    35 11 [Reuters Service, i Washington, Jan. 2.">. The U.S. Shipping Board has rejected all bids for the Leviathan and other ships of the United States Line and freighters of the American Merchant Line.
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    213 11 LEGAL PEES AND EXPENSES. At an ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commissioners to be held on Friday at 2.15 p.m. Mr. J. Laycock will ask: What were the total amounts spent by the Municipal Commissioners of Singapore in legal fees, costs and expenses (either directly or indirectly) during
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    AN UNUSUAL CASE.
    175 11 A case of some interest came up for hearing before the Third Magistrate yesterday. Two Chinese workmen were charged with carrying letters out of the Singapore Prison Without permission. On Monday an officer of the prison staff was in the printing shed when he chanced to see
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    MALAYAN FLOODS RELIEF FUND.
    46 11 The Hongkong Bank acknowledge receipt of the following further subscriptions. Already acknowledged $20,361. European Staff of Singapore Traction Co., Ltd., 74. Senda Co., Ltd. 50. R. D. Davies 100. Standard Oil Co. of New York 1,000. Overseas Assurance Corporation Ltd. 250. $21,835.
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    DRAMA OF £200,000 DIAMOND.
    907 13 Stolen Gem Found in an Apple. C HA M BERM AID'S BITE. The mystery of one of the most daring robberies of modern times has juat been solved by a dramatic denouement that reads like a chapter from the vivid imagination of a popular detective novelist.
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      167 13 IThe Best Battery^ i ror Your tar I i '^t i^BtS^E^^^^K^^^^B^^^^^ 3 Ask Your Dealer for a I WILLARD I AND f See That You Get It. SOU \> ,K\T> 'PHONE 3131 and 3135. UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT. j; 13, Battery Road. SINGAPORE. i
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      521 13 J For Men, of Course I 1 p A sense of physical fitness which men 3 appreciate accompanies the use of a Q g few drops of "4711" Eau de Cologne 4 |S in the bath. It leaves no odour after- Q wards. R ri i ni rS Since L
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    OBSOLETE LAWS THAT CAUSE UNEMPLOYMENT.
    666 14 Sir Walter de Frece on the Closed Shops. "FACE FACTS." A new argument fur the removal of the irritating war-time restrictions on shop hours that it would decrease unemployment, is emphasised by Sir Walter de Frece M. P., in a letter to the Daily Express.
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    RUSSIAN PRINCESS'S DIVORCE.
    180 14 HEARING AT SHANGHAI. The case in which Elizabeth Kousminsky (nee Princess Meschersky of Russia) petitioned for a divorce from ber husband, Michael Kousminsky, a local Russian lawyer, came up for hearing in Shanghai. In answer to her lawyer's questions Mrs. Kousminsky said that she was married to
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    FOR THE DANCER.
    495 14 Some Toilet Hints. DAINTY AND FRESH APPEARANCE. To be able to maintain a dainty and fresh appearance throughout a dance is the aim of every woman, sines to become heated and flushed is detrimental to beauty, besides being 1 uncomfortable in itself. By taking a few simple
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    PRINCE CHICHIBUS MESSAGE.
    226 14 PRINCE C HICHIBUS MESSAGE. There was a large crowd at Waterloo Station on Dec. 22 to take leave of Prince Chiehibu on his return to Japan. Lord Cromer represented the King, and Sir William Tyrrell the Foreign Office. Other English friends included Lord Eustace I-ercy. Lady Loch, the Master of
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    TRAPPED BY FIRE IN ATTIC.
    141 14 London, Jan. 12. Birmingham. A man named Pedley, living in a tenement in a crowded part of the city, has' lost his wife, two sons and three daughters, while two daughters and a son have been removed to hospital seriously injured, as the result of
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    GILBERT AND SULLIVAN.
    191 14 A writer in the New Statesman make: a j plea for the nationalisation of Gilbert and Sullivan. I hesitate very much to trespass upon the i ground of politics and hope I shall not be I accused of "Socialism" if I suggest that the Gilbert and Sullivan
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      247 14 j low draught sels. Passe n, M A Collaborate with you The range of Thornvcroft models. I 'it- ifi I i (on which may be fitted bodies built --y^r^™^ j I locally) provides for complete satis- ««vl— ]i j -flj faction no matter what the problem j If j IfBfIEESBS^*
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    WHEN THE H.A.C. WENT TO WAR
    838 15 WHEN THE H.A.C. WENT TO WAR- -With Flannel Nightcaps! I RNAMENT 300 YEARS i military tournament, Honourable Artillery n .;>• headquarters in oi the Artillery ere the* called, per- se, winch was entitled at Merchant Taylors' 1638. ■p. Bed with a display N ■Tarcfttur-" who were 5, swords, and targets.
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    BEAUTY PARLOUR IN A BUTCHER'S SHOP.
    123 15 Millgirls as "Bobbing" Experts. Bradford has been seized by the "beauty culture craze, and mvny girls are deserting the factories to become trained as beauty specialists and hairdressers, following the example of a few who have already established their own "parlours." The professional barbers
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    A SHORT SKIRT WAIL
    107 15 Gone are the days of attractive family groups with children playing round the graceful folds of their mothers' skirts. Today a full-length portrait of a similar scene is quite impossible with the vogue for short skirts. Children would be quite literally playing round their mothers' legs,
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    DEATH FACED TO MAKE A FILM
    395 15 DEATH FACED TO MAKE A FILM Wild Dash Through a Snow-Clad Pass. RECKLESS DRIVER. Ajaccio (Corsica). A Corsican wet day, which arrived unexpe«tedly, caused a fever of reorganisation in the plans of the Pathe company of film makers who are filming- "Passion Island" here. One result of the disagreeable break
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      STRAITS HOMEWARD CONFERENCE.
      32 16 The Conference rate of freight on rubber from Straits to Conference basis ports in Europe has been reduced from Jan. 25th. to 70s per ton of 50 c. ft.
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      TRANS-PACIFIC FREIGHT BUREAU.
      35 16 The rate of freight on rubber to overland points via Pacific has been reduced from G $9.50 per ton of 40 eft. to Gs9 per 50 c-ft. effective as from January 23rd.
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      PASSENGERS ARRIVED
      132 16 Per President Garliekl: Mr. and Mrs. J. Adams, Mrs. E. L. Avirell, Mr. and Mrs. Bacigalupi, Mr. C. V. Baker, Mr. F. J. Bujs, Mr. H. A. Cohen, Mr. C. K. Cheung, Mr. D. M. Cyphers. Mr. G. M. Eady, Mr. E. G. Greene, Mr. J. G. Hill,
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      716 16 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). The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Lcue, single
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      282 16 LLOYD TRIESTINO NAY. CO. (Incorporated in Italy.) HOMEWARD SAILINGS. Monthly service for Brindisi. Venice I and Trieste via ports taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for Fiume. the Levant and Black Sea Ports, also to all ports on the West Coast of Italy. M.V. ROMOLO Feb. 10 OUTWARD SAILINGS.
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      551 16 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK (Incorporated in U.S.A.) General Agents. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK. PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE m.s. SILVERBEFCH m.s. SILVERASH s.s. VENICE MARU m.s. CUBA MARU PACIFIC ORIENT SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRAN(IS( LOS ANGELES HARBOUR. M.S. SILVERLARCH ,lv, M.S. SILVERPINK due Apr
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      691 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Geraas and Jerantat) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur. Ipoh, Tailing, Penang and Kedah and lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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      676 17 O. S. K. Line. Destinations. Steamers. Arrive Leave. Rotterdam. Hamburg, Bremen, tatwetp, via Colombo, Aden, Port c. ;a :i and Port Saiti. Atlas Maru Feb. 8 Feb. 10 n ar. Altroa Bay, Cape Town, Rio. Smtoa and B. Aires. f Montevideo Maru Mar. 6 Mar. 8 a<a. Zanzibar, Dar-e3-Salaam, jriM,
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      465 17 TRAVEL- COMFORT DOLLAR fiS&i "PRESIDENT LINERS -^i^iS^W Dollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. All state-rooms are outside rooms, well-ventilated and cooled by electric fans. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having an electric reading lamp. Staterooms with private bath predominate, all have hot and cold running
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      708 17 K. P. M. KONRKLYKE 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, Marine Departments and Manager's Desk. Representatives in the Straits Settlements (Singapore and NOMf) of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF
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    OUT WITH THE FLY-BY-NIGHTS.
    691 18 Spinning Over London. PLAYINC; AT 11 fUAL WARFARE. I have ridden over London with the fly-by-night.*. It was stil! and warm for an autumn night as we stood on tho aerodrome buttoning up our riving kit: moonless, but hero and there a star shone through the
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    62 18 Approximately 5,000 Manilans were left homeless when a repetition of the disastrous Cervantes fire of 1921, swept Tondo and reduced four blocks to ashes before the combined efforts of residents of that district and the Manila fire department could check the conflagration. More than 1,000 houses, most of them built
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    "THE IDIOT'S DELIGHT."
    1141 18 An American Variety of Patience. SOME AMUSING EXPERIENCES. Being a community striker, 1 am the sort of person who makes friends with everybody taxi-drivers, and lift-boys, and stra> passengers in trains. If I were not friendly towards every human, this article would never h».ve been written, for
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    WHERE ANTS EAT MEN.
    227 18 More Dangerous than Wild Beasts. A land where ants eat men was discovered on the Mamore > one of the great tributaries of the Amazon, by Mr. Cacil Gosling, formerly British Minister to Bolivia, who describes a perilous journey which he made through some of the
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    FASCISM IN FRANCE.
    259 18 LOW WHISF»ERS OF WAR. The witty and vivacious Simom- T«tv contributes to the Irish Statesman a graphic description of recent Fascist machinations in France. There were low ivhispen of war. wlu ;i M. Briand, who is fortunately a lover of peace, struck his coup de man re.
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    NEWSPAPER CHANGES.
    104 18 NYu -pap' i s in Lond hari(!> at sih It BOtfase, ihanirc h«ndr WlOU( anything about it. 'I to eewtly e«|x rfi need ■•< > (VI from Dr. Btwsewaim 1 1 bA the DenUche Ml mad<' it a <i linvr anybody tbovA it i CbanoeUor, I' 1 I
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      365 18 Wflfinfll KORRENGZAL OINTMENT *****1 V FOR WOUNDS, SORES, AND ALL SKIN DISEASES. Illlllli GREAT PEPPERMINT CURE W W FOR COUGHS, COLDS, AND STOMACH COMPUINTS. it Took 3 Years to Build the Whippet neers in Europe and America have t i i __j The Overland Whippet establishes entireh new standards of
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    FERASER & CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    665 19 FERASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. TUESDAY, JANUARY 25th. i [Figures in brackets show the issue value .of the Share in dollars unless otherwise marked.] MINING. Buyers Sellers Asam K,umbang 56s 6d 57s 6ti Batang Padang 88 92 Chenderiang 28s 6d 29s 6d c.d. Eastern Siam 27s 3d 28s Haad
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    EXCHANGE.
    62 19 January, 2.">. Bank 1 m.s. 2 3-32 Bank demand 2 3 23-32 Private credits -'5 m.s. 2. 1 5-16 Xcw York, demand S6 Credits 90 days 57% Prance, demand 1360 India, T. T. Hongkong, demand 9% px. Dis. Yokohama, demand 111 Java, demand 13:? Vv Bangkok, demand ,-<)' Bar
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    PRODUCE.
    218 19 January, 25. Tin 200 Tons $151.00 Gambier 9.00 Pepper White 70.00 Pepper Plack 40.00 Flake Tapioca 5.50 Pearl Sago Small 8.25 Copra 10.65 Copra Sundried ii.:;n Opium, Benares lint. -4. Dim Rice Lianjr Hin Chan Hark Red Eagle (New) 3"0 Rice, Siam old No. 1 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintan
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    154 19 HOSE MACPHAIL COS. RKPOR T. Singapore, Jan. 2."». Rubber. London, Li 7»4d. Unchanged. Local ct^. Tin. London, £293 lOg. Down I \ahh\ $15] for 200 tons. Mining.— Kuchai 2.23 2£6, Kinta Dnfemg 2^3 im 1 v Pian i.,;- L.72, \;u Hoot »0 85, Halaya Consol 1.25 L^B,
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    THE EXCHANGES.
    86 19 British Radio Official Sen k i I t«gtjjr, Jan. 24. Amsterdam 12.14^4, Athene 572%, Berlin i''.i^. Bombay is. 8 3-3& L, Brussels '■'L'j\. Buenos Aires 16 7-i6, Cosea hagen )>.2\. CSeneva SS^O, Seising fora W2f4, Song Koni 2s», Lisbon 2 IT-.",!'. Madrid 29.70%, .Milan n:;. \cu kork LSS
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    AUSTRALIAN OIL WAR.
    516 19 GOVERNMENT LJNDEKSBIXS An oil war is promised in !;< Comnfon\v..nhh. The antagonists are tin Commonwealth Government on the one hand, and the oil importing companies on the otlier Last session the Bru i Page Ministry, as part of its polity for the devel pmenl <>f main roads,
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      336 19 sets Over 5T.000.000, S.C. Assurance in Force Over 23,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFlCE:— Winchester House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. Jompany has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act
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      424 19 1 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. Hetablished 1880— Capital Subscribed V. 100,000,000 (fully paid up) Reserve Funa Y.8'.t,500,000 President: K. Kodama Esq. Vice-President: R. Ichinomiva, Esq DIRECTORS. M. Odagiri, Esq. K. Mogami, Esq I baron K. Iwasaki. K. Takeuchi, Esq jK. Tatsumi, Esq. T. Hodsumi, Esq. F. Watanabe, Esq. T.
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      435 19 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAJ BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong-. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund:— Sterling 4,500,000 Silver $27,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon: Mr. D. G. M. Bernard. Chairman Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang, .Deputy Chairman W.
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      468 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England b: Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE J Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO.. Messrs. HARRISONS. BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager. C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION. January 25th.. 12 o'clock noon.
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1529 20 Congratulations to Perak, not only upon defeating Negri Sembilan and thus winning the Malaya Cup (rugby) but also upon bringing off the double, their success in the rugby match at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday following upon their victory < ver Singapore in the soccer final last August. Singapore
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    NEW FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION.
    125 20 CURLEY OUTPOINTED BY JOHNNY CUTHBERT. [Reuters Service.] London. Jan. 25. In a twenty rounds contest for the featherweight championship of Great Britain, which took place at the National Sporting Club last night. Johnny Cuthbert, of Sheffield, beat Johnny Curley, of Lambeth, the holder, on points. Both scaled
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    34 20 [Reuters Service.] London, Jan. 24. In the Northern Section of Division 111. Rotherham and Aecrington drew to-day one all. while at Walsall the home club beat Tranmere by five goals to one.
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    TANGLIN CLUB BOWLS TOURNAMENT.
    73 20 In the final of the Withers Cup in the Tanglin Club Bowls Tournament yesterday, Dr. Chill beat Nicoll by 21—12. The prizes gained in the tournament will be presented by Dr. Elder at 6.30 p.m. today at the Club. The annual meeting of the Singapore and
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    ROYAL STAR GROUNDING.
    1501 20 Court of Enquiry Opens. EVIDENCE OF THE CAPTAIN. An official Marine Court of Enquiry, presided over by Mr. P. A. F. David, District Judge and First Magistrate, with Captain G. Freyberg (Master Attendant), Captain A. H- Barnes and Captain R. W. Morris as Assessors, yesterday commenced investigations
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    AUSTRALIAN RACING.
    359 20 A.J.C. SUMMER CUP. The following was the result of this race run at Sydney on Jan. 3rd. Summer Cup, of £15 each, with £2,500 added; second £500, and third £250 from the prize. One mile and five furlongs. STROXGBOW 1 FIREFLY 2 BACCHUS 3 (Winner trained by G.
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