The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 29 January 1927

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press |C KNTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1927. NO. 12,016.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    342 1 American subjects in Kwantung and Kwangsi are being evacuated to Hongkong The Shanghai Defence Force has sailed from Home and India. The Cantonese propose to impose the new surtaxes whether they have been paid at Shanghai or not. Mr. Amery reports that our proposals will be laid
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    849 1 Qmieqnid %gmmA hmmutea tri mt farrago < 7 Juvenal. In case it should haw been overlooked the Topicisi begs humbly to mention to the Government that week or two MP there were sonic Hood* in Malaya, nrui the dear, silly, old public ii sulli -u-n: ly
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      179 1 WING LOO N G T Hf RECOGNISED HOUSE for I IKAN TROPICAL SUITS. }_> HIGH STREET. I Raffles Hotel ji To-Night, January 29th, 8.15 p.m. I ii Special Diner Dansant j! (Dinners will be served in the Ball-room.) 5 j For reservations phone 2920. 5 J. WILLIAMS, Manager. f vvwvvvvvvwa.vvwvw%%^%>
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      153 1 i flawal «^**^J^ 111 ancient and modern r The delicate art of the Saxon E Silversmith has produced many miracles of design, each of a per* Similarly, because State Express Cigarettes are f made by hand one at a time they have achieved the perfection for which they alone are
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      149 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Municipal tenders Page 9. Trade mark notice Page 9. Buicks cars are reliabk Page 5. Assistant accountant wanted Page 9. Sheriff's sale of motor boat Page 19. Small furnished bungalow to let Page 9. Armstrong Siddtley motorcar for sale —Page 9. Partnership notice re Union Dispensary —Page 9.
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      14 1 WING LOONG FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32, HIGH STUEET.
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      97 1 THE WEEK. High Water, 6.19 a.m., 8.11 p.m. High Water, Malacca, 4.10 a.m., 4.10 p.m. Outward mail due. Indian Assn. Mtg., 2 p.m. Rugby: Singapore vs. Services. The Talking Picture. Theatre, 9.30. Suvday, 30th. High Water, 7.21 a.m., 9.18 p.m. High Water, Malacca, 5.10 a.m., 5.20 p.m. Monday, 3 1
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    54 2 The Chief Secretary to Government was mis reported in his speech made at the public meeting held on Monday at Kuala Lumpur in connection with the Malayan Floods Relief Fund. The first instalment provided by Government to deal with relief is $100, 000, not $10,000, as stated in some of
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      273 2 TBE HAPPY VALLEY L 11). The Town Amusement CENTRE MALAY OPERA, CINEMA. SIDE SHOWS AMUSEMENTS. Victoria Theatre TO-NIGHT AND NIGHTLY AT 9.30 P.M. R. B. SALISBURY presents DE FOREST PHONOFILMS Singing and Talking Pictures Instantaneous Success of The Miracle of the Agre. See and hear the greatest English and American
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      251 2 PAVILION From Thursday, 27th. Jan. to Tuesday, Ist Feb. At 9.15 p.m. sharp. THE LATEST PATHE GAZETTE Including THE TAIPUSAM FESTIVAL. They Love— They Play— They Dance— They Cry. "DAYTIME WIVES" 7 Reels. Here, for the first time they are dramatized, revealed in all their glorious strength and weakness in
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      40 2 THE NAVY'S CHOICE PLYMOUTH Obtainable Everywhere. TUNG CHOY ■/^1» THE WELL-KNOWN AND RELIABLE TAILOR AND &f§im\ OUTFITTER. tiKJFjk Suits Cut as Desired in wSft- %m Latest Fashions. \^y^ SATISFACTION W^ GUARANTEED. l&Vxm No 23-11, Coleman Street W Telephone No. 1140.
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      394 2 No Show on Saturday 29th JanuT^ As a Mark of Respect for the Funeral of th Mrs. Tan Cheng Kee. lat( ALHAMBRA TO-NIGHT In the Second Show, commencing <♦ ■n^ A SIDNEY OLCOTT— PARAMOUNT SPECUI Presenting Charminpr an(^ Fascinating POLA NEGRI in her First picture in American setting; A scrocTi
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      606 2 CHURCH SERVICES. FOURTH SI NDAY AFTER EPIPHANY. St ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. 74- a., Communion (Choral) and Ser- '.<.'. S aon. Matins and Litany. 1 t- C techism rig E w ia rag sad Sermon. BT. MATTHEWS CHURCH. a Hoi] l <■ nmnnion. I m following wn's. at the Cathedral. y 1
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    PENANG HARBOUR BOARD.
    683 3 A Profit at Last. IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED "i he Penanp: Harbour Board can be consays the Straits Echo on th/j excellent progress they have made sinci 1925 -financially and other wise, as \a shown >y their annual r>> -">• 101 ibt- yea. tnded June 30, 1926, published elsewhere
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    CAUSE OF THE RECENT FLOODS.
    522 3 (To the Editor of The Straits Echo). Sir. A story, current in the bazaar, of the cause of the recent disastrous floods in the F.M.S. may be of interest to your readers. It says that a certain Tuan planter, was one morning on his way
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    LONDON WAITER'S GIFT TO WINNIPEG.
    427 3 OLD CHINA ON WHICH BE SPENT ALL HIS MONEY. There is a double romance in the bequest by a head waiter in a famous London restaurant to the city of Winnipeg of a collection of old china, which will form perhaps the finest public exhibition
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    12 3 Lambeth witness: When he saw us cumi ing he increased his fooUteps.
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      285 3 If v V m^ j J J 1 r^v/ Jvl I Em &M I i -M. V J^^ __<-■ M A. m J m f^ LAXO builds firm flesh, M I plenty of strong bone, m V, and a sound constitution. m It contains nothing what* M ever to harm
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      66 3 WILKINSON, HEYWOOD JP§^ AIN L) LLA rv I x BTDTTOrpT/^TT^TJ 1 %3 I^^F JL JL JL wMmJr JLhJ BLACK BITUMINOUS PAINT. 2 x\IIVCIU« r -4 Mudguards, Roofs, Boilers, Bunkers, Pump MaMOTOR CYCLE T Behind It j DRASTIC CUT IN PRICES IN THE FOLLOWING MODELS I MODEL HP PRICE ELECTRICALLY EQUIPPED
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    MOTORING DE LUXE.
    927 4 WIRELESS AND TOILET EQUIPMENT. by Major F.A.C. Forbes-Leith F.R.G.S. [FREE PRESS SIECIAL.] When I cast my mind back over the last twenty years, and think of the pain that I cheerfully endured at the wheel of my first old rattletrap, (and I pretended to enjoy it), I
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    AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE COMPANIES OFFENSIVE.
    111 4 NEW LIGHT CAR OFFENSIVE. The "Westminster Gazette" in a special article maintains that the American automobile companies are silently reorganising for the consolidation of their hold on the British markets. It wiH soon be possible to buy in Great Britain and the Empire half-a-dozen type* of
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      171 4 High Pressure and Balloon Tyres and Tubes 1 mC -9^*l I fc>*% 0 u l v'u T t 1 Distributors CYCLE AND CARRIAGE CO., (1926) LTD. Singapore. Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Ipoh, Malacca- THE FISK TIRE EXPORT COMPANY, INC. G.ll and G. 12, Union Building, Singapore. J. .^-%^^s^^^^^%•.-.^^•.%^^^^^^%^^^v.^^^v-^^v-^^^v-^^^^^^^^^^v.^^^^^v.^^v•iV.^^^v■iV/■iV.^s TV T
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      59 4 THE line of Goodyear Motor Accessories and V^^^^. Repair Materials indude such important proRadiator Hose. No-Draft Mats. Inn; i Tyre and Auto Hood Paint. W i Tyre Plasters. a^^^F Friction Tape, V" B -V.V.V.V.V.S r r «V.% 3 B B a .V.". 3 4 .\V«V.VA%V.%S\V.'.V.V.V.V.V. 1 5 J ji BICYCLES
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    £7,000,000 SPENT ON FOREIGN TYRES.
    562 5 English Makers' War With Importers. I*:* ICE-CUT DANGERS. The dangerous position of the British tyre trade, caused by the present price-cutting war, was emphasised by a prominent member of the industry in an interview with a Daily Express representative. "British makers have not a sporting
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    THE LAW OF CAR BUYING.
    290 5 One of the thine? to be remembered, when buying a car. says a barrister-at-law, in The Light Car and Cyclecar, is that no legal effect attaches to the particular terms a man uses. In other words, the fact that a term of the contract is
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    47 5 It is rumoured, on what should be good authority, that the Government of India propose in the not distant future to reduce the import duty on motor vehicles shipped to that country. British exports to India of cars, industrial motor vehicles, and chassis during 1925 totalled 2,617.
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    WHERE CARS ARE USED.
    298 5 We have received from London, with the compliments of the Society of Motor Manu- facturers and Traders, Ltd., a booklet of about 150 pages dealing with "The Motor Industry of Great Britain." It contains many very interesting items. The introduction states that "the need for the
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    GRAHAM TRUCKS IN AUSTRALIA.
    229 5 "Never Never Land,"' the great desert heart of Australia, so named because it never. never rains there, has been penetrated and explored for possible petroleum resources by a party of American geologists using a Graham Brothers one ton-truck according to R. E. Allen, head of the
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    19 5 A mother complained at Acton f the conduct of *:er boy. The clerk: How old is he? Mother: Thirty-one.
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    MOTOR RACING "MADMEN."
    242 5 Has the word Brooklands ever passed the lips of a member of eithei House in •-uiything louder than a whisper asks Mr. J. Parry-Th- mas. the famous racing motorist, in an article in The Light Car and Cyclecar. Is not the phrase "road racing" taboo Does not
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    51 5 Tests made in Washington by the Bureau of Standards show that tyres having darkcoloured treads wear longest. The tests were made to determine the effect of sunlight <>n tyres. It was discovered that tyres having the dark compounds of carbon black and red oxide deteriorate slower than those having light
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      191 5 for Economical Transportation YOU SHOULD NOT MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO INSPECT AT ONCE THE LATEST MODEL. THE NEW BISCAY GREEN COLOUR WILL SURELY WIN YOUR ADMIRATION. THEIR MULTIPLE-CYLINDER PERFORMANCE WITH CHEVROLET ECONOMY IS ALREADY A BYWORD. SO SMOOTH— SO POWERFUL Price $1500. BORNEO MOTORS, LIMITED (Incorporated in S.S.) Arc you
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      136 5 i Xhudson/ I V ANNOUNCEMENT. (i| X# ocmorr ji We have pleasure in announcing having;! I been appointed sole distributors in Malaya for the i; i: Essex and Hudson Cars as from the Ist Jan. 1927. i; j: Immediate delivery of Essex Coach and ji I Touring Cars. j i
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    NEW SPORT MAKES HEADWAY.
    813 6  -  Michael Compton KMFIRE SPORTING LINKS. t% Why Lacrosse is Being Popularised in Britain 2S SS SPORTING LINK WITH CANADA. %t BY 8S (An ex-champion of England, Canada and the United State?) (FREE PRESS SPECIAL.] That »pi ft is one of the best cements of tin Empire,
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    PARISIANA.
    1097 6 Little Plays Which Thrill. THE GRAND GWIGNOL. I (From Our Own Correspondent.) Paris, Dec. 26. 'ihe Grand Guignei. that very small theatre in the Montmartre quarter of Paris, Mats but a handful of people, so few. in fact, that DM wonders how it can be made to pa>. Stalls
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    REMINISCENCES OF A PRISON DOCOTOR
    1161 6  -  DR. TENNYSON DEIGHTON PATMORE. WITH THE BROAD-ARROW MEN. No 6. —Sentenced to Death I BY a$ (For twenty years Medical Officer in various Britisl i <** [FREE PRESS SPECIAL.) I Psychology of condemned persons Courage in the sh;dm\ t i n I My first execution
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    NO WHISKY FOR HORSES.
    187 6 PROHIBITION EXTENDED TO LIVK STOCK IN IS. Washington, Dec. M. When Prohibition, as now administered in the United States, is not corrupt, it is farcical. The latest illustration of the lengths to which the tw \v fanatics are willing to go is the discovery made by
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      581 6 FREE PRESS FOOTBALL COMPETITION. For Only 12 Matches Coupons will be published in the Free Press every Saturday and the following Wednesday morning. The Prize of $50 (Fifty Dollars) will be awarded^* Me reaVr giving TWELVE CORRECT RESULTS If no reader is successful the Prize will be awarded to the
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    HANKOW FOLLY.
    426 7 Speaking English a Serious (rime. I I HINESE ARRESTED nation with a Erii aces n at Han--1 T pradorc oi the In Australia a.ul am ted by pickets only after very strenuou- nseU and his friends. him se ar t hostile igaei a and tfK-ir ''unicwn by the
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    SELANGOK TURF CLUB.
    266 7 The half-yearly report of the above shows a profit of $22,032.77 after allowing £6,180 for depreciation. The profit for the year is thus $G4,063."5. The following meetings were held during the half-year: One five day meeting in June, and one two day amateur meeting in August. The
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    F.M.S. SERVICE.
    293 7 Appointments Notified The following appointments in Government Service are notified in the F.M.S. Government Gazette: Mr. H. Beverley to be a Police Probationer; Mr. J. Strachan to be General Manager, Federated Malay States Railways, Mr. W. X. Edwards. Senior Inspector of Police to be a Chief Inspector of
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    127 7 The funeral of Mr. Charles Louis Grenier. managing director of Messrs. Charles Grenier and Son, Ltd., Kuala Lumpur, took place on Tuesday afternoon at the Venningrd. cemetery. The motor hearse left Mr. Grenier's residence in Treacher-rd. at 4.30 p.m., being followed by a large gathering of friends. The Rev. B.
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    SURTAX SCRAMBLE.
    383 7 Race For the Spoils by PEKING SCHEME ANNOUNCED. Three cables published on Jan. 19, give prominence to the commencement of the 2% per cent. (Customs) surtaxes suggested in the British Memorandum but not as yet officially, or politically, put into effect. From Peking it is reported that a
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      182 7 Bk bY B^l B^f IHf B^^^^^^H B^^^B^B^^^B -^^m^r j3**&Q tB» WITH A THOUGHT TO CHINESE NEW YEAR. DUIxINJuAJ lVlvy 1 v/lxO JLillVll 1 HAJ r :z^r Raymond Concrete Piles. After the core, surrounded by the shell, has been driven to penetration, the core is withdrawn and the shell, left in
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    We Hear FROM lONDON
    1389 8 We Hear FROM lONDON- GOSSIP FROM THE METROPOLIS Empire Wireless— An Animals' Spa— A Scottish Custom— A Million for Art— Air Routes— National Gallery. [FREE PRESS SPECIAL.] London, Dec. 30. I am able to state on the best authority that early in the New Year steps will be taken to
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    39 8 The marriage of Mr. C. G. R. Phillips, of the F.M.S. Railways, and Miss Eva Hiam. daughter of Mr. R- W. Hiam, of the F:M.S. Railways, will take place at St. Mary's Church, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday, February 19.
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      228 8 rglipii' l^ ffmilllllHlinilimiHlMllllly^^^^^^"^'"'"""''''' 1 11 8f fflfifKaJzAnAMj n conditions of Diantioea i especially when caused by weakened nerves, prompt relief invariably i follows the administration of calcium in the form of Kalzana. It quickly allays the inflammation, strengthens the bowels in their fight against the infection, and soothes Bthe irritated
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      34 8 We hear that the Asiatic Petroleum (F.M.S.) Co., Ltd., have bought privately, through Messrs. Gleeson and Co., a block adjoining the site in Java-st., Kuala Lumpur, belonging to Messrs. Guthrie and Co., Ltd.— M.M.
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      205 8 R OUT OF Q If -1 1 of all cars on the road use DOUBLE P5 RIBBED SPARK PLUGS Champions for every Car, Lorry and Marim Engine. Obtainable from— MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD. 209-212 ORCHARD RD.. SINGAPORE. *^lfcp^-* t Paints, Enamels, Varnishes For Every Purpose The highest grade materials only are
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    2785 9  -  The Widening of Geylang River. MUNICIPAL VIEWS ON TRAFFIC REPORT. At the usual monthly meeting of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners yesterday afternoon, the President, Mr. R. J. Farier, who presided, drew the attention of the Commissioners to a letter from the Colonial Secretary stating that Government was willing-
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      332 9 BUSINESS CARDS. ft ART SETON.-? > rL a(KWOOD i S H\N(iHAI SHADES. > I MISER MANSIONS. H'NERALS? j SINGAPORE CASKET CO. EXPERT CNDERTAKERS." I Xl K PHONE 75. Jl 7LBE (T L A. DALEY. V! ,H:!\KFK MONUMENTAL M \SON. 1897. Tel. 915. Tars for hire. Great Reduction in Rates THE
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      729 9 NOTICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the above Trade Mark is the exclusive pro. Pert* oi R. B, MOHAMED KASSIM AND COMPANY of Nos. 17 and 18 Chulia uk S ngap re and is used b > r them in connection with SARDINES imported and M by i hem m
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      514 9 FRASER AND NEAVE LIMITED. The Company's Aerated Water Factory will be dosed on Wednesday the 2nd February and Thursday the 3rd February, Chinese New Year Holidays. All orders received before 11 a.m. on Tuesday. February Ist. will be delivered the day. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. The Municipal Commissioners of the Town
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    35 10 OWEN Annie Dorothea Caroline, beloved wife of George Paddison Owen, at her residence. The Lake, Singapore, on Jan. 28th, 1927, aged 70. The funeral will take place at 4.30 p.m. to-day, at Bidadari.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1927. The China Position.
    652 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1927. The China Position. There is a curious air of unreality about affairs in China which makes it very difficult to appreciate the real situation. Nothing has come out in the news just lately which would appear to indicate any spread of violent antagonism
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    321 10 Mr. A. J. Xewby ha? been appointed a Land Office Bailiff with effect from May 11. 1925. Mr. N. A. Worley ha? been appointed to officiate as Assistant Director of Education for Chinese Schools S.S. and F.M.S. The Alhambra cinema is closed to-night oa account of the death of the
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    TURF CLUB MEETING.
    1445 10 The Late Chairman. A SUCCESSFUL YEAR. The annual general meeting of the Singapore Turf Club was held in the Victoria Theatre yesterday afternoon under the presidency of Mr. A. W. Vick. In his address to the meeting, the Chairman made the following reference to the death of
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    NO NIGHT MAIL.
    22 10 Owinp to H* at Labis, in UK Bt»t« i I floods th«- n.pbt mail tin* Tank Road at B
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    12 10 1 I and Pulo Qbiß we iiotmed Assistant Qeaenl Batbonr Board, ha-
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      215 10 "THS CONNOISSEUR COMKS TO CALDBECK'S" 1 It Isn't Every One I Who Knows 1 1 that Caldbeck's have a Retail IV^ I Store at 45 Robinson Rd., and I^tf what is more, will deliver any quantity, however small, to Customers' houses. CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. (incorporated under the Companies' Ordinances
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      52 10 «y|g*V FOR ALL t VERMIN USB lc-*— -^W Ml El 'H AGENTS: W. R. Loxley Co. rJ K^JL/xtLXv-w^ m Ll GOLDEN SERIES. L t j r PURPLE TRIANGLE BASS THE BREW FOR THE TROPICS Sole \gents Adamson, Gilfillan Co., Ltd. V I i Mr. and Mrs. J. LEE. s.s. Kashmir.
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      7 10 To-day's Feature. PRISON TALES. Page 6. ,7
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    CHINA CRISIS.
    62 11 OFFER TO CANTON H k N PEKIN. OI IKI. U«S LEAVING. Service.] London, Jan. 27. n tan t o r Colonies) said the modifica- position which Northern and ouW U> seen, when v reaching, geaerona susceptibilities ble to conceive their I hina that was for it- welfare or
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    THE DEFENCE FORCE SAILS.
    58 11 IT a i Sat vis the biggest i hanak crisis celerity hide the 1 m nians, and Artillery, bat the march Waterloo. msi w.'h the In board strong Dover and the 13? eveni < iU-utra. .lan. 27. are attach- -gunners, the Takliwa. JJomhay. Jan. 27. and
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    ROUND ABOUT RUMOURS.
    36 11 Warsaw, Jan. 27. li !ished to -y is '••> ing mani- Staff and t arc standing n arc already is 11C miles from thai '".000 Soviet t Manchurian I Canton and I secret common-
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    MR. KELLOGG'S POLICY.
    172 11 V-\\ York. Jan. 27. nines that ttisfactory and •hat the United eaty questions Thmes r.t< out ■intil the |Hresenl led and the U is decided. attached to Mr. the C- i States ::a and have never i istk attitude todec follows the H-nmr ikes to deal with
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    SENATOR BORAH CRITICISES.
    28 11 Washington. Jan. 27. ;»1 statement on the r Borah declared >n the Orient should 1 'i^-nt.hralM China. act mn in sending a taref might have
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    UNCLE ON THE RAIL.
    14 11 IV* York. Jan. 2*. F>n.vid,,i a subject at length agree.
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    THE GLADSTONE SQUABBLE.
    190 11 CAPTAIN PETER WRIGHT AGAIN. DEAD WITNESSES. [Reuters Service.] London, Jan. 27. Correspondence between Captain Peter Wright and Lord Gladstone in July 1925, following the publication of Wright's book "portraits and criticisms" in which he said the Prime Minister. W. E. Gladstone "founded a great tradition to publicly
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    190 11 bitter controversies are taking place vej the League of Nations. World Court. settlements, Mexico and Nicaragua. Pul opinion here clearly sympathises with the administrations who desire to a andon extra-territorial rights in China as scon as possible and restore complete tai iff autonomy. The Chicago Tribune in a patriotic editi
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    CANADA BUTTS IN.
    39 11 Ottawa. Jan. 28. Major-General Rfacbrien, chief of the Canadian General Stafi', has resigned and has offered his services to the War Office for the Chinese Expeditionary Force. His resignation will probably take effect from May 5.
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    AMERICANS LEAVE SOUTH CHINA.
    53 11 AMERICANS LEAVE SOUTH CHINA. [Reuters Far Eastern Service.] Hongkong, Jan. 28. A cable fr m Shameen says that Americans living in the interior of Kwangtung and Kwangsi are being evacuated to Hongkong. Shanghai, Jan. 28. A further detachment of 250 Punjabis arrived to-day, disembarked at noon and marched to the
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    DOUBLE TAXED GOODS.
    59 11 Shanghai, Jan. 27. The North China Daily News learns that from Jan. 25 the Southern authorities will levy customs duty at the rate of 7 2 per cent on all imports irrespective of whether duty has been paid at Shanghai or net. This applies to ordinary goods,
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    THE PRAYERMAKER'S UNION.
    46 11 Hankow, Jan. 26. Chinese monks, nuns and priests have formed a union demanding union rates for offering prayers. They paraded through (he streets to-day in a body of 2.000 with banners, incense and music notifying the public of the increase in prayer rates.
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    JAPAN'S OUTLOOK.
    112 11 Reuters Far Eastern Service. Tokyo, Jan. 28. Mr. Wakatsuki. Baron Shidehara and others are represented as highly approving the Kello<rg statement which is regarded as approval of Japan's policy. It is believed the statement will have considerable effect on the Chinese, causing a realisation that central government is
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    TRADE CONDITIONS.
    354 11 GREAT BANK MEETING. CAPITALIST DISAPPEARING [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Jan. 27. Presiding to-day at the annual general meeting of the Westminster Batik, Mr. Walter Leaf, the chairman, said one obvious resuk of the great strike of last year had been to show that the country's economic reserves
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    COTTON TRADE OUTLOOK.
    164 11 [Reuters Service.] London, Jan. 27. In references to the cotton trade made by Lord Dewhurst, presiding at Williams Deacons Bank meeting- at Manchester, he opined that the Cotton Yarn Association deserved trial by the trade. The outlook for the trade in India was distinctly brighter than for
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    MORE GOLD FOR AMERICA.
    36 11 New York, Jan. 27. A further consignment of French gold valued at 142,000,000 francs has arrived and been transferred to armoured trucks which proceeded to an unknown destination in the Wall-street district.
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    93 11 A PENANG WEDDING. Penang, Jan. 28. The wedding took place at St. George's Church, yesterday, the Rev. Keppel Gamier officiating, of Mr. A. P. H. Holmes, of the Penanjr Municipality, and Miss Mary Leggate, youngest daughter of Mr. anc 1 Mrs. Leggate of Melbourne, Australia After the ceremony
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    PERAK PLANTERS AND ASSESSMENT.
    41 11 Ipoh, Jan. 28. As a result of the protest of Perak planters the Central Restriction Committee has decided to divulge the figures on which assessments are based only after an appeal has been lodged against the assessment.
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    IPOH MAIL FAILS TO REACH DESTINATION.
    47 11 Ipoh, Jan. 28. For the third time this week the Singapore mails failed to reach Ipoh. It is understood to-day that a considerable slip occurred in Johore, rendering the night mail southwards uncertain. Consequently, there were no departures to Singapore to-day.
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    GENERAL CABLE NEWS.
    201 11 MCKENNA ON BANKING. I [Reuters Service. J London, Jan. 28. The re-establishment by the Bank of England of the same reserve on the same basis as the Federal Reserve Banks of the United States or Reichsbank was suggested by Mr. Reginald McKenna, presiding at the annual meeting
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    LORD CECIL VIEWS ON CHINA.
    252 11 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rug-by, Jan. 27. Lord Cecil declared that all the Government had ever striven to attain was a fair condition for trade, and the British Government were over ready to discuss with the Chinese Government whatever modifications and change were thought desirable
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    AMERICAN BUSINESS.
    90 11 [Reuters Service.] Washington, Jan. 27. The Federal Reserve Bank in a statement shows a continued decline in wholesale prices in December. The volume of industry was the lowest recorded for over a year. The decline was felt in manufacturing industries while mineral output which reached a record height
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    DEATH OF MRS. G. P. OWEN
    275 11 We greatly regret to learn of the death, yesterday afternoon, at her residence The Lake, of Mrs. G. P. Owen. Mrs. Owen, who ad not very long returned to Singapore with her husband, had not been in good health for some time and whilst
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    STORY OF PAHANG FLOOD.
    1011 13 Trying Experiences on "Ararat." THRILLING PRAL TRIPS. A Pahang correspondent sends to the Malay Mail an interesting "diary of events on Selbome estate, Padang Tungku," during the Hoods, remarking that conditions on "Ararat" were as bad as those on the Handera front in the winter of
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    THE FOOCHOW OUTRAGES.
    768 13 Missionaries Stories of Raid on Orphanage. WIVES AT THREE DOLLARS EACH. A party of 28 missionaries, including 18 ladies, arrived at Hong Kong on the Haiching from Focchovv last week-end, and related graphic stories of the wholesale looting of the Spanish Sisters Orphanage, and other mission property
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    163 13 The engagement is announced of Mr. John Gusch, of Sungkai, Perak, to Li^elotte, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Dorp, of Friendenau, Berlin. M.M A very successful Burns Anniversary dinner and dance was held on Tuesday night in the Scottish Masonic Hall under the auspices of the Selangor
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    IS THE SOVIET MOBILIZING ?
    911 14 IS THE SOVIET MOBILIZING A Bogey Rumour." RUSSIA NOT LIKELY TO CHALLENGE JAPAN. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Peking, Dec. 20. During the past few days, Peking was full of ominous rumours that several regi- i ments of the Red Army wore being held on the frontiers of Russia for an
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    MALAYAN FLOODS RELIEF (CHINESE) FIND.
    635 14 Mr. Boey Kok Leong on behalf of the Hoi Thin Amateur Dramatic Association thanks the following donors for their subscriptions towards the Malayan Floods Relief Fund: Mr. Aw Boon Haw $4,000, Mr. Loke Van Kit 2,000, Messrs. Cheong Joo and Co., 500, Messrs. Shanghai Fire
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    GARIBALDIS TROUBLES.
    82 14 [Renter's Service.] London. Jan. 27. French pressmen all day tried to discover the destination of Garibaldi, whose sojourn in France compulsorily terminated to-day. They ferreted him out at Boulogne en route to Folkestone, where he subsequently arrived avowing it was his intention to go to Cuba when he
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    THE INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC.
    89 14 THE INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC [British Radio— Official Service.] Rngby, Jan. 2il According to the figure issue 1 by the V nistry of Health. 067 persons died of influenza last week in 105 great towns of this country. Thi- total compared with 4C>.S in the previous week and 24} ra the week
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    AN AERIAL TYPHOON.
    78 14 [British Radio— OTn-iai Service.] '■'nirhy. Jar. f&. Successful tests a the Sight t tme the largest aero engines n ths world, the 'Typhoon," have just taken place. The engine ha ix ey inders, developing 95G horse-power, and if built by Beardntore an'] Company. It will, it is
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    THE RENOWN AI CRISTOBAL
    52 14 THE RENOWN A I CRISTOBAL [Brttiel 1,.. O.i the an.. (if Ycik i>i: boai H i Urtted States I a &a t Kcfaan^i c rted the Btenown ii I Panama < lanal Tho Duke and 1 1 witne-M-fi fit aeroplanes, and mi gpected a guard Dtp on ah* i i
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    POLITICAL PBOMISIS IN GERMANY.
    33 14 i k< Berlin. The MOSf Ma concluded, ]■<■!!, ses i ue ardi i.' publican p< licy, u| fl policy of cot of Locartio an«l wity of n m bo eKciudi
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    RAPID WIREIESS EXTENSION.
    28 14 [Britifih Ka Tht- 1' •i further ext« I tel< phoni whel and 4 ')<i!>i all RimaltaneotiFl: mv: i Jem s iw I rtmtee alread a
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    NAVAL ARCHITECTURE.
    18 14 gtruetod in i ernnu al al ai feited for this V^ >!. ai: I llj I work
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    OUR IRISH LETTER.
    1102 15 j Peerage For Sir James Craig. TBS BOUNDARY SETTLEMENT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Dublin, Dec. 29. Rumour hati it that the Right Honourable Sir James Craig:. Bart., Premier of Northern Ireland, will figure in the New Year's Honours List, as he is to be given a peerage
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    COSTLY WELCOMES.
    197 15 t'lB7 for Crown Prince's Scroll. The Xew York Mayor's Reception Committee, to which falls the honour of receiving visiting queens, heavy-weight champions, crown princes, and English Channel swimmers, is in the throes of a financial crisis. With startling lack of humour the City Comptroller has refused to honour
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    MR. SAKLATVALA IN BOMBAY.
    200 15 LEARNING EXACT POSITION Bombay. Jan. 14. Mr. Shapurji Saklatvala, M.P., landed this afternoon. "The object of my visit is to learn, first of all. the exact situation in India as it is changing day by day." said he to the press- men who met him on
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    BURMA RIFLES OFFICER'S DEATH.
    159 15 SEQUEL TO ILLNESS IN MALAY STATES. Jan. IS. "Suicide when of unsound mind" was the verdict at the inquest on Lieut. S. F. Stainer 3 20 Burma Rifles, who was killed by an electric train as it emerged from tho tunnel at Holborn Tube Station on
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    26 15 The death took place at his residence in Kota Road, Taiping, on Saturday, of Mr. Ibrahim Khan, a well-known merchant of Taiping, in his 63rd. year.
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    506 16 FRANCONIA'S WORLD TOUR. LUXURIOUS LINER DUE IN MARCH. The Cunard Liner Franconia, which is at present on her fourth World Cruise, will arrive at Singapore on March 23, having on board nearly four hundred Americans. The Fianconia Cruise covers a distance of 35,000 miles, and 2 J ports
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      94 16 BIBBY LINE j of fast twin-screw Oil Driven Mail Passenger Vessel? between RANGOON. COLOMBO, MARSEILLES AND LONDON. Lwith through connection from Singapore and Penang. HOMEWARD SAILINGS. Steamer. Leave Rangoon. Passage Rates include Train Fares to Port of Embarkation from Singapore or Penang to London. Single 84 8 720.00 Return 147
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      363 16 Kerr Steamship Co. InTM 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW York If General Agents. I REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO 1 BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA V W via outrZ;. X PACIFIC ORIENT SERVICE Ij SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES HARBOUR. I, 111 For rates and other particulars apply. I THE AMERICAN EXPRESS
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      726 16 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 cveiy Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taip.ing, Penang and Kedah and lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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      125 16 Mr. E. G. Holiday. Miss G. Rowe. Mr. R. W. Brown. Mr. C. C. Black. Mr. J. M. Tay- j lor. Mr. E. H. Stevens. Mr. A. D. Hallows. Capt. R. A. Blacklock. Mrs. Marshall. Miss M. I. S. Perm, Miss M. M. Kennedy. Mr. W. D. Jamie, Mr. G.
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    HEAP BIG POWWOW AT HASKELL.
    831 18 Together with representatives of sixty other tribes, "painted like the leaves of autumn, came the Mandans and Dacotahs," to Lawrence, Kansas, to the dedication of Haskell Institute's new athletic stadium. They journeyed, says an editorial in the New York Sun, "from as far north as
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    94 18 A story which suggests that Westernization has its drawbacks: Some time ago a young Indian prince fresh from England, where he had been educated, joined a certain cadet corps and was confidentially advised to abandon his Western lounge suit in favour of the garb ilat his fellow cadet* wore. Late
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    G.B.S. TO APPEAR IN A SPEAKING FILM.
    227 18 PROLOGUE TO VERSION OF •SAINT JOAN." Mr. George Bernard Shaw has agreed to a three-reel extract— equal to a screen performance cf about forty minutes from his play, Saint Joan, being produced in th.' British Phonofilm process, whicr unites the "movies'' with the
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    GUM-CHEWING FOR AMERICAN.
    220 18 Gum-chewing, while flying hi#h, is advised by the Air Ministry in its latest instruction manual for the training of pilots, and duiing rapid! descents airman are told to 'Vlick" their ears. High flying causes a difference in air pressure on the outer and inner sides of the
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    NAVAL WAR MEDALS.
    225 18 "Unnecessary' Special Staff at the Admiralty. A special staff is still at vrorl a l tlu Admiralty distributing war medal- and prise money, eight yc-ars after the end of the war. according to the report of the Select Com- j mittec on Estimates. Mr. C J. Nash.
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    ABOLITION OF MUI-TSAI IN CANTON.
    93 18 Canton, Jan. !ti. At a meeting oi' the Provincial Committee, the proposal for the abolition of the mvi tsai system was passed. The abolition of the system has been officially announced by the Canton Government, and Magistrates of the various districts have been instructed to
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    EXCHANGE.
    18 19 I I *"p ft CO 1 Hongkong, demand 7 p.c Dis. Bank of England Rate 5 p.c.
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    PRODUCE.
    187 19 January, 2s. Tin LOO Tons $148.00 Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 330 Rice, Siam old No. 1 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintati 260 Rice. Rangoon Sioka -56 Rice, Siam Broken No. 1- 220 Rice, Siam Glutinous So. 1 360 Rice, Siam Glutinous Xo.
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    58 19 January 28th., 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers. R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. spot •;.">-, i)f> Standard R.S.S. Spot 66 <>'■'■_ on Tender Feb.-Mar. 66% 67% April-Jane 69 July-Sept. TO-, 7! Tone of Market: Steady sellers reserved. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet l* 7 0l per
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    91 19 Yesterday's Alterations. Buyers Selleri Idris 56s 6d 57s 6d Kinta Tin 2.15 2.20 Lingui Tin J.s-J 1 1.87% Nai Hoot (1 19 82 Pattani ($1) 90 LOO Petaling (£1) 4.47% 4.^2^ Phin Soon 20s 21s Rahman Hyds. ($1) 2.42'^ 2.:>2^ Rembian ($1) 34 AUenby ($1) 2.90 3.00
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    26 19 Yesterday's Alterations. Jan. 2*. Closing Prices. Sungei Ways' 3.724 Rambutan 22s 24s Teja Malaya 28s 3d 29s 3d Temengor 21s 6d 22s 3d
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    GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
    109 19 Singapore, Jan. 28. The Rubber Market is spiritless with a gradual sagging tendency in values. Sparing support, consisting of small covering and some Continental buying, has been given on the decline. Trade buyers have held off the market so far, but show some evidence of an interest at
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    109 19 MACPHAILS WEEKLY REPORT. Sinj;.j|)or<'. .lan. 2?v Rubber. Load. m, is < 411 Down l -4«iLocal Ml cts. Tin. London, i'J^ 1 10s. Down 25c Local ./I 18 for LOO tons. Mining. Rahman 2.42% 2.47%, Kvctaf 2.15 2^o, Kinta 2.15 2.a Sunj i v.-^ J. 70 3.77%, Petaling
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    61 19 RUBBER AND TIN RET URNS. Evatt and to.. Secretaries. Tanah, \'2 nios.. 591,032. Brown. Phillips and Stewart: Secretaries: Perak Stiver vallej Rubber Co. Ltd. L'(i.i:<;{ lhs.. Juru Estates, Ltd. J $41, Semanggol Kuhl.tr Co. Ltd •_'<'■.^7.'). Boust| ad and < !o; Ltd. Agents: Batn I Basin Tin Dredging < First
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    BANGKOK TRADE.
    410 19 IMPORTS KBAI 9 RECORD i l:.t US. The imports of the port t Bangkok reached a valute ofTcs. 171 millions in L 924 an increase of Fc«. L 2 millions over any thine previously recorded, ay« theßa gkok Ti:iM b. Only T-: 5 millions i E thai increase
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    18 19 Programme <■<' Drills up to and for .!.m. Saturday. &8Q p.m. I>ukii Tlmall Kaap Malay Company.
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    13 19 Many a bachelorship has been wrecked on a permanent wave. Lord Dew ar
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      277 19 Ov« S7.()0(M)00, S.C. Assurance in Force Over 23,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) OFFlCE:— Winchester House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. mpanj has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance PLANS OF ASSURANCE. om
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      423 19 BANKING. BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED, —Established 1880— Capital Subscribed Y.100,000,i>00 i fully paid up) Reserve Fund Y.8 J,500,000 President: K. Kodama Esq. Vic-e-President: R. Ichinomiya, Esq. DIRECTORS. j M. Odagiri. Esq. K. Mogami, Esq i Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Takeuchi, Esq. K. Tatsumi, Esq. T. Hodsumi, Esq. P. Watanabe.
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      440 19 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, j (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. lion: Mi. I). G. M. Bernard, Chairman Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang, .Deputy Chairman W.
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      554 19 AUCTION SALES. Writ of Seizure and Ssle dated 14th. January, 1927. SHERIFF'S SALE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. In the cause of Tan Siong Kiong trading as Chop Eng Hong Plaintiff Versus. Teo Chian and Chop Seng Cheong Defendant AUCTION SALE OF One now
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      146 19 I ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England b; Royal Charter A.D. 172U j FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee Administration Bonds i Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager. INSURANCE. THE ASIA INSURANCE CO., LTD. i [ooorporatod
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    DOCTORS IN COURT.
    1980 20 Jury Decide Involved Question. NOBODY TO BLAME. The death of a Ceylonese gentleman named S. H. K. Alfred, in the General Hospital recently, following an operation on his nose, f rmed ihe subject of an equiry held in the District Court yesterday under the presidency of Mr.
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    BANKRUPTS $450,000 RUBBER SPECULATIONS.
    213 20 ON A DEBT OF $30,000. Speculating in rubber to the extent of $450,000 when he was insolvent was admitted by a debtor named Lim Yew Chye in the course of his public examination by the Deputy Official Assignee, Mr. L. Gibson, in the Supreme Court yesterday
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    BOY SCOUTS' ASSOCIATION MEETING.
    201 20 The annual general meeting of the Singapore and South Malaya Boy Scouts Association was held in the V.M.C.A. last evening when Mr. Purdy, District Commissioner for Singapore, took the chair in the absence of Mr. F. C. Sands, the Commissioner for Malaya. The reports and accounts
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    29 20 FINANCIAL CONDITION. r(By courtesy of Nanyo XichiN'ichi Shimbunsha. Tokio, Jan. 27. There are many indications that time has come to lower the deposit interest rate oi .banks.
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    ADMIRAL SUZUKI TO GUIDE PRINCE TAKAMATSU.
    23 20 Admiral Kautar^ Suzuki has been appointed an instructor attached to H.I.H. Prince Takamatsu brother of the Emperor.
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    A NEW SINO-JAPANESE TREATY.
    109 20 With reference to the Sino-Japanese negotiations for concluding a new treaty to replace the existing treaties including extraterritoriality and jurisdicticnal regime, it is understood that Japan is prepared to grant China the autonomy oi customs and to consider the jurisdictiona! regime sympathetically on condition that China
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    DAIREN STAPLE EXCHANGE.
    32 20 The Dairen Staple Exchange, and Trust Company (The Dairen Toribikisho Shintakv Kaisha) to-day declared that the recent illegal action by President Mitsujirc Harada had no connection with the Company.
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    23 20 Mr. Donald Macfarlane has been appointed Consul for Sarawak at Jeddah with effect from January 1, 1927, vice Mr. W. P. Cochrane resigned.
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
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      HOME BOXING.
      80 20 MILLIGANS WIN. [Reuters Service.] London, Jan. 27. At the Albert Hall to-night for the twenty rounds European middleweight championship Tommy Milligan (Scotland) the holder weighed in this afternoon at list 511bs Ted Mocre (Plymouth) at list 4ibs. A twenty round heavyweight contest between Phil Scott (British Champion) and
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      INTERNATIONAL RUGBY.
      116 20 Scotland at Cardiff To-day. Wales and Scotland each play their •second match of the international rugby tournament when they meet to-day at Cardiff. The last time the sides met at Cardiff in 1923 Sc:tland won by 11 points to 9. Wales have not beaten Scotland since the 1914
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      FRAMROZ HOCKEY CUP.
      104 20 The following will represent the V.M.C.A. vs. Raffles Institution at hockey on Monday on the School grcund for the Framroz Cup:— G. V. Neubronner; E. G. Wheatley and R. Lyne; B. Singh, C. D. Smith and D. K. Samy; M. Catchatoor. L. Arathoon. H. G. Stack (Capt.),
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      INTER-STATE HOCKEY.
      55 20 Our Ipoh correspondent telegraphs thai the last match of the hockey season is being played tc-day. Selangor visiting Perak. Owing to the several of the State players falling out on account of sickness Perak will be playing almost a new side. The United Services meet Selangor at rugby
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      FOOTBALL.
      100 20 The following will represent the AsiaticPetroleum Company's football team against Pulo Bukom football team to-day on the S.C.C. ground in a friendly game of soccer. T. Albuquerque; Siak Cheng, Wheatley; F. de Souza Bovens. C. D- Smith; Kal Kwi, Tian Lye, Yeow Soon. Kiam Hock, and Lye Soy (Captain)
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      NEW RACEHORSE FROM CALCUTTA.
      48 20 Mr. Chung Ah Ming, the well-known sportsman of Ipoh and Penang. has ju?t imported an English racehorse from Calcutta named Falladeen. Falladeen was landed a few days ago and appears in splendid condition. He is under the charge of Trainer Andy Norman. S. Echo.
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    "THE ONLY WAY."
    144 20 LATEST DEVELOPMENTS. The incomprehensible action of the Singapore Film Censorship in banning the British production "The Only Way" at a time when an American version t f the same story, produced under the same titie. was actually being exhibited in Singapore has led to an incongruous situation.
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    THE 2ND. SUFFOLKS.
    57 20 Although the weather was far form inviting the 2nd Suffolk Regiment, who arcon their way to China, had their march out early yesterday morning. They sail to-day on the Achilles for Hong Kong. Hockey and football matches were* arranged between the visiting regiment and the Duke's, but
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