The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 28 December 1927
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Title Section13 1927-12-28 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, SA WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1927. NO. 12,29413 words
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Article257 1927-12-28 1 The final settlement of enemy debts and war claims has now nearly been reached Page 11. Christmas in England was ushered in by the worst snowstorm for forty years although Christmas Eve had been warm and damp Page 11. The Indian National Congress at Madras is adopting257 words
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Article982 1927-12-28 1 This is a fine mazer which has fetched ten thousand pounds in the auction room. Indeed it is a very fine mazer. Rut ten thousand pounds— ten thousand pou.rds is a rare lot of money. You should know what is a mazei this is a pood982 words
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Advertisement268 1927-12-28 1 SWALLOW ARIELL'S s i| IN 5 LB. BAGS j PATENT ROLLER FLOIJR V.VAW.W.VAV.VAV.W.SSVA RAFFLESJUOTEL. SPECIAL DINNER AND DANCE ,IVA EVERY TUESDAY BATIK DANCE THI'RSDAY AND SATURDAY GRILL YOURY YOIJRLO AND PEN DA,LY MONDAY LADOVA g FR WEDNESDAY. CELEBRATED DANCERS TQ IRIDAY. will appear during the Dinner and 11.30 P.M. Tea268 words
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Advertisement242 1927-12-28 1 jQitle OWissjfctirlo helps KURLO will waah your woollaaa, aH yaur dainty fabrics quickly aad Ft rif I]\ I I thoroughly, yat lt claaaaaa ao gantly Hill) Jj I J l! 1 J I that not a single thread to harmed or t^f&\ fytrff| shrunken. The Kurlo way leaves yaur j[]242 words
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Advertisement177 1927-12-28 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Buy a Buick Page 15. Novel New Year gifts at Little's -Page 10. Use Wakefield's Castrol a British oilPage 15. Krementz buttons defy time and climate Page 18. Important furnituie sale by thing King Lee Page 9. Robinson and Co. for hath and dies- ing gowns Page 11.177 words
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Advertisement7 1927-12-28 1 SWALLOW ARIELL'S (WORLD RENOWNED) BISCUITS AND CAKES7 words
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Miscellaneous164 1927-12-28 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday. 28f/<. Hijrh Water. 1.11 a.m., 8.5, 0.27 p.m.. 9.7. Malacca: H. W. 9.40 a.m.. 6.7. 10.00 p.m., 6.8. Straits Trading Co. half yearly meeting 12. Wearne Bros. Annual Mtg. Orchard Rd. noon St. Andrew'* Hospital Xmas Tree. Penang Race Entries close. Thursday, 99th. High Water. 1.54 a.m.,164 words
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Article453 1927-12-28 2 i! Samara Ale, in story of deepsea sounding in the current issue of Blackaraod'i .Magazine, incidentally has some MSU amusing matter regarding the "Chnileuger" expedition, lt seems that the temperature of the sea at the greater depths Is *»nly just above freezing point, and ever at 2.0(H) fathoms453 words
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Article362 1927-12-28 2 LONt.ER VND FASTER TRAINS. The London Uadeiyronad Railways have i embark <>r. an entire ovetaaal o/ Um tt equipment •al cost of 0.000. This wa> \h>- ttaiemenl made by Mr. Frank Pick, the assistant n\ana<rinir difOC to of the London I'niierground Railway-, of which Lord Ashfieio is362 words
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Advertisement324 1927-12-28 2 PERFUMERY, EAUX DE COLOGNE TOILET REQUISITES MAKE MOST ACCBPTAa\LE X'MASGIFTS. For the benefit of our Customers we are oponing during the Holidays as under. Saturday. 24th. 8.30 to 3.30 Sunday. 25th. 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Monday, 26th. 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesday, 27th. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.324 words
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Advertisement422 1927-12-28 2 Victoria Theatre I FOR TWO NIGHTS ONLY. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NEXT AT 9.30 P.M. THE LAST SHCW OF 1927 DICK NORTON presents "The Globe Trotters" "EN CASSEROLE" FINISH THE OLD YEAR WITH A LAUGH. Friday Next Dec. 30th. Saturday Next Dec. 31st. BOOKING AT LITTLES PRICES $4, 2 AND 1.422 words
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Advertisement535 1927-12-28 2 WISHING OUR PATRONS A MERRY XlfAfl From Friday. 23rd. to Wednesday, 28th. Decemh.r A CHOICE SELECTION OF PICTURES THAT WIU n ENTERTAIN '""lu,, ALHAMBRA (Tan Cheng Kee Co.. Ltd.. Proprietors). In the Second Show at 9 urn A PARAMOUNT PICTURE OF ROMANCE AND ADVENTURE Featuring two of England's beat known535 words
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Article738 1927-12-28 3 PRISON REVELATIONS. It is Hearty eighteen months since a Pi laaaata* Charter was drawn up by the Howard League for Penal Reform in eolJaDotation with the Society of Friends, and ever since then the Howard League ha» been hoping that some nation would formally introduce738 words
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Article103 1927-12-28 3 r>o Workmen Do Job In 26 Hours. London. Dec. sth. At exactly midnight on Saturday a gang of 50 workmen got on a big hustle at Maidstone with the task of breaking down the old bridge over the Medway and constructing a new one inside103 words
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Article39 1927-12-28 3 Lady De Bathe Loses £7,000 Worth of Jewellery. London, Dec 5. Nice. Burglars entered Lady de Bathe's (Mrs. Lily Langtry's) villa at Monte Carlo during a dinner party and stole £7,000 I worth of jewellery.39 words
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796 1927-12-28 3 A FALSE IDEA'S DEATH. Dr. F. W. Norwood enunciated a view of human sacrifice and the Crucifixion not frequently heard at the anniversary meetings of the Manchester and Salford Central Mis.' ion in the Free Trade Hall. He was invited to deliver the anniversary sermon,796 words
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Article86 1927-12-28 3 According to the Sri Krung a famous dacoit named Ai Noi or Dum who for some five years has terrorised folk in the Rajburi ('istrict was shot dead at hrs house at Hin Kong on the nitrht of 25th ult. He had been tracked to bis house86 words
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Article58 1927-12-28 3 London, Nov. 20. London will be connected by telephone with Vienna in December, with Hungary Czechoslovakia and Poland early in 1928 and with Italy, Spain, Portugal, and the j Balkans, before 1929, linking up Great Bri tain with the entire Continent, except Rus- I sia and58 words
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Advertisement267 1927-12-28 3 Am ml <{&' Jfl MVaV^kr' m mW THE FOOD OF KINGS 2 j Court Physicians know the best and j see that] Royal Babies have the best. That is Why Glaxo has been used with success in 5 Royal Nurseries. j Only the best is good* enough for your S267 words
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Advertisement411 1927-12-28 3 I CIGARETTES I I 555 1 X 2 A^ ove a consider jj quality like discerning smokers whose choice is al- < ways State Express 555— the world's premier high-class 4 fcs| cigarette. fl i 555 are made by hand one M at a time from the unique 555 |<Qn411 words
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Article667 1927-12-28 4 TREND OF BRITISH MAKERS. Low-Powered Utility Class. After a tour round this year's "Motor Exhibition" at Olympia. one or two facts force themselves upon one's mind in con nection with modern tendencies in motoi car design. Perhaps the most noteworthy of these is the considerable increase in667 words
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Article169 1927-12-28 4 One of the most striking stands in Olympia was the splendid exhibit of the Rubber Growers' Association. Idol Lane, Eastcheap, London, B.C. Rubber in its various stages of production, from the coagulated latex to the finished tyre cover were placed on view. The whole exhibit was divided169 words
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Article15 1927-12-28 4 The streets of London are more dangerous to-day than a railway line. The Kensington Coroner.15 words
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Article181 1927-12-28 4 Expert's Explanation of "SaWtaft. Singapore, apparently. place in the world when tf* of car drivers. Motor-car owners, especial!) complain of i saortafe vi the other hand, the seeiatar School of Momrinu. Mr. Henrj stated that the trad, il The trouble appear- to an army of trained,181 words
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Advertisement192 1927-12-28 4 111l smbW \.^r~^-~~\mm m^^^ m mmw^ The Car for To-day and To-morrow Dodge Brothers Four supports the contention of leading automotive engineers that the car of the future will be comparatively light and rr M os o °f medium wheelbase. Touring Car. $1380 Special Touring Car.s2.ios For it will travel192 words
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Advertisement116 1927-12-28 4 J High Pressure and Balloon- Tyres and Tubes S 4aW •fl Tlmo to Ro-tire MuM^^r-mW M Mbbb*V p.t ftTlCaf Bal jwwji# aw v.w now b i* w&Ar^ff t a at* i\ DC IO u P T H f%-rtf I \A\\ mW+i.l f?m\ fir > Distributors CYCLE AND CARRIAGE CO., (1926)116 words
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Article422 1927-12-28 5 A Cheap Holiday. I haai just completed with my wife a •i-car tour of a thousand miles through Switzerland, and Northern Italy at coal of less than £40. This fact should afcjpel the fears of those motorists who Would like to take their cars for a422 words
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Article39 1927-12-28 5 1 would have said in homely .phrase. 'more power to your elbow," but I am not sure that that is the part of the body that wants to be strengthened for your hltUa. Mr. Baldwin (to the Lord Mayor).39 words
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Article993 1927-12-28 5 NEW YORK DEVELOPMENT. For Motor Traffic Only. Near York City has celebrated the completion of one of its most remarkable engineeiing projects. The Holland Tunnels, connecting Manhattan with New Jersey, have at last been finished and thrown open for the public use after eight years' work and an993 words
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Article80 1927-12-28 5 Satisfactory trials which encouraged hopes of establishing new records were held at Pendine Sands, Carmarthen, of the "baby" racing car which will be driven in an attempt to beat the world's motoring speed record of 203 miles an hour established by Major Segrave in Florida. The driver is80 words
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Article37 1927-12-28 5 Four English nightingales which left London for New Zealand, to be released on the Government bird sanctuary in Auckland Harbour, will, it is claimed, be the first English migratory birds ever to have entered the Southern hemisphere.37 words
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Article437 1927-12-28 5 Luxury Omnibuses. The Commercial Motor Transport Exhibition, at Olympia, gave an inkling of the luxurious road travel which is to be enj joyed by everybody in the near future. The challenge to the railways is becoming more and more pronounced. The war between road and rail437 words
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Advertisement146 1927-12-28 5 v.v.%%v.v.w.v.sv.v^.waw.%.%%v..vaw.v.wa%w.vavww. I for Economical Transportation t^aaajj 9 >b\ a f^'av t£P m i > a m m s I JB MMmmtt*^. ■11 Jl I."' I INI 1 1 I" r llbsMßßS^^^Mbv BORNEO MOTORS LTD. 1 (Incorporated in S.S.) J SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR f PENANG SEREMBAN -I jj >( >H. TAIPING.146 words
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Advertisement130 1927-12-28 5 THE NEW 1 928 MODEL I J .The 1928 MLLMAN incorporates, amongst others, the following new features: S Longer Wheelbase— Anti- Detonating Cylinder Head, giving greater power without fear of J knocking— Stiffer Crankshaft— lmproved Steering Gear— Hand Controls above Steering Wheel > 3. —Deeper and Larger Capacity Radiator with130 words
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Article, Illustration1227 1927-12-28 6 by OCR CHESS EDITOR [SPKi IM. Tn WttKE PJnESS.I |T| nMtia No. 28. (By .1. Pospisil). Black Mtaeaa, Wftlte »*> pieces. White to move and mate in three nines. The World Championship Match. At the time >«f writing twvii'y four game? have been played between Capablaaca1,227 words
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Article64 1927-12-28 6 What a Bishop Saw. "What are v he chances of civilising Indians?" the Right Rev. Dr. Hugh L. Burleson, Protestant Episcopal Bishop of South Dakota, was asked when he visited New York. "I've seen more painted faces and undiapcd bodies in Park avenue [the fashionable street of New64 words
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Article1321 1927-12-28 6 ADVANCE AND RETREAT. The Vexed Question of Bidding. uy "HORATIUS." As far as can be judged at present the result of the Portland Club conference wiil he to leave half England playing the oldfashioned "value" calling as they call it, and the rest af the world1,321 words
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Article146 1927-12-28 6 At the moment when business was about to begin at the Assizes at Winchester, an official looked towards the gallery and saw a spectator who had not removed his hat! At once the official signalled to a police officer in the well of the court. Frantic signs were146 words
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Article91 1927-12-28 6 Addressing a Diocesan Conference at Wolverhampton the Bishop of Lichfield (Dr. Kempthorne) commented on "the growing cancer of the gambling spirit," which he described as anti social and antiChiistian, ruining sport, and corrupting the character of thousands of men and women. Gieyhound racing tracks might give91 words
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Article172 1927-12-28 6 Everyone knows that turkey** do not come from Turkry, but are American. On the other hand, Bergamot pears, with th; 1 name of an Italian town, actually come from Turkey, the name being beg arnui li. Turkish for *Prinee's pear." The Muscovy duck is a musk-duck, and comes172 words
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Article88 1927-12-28 6 Became .Indue in a BritlsJi 11 uh I Mr. .Justice Alpers, the Christchurch. SJL, Supreme I just died had a career that i without parallel in the British 11^ could not speak a arord I when, as a Danish boy, bt parents to New Zealand88 words
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Article21 1927-12-28 6 An Indian was Rued Secimdcrahad police t >uv\ f policeman. He threw the .aoney oa tl mantha' Unpriaonmenl21 words
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Advertisement6 1927-12-28 6 For the Leisure Hour Indoor Recreations6 words
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Advertisement639 1927-12-28 6 FREE PRESS FOOTBALL COMPETITION. For Only 12 Matches. $50 Must Be Won. We publish every Tuesday morning aaapaaa for ..ur Football Competition. A urize of SI OO will be awarded to n,, r who forecasts the CORRECT RESULTS OF THE TWELVE M VITH Fs in the coupon below. In the639 words
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Article1110 1927-12-28 7 Lancashire's "Rabbit." CONFESSIONS OF MR. C. B. FRY. Manchester, Nov. 11. The Lancashire County Cricket Club last night celebrated the team's success in the bampionship competition at dinner at the Midland Hotel, Manchester. Mr. O. P. Lancashire presided over a large gathering, which included many cricketers amateur1,110 words
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Article661 1927-12-28 7 Character Sketch of ex -Chess Champion. HIS FIDGETY CHALLENGER. The match for the world's chess championship Between Senot Capablanca, the champion, and Dr. Alekhine, which began in September, is still dragging on at Buenos Aiies. Twenty-eight games have now been played, of which Alekhine has661 words
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Advertisement188 1927-12-28 7 Igenascol (ready roofing) ji 1 Sold in TWO THICK- 5 J N ESSES medium (2 ply) and "i I ■fllir TvT^^d A ,n ro,,s of »«•x 72 ft. i Gonasco "am, mm mm COMPLETE WITH NAILS 5 &Si>A AN,) KLEATS readv for fix m S>o cemen ti"R necessary. C %i^.188 words
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Advertisement301 1927-12-28 7 How Healthy and Strong he looks!" Sir Gilbert Parker. Bt., "A few weeks ago he looked quite ill the distinguished his ncr ves were all to pieces, and he novelist and statesman, wntes was latigued by the slightest exertion. "J have used Sanatogen M Yes, but he has been taking301 words
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Article1014 1927-12-28 8 Queen Victoria's Partner. TERRIBLE MOMENTS. Here is a yarn the substantial truth of which I can vouch for. It was told to my father, the then Bishop of Limerick, by the Duke of Leinster, th^ principal actor in the story. It was on the occasion1,014 words
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Article760 1927-12-28 8 Overcoming Lifetime Of Custom. PARTIALITY FOR PARIS FROCKS. Those whose idea of the Persian woman is obtained from highly coloured ivtion and the films see little resemblance between her and the English "flapper." Yet my recent trip through Persia convinced me tha* at heart there is little difference760 words
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Article33 1927-12-28 8 "What funny names these Chinese towns in the news have," remarked a man from Schenectady as he read a Poughkeepsie newspaper on his way to meet a friend in Hoboken. Christian Science Monitor.33 words
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Advertisement621 1927-12-28 8 iltVni^Ay made isi Scc/tand W Jsl 4mmi£Ukm9\ f "from J3&r&y m I ¥V\RLKY is a valuable food and the distilled 153 a\a* essence contains properties that are not u\\ only restorative but are also health giving in a jU I greater degree than any other di>ti L J article. fLm\621 words
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Advertisement260 1927-12-28 8 I <* frying climate When you feel weak and depressed you need a tonic that will brace up the entire system. Hall's Wine will do this. It acts at once on the blood, nerves, and every function of the body. It increases vitality, gives you new energy, builds up strength,260 words
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Article285 1927-12-28 9 AMERICAN AMPHIBIAN OVERDUE. Atlantic Flyers Disappear. [Reuter's Service.] I «»ndi»n. Dec. 24. Anxiety is growing in America in regard 0 the fat*> of the occupants of the amphiMaa aaaaaaaa Dawn which left Roosevelt Field evening for Harbour Grace with a Haw to making a trans-Atlantic flight.285 words
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Article56 1927-12-28 9 r Reuter's Servire.l Johannesburg. Dec. 26. Mr. Oliver Davis, Secretary of the Durban Turf Club, piloted by his son, attempted tc fly baaa Durban to Johannesburg to attem' a big race meeting. The aeroplane crashed at Dundee and both, were killed. Johannesburg, Later. It transpires that Mr.56 words
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Article66 1927-12-28 9 [Reuter's Service.] Paris, Dec. 24. The aeroplane Georges Guynemer, which is flying East, landed last evening at Mertiaa in Cilicia. Paris. Dec. 26. The aeroplane Gec.rges Guyiemer on it? flight to the Ea>t landed at Alexandretta on Dec. 25. Angora, Dec. 23. The aeroplane Georges Guynemer66 words
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Article194 1927-12-28 9 Playwright Assaulted. [Renter's Service.] Warsaw, Dec. 25. The playwright, Nowaeznski, who is alsc leader-writer to the Conservative Press agai.ist the present regime, was visited las' evening by two civilians and another man i.-niformed as a senior police officer, who produced a warrant showing he was required at194 words
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Article55 1927-12-28 9 '[Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai, Dec. 24. The full tram service in Shanghai was resumed this morning and ex-strikers are now assisting the police to arrest agitators apparently believing that risks of reprisals have passed off with the departure of Soviet supporters, seventeen of whom, including55 words
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Article160 1927-12-28 9 SENATOR BORAHS LATEST PROPOSAL. Mr. Coolidge's Opposition. [Reuters Service.] Washington, Dec. 24. The Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate has recently been examining at. Briand's proposal for a treaty outlawing Fianco- American war. Senator Borah, chairman of the committee, suggested that M. Briand should be asked to extend160 words
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Article138 1927-12-28 9 Extension of Working Hours. Reuter's Service.] London. Dec. 24. The Federation of Master Cotton Spinners' Associations has drawn up a scheme to re duce production costs and increase output. The revision of hours and wages foresha dowed in the report which has been submitted to the cotton138 words
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Article118 1927-12-28 9 Reuter's Service. London, Dec. 24. The yacht Crusader belonging to the Ameiican oil millionaire and racehorse owner. Mr. A. K. Macomber. one of the most luxuiious vessels afloat, collided with a small passenger steamer, the Prince of Wales, from Cowes for Southampton with l ixty passengers, in118 words
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Article102 1927-12-28 9 [Reuter's Service.] Baaaca Aires. Dec. 24. Several bank employees were among tht l."> injured by a bomb explosion at a local branch of the National City Bank. The premises were badly damaged. There was a similar explosion at the First National City Bank in Boston. Both102 words
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Article94 1927-12-28 9 [Reuter's Service.] London. Dec. 2.">. Fiuures indicating the effect of the gen eral strike and coal-mining stoppage on the membership and finances of the trade unions are given in the return of the Registrar of Friendly Societies for 1926. The statistics show there were 577 registered94 words
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Article91 1927-12-28 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, Dec. 23. That almost €86,000 has been "salved" and the guarantors' final instalment of 2s. 6d. in the pound has not been needed, is indicated by the final report of the Empire Exhibition liquidators after two years' work. Nearly tenpence in the pound91 words
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Article257 1927-12-28 9 PUBLIC FEELING IN AMERICA. Question of Safety Measures. [Router's Service.] New York, Dec. 23. All hope of rescuing any of the crew of S4 has been viituaJly abandoned and the rescue fleet is now paying attention to fsbJ vage, but the raising of the vessel is unlikely257 words
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Article63 1927-12-28 9 - Sequel to Naval Disaster. [Reuter's Service.] Tokyo, Dec. 26. ty plain Mizuki. ex-commander of the erafaer Jintsu. holding himself responsible for the nnval disaster on August 24th. when the Jintsu sank the destroyer Warabi. has committed suicide. The court martial which was trying Mizuki and others in63 words
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Article43 1927-12-28 9 Many Passengers Killed. [Reuter's Service.] Shanghai, Dec. 26. Xew^ from Ichang says the French steamer Shuheng for Shasi was pirated below Ichang on Dec 22. The pirates thorough ly looted thc vessel and many passengers were killed or wounded.43 words
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Article42 1927-12-28 9 [Reuter's Service.] Johannesburg, Dec. 26. Five natives were killed and 26 injured in a fight between rival factions in a western township. Three of those injured are not expected to live. A policeman was hurt but not seriourly.42 words
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Article36 1927-12-28 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, Dec. 24. The Admiralty announces that Vice-Ad-miral Sir Frederick Field has been appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet in succession to Sir Roger Keyes to date from May Ist.36 words
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Article35 1927-12-28 9 [Reuter's Service.] New York. Dec. 23. Mr. De Valera has arrived and announced he will try to raise t'250,000 in the United States in order to establish an Irish Republican newspaper.35 words
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Article50 1927-12-28 9 [Reuter's Service.] New York. Dec. 23. In connection with the statement in the British House of Commons that the British Post Office is losing on the tra-ns-Atlan-tic telephone service the American Telephone and Telegraph Company has also found the service unprofitable but has announced it will be continued.50 words
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Article51 1927-12-28 9 ("Reuter's Service.] Paris, Dec. 25. The Budget, after going backwards and forwards between the Chamber and Senate, has been definitively adopted by both houses by substantial majorities. The receipts are shown at 42,496,000,000 francs and expenditure at 42,441,000,000 francs. Paris, Dec. 25. Parliament has adjourned till Jan.51 words
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Article78 1927-12-28 9 Stolen Notes in Sydney. Sydney, I)ee. 23. On the arrival of the steamer Moldavia a young woman presented at thc Commonwealth Bank a hundred pounds sterling in English notes, the numbers corresponding to some of those in the recent robbery in Colombo of t'5,000 from78 words
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Article43 1927-12-28 9 Suva, Fiji, Dec. 2ti. The Clan steamer Clan McWilliam h [on fire ami has become a total loss while completing the loading of copra at Va.au. Ti nga. before sailing homeward. Captain Thompson and the Chief Engineer were d 'owned.43 words
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Article26 1927-12-28 9 Nice, Dec. 5. I The <k'ath has occurred of M. who was Russian Foreign Minister in ***** and subsequently represented Koltchak in Paris.26 words
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Article31 1927-12-28 9 Amsterdam. Dec. 2t>. As a result of thfeir motoi-car falling Into a canal the well known Amsterdam lawyer Van Nierop, his wife and daughter have been drowned. I31 words
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Article291 1927-12-28 9 A bookmaker who was imieh esteemed in his wot id has just died, aged about 7", in the person of Leonard Lee. Lee was a gipsy by birth, hut not one of those gipsies who were born in a caravan. A correspondent who had known him.291 words
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Article64 1927-12-28 9 Tenders are invited for the supply of 100 tons more or less of best Durham Foundry Coke clean, reasonably unbroken and free from foreign matter, to be delivered at the Municipal Store, in i ton lots during PJ2B, aa required. Tenders will be received by the un64 words
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Advertisement536 1927-12-28 9 BUSINESS CARDS. ;i WEE BROS: UNDERTAKERS, MOM MENTAL MASONS. Freaa Floral Wreaths. Made to order. > 'I \rtiaWaJ Wreaths AUays in Stock.".! I SELEGIti IiOAI). TEL: BM».< .-.■.•.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.vav.vJL NATIONAL ELECTRIC CO, I 2, Raffles Place. •ddrasa: NATKLEOU, Singapore.! Ihe largest and most comprehensive show.rthim in Malaya. j rs «>f Electrical536 words
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Advertisement831 1927-12-28 9 REMINDER. QN FRIDAY. 30th. DECEMBER. AT 2.30 P.M. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE OF I High Grade Canton Blackwood and wax polished Teak Household Furniture. IMants etc. At No. 11 Kalmoral Road (off Stevens Road and Bukit Timah Road). Comprising;:— A set of Canton blackwood sitting room suite richly inlai-1 with M.O.P.831 words
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51 1927-12-28 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Mr. Wee Tock Kim and his sons, Wee Thiam Hock. Thiam Siew, Thiam Kee. and Thiam Liang beg to thank their relatives, friends, and members of various club>. who sent wreaths, scroll.-*, joss papers and attended the funeral of Madame Goh Cheo Xeo yesterday, the 27th December51 words
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817 1927-12-28 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESSWEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 28. 1927. India's Fiery Tongue. It is a characteristic of the good humoured policy oi* our people that we are always willing to give the greatest latitude to people who like to abuse and misrepresent us, an attitude of mind and practice which may be attributed817 words
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Article321 1927-12-28 10 The .Johore Volunteer Rifles will from the Xew Year he known as the Johore Volunteer Engineers. Mrs. R. C. M. Kmdersley, who has recently suffered from a severe attack of malaria, is now much better. M.M. Mr. J. Byrne, who had been head of the Preventive Service. Government Monopolies Penanjf,321 words
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Article75 1927-12-28 10 ACCIDENT AT CHINESE MINE. Watchman Killed. From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 27. While it was being prepared for work the boiler of an engine at the Phooy Soon Mining Kongsi at Sungei Besi burst with a terrific explosion. The force of the explosion was such that75 words
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Article25 1927-12-28 10 (From Our Own Correspondent). Bangkok, Dec. 27. The King left to-day by special train for the seaside being now convalescent.25 words
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Article293 1927-12-28 10 A Large and Enraptured Audience. Efrem Zimbalist ..repeated his previous success when he appeared before another big audience at the Victoria Theatre last night. It was another musieal treat and the recital will go down with his previous shows as some of the greatest music we have293 words
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Article165 1927-12-28 10 A tea party in honour oi* Mr. J. W. Jefferson, Physical Director, was given by members of the Majelis Perhimpunan Guru Guru Ifelayu Singapore, at fohe Geylang Malay School on Friday last. The function was very largely attended and the guests were received by Mr.165 words
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Article246 1927-12-28 10 Capt. G. B. S. Chawla. F.M.S. arrived for duty at the Military hospital, Taiping on Dec. 18. A mild sensation was caused at the Beach Street market yesterday morning, says Saturday's Straits Echo, when a few Chinese attempted to obstruct some chintengs who were searching among some eggs for illicit246 words
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Article73 1927-12-28 10 CHRISTMAS SEASON COMRft IN MILDLY. Saturday's Rugby ResuiU. (Our Own Correspondent. -Copy* London, l)ec. The weather turned moist and aai day after the rece.it frosts and footl consequence was in no way haa.Be. i chief results under the Rugby code follows. iilackheath <>, Dovaaparl Berries* 0 Swansea73 words
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Article71 1927-12-28 10 (Our Own Correspondent. --Copyright) London, Dec. _M. In the league match between the Aratati and Everton, which was played si Highbury the Referee, owing ta the attitude of i noisy crowd, was compelled to take the un usual course of trying to saorest them The trouble arose71 words
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Article34 1927-12-28 10 (Our Own Correspondent. Copyhf London. Dec. Jl. The Home Secretary s.r w. Joynsoi Hicks in the absence of a demand from th( public has declined to sanction leg to suppress staghunting.34 words
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Article66 1927-12-28 10 (Our Oam Copyright). London. !>«*<•. 21. Electric rat racing for terriers atattl MB Feb. <»th at the Stadium Club in Holbota. Shares in the greyhound racing compos Of racovarad after the fall due to the Room Secretary's warning that he arai Invert gating abuses. The mabi complaints66 words
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Article41 1927-12-28 10 London. Dec -t Thc entries for the Spring rating hand caps are weak. There sre onlj 4" H the Lincolnshire none of which sre French and L'f. far the Ascot G »W ap, 1 ol are Freneh. BaaaaaaMßa41 words
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Article46 1927-12-28 10 London. Dec 14. The Prince n\' Wale>. th by Commander Mackenzie H— S, in the semi-final* of the Navy Squ rackets ehampion.-hip. of ahkl is Lieut Sanderson, compete* 1 in Par liamentary handicap in February tfheU 1 is let to owe one46 words
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Article95 1927-12-28 10 The annual Christina.- daBCC held b] Oriental Telephone Company ttaaT, tool place with its usual ■OCCCH in thc Volunteer Drill Hall on Friday evening. In Ipße af vile weather conditions there was a fall attendance, and those raapoaaaani for taa arrangements had the satisfaction af MM«aj that95 words
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Article88 1927-12-28 10 A collision between Marrii Oxford csi owned by Cnptain Freybcrg. Ma tendant. and an Armstrong Siddele) n by Mr. Ahmed Din. occurred in Cliance Lane on Christmas Day. Captain and Mrs. Freyberg were return;.. Sea View Hotel when the can met at of the dangerous Lends in88 words
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Article65 1927-12-28 10 FOOTBALL COMPETITION NO. 19. I —Pagi j L Mr LA. Simpson. B.Sc. Aj I Institute for Medical Roea.yh. K rur has been awarded the degn of Philosophy by the UaiveraH) pool for a thesis submitted. The Christmas Tx^us of hohda.v m from Kuala Lumpur aaa, aa W*a»j very large. Eraser's65 words
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Advertisement223 1927-12-28 10 "THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" 1 BRITISH BEER IS BEST! ALLSOPPS PILSENER IS THE BEST BRITISH BEER. CALDBECK, MACGREGOR Co., Ltd. E (Incorporated under tfce Companies Ordinance I of Hongkong) I (Incorporated in Shanghai.) I SINGAPORE. KUALA LUMPUR. PENANG, AND IPOH. TURKEY, HAMS, Etc I FOR HOGMANAY j ORDERS NOW223 words
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Advertisement48 1927-12-28 10 m irfums de Luxe COTY„ Chypre Origan 5 Rose Jacqueminot Paris Emeraude S EAU DE COTY to be had fiom all dealers 5 Dupire Brothers. VWaWAV^%rV« r A%W!^^ V%rWWSr^.r^V.r%fl.rWsM B sMsfla sj srWW. JODELITE <§) i I THE wood preservative. i I *m .Vients: THE BORNEO CO., LTD.S V.V."-%V.%--SS%V.%V.V.N%VsrV.V.V.48 words
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Article245 1927-12-28 11 I SEVERE SNOWSTORMS IN ENGLAND. Worst For Forty Years. Isondon, Dec. 27. lad sleet fell all night and at midi:l> tl* air-service from Croydon to Paris M.d owing to the depth of snow irdon aerodrome. SJ] >i an were warned that landing at aai was inadvisable. I245 words
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Article43 1927-12-28 11 I Koine, Dec. 21. replyiac Io Christmas preet--■"111 the Sacred Callaga, said he rets* appointment of the first shop, bal sorrowed at the savage cruelties and atrocities in Mexico, Caiaa. It seemed impossible naaaata >hould not rise up and them.43 words
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Article70 1927-12-28 11 I New York. Dec. 24. is being celebrated very enHolly tied with red ribbon, trass illuminated and mul'tisre everywhere. It is esti- over .{.000.000 holidaymakers from New York theatres. oabaiati which are booked to Turkeys are very plentiful ridings from England are great- si owing to70 words
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Article132 1927-12-28 11 I London, Dec. 25. rrenun were killed at Glasgow dur *g a fire which destroyed a five storey aired i« in Graham Square in the Gallow- on Christmas Eve. Claoa is scratchin' matches," uty a four-year old boy climbing the a tenement building in Graham which commands132 words
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Article160 1927-12-28 11 |*aaa?a pts Whites 3 pts. f th. Padang yesterday were under lad ir. consequence the rugby trial was not a very brilliant exhibition. u vas practically useless and the play aljr devoted to* footwork. Colours coring after a scrum near the al-iine, but Niblock failed to con-HaJf-'im e Colours,160 words
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Article111 1927-12-28 11 BIG TASK NEARING ITS COMPLETION. Huge Figures Involved. [Reuter's Service.] Ixmdon, Dec. 27. Ihe work of the Clearing Office dealing wuh claims against ex-enemy States and subjects Is nearing completion. The report «>f *he Controller for thts year ending Octo her Ist last shows that a111 words
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Article426 1927-12-28 11 FOOTBALL AS SHF IS PLAYED! Amusing Christmas Dav Match At Tanglin. The annual Christmas Day soccer match between the officers and sergeants of the Duke's at Tanglin this year was n ore in the nature of a water polo match, as the ground was under water. Practically the whole Battalion426 words
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Article280 1927-12-28 11 The List of Cases to be Heard. The cases at the forthcoming Assizes at Johore Bahru, Batu Pahat and Muar, which will be taken by M¥. Justice McCabe Reay, are as follows: At Johore Bahru on January 2nd. Kookat charge of murder; Tong Choy charge of murder; Basha280 words
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Article367 1927-12-28 11 NATIONAL CONGRESS RESOLUTIONS. Boycott of Commission. [Reuter's Service.l Madras, Dec. 26. Dr. Ansari in his presidential address at the 42nd Indian National Congress urgred the concentration of energies and resources on fighting communal and political discord. He advised the Congress to have nothing to do with the Statutory367 words
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Article402 1927-12-28 11 Another Successful Christmas Tiffin. The tiffin held at the Swimming Club on Christmas Day was. if possible, more lively and convivial than in previous years. There was a very large attendance, which was presided over by the President of the Club. Mr. W. A. White. In the402 words
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Article599 1927-12-28 11 BAD WEATHER SET AT DEFIANCE. Widespread Celebrations. Although the elements did their worst durinjr t*ie holidays, it was not sufficient to interfere with the enjoyment of Christmas in Singapore. Those whose lot in life it is to provide enjoyment for the public, rose nobly to the occasion599 words
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Article263 1927-12-28 11 Upon a request which was recommended by the Hon'ble the President of Religious Affairs, Y. M. Ungku Omar bin Ahmad D-.K., and supported by the Hon'ble Dato Ismail bin Bachok, D.P.M.J., and .Dato Mustapha bin Jaafar, D.P.M.J., a discourse in Arabic on certain aspects of the Islamic263 words
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Advertisement323 1927-12-28 11 < _<s„ JUST arrived J Jl? NEW SHB>MENT i atar^^l BATH DRESSING GOWNS i II "M t/Jr.Ml EXCLUSIVE SHADES AND M PATTERNS. 5 BATH GOWNS fMm^Wm^ > White Ground with Coloured m^^R:/^M^^ "l l m m Plain with Contrast Facings. $13.50. IJUm^FmW^^ 5 \l Fancy Designs $18.50 to $25.00. /litt323 words
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Advertisement806 1927-12-28 12 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice Monthly Service Liverpool snd Glssgow. (Via Genoa and Havse.) Dus .."oora. Route subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. t PATROCLUS Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and806 words
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Advertisement592 1927-12-28 12 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England). "ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREiGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. l TO HONG KONG. SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. J ■*> Due S'pore. 1928. a s.s. CITY OF MADRAS Jan. 17 s.s. CITY OF ADELAIDE592 words
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Advertisement393 1927-12-28 12 P. &>€> British India and Apcar Lines. (Incorporated in England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SN CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMRNI LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SSSVICE )UTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AM) JAPAN. Due Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnaif. Wsaesaaa MALWA 11,100 Dec. 30 MOREA 1393 words
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Article2192 1927-12-28 13 Back To The Spanish Days. THE CAYMAN CORNER OF THE EMPIRE. Putting aside the utmost loneliness of Tristan da C'unha, and the comparative and nearly extreme isolation of St. Helena, there are few places within the Empire as isolated as is the Island of Grand Cayman, a2,192 words
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Article398 1927-12-28 13 Houdini was clever but had he lived to be present in the house of representatives in the Philippine legislature diiring the last sine die session, he would have been compelled to take a back seat. How some of the bills were passed or rejected was398 words
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Advertisement328 1927-12-28 13 3 TT "Tm(YWWWWVWi\ V.-.-. .WW 0I Ammm afla^aV GEmWW\\ GaW\ ata^BaaatfafMßafta. Aw m W VA j WMMWCTB-<^ SThe Chef's Chef D'oeuvre CHEF SAUCE i If you have not already tried CHEF SAUCE, a new and delightful g astronomical experience awaits you. Compounded of the verv finest in- gredients, it is328 words
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Advertisement215 1927-12-28 13 Flies Contaminate Your Food OUT of filthy drains, out of stables, and germ -laden refuse cans, the fly comes hungrily to your table. The feet with which he crawls over your food are foul with dirt and disease. Can you eat, with ease of mind, the food this germ- laden215 words
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Article855 1927-12-28 14 A Modern Necessity. ARMOUR FOR INDUSTRIAL DEFENCE. In a modern industrial plant proper clothing for the worker is one of the important phases of the safety programme (states the New York Literary Digest, quoting an aiticle in the National Safety News, Chicago). The protective equipment of855 words
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Article33 1927-12-28 14 Everywhere women are devouring lettuce desperately. Others stake everything on fiuit. They breakfast on pineapple, they lunch on orange, they dine off lemon. There is something: about the pineapple that fat doesn't like.33 words
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Advertisement180 1927-12-28 14 I MilkHNnl ij ii I laaalaabiai^l 3 Indisputably ji ii £3 I lllpyii I o Baby Food I |-^<£SS& I Q of tbc day. i /tS s itl^' t t-** 212. yFw? 3^ .....^^tajyiW TRY IT FOR BABY COW GATE MILK FOOD FOR INFANTS AND INVALIDS. Stocked by All Chemists180 words
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Advertisement437 1927-12-28 14 So mechanically perfect is the improved Hupmobile Six, that you can drive it day after day and yet forget everything about it except the recurring compliments of your friends who cannot help exclaiming "What a beautiful car '7 281, Orcnara Roal. SINGAPORE ItOTORg Tal No. 17SS HUPMOBILE j ./SN WINCARNIS437 words
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Article1347 1927-12-28 15 Problem Of The Ball. stUBKB OR "GOTTA." It seems now, in the light of some things I have read, that on returning from Britain this summer I allowed myself to be quoted, with regard to the desired adoption of a standard ball, before I was ready1,347 words
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Article276 1927-12-28 15 Victim's InavuHiug Plea for Leniency. London. Nov. 28. Guelph.— At the trial of the six students in connexion with the students' "rag" here, Beddeea pleaded leniency and emphasized that he had not laid the charges. The Magistrate imposed a fine of 20 dollars on each of the276 words
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Article237 1927-12-28 15 Accountancy Not Attractive to Women. At a conference of the Commercial Motor Users' Association, at Olympia, on "What to BO with our Roys," Major-General S. S. Long said-. "Let them became accountants. It seems to he the only profession v hich the fair sea has left alone."237 words
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Advertisement1183 1927-12-28 15 Ellfinnfl' KORRENGZAL OINTMENT ■H lI II II V FOR WOUNDS, SORES, AND AtL SKIN DISEASES. aaVUIIIIII GREAT PEPPERMINT CURE ***S mWWMfWmm FOR COUGHS, COLDS, AND STOMACH COMPLAINTS. NOTICES. NOTICES. PENANG TURF CLUB. exchange banks. NKW YEAR MEETING 1928. The Ex(;hl li:i .^T^s, -m >,»„- isj L'tui January H*2X. Soiag Public1,183 words
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Advertisement132 1927-12-28 15 fr^ajeJntaTHitsff^ adlii^^mmmmmmmmmW >a\. alllllllllHllllllllMMTMafl SI lj| ||||Il|ll|l|ll||BMllStßaß^~~ 1^^ T~— =lz= t II h aaal 11 BUUUUIM anul IV !am Brr ßaal ///^Bam.fl Bi M BBZfl B^\ B l\ ■aaJB'B n< Mai awMal aV lll^TTTr^eßßSa M| mt^mj ga i a ll^^Sl II iuiiii|iiinnT|Tnj bfj a/ >■ bm ''^Bfl *****1l Ifll >|132 words
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Article213 1927-12-28 16 A BROKEN CRANKSHAFT. BLUE FUNNEL PYRRHUS AT SINGAPORE. The Blue Funnel steamer, Pyrrhus, arrived in port on Saturday after a somewhat adventurous voyage. Leaving Birkenhead on November sth., she encountered severe weather during the journey down to the Mediterranean, having to heave to for eight hours on one213 words
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Article109 1927-12-28 16 Dumping Rubbish in Ihe Harbour. Before the Master Attendant. Capt. Geoffrey Freyberg, R.N., in the Marine Court on Saturday morning, Yang Ha Seng, a Chinese fireman on board the Mersing, was charged with depositing rubbish in the Harbour, at 5 o'clock last Friday evening. It was stated in109 words
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Article72 1927-12-28 16 The Jerantut. a now steamer built for the Straits Steamship Co.. at Hong Kong, arrived from the latter port on Saturday. She is similar to the other new vessels Malacca and Jarak with a net tonnage of 74 and an indicated horse-power of 300. She was72 words
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Article49 1927-12-28 16 The troopship Dorsetshire arrived from Southampton on Saturday with 84 officers and 676 other ranks on board and proceeded alongside the West Wharf. The vessel left Southampton on Nov. 22nd. and after refueling and taking stores on board here left later in the day for Shanghai.49 words
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Article25 1927-12-28 16 A woman who did not appear at Jarrow to answer a charge of drunkenness wrote a letter to the magistrates and signed herself "Yours sinfully."25 words
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Article292 1927-12-28 16 The Singapore reported on Thursday that on the previous night the light on Takong Ketjil was not burning. The new Dutch tourist vessel. Op Ten Noort, arrived from Sourabaya on Boxing Day morning and left later in the day for Belawan Deli. On arrival in port on Christmas Day the292 words
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Advertisement677 1927-12-28 16 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated in Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regulsr monthiy sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,612 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe,677 words
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Advertisement689 1927-12-28 16 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc., 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated in U.S.A.) B>«aaaaMa GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AM. BALTIMORE U (via Suez) M.S. SILjVERASH In Port S.S. BELFAST MARU due Jan. 4 M.S. SILVERBEECH due Jan. 20 lu M.S. SILVERMAPLE due Feb. 12 PACIFIC689 words
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Miscellaneous679 1927-12-28 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedaii and lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6679 words
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Advertisement663 1927-12-28 17 O. S. K. Line. Uettinationa. r»*«^^- steaaiera. Arrive. Leave. I n<lon. Rotterdam, Hamburg, Bremen, \t twerp, via Colombo, Aden and Irt Said Altai Maru Jan. 12 Jan. 13 purl an, Algoa Bay, Cape Town Rj Santo. Montevideo t Manila Maru Jan. 6 Jan 8 an.i Buonos Aires. aaaa, Zanzibar, Da663 words
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Advertisement487 1927-12-28 17 TIIAVEL- COMFORT aaajOfll dollar rfg-aa^ *PKESIDaEN|^ LINERS 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. State-rooms with private bath predominate, all have hot and cold running487 words
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Advertisement758 1927-12-28 17 K. P. M. I KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU. 1 (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 Settlement* (Singapore and Penang). OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF758 words
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Article489 1927-12-28 18 Practice Ammunition to be Reduced. The decision of the Army Council seri oaaly to reduce the annual allotment of ammunition to Army units threatens to destroy the suldier's supremacy with the iifle says the Morning Post's Military Correepoadent, since it means that the use of this489 words
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Article346 1927-12-28 18 Nandi **neer" that may be a (■.ant Hyena. Who will solve the mystery of the Xanui "bear," that strange beast of the East At i lean veld which has tei rorised the natives and taken heav> toll of their stock and which devours its prey346 words
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Article56 1927-12-28 18 A blue-eyed boy of thirteen *in a highpitched voice pleaded guilty of killing his nine-month old sister, in the absence of the mother, because she cried and annoyed him when he wanted to read. He held her back against the fire grate. He was sentenced to56 words
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Article443 1927-12-28 18 PROFESSOR CONDEMNS THE AESTHETIC DROOP. "Aping the ape" is how Professor Alexander Low, of the Chair of Anatomy at Aberdeen University, describes the action of those young women who cultivate the "aesthetic droop." This, he explains, is to walk or stand with the head443 words
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Article227 1927-12-28 18 Mr. Lloyd George on the Horrors of the Next War. Mr. Lloyd George, speakinir in support of Colonel Carnegie, the Liberal candidate, at the Canterbury by-election declared"The whole of Europe is fermenting calamity in the devil's vat." Replying to the Secretary for War on the question of227 words
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Article116 1927-12-28 18 Mme. Huguette Duflos has lost her rase. Together with M. Lehmann, the manager of the Porte St. Martin Theatre Paris, she was made responsible for the payment of 150,000 francs damages (approximately £1 2CO) to the Corned ie Francaise for breach of contract. This judgment was116 words
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Article29 1927-12-28 18 If you spend three or four years in studying papers of a great man it is impossible not to feel a sort of loyalty to him. Mr. Philip Guedalla.29 words
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Advertisement360 1927-12-28 18 fe^JJi il^l^^^lW j^S Ouarant#«d for a Lifetime ■Oil CdnnOC I j^-rementz BUTTONS wiU be too careful I stand thc **vage* of am* 1 and climate. They are of \hi purity and JhehlUSJ I made of Kremcntx gold ofgour children* food. I plate which never tariit hot climate* it i5 nishes.360 words
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Advertisement723 1927-12-28 18 j START the NEW YEArI 1/ v I j? WITH A FEW GOOD > J j V RESOLUTIONS /jj NO MORE SQIEAKY SPRINGS "WHIZ" ANTI-SQUEAK COMPOUND. !J KEEP YOUR WINDSCREEN CLEAR OF RAIN 5 By usinv "WHIZ" "KLEER' (.LASS. '.j KEEP YOUR ENGINE COOI By Using 2- "WHIZ" RADIATOR CLEANING723 words
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Article322 1927-12-28 19 London. Nov. 30. ('upper.— lnfluenced by the firmness in America and the expected reduction in U. K. Standard stocks, this market has shewn siens of recovery after the sharp set-back experienced last week. Confidence, however, has heen somewhat shaken by these saddea relapses, and should the contango widen322 words
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Article584 1927-12-28 19 BUFF DEVELOPMENT REPORT. The following is the report of the directors submitted at the annual meeting of the Company, on Dec. 8. The year's working- resulted in a profit of i'W>,669 2s. lOd. which, added to the balance brought forward from \he previous year £8,943 4s. 7d..584 words
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Article130 1927-12-28 19 Messrs. Guthrie and Co.. agents, Kuala Lumpur have received the following advice by cable from the Secretaries: Selangor United Rubber Estates Ltd., Board have declared an interim dividend of "> per cent actual payable on 11th proximo. At a meeting of the Perak Branch committee of the130 words
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Article24 1927-12-28 19 The Englishman distrusts and dislikes intellectual solutions: he prefers that something should happen, and that he should then apply a plaster. Sir Josiah Stamp.24 words
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Article64 1927-12-28 19 December 21. Fank 4 in.s. I 4'*. Bank demand i Private credits 3 m.~. 24 21:52 Now York, demand Mn Credits i»0 dajl 58V& France, demand 14:5*"> India. T. T. 154 llonp Kong, demand 11 p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand 122 •Java, demand 140 T < mjrkok, demand 79" H64 words
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Article212 1927-12-28 19 December 21. Tin 150 Tons $111 fc Gam bier 7 Pepper White 83 Pepper Black 13 1 Flake Tapioca <* Pearl Sago Small <* Copra 11.10 Copra Sundried 11. .">.*> Opium. Baaaraa unt. 4.000 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (Near) 330 Rice, Siam old No. 1. 330212 words
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Article61 1927-12-28 19 December 2 1th. 12 o'clock noon. R.S.S equal to Standard Q.C.F. Boot «;;i" 4 70 Standard R.S.S. Spot 70 ~t\\ 4 on Tender Tan-Mar. 71 71 Apr-Jaae 71 t: 4 Jely-Sepc. 75» 4 78 Tone Of Market: Steady Quiet. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 2Qd61 words
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Article332 1927-12-28 19 Merger with Allenby and Kuantan. The sixth ordinary general meeting o\' the Kundong Rubber Estate. Ltd.. was held in Kuala Lumpur on Friday. There were present Mr. F. G. Souter (Chairman), the Hon'ble Mr. H. B. Egmont Hake (director!. Mesara. R. P. Leadbetter and A. B. Car.:. (shareholders),332 words
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Article19 1927-12-28 19 I 1 Evidence of means at Bow County Court: Well, he has a brass plate on his front door.19 words
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Article79 1927-12-28 19 U.S. STEEI> STOCK IN DflMANat. [Renter*! Service.! New York, l>t'c. 88. The stock market had a ■pall ol" fiettSaed buying of United States Steel Corporation. It broke out in the final hour carrying u|» the price nearly five points to 164, tinhighest figure for several anjeke. The79 words
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63 1927-12-28 19 [Reuter's Service.] New York, Dec. 2.'L According to the Journal of Commerce the Fiench Government has completed plans for the revalorisation of the franc and will follow the example of Italy and retttta to the gold standard early in 1928. in which connection the63 words
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Article28 1927-12-28 19 Introduction of Coupons. [Reuter's Service.] Colombo. Dec. 21. Legislation became effective on Dec. 23 making it illegal to purchase or sell rubber without coupons.28 words
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240 1927-12-28 19 The following ii, the directors' report to shareholders to be piexnied on Jan, Ith. at Missis. Chan Sze Onn's oAVu 64, Market Street at noon. The directors beg to submit the first balance wheat of the Company for the period ended Slat August, 1927.240 words
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Article201 1927-12-28 19 ROSE MACPHAIL COS REPORT Singapore, Dec. 21. Rubber.- London, ls TTsd. Fnchanged. Tin. London, 1202 10s. 17s 6d down. Mining. Steady. South Tai pings 86 68, North Taiping* 1.12% 1.17%, Taipingß 1.30 I.SB, Penaatata B5 ss. Hong Patta os 1.02 r Sungei Way :.2."> 'SMO, Rahman Hydraulic 1.98 1.86, Petal201 words
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Article60 1927-12-28 19 R ATRFT BASIN. Messrs Boustead and Co., Penang. agents for Ratrut Basin Tin have received the following telegram from Ihe Mine at Sichon:— The light railway is now completed from landing place to dredge erection site distance fifteen and three quarter miles No. 1 dredge material i< now I being60 words
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Advertisement401 1927-12-28 19 VSSETS OVER $7,500,000 M, >P M, *****"*a»»**» 'I .1 "TH i TUP nnn m ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $27,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. HFM) OKFICF. w u a (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) The C on^an has m^mTl Singa P° re LONDON OFFICE: 27 Old Jewry, E.C. OanpaftJ401 words
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Advertisement445 1927-12-28 19 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hong Kong). Head Office: Hong Kong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 ssued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Keserve Fund— Sterling £6,000,000 Silver $13,500,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, Chairman M- A H \V mpton Es(445 words
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Advertisement323 1927-12-28 19 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Incorporated in England by Royal Charter. Paid up Capital in 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund 4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 3,000,000 Head Office: 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Iloilo Puket Amritsar Ipoh Rangoon Bangkok Karachi323 words
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Advertisement39 1927-12-28 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds. Singapore. Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.39 words
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Article904 1927-12-28 20 The feelings of optimism engendered by Singapore's easy victories over Johore, Negri Sembilan and Malacca in their Malaya Cup games, in the course of which they had piled up 89 points with only 6 against them, received a very nasty shock kat the Stadium on Saturday afternoon, when904 words
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Article47 1927-12-28 20 The funeral of Mr. E. L. Donaldson, manager of Pondok Tanjong estate, took place on Wednesday at All Saints' Church, Taiping. The pall-bearers included Messrs. Kempe, Wilkie, F. J. Shepherd, H. F. Hutchison and Pennefather-Evans. The late Mr. Donaldson hfld been in Perak for nearly 17 years.47 words
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Article552 1927-12-28 20 S.C.C's. NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEFEAT. A Last Minute Try. Singapore 11 pts.; Services 9 pta. Singapore encountered their first serious opposition in the Malaya Cup competition when they met the United Services at the Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and they only survived a very hard fight, for552 words
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Article52 1927-12-28 20 The United Services play their last match in the competition at the Stadium on Saturday afternoon against Johore. who have daaaan the following XV: Hills; Williams. Harris, Dale, Keith; Dudgeon, Foulds; Dalley (captain), Hayes, McGarry, Bailey. Piatt. Bamett-Sniith, Billings. Gray. Reserves: Backs, Peters. Trance: Forwards, Scott,52 words
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Article136 1927-12-28 20 Malay Reader Wins This Week's Prize. This week's competition was limited to f nly eleven matches as the game between Wigan and Nelson, which was arranged at the beginning of the season, to be played last Saturday was played on December 10. Only two of the136 words
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Article71 1927-12-28 20 Beaten by Siam Team. From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Dec. 27. A number of residents of the Straits and F.M.S. have been spending Christmas at Hua Hin, and they had a very enjoyable time. There were sufficient of them to get together a golf team,71 words
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Article322 1927-12-28 20 Chelsea Lose at Barnsley. [Reuter's Service.] I London, Dec. 24. i DIVISJON I. Hammers Trounce Newcastle. Arsenal 3, Everton 2. r Aston Villa 5, The Wednesday 4 Burnley 2, Cardiff 1. Bury 2, Blackburn 3 I Derby 4, Birmingham 1. Leicester 6, Tottanhan. 1. t Liverpool322 words
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Article233 1927-12-28 20 London Fixtures Postponed. London, Dec. 26. Matches in the League to-day resulted as follow: DIVISION I. Huddersfield Coming I'p. A i stnal vs. L'pool postponed Birmingham 1. Sunderland 1 Bolton 4, Tottenham 1. Bury 4. Portsmouth 0 Derby 5, Aston Villa 0 Everton 2, Cardiff 1. Huddersfield 1,233 words
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Article17 1927-12-28 20 An artistic wall calendar for 1928 is acknowledged from Leo, Limited, 3 and 5 j Orchard Road. <17 words
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Article174 1927-12-28 20 FIRST TEST GOES TO ENGLAND. A Ten Wicket Win. [Reuter's Service.l Johannesburg, Dec. 24. The weather was overcast and warm for the Test match and 5,000 spectators were present. South Africa won the toss and were all out for 196 at tea time. Catterall made 86 and174 words
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Article41 1927-12-28 20 Barry Wins World Title. [Reuter's Service.] Vancouver, Dec 27. In a match for the world's sculling championship yesterday H. A. Barry (England) beat Major Goodsell (Australia) by ten lengths in 21 minutes 4 seconds over a three mile course.41 words
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Article76 1927-12-28 20 America Beats France. [Reuter's Service.] Philadelphia, Dec. 24. The United States made a clean sw*eep in three matches against the visiting French tennis players, Borotra. Brugnon and Boussus, who are on a world tour. Tilden beat Borotra 7 5. 6 4, Manuel Alonzo. who now plays for76 words
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Article409 1927-12-28 20 Successful Conclusion on Saturday. (Fran Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping. Dec. 27. There was a large attendance at the Taiping: races on Saturday when good weather favoured the racing: and the fields were slightly larger, except in the steeplechase which drew only two runners. The ravin'r proved very409 words
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Article22 1927-12-28 20 Printed and published by Reginald Downing Davies at the office of the Singapore Free Press Ltd., 69, Robinson Road, Singapore Straits Settlements.22 words
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