The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 January 1928

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    Masthead
    14 1 Singapure Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1928. NO. 12,: m
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    229 1 Sir John Simon announces his retirement from the Bar Page 11. Great improvement is being made m town planning at Home and che steadyfall m living costs continues Pago 11. Remedies for the disastrous cotton industry situation at Home include the elimination of inefficient^ and the concentration
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    SHOPPING.
    749 1 At this time of year one must think of shopping, mu.-t frequent shops. The streets are thronged with people. They gazt into every window; they crowd at the counters. Are they happy? Or do they feel torn by desires that cannot be satisfied, harassed by the multiplicity of things
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      295 1 VAWAWWVWW.V.W.'.WAV. SWALLOW ARIELL'S j: m ♦"> ul bags ij PATENT ROLLER FLOIJr| RAFFLESJIOTEL THE SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT. niwro I FOR A SHORT PERIOD ONLY UINLK I DANSANT of DANSANT I NISA LORULD. EVERY I EVERY CLASSICAL AND CHARACTER I DANCER TUESDAY, I i MONDAY. Appearing Durin X All Tea and THURSDAY,
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      247 1 jQttle CMiss JGirlo helps KURLO will wash your woollens, all your dainty fabric* quickly and |I f J I 1 I% thoroughly, yet It cleanse* so gently IN JJ J lI J I that not a single thread Is harmed or ffIET~ j|[ Tlf shrunken. The Kurlo wsy leaves your
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      142 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. New film? at the Pavilion Page 2. Drink Black and White whiskey r-":e '7. Specialities at the Cold Storage Page 10. Stockbook keeper wanted 'i, Mercantile firm Page 9. Notice re Turf Club annual meeting Page 9. See how many firms use WakenVldV Castrol Page 7. The Columbia
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      14 1 1 SWALLOW ARIELL'S j j| (WORLD RENOWNED) p BISCUITS AND CAKES V.VWWVW.\W.V.VJW.V.\\W. S C
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      156 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday, 18f/i. High Water, 6.20 a.m., 8.2. 8.15 p.m.. 7.0. Malacca: H. W. 4.10 a.m., 5.4. 1.20 p.m.. AM. Hockey: S.C.C. \>. H.M.S. Hawkins, S.C.C. Football: Seletar \V. T. Station vs. H.M.S Hawkins. Continental Revue Theatre 9.30. Thursday, 19th. High Water, 7.23 a.m., 8.4, 9.21 p.m., 7.4. Malacca:
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    DEATH-BED PLEA OF A KING.
    312 2 Last Wi*h for Prince Carol's Return. A remarkable story of the late King Ferdinand's presentiment before his- death of the complications whic'i have now arisen ir. Rumania and of the danger that might arise from a feeble regency is related by the Bucharest correspondent of
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    HER CLUB—AND HIS.
    302 2 HER CLUB— AND HIS. lima'l tiist club was m some quiet cave that the womenfolk of the tribe had not yet found out. and thert* he and his fellows meet ami toll stories of old hunts and laxplans for the slaying of the big brontosaurus lyinjr up m the valley
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    DAMAGES FROM A FIANCE.
    112 2 fiirl And Her Injured Fat<-. Miss Ivy Inez -lared, a secretary, was awarded UOO damages at the Liverpool County Court against Mr. Cyril E. Thomas to whom bhe is e.itrajrcd, for injuries received m a motorcar accident when Mr Thomas was driving her home. Mis? Jared's
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    "BETTER TO BE KILLED OUTRIGHT."
    92 2 Half Measures Vneconomic. -rv. ard ing a postal order for 6s. Bd. to th»> G*ntSßf Rural District Council to pay thj charge for the ambulance which conWtyed h?m to, the infirmary after an acci dent, an Ashton-under-Lyne man wrote: I "1 think mys-lf thin the
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      440 2 RADIO-MALT. The Vitamin Food. A Combination of purest Malt and Oil m which Cod Liver Oil has been replaced by TASTELESS IRRADIATED OILS possessing a high content of Vitamines A and D. Eoually suitable for Adults and Children, Obtainable m 1 1b and 2 1b jars. MEDICAL HALL LTD. SINGAPORE.
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      545 2 VICTORIA o THEATRE FOR FOUR NIGHTS ONLY. WED: THURS: FBI: SAT: JAN. 18TH 19TH 20TH 21ST* AT—9.3O P.M. JOE FARREN AND RALPH STONE PRESENT. THEIR COMPANY OF WELL KNOWN CONTINENTAL REVUE ARTISTS. INCLUDING:— JOE FARREN, RALPH STONE EVA FARREN. NELLIE FARREN, VERA KELTZOVA, MISS VALENTINE, WALDEMAR VOLSKY, ADOLPHO BELLOTTL JENNY
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      311 2 From Friday, 13th. to Wednesday. 18th. January. A PROGRAMME CALCULATED TO GIVE MICH ENJOYMj AT THE ALHAMBRA (Tan Cheng Kee ft Co., Ltd., Proprietors. In the Second Show, at 9 p.m. A UNITED ARTISTS SPECIAL PRODUCTION. A COLOSSAL COMEDY that will give A CLIMAX OF HOWLS, GIGGLES, CHUCKLES, ACHES AND
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    QYEER STORIES.
    940 3 THE TRICK OF THE MANGO TREE. Weird Experiences. Let's pretend. In imagination we will draw tight the curtains, gather round the Mftflfag logs, turn down the lights and ina^r our drawing-room for the nonce a corner of England. We will forget for a while that we cannot hear
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    CHRISTMAS TOYS.
    908 3 BEST OF THE ENGLISH MAKES. Animals of the Year. It is only m the last thre*« or four years that the influence of Morrn, Ruskin, and Wilde that has worked itsolf out m our books, woven itself into our curtains, and played the very devil with our tea-shops,
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    GOLD INTO TIN.
    759 3 SCIENCE REACHING TO THE^STARS. The New Alchemy. "There will be no reason m the future to laugh at the alchemy practised by wizards and charlatans of the Middle Ages," said an eminent scientist m research chemistry to me recently. "They tried by syn thesis to make gold.
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    HIT BY THE HAD WEATHER.
    114 3 Somerset County Club Lose 1*1,515. All the Somerset cricket centres, exoep r Weston-super-Mare were hit by the bivl weather last season, and the Somerset County Cricket Club report a loss of £1,515. The items mainly responsible for the deficit ar? gate-money and expenditure on professonals.
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      326 3 V.%%WVAVWWWbVyww^^ t GLAXO builds firm flesh, plenty j of strong bone, and a sound j: constitution. It contains notking j whatever to harm baby or cause i j: him pain. That is why if Baby is fed on Glaxo he will progress steadily j: day by day into happy childhood.
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      449 3 BSSX \.k^ Beautify YourSkinf BECAUSE w incorporates that rare vitalising element Oxy* gen, VenYusa Cream is incomparable for its purifying and beautifying action on the skin Therefutar use of Ven-Yus* m the toilet brings a radiant, healthy and blemish'free complexion. It gives the skin just the help and protection it
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    TRIUMPH OF A BRITISH FIRM.
    476 4 Accumulator For Which The World Waited. A British firm, the Tungstone Accumul-' ator Co., has produced wireless and car batteries of a pattern for which chemists all the world over have been hoping for J years. All the problems of making accumulators arise from the
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    TIRES AND ROADS.
    1032 4 MAGNETIC NAIL COLLECTOR. Removing Cause of Punctures. New York. To reduce, if not to remove, the cause of punctures m motorcar tires?, usually a piece of iron m the 'shape of a tack, a nail, a bolt, or something similar, the Engineer ing Experiment Station of the
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    VATICAN AND THE MOTOR-CAR.
    285 4 When Will the Change be Made? While carriages and horses seem an achronisms m the streets of Rome to day, it is asked with wonder, almost with dread, whether the Pope is realh* going to substitute motor-cars for the familiar Berlins drawn by the well groomed
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    AMERICA'S MOTOR LEAD.
    188 4 Most people are familiar with the fact that by far the largest portion of the world's film trade is m the hands of the United States of America, and they know, also, that America is at the head of the jnotor trade. But m the case of
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    MALAYAN ROAD REGISTER.
    174 4 CONDITIONS FOR MOTORING. NKftKI IBMHLAK Tampin-Seremban K<iad. WU ations are m ptlgrvM l^tvx--19-20 and 14-S4H* ■Otorfati -hould dm* with caution. Serem ban -Kuala Lumpur road gor Boundary). Road widening and d ations are m pvoffOjM at tho .-iriJ and miles; motorists should drive frit! Serem ban- Port
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    ADULTERATED "SHELL" PERTRO. SOLD.
    137 4 ADULTERATED "SHELL" PERTRO. SOLD. Proprietors of Brighton R«ad HI Station Fined l,omi":« I Motorists an- ki-t-nly inter.--* before the Surrey Quartet > which the proprietor! of a r station m Brighton road an selling petrol from a ptURP "Shell." which it purported lo Counsel for the proeecuttoi "Shell" spirit at
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      138 4 High Pressure and Balloon Tyres and Tubes ££jBSTf I m>*% vVn riwoc *Mr wL fcfz?] V Iff V W Dißtributors CYCLE AND CARRIAGE CO., (1926) LTD. Bingap«r«. Singapore. Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Ipoh, MalaccaTHE FLSK RUBBER (FAR EAST) LTD: SALES DIVISION, G.ll and G. 12, Union Building, Singapore. NEXT YEAR -AND
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      51 4 N all parts of the world and under all I IV I V^ conditions of travel, Goodyear Heavy I Duty Pneumatic Lorry Tyres are rolling I up records of economy, endurance and lon^. I •avU^BW aMumH a\ 0 Abba r^2k BUDMnnln&& V) l"^*^c^aJNkr^FUi ■VCu Ibh?^. JI ffw H-WMA «4 I
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    TOURING EUROPE.
    249 5 Motorists Solve Hotel Problem. MalayM who is planning: a sum-'ni-Kurope leave will be interested to the experience of a New Zeaiander vith his wife has just completed a of England, Scotland ami Wales, Bel ranee, Swizerland, Italy. Spain, the .'ii Tyrol and Andora. which he carri|id out on
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    CAR FALLS 340 FEET.
    93 5 Actress-Driver Only Slightly Hurt. While (I living her motor-car near Innsbrack Elisabeth Schlemmer, a Munich luticss, lost control, and the vehicle dashtd over a precipice. In its fall, the car turned over and crashed upon a disused roadway 40 feet below. The actress and Heir George
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    BOOMING BRITISH CARS.
    88 5 New Ze aland Sales Campaign. hristchureh (N.Z.) Tlu- British Motor Manufacturers' Society have undertaken to spend a large •vim m the next few months on advertising British cars m New Zealand, while U.cul dealers will contribute a similar amount for a co-operative campaign. Sales of foreign cars
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    AMERICAN PROSPERITY.
    593 5 DID COOLIDGE STATE ALL THE FACTS? Car That Cost 250,000 Men Jobs. Ask: W. F. Bullock the Daily Mail New York 01 lespondent When President CooHdffC sanjr recently a paian ol' pi asperity at Philadelphia he pave excellent advertisement to his Republican Party, hut did he state all
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    MOTOR SPEED CONTEST.
    178 5 Attempt to Break Segrave's Record. London, Dec. 29. To day's Daily Mail says that the American authorities have chivalrously per mitted Mr. Malcolm Campbell, who is com peting m the triangular contest at Daytona m February to break Major Segrave's record, to make his attempt after the
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    TOO BUSY TO MARRY.
    447 5 Prominent Bachelors of Canada. ARTISTS VIEW. Canada's three most representative men, the Prime Minister, the president of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and the Leader of the Opposition Party, are all bachelors. This is what Miss Kathleen Shackleton found on her recent tour of the Dominion, where
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    EXPLOSION AT HOCKLIFFE.
    144 5 1 London, Jan. 5. A driver m charge of a motor lorry laden with cylinders containing phosphorus was burned to death at midnight, at Hockliffe, near DunstaMe, m .sight of other drivers, who courageously tried to rescue him. The lorry got out of control while descending a
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      128 5 I t for Economical Transportation i ~~~*^^a^Mi^a^Kr/# m, m i EaESas^?sßW||EßroHgß| [r**^^™ I^^^^*^ I 5 A m I s >a BS BfeM \A 1 i _"*"*t*""^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Ma—^L^^>^_^^^M^^^^^^B^B^^fc a\ "^Baawßßßnp^w^P^ BORNEO MOTORS LTD. (Incorporated m S.S.) "I SINGAPORE KUALA LIMPUR f PENANG SEREMKAN IIM)I TAIPING. MALACCA. FOR THE CULTIVATED TASTE. I "MINERVA"
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      115 5 THE NEW 1 928 MODEL 1 i l •I The 1928 HILLMAN incorporates, amongst others, the following new features: Longer Wheelba^e— Anti-Detonating Cylinder Head, ffivinc? greater power without fear of l\ knocking— Stiffer Crankshaft— Improved Steering Gear— Hand Controls above Steering Wheel 5 —Deeper and Larger Capacity RaJiator with Larger
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    BRIDGE NOTES AND PROBLEMS.
    967 6  -  HORATIUS 1 More "Extra Tricks" Play. Ij I*a»t week I suggested that there arc thref. ways m which the first-class player often succeeds m getting a trick more out of a band than would the average players, namely, by forcing a lead up to a ten
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    CAT ATTACKS GIRL.
    112 6 Serious Injury to Dog's Protector. Kntering a local cafe with a do^r on a lead a Sunderland j?irl was attacked by a stray cat and severely injured. The cat's intention was to attack the dog but the latter ran for refuge behind the ffirl, and the cat
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    THEY HID HER FROCK.
    85 6 Kut You Can't Stop a Girl From Dancing. It take* moil than a stern father to stop pretty 20 years-old J'hoebe Murdock, of Lislmrn, dancing. "Yovi'ro not Koiijr to that dance." said Mr. M'inlo. "We shall .set said Phoebe defiantly. t 00 Mr. Mm dock hid
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    WOMEN'S LEGION OF BRIDGE PLAYERS.
    319 6 Ten Thousand Devotees Every Afternoon. "More than ten thousand women play bridge every afternoon m London. If the number of women who play bridge as regularly as they drink tea every day at four o'clock were counted throughout England that figure would be trebled," said
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    WOMEN AS INVENTORS.
    354 6 One Solves an "Impossible" Problem. Hundred* of men and women have been endeavouring during the past year to invent domestic and electrical devices that will save labour m the home or add to the general progression of the age. Many ot the hours spent m concentration and
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    AUCTION BRIDGE AMID A BABEL.
    457 6 Spectators Who Play the Hands. COMMUNITY CALLING. We play bridge at London University m the students' common room. It is noisy, the room is always full, and there are seldom less than ten people playing at one table, says a student at London University. In
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    CIGARETTE SMOKING AND RELIGION
    72 6 Statement by Popular Lady Preacher. New York, Jan. 2. The Women's Society connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church of Chicago i« reported to have cancelled an address by Miss Maude Royden, a popular English preacher, because she sometimes smokes cigarettes. Miss Maude Royden's lecture manager says
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    PEASANT RIOTS IN RUSSIA.
    56 6 Forced Col ton Planting. The Soviet, m spite of objections from the inhabitants leading to serious rioting, have ordered the farmers m Tashkent to increase theiv cotton acreage by It per cent to I.tiOO.O'.X) acres. The authorities say that they are fulfilling the promises to the
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    SECRETS OF THE CUP TIES.
    1042 6  -  Billy Hardy I Why Many Important Teams Lose. I 5 CHANGING TACTICS. j. {Cardiff City) 5 0 ;P f {SPECIAL TO FREE PRKSS.\ j The glamour of the Cup is a wonderlu! thing, I think I shall be stating a fact when I say that
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    ENGLISH CRICKET TEAM FOR JAMAICA.
    66 6 ENGLISH CRICKET TEAM FOR JAMAICA. London, Jan. 9. The FoUowteg will lonsiitutf the tricked team to leave for Jamaica on JamuUTJ 88 under the captaincy of Tennyson: J) Robinson (Gloutestershire). G. Wtigal! (Kent). T. Arnott ((Jlamor^anshire), P ESekataky (Lancashiie). F. Seabrook (Cambridge University), M. Allom (Cam* bridge I'niwr^iu t. M
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    14 6 Thou shall not indulw liquors, nor Ihhoiih tntUlv* tine, nov any of her r>.
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      189 6 PICKWICK IN PICTURES. By Arthur Moseland. No. 16. The Pursuit. Tl«^a*~~' rr^pfe 1^ v FROM MUGGLETON P^ "'*>,•> "V'T^ I HAVING BEEN BRIBED W jJf 7^'i^^ "PRETTY SITUATION FOR lfe&£^ Cc trx TuP poST To TELL A FALSE S7ORV W WOT^M *£^M THE GENERAL CHWRMftM Pm^. c v ,f*Y WAS
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    GREYHOUND-RACING PROTESTS.
    1515 7 MANCHESTER'S LEAD FOR PROHIBITION. Various Abuses. London. Dec. S. A j'otest meeting was held this evening at the Whitefield Memorial Tabernacle, Tottenham Court Road, to draw attention to various abuses connected with the spread of greyhound racing and betting. The Rev. A. I). Kelden was m the chair.
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    LONG SERVICE WITH THE TIMES.
    168 7 304 Years by One Family. Tho death has occurred of Mr. Harry Marriott, who had been for nearly 43 years m the service of The Times. He was born on March 12. 1857, the elder son of Mr. William Marriott, who worked m the composing-room
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    ENGLAND TEAM AGAINST WALES.
    49 7 London, Jan. 9. The Rugby team to represent England against Wales m the match at Swansea on Saturday will be identical with the England team which played against the Walatahs on January 7 at Twickenham, with the exception that J. Hanley (Cumberland will replace Law.
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    27 7 Thou shalt cater to my whims, not neglect attendance at the theatre, opera and dance and other social activities*, and always appear neat when m my presence.
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      160 7 1 ■ML \^bJb^^^^b^b^ B^Vi 1 \/^*y^v^y^^ F 7/^^c"^^y^^i I 111 I You will want the best whisky for the New Year. Black White is the whisky with a world wide reputation because of its unvarying Sole Agents The Borneo Company, Ltd. SINGAPORE, PENANG, IPOH, KUALA LUMPUR AND TELUK ANSON. Nature
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      243 7 50 or 100 But over 230 Leading Motor Manufacturers including Messrs. Rolls Royce Limited use and recommend OIL Obtainable Everywhere. C. C. WAKEFIELD CO., LTD. (Incorporated m England). 47, ROBINSON ROAD. RNCAPOU. 7, UNION STREET, I'ENANG. llThrou Z h 'Hrery' eyes the outlook sum* taY^ liV V«L Kruschen will soon
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    1318 8 FACTS ABOUT OUR NEW DRY DOCK. Malaya's New Handbook. (From Our Own r orresporulent.) London. Dec. 23. Tho Singapore Dry Dock has now been practically completed at the yards of Messrs. Swan. Hunter and Wigham Richardson, Limited. It has a lifting capacity of .>O,OOO tons, and has
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    GUTTER PEARLS.
    298 8 And a Kerbside Hawker's Eloquence. He was a youngish man, sharp of feature, sharp of eye, and sharper still of wit. He stood m a smart suit at the kerbside m St. Paul's Churchyard and sold pearl* very speedily and very eloquently. His customers were for the most
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    58 8 The Committee of Inquiry appointed by the Council of the Legion of Honour It report whether the decoration should be withdrawn m the case of the airman Callizo has given its decision. Callizo, upon his own admission, fraudulently claimed to have achieved the altitude record for 1927. The Committee recommended
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      408 8 THE BORNEO MOTORS, LIMITED. CORDIALLY INVITE YOU TO VISIT AN EXCLUSIVE EXHIBITION VAUXHALL-CADILLAC-LA SALLE CARS NEW 1928 MODELS Both Open and Closed Cars The Exhibition will be held m the Showrooms of BORNEO MOTORS, LTD. OTV Thursday Friday Next, Jan. 19th 20th Aft Unrivalled Opportunity of Inspecting Three of the
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      288 8 NOTICES. JOHORE GOVERNMENT Notice |g hereby {riven that Ist July li« 2S t m solid tyred Lwriei wil permitted to travel over .lohor. r— dt, out-ii Johore Bahru Town Board Limit-. special exempr.on by the Stat«- Eng F. OLBNDIKNING, State X- v NOTICE. In the Estate of LEE CHIM TECK,
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    AMERICA'S SACRED TRUST.
    378 9 j SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY AND PEACE. Mr. Coolidge's Cuba Speech. [RouterV Bet-rice.] Havana. Jan H). Material osperity of the Ameri:a* .Mat**! asm 1 most inml-j <:i>-tn fc 'ta '-'"y of the human mcv "aid Mr. ecottdge, addressing the Pan- A,n, iea«C TW H«m»ii»a- k, <" «M BUI
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    WORLD'S CHAMPION AVIATORS.
    115 9 1 Lindbergh and Lady Bailey. l [Reuter's Service.] Paris. Jan 16. The committee of the International Union of Aviators has awarded thr international trophy for men for Itti to Lindbergh. Tho trophy carries the title "champion aviator of the world." The title of lady champion aviator of
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    THE SIMON COMMISSION.
    82 9 Liberal Leaders I rg:e Hartal. l I Renter's Service. New Delhi. Jan. 16. A coof stance of al! party leaders, conven(i by Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya and attended by Sir Tei Bahadur Sapru, Mr. Chintamani. Mr. aWpSB Chandra Pal and »ther lilural leaders, has reported unani- OHHisly
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    MORE EGYPTIAN COTTON FOR RUSSIA.
    45 9 [Renter's Service.] Cairo, Jan. Ifi. It is understood that the Soviet cotton lelegation which last November entered into igreement with the Egyptian Government ►O purchase 110,;)00 kantars of cotton is negotiating for a further purchase of Government cotton. I t
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    SMELTING WORKS TRAGEDY.
    47 9 1 [Reuter's Service.] Voelklinften. Jan. 16. The death roll owing to the explosion of the blast furnace is seven up to the present. A number of the workmen were completely submerged by the escaping: molten metal while those injured wire shockingly burnt, some hopelessly.
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    HARDY'S HONOURED TOMB.
    230 9 IMPRESSIVE SCENE AT THE ABBEY. Simple Village Contrast. [Router's Service.] I ondon. Jan. 16. Not since Dickens* body was born- v the Abbey has there been such a spontaneous demonstration m honour of an English writer as was witnessed at Westminster Abbey to-day on the occasion of
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    THE WIRELESS-CABLE CONFERENCE.
    203 9 Preliminary Discussions. [Renter's Service.] London, Jan. 18. The Empire sisnjlem cable conference opened this afternoon under the chairmanship of Sir John Giln.our. liieiit Britain is represented by Sir J. Qilmonr and Sir 11. Samuel and all Ukother Dominions sari India are represented, •s also the Crown Colonies.
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    RUSSIAN BANISHMENT.
    155 9 Deportees' Protest. Reuter's Service.] Berlin, Jan. IH. The Berlin** Tapebiatt publishes a elsgrsiß from Moscow dated Jan. 11 that Government's final decision n< epards the banishment' of the opposiionists (Messrs Trotsky, Zinovieff, Kameneff and ethers) was delayed owing ,0 their protest against the expulsion order md their demand
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    THE EARL OF ATHLONE.
    49 9 f Reuter's Service.! London, Jan. 16. It is announced that at the request of the Union Government the King- has approved the extension at the term of office of the Earl of Athlone as Governor-General jf South Africa for two years from Janua/v 21st., 1929.
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    SOVIET AMBASSADOR AT ROME.
    22 9 [Reuter's Service.] Moscow, Jan. 17. M. Kurksky, People's Commissary of Justice, has been appointed Soviet Ambassador to Italy.
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    SOCONY'S PURCHASES FROM SOVIET.
    249 9 Indian Price War. [Reuter's Service.] New York. Jan. 16. The Standard Oil Company of New York replying to Sir Henri DotonlHns;*K inticisms of its policy m purchasing oil from Russia as ag-ainst the interests of humanity, trade and honesty, declares its intention i<> carryout its contracts
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    U.S. MERCHANT MARINE.
    50 9 f Router's Service.] .Washington. Jan. 17. The Senate by tfl to 20 decided to discuss the Merchant Marine Bill providing for further Government maintenance. The Bill, however, will not be taken up immediately as the chairman of the Commerce Committee is not ready to proceed with it.
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    AMERICAN TARIFFS.
    23 9 [Reuter's Service.] Washington, Jan. 17. After a week's debate the Senate passei a resolution demanciinjf the immediate downward revision of tariffs.
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      487 9 irJSiNESS CARDS. [DAWN SfrTJDKX I I MVVNESE PHOTOGRAPHER t IMIINSKI' STREET t < i di Koonl will ■U <»jr Chinese V car on t :amz» WEE BROTHERS, h I ndtrtakers, mom MENTAL M \so\s. n hi loral WroalfH. \Hc* to orcU. r .JJ ii liftciol Wreaths AKtats m St<K-k SGLEGIE
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      502 9 V IN every branch of industry-in haul- the motor truck nas given man the age work ,n retail delivery or whole- opportunity for greater progress and sale distribution— the motor truck has prosperity proven itself better than other forms of transportation previously m common Chevrolet has contributed much toward use
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTHS.
    57 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTHS. HATH. On Januaty 15th 1928 to Mr. aftd Mrs. Vivian c. Rath of X<u York a daaghtei i By Cable I FOWLER. At Mai.-rnity Honpital Pen«ng OH 1 Ith .lunuary. to wffc of K. V. Fowler, <l:iujrhttM NOLAN. To Batty, witV V. C. Nolan, it the Maternity
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 18. 1928. WHY NOT BE RUBBER FRIENDS?
    610 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 18. 1928. WHY NOT BE RUBBER FRIENDS? Daring the long drawn out discussions with regard to restriction there has been very little said us to whether it is possible or not to come to an agreement with our chief customer. America, which would solve a
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    453 10 Mr. H. W. Morgan, of Messrs. Harrison*, Barker, Kuala Lumpur, who recently underwent an operation m Singapore, ha^ (one to Brastagi. Mrs. Elinor Mordaunt, the well-known Writer, is m the East on behalf of the Daily Newt and has been staying at Raffles Hotel. She leaves f«»i the North this
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    MR. FARRER FETED.
    998 10 RECEPTION BY MUSLIM COMMUNITY. A Large Gathering. Mi. R. J. Farrer was the guest of honour at a large reception given by the Muslim Community yesterday at the Siglap bunga low of their Chairman (Mr. M. A. Nama zie). The reception, which was m honour of the
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    160 10 PENANG ASSIZES OPENINr CEREMONIAL A Clerk's Dishonest) (From Our Own Correspoa I'enani:. |„n A service fl St. GcorftVi Churcl morning preceded the ceremonial of the Assizes. The service u.i ,by the Judg-, the District Judge, of Police and inspectors, member* Bar, and a large number of th.- publk
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    SINGAPORE TURF CLUB.
    396 10 This Year's Meetings. The report of tin- Bfagapon for U»27. to be presented a- urat] meeting <>n .January 27. states: Th*' <tatenit'nt of aero nil- nhoyri a surplus for the year £20 deducting $SS,OO4^N) for <!«",'!. expending $26,525.35 on i. improvements t. the Club's pn:. Four race
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      218 10 "THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" I LIQUEURS and GIN I CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. I ticorponttvd mxUr the Companies' Ordinances (if Hotiff l< M Ifd'rjioratfd iti Shanghai.) 90, Robinson Road. Tel. 228. I jViV.ViS'.'.V.V/.'.V.'.V.VtV.SSVANSV.V.'.S'.V/.V.V.'.V.'.V.S'.V.v DANISH STREAKY BACON $1 per lb. jj 5- CHEDDAR CHEESE 70cts „j- SAUSAGES 70cts i| MARCiARINE
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      75 10 :V JStt Parfums de Lnxe v COTY j Chypre Origan 5 Rose Jacqueminot > 9 Paris -I Emeraude EAU DE COTY I|| to be had l;om all dealers Dupirc Brothers. 5 .V.V, i .V.V.VVV V,«V,M,« l \\W. i A Jlih SIMPLICITY. Sole Agents: ill WHITAKER'S ALMANACK, 1928. j| Complete Edition
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    SIR J. SIMON RETIRES.
    225 11 END OF A FAMOUS LAW CAREER. Services to His Country. [British Radio Official Service.] Rait by. Jan. 17 noon. i >hn, Simon, member of the Statutory ion which is to enquire into Indian reform, will leave for India I and it is expected his duties mission
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    COTTON TRADE CRISIS.
    86 11 Survival of the Fittest I Renter 9 Service.] London. Jan. 17. ton tpinnars' and manufacturers 1 of -lan 8, hive strongly condemned leader opining: that the proposed hour.- is "like a last desperate i frenzied gambler." report! taj what is needed is a the pt»— t volume
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    LIFE IN ENGLAND.
    136 11 Conditions Steadily Improve. Bl h Radio— Official Service.l Rugby, J]in. 17. fficial cost of living figures m Great i further slight decrease. On ■ber 'AQ the average level of retail '"lnmodities was approximately Nt above that of July. 1914, commit h ft* a month ago and 75
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    38 11 LATEST TIN AND RUBBER r PRICES. Our Own Correspondent). London, Jan. 17, 4 p.m. Symington and Sinclair r -nay's rubber price as 1 :<l. per Ib. rs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons ''•-•lay's tin prices as 046%.
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    ADMIRAL TYRWHITT TO VISIT NAVAL BASE.
    67 11 ADMIRAL TYRWHITT TO VISIT NAVAL BASE. ol Admiral Sir Reginald Tyr nandinf the China Squadron) al Hh>< t<, day is interesting bewill go to Seletar on the Haw(Uffthip of the Squadron, which efieve, be the Ant warship of visit the bast-. 1 board tin- Haul ins on Friday followed by
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    CHINA TRADE.
    97 11 AREA OF DEPRESSION CROWING. Bit Business Quits Peking. fßeuter's Far Eastern Service.] Jan. 17. int withdrawal from Peking ef repre tentative* of big business uch as Weetman Pearson, Armstrongs, Viewers between two and three years ago owing to stagnation of trade due to the civil wars, heavy taxation
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    THE BIG STICK POLICY.
    136 11 America Not At Ease. [Renter's Service.] New York. Jan 17. The Wu York World denounces the action of the Naval Committee of the Hous,Of Representative* m striking out from tb--Navy liill the provision empowering the President to suspend the programme. An eventuality m which Mr. Coolidge
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    PAN-AMERICAN PEACE.
    110 11 Press Pleased With Coolid^e. [Reuter's Service. 1 New York. Jan. 17. Mr. CooHdge's visit to Havana m person seems to have been a stroke of genius as even the opposition press here is conscious of the goodwill evoked by the President's presence which has infected the Conference. The
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    EUROPEAN VIEWS DIFFER.
    128 11 [Renter's Service.] I <»ndon, Jan. 17. The newspapers comment rather on what Mr. Coolidge left out than what be included m his speech at Havana. For instance the Daily News says he "omitted the chief characters, otherwise it was an excellent performance. He said a good deal
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    PARLIAMENT'S LAST SESSION.
    109 11 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby. Jan. 17, noon. A standard form of building contract has been agreed upon by official representatives of architects, surveyors and building employers and Sir W. Mackenzie has reported vtronfly m favour of its general adoption. Rugby, Jan. 17. noon. Legislation to he
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    AMERICAN MINE ACCIDENT.
    51 11 [Keuter's Service.] Sheppton. Pennsylvania, Jan. 17. Nine men are entombed 400 feet underground m the Lehigh Valley Coal Company's mine through a shaft collapsing. Tappings by the buried men have been heard but the rescuers fear it will take days to reach them. [dirtier cablet on pare
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    20 11 Mr. K. Mac Fox has arrived m Malacca to j«'in the local staff of the Asiatic Petro leum Company, Ltd.
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    THE FIRST ASSIZES.
    704 11 CEREMONIAL OPENING YESTERDAY. Seventeen Robbery Cases. The opening: of the First Assizes yesterday morning was attended by the usual ceremony. The Bishop of Singapore, m mitre and cop-, ;in d assisted by' the Rev. (J. T. ShetliflFe ;md the Rev. J. V. Westlake, conducted a service m
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    BUS "HOLD UP."
    140 11 Alleged Highway Robbery. A motor bus hold-up is being; investigated by the police, who have information that on Monday evening, five Chinese boarded a l<us on the Geylang Road saying that they wished to go to Katong. They paid for two extra fares so that there would
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    OIL TANK TRAGEDY.
    545 11 EUROPEANS GASSED ON DAGHESTAN. Sad Affair at Balik Papan. The oil-tanker Daghestan. 5,742 tons gross and 3,532 tons net, chartered by the Asiatic Petroleum Company, arrived m port yesterday from Balik Papan and a terrible story was told of the deaths of two members of the crew
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    THE HAWKINS' VISIT.
    104 11 Several changes have been made m the programme o f sporting fixtures arranged m honour of the visit of H.M.S. Hawkins. The hockey match against the Cricket Club, which was originally arranged for this afternoon, was played on Monday. Tomorrow officers of the flagship .vill meet officers
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    REVIE COMPANY TONIGHT.
    71 11 The Continental Revue Company, having arrived earlier than was expected, will open a short season at the Victoria Theatre tonight, instead of on Friday, as was previously announced. This clever band of performers, who come here with an excellent reputation, will present "Nights of Gladness" this evening
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    125 11 The sequel to the accident which occurred alone: East Coast road some time ago, m which Dr. Smith was injured, took place m the Police Courts yesterday, the driver of the car which collided with the motor bus from which Dr. Smith was about to alight being charged with causing
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      271 11 IDURO •J TRADE MARK I J Fabrics-durable all fadeless wT E ES j Large New Stocks Just Received Iduro gingham > Price 95 Cents per Yard DURO CAMBRIC Price $1.45 per Yard k^z^ f Samples Forwarded on Request /fXr-'Qi ROBINSON U CO., LTD.^^^^/ !j Raffles Place T^xH SINGAPORE. iWhere will
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      762 12 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES ■X PRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. i Twice Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre.) A Dot Spore. Route subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. HELENUS London, Rotterdam
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      623 12 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. j (Incorporated m England). mIMAIfIINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREiGHT SERVICE. 1 OUTWARDS. J T«J HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN Due Spore. 1 1928. s.s. CITY OF MADRAS In Port s.s. CITY OF ADELAIDE Keb.
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      372 12 em m Iritish Indid and Apcar Lines (Incorporated m Kn^iand.j MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N CO JNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S (iO\ Kl;\ r LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE :o: OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN, Due Dm Tonnage. Singapore. TMMftt. MACEDONIA 11,000 Jan.
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    SINGAPORE BASE.
    1404 13 PROGRESS OF THE WORK. Clearing the Marshes. The following is the second article by Nellie If. Scanlan. Hew Zealand journalist, written for the Daily Telegraph: It was a tweKering hct day. over 90dep m the shade, and lKOdep- Ol m-w m th, sun. when I went over the
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    THE SOCCER THROW-IN.
    408 13 Revision of Rule Needed? Writing m a home paper. Charles Buchan points out: Football cup-ties are so vital to the clubs concerned that any methods likely to bring the desired results are adopted. Consequently the stoppages for off-side, free kicks, throws-in, etc., are more frequent, and the
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      130 13 ■MWHutiVMHK THE 1927 BUICK SIX. II I W GREATEST Four Door Saloon $3,500 Wffß Light Six Models fe f^ f7 Seater Touring $3 100 c *po,iuu Five Seater Touring $3,000 Master Six Models Sole Distributors for Singapore and South Johore. IiSJSZ*. SJS GUTHRIE CO., LTD. |55 5 Seater Sports $3,750
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      122 13 PAIBt-1 l |lh > 'f* > Hi I Banished Pains due to wounds, burns, cuts and bruises can be quickly eased by applying CHAMBERLAIN'S PAIN BALM As a liniment it gives immediate relief to those suffering from rheumatism, neuralgia, lame back, strains, sprains, etc. Just rub it over those sore
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    WAR SECRETS REVEALED.
    737 14 ROOM FORTY AT THE ADMIRALTY. Listening to the Germans. Sir Alfred Ewing, Principal of Edinburgh University, gave an account before the Edinburgh Philosophical Institution of hh work ot" deciphering German wireless messages at the Admiralty during the war. Sir Alfred said that on the day the war
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    THE JUVENILE FOOTBALL CLUB.
    112 14 The following were the results of the billiards matches played m the various class tournaments last week. A. Class American: Chia Teck Chuan beat Lim Chen* Tee w.0.; Wong Pin Fah 200 beat Lee Yon* Joo 179; Lee Hock Lim beat Lvi Kan*? Hock w.0.; Tan
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    DUFF DEVELOPMENT.
    999 14 EXTENDING THE AREA UNDER RUBBER. Strong Supporters of Restriction. At the twenty sixth ordinary general meeting of the Duff Development Co., Ltd.. at Winchester House, E.G., the Chairman (Mr. K. W. Duff), m moving the adoption of the report Bnd accounts, said: Ladies and gentlemen, The profit earned
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    44 14 I hope that when the happy man of whom .«o much is expected tahulates his own Ton, one of them will be found to forbid absolutely any such phrases as "let naught transpire calculated," and any mention of Lady Nicotine and her undesirable relations.
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    BALDOCK MATCHED WITH FRENCHMAN.
    44 14 London. l' Teddy BaMock (Poplar), ul 4 c«-Pt!v l.cnh n by Will if Sn tn African Champion, hat arainct the Piweh buUn w njon. l-ianci.s Biron. Ofdff <>^ (1 J| nfi 000 «>r £900 a iMI •< Hlackf liars, on January Kith.
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      233 14 I T^OLYNOS re- I I JAk. moves ferment- I I ing food particles, I dissolves the film, I I destroys mouth I germs, safeguards I I against toothache, I I decay and gum m- 1 fection helping I preserve the health 1 of the entire body. I Try Kolynos today
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      263 14 I m OUTBOARD I is supplied to suit any shape <»r JR s ffp||y draught of boat. It will drive i m\ j jW foot light boat at a speed of 7 knots 1 \^=s^^W and cover 30 miles to the gallon. Ease of starting is assured by the %£^~~^^>^
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    TAILORING TRADE REVELATIONS.
    268 15 Inquiry Suggested by a Registrar. M never knew that a state of affairs of|| this sort existed m this country-," said Mr.L Registrar Friend at Clerkenwell County Court, when Olive Skellitt. a young machinist, claimed from Mr. Alfred Moont. maker of women's tailored garments, ot' Stroud Green,
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    MORE WOMEN LEARNING JUJITSU.
    102 15 Jujitsu, the national Japanese art of selfdefence, is rapidly En, wing m popularity m England, and the head of one of the London schools where it is taught says that it is as popular among women as men. According 1 to Mr. Koizumi, head of the
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    AN INVOLUNTARY SEA TRIP.
    290 15 Captain s Voyage to Penang. The circumstances m which Captain F. Fenwick, the' well known trainer of Ceylon, made an involuntary sea trip on the Malwa clearly show that bt was the victim of an unfortunate misunderstanding:, says the Times of Ceylon. Captain Fenwick had gone
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    PROHIBITION MEANS MORE DRUNKENNESS.
    230 15 Steady Increase m Arrests. Xew York, There has been a continuous increase m drunkenness m the United States since prohibition became operative. This is Blade dear by a repoit of the Moderation League, based on police records. In 6*02 towns and cities there were Tli.BBo arrests
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    PSYCHOLOGY OF PARENTHOOD.
    144 15 Increase of Birth Control. "Birth-control has wrecked many mam Bges," said Dr. Alice Hutchinson, lecturing •>n the Psychology of Parenthood. Young people, she said, marrying at twenty may not be able to continue hay ing children until forty, but if the maternal Bfg* is not satisfied the
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    PIGEON CATCHING AT ST. PAUL'S
    193 15 Cute liirds Refuse the Hait. I <"i<l on I>ef. 21. Anticipating a cheap Christmas dinner the champion rat-catcher. William Dalton. erected a huge win- CMJI m front of St. Paul's m order to trap hundreds «f pigeons m one swoop m obedience to the City
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      112 15 The New 1928 Cadillac Is Now on Display m Malaya. Finer More Beautiful More Luxurious *TXT ITH the super-refined Cadillac V-type 8-cylinder engine, Fisher-built bodies of exceptional grace and refinement, and equipment that includes every convenience for which the super-critical motorist can ask. Cadillac's brother car, the La Salle, is
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      NEW EAST ASIATIC STEAMER.
      95 16 The Meonia, a new vessel for the East Asiatic Company, arrived m port yesterday from Bangkok on the return journey to Copenhagen on her Maiden voyage. She is registered m Denmark and has a gross tonnage of 5.213 tons and net 3,288 tons. The motor-ship has
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      HOI SE FLAG REGISTER.
      65 16 i It is proposed to keep a register at Fort Canning Sipnal Station of the house flags of all steamship companies visiting the ports of the Straits Settlements. Local steamship companies are therefore asked if they would be kind enough to register forthwith at the Master
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      SEAPLANE BUOYS AT THE NAVAI BASE.
      32 16 SEAPLANE BUOYS AT THE NAVAI BASE. Buoys are being laid at the Naval Base m readiness for the seaplanes which are due to arrive from India at the end of next mouth.
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      220 16 The Dovre anived m port yesterday with a rice and rice meal cargo on board from Bangkok. A cargo of 2,500 tons of coal arrived yesterday by the Intaba from Calcutta, and a further cargo arrived by the Escondido from Samarinda. The M.V. Malayan Prince, which left Singapore on llth
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      FATALLY HURT IN SQUALL.
      186 16 Ordeil of Malay Pilgrim off Colombo. This morning:, says the Ceylon Observer of Dec. 30. the City Coroner. Mr. F. L. Daniel, held an inquest at the General Hospital mortuary with regard to the death of a deck passenger named Biri Ralai on board the Blue
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      484 16 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia.) o FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. 0 Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins
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      244 16 S.S. THALATTA. Consignees of cargo per the above steamer from Oslo (arrived 12th January), are hereby notified thuf a General Survey of all car^ro landed m a damaged condition will be held at Godown No. 13 on Friday 'JOth January 1928 at 9 a.m. Xo further >urvey will be held.
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      399 16 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc., 41, HEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE M.S. SILVERBEECH due Jan. 19 M.S. SILVERMAPLE due Feb. 12 M.S. SILVERGUAVA due Mar. 10 PACIFIC JAVA CALCUTTA SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO \M) LOS ANGELES
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      148 16 BIBBY LINT of fast twin -(it v Oil I Mail PasMßgvr V« RANGOON. COLOMBO. MARSEWJI IM.YMOITH \M» ln\H(i\ with thrx>uph c< ni n 1 Sinpapoio and I' 1 TUMf. HOMEWARD BAIUNG& Steamer. Lcavt II SHROPSHIRE >h HEREFORDSHIRE QLOUCEfITERSHIRE OXFORDSHIRE LANCASHIRE CHESHIRK YORKSHIRE LEICESTERSHIRE SHROPSHIRE HEREFORDSHIRE GLOUCESTERSHIRE OXFORDSHIRE LANCASHIRE CHESHIRE YORKSHIRE
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      699 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jeiantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuaia Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday G
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      133 16 l)eli. Brit. 726, from Bangkok 17, for Bangkok 22. Calypso, Brit. 330. from Malacca 17, for Malacca 18. Malacca, Brit 73, from Muar 17, for Muar 18. Rahman. BriL 73, from Kuantan 17, foi Kuantan 28. CLEARANCES. Jan. 17. Pelandok, Teucer. Kheng Seng, Portfield, Benledi, Trvlevan, Orestes (Brit); Auby, (Sar);
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      622 17 O. S. K. Line. Paginations. steamers Arrive. Leave »n, Kottefdam, Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, via Colombo, Aden and > Said. Af Atlas Maru Feb. 11 Feb IS I, u Caps Town, Rio, Santos, tevideo and Buenos Aires ay*.., Alres I Montevideo Maru Feb. 16 Feb. 17 Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, ,!.ur,nco Marques and
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      545 17 TRAVEL«CX)MFORr DOLLAR *PRESIOENT^ jlP^lv 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 running water. The spacious
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      594 17 K. P. M. (Incorporated m Holland.) UNDER CONTRACT WITH T^NETH^ANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections tor-Passage. Freight Transhipment, Marine Departments and o Manager's desk. Representatives the Strait* Settlement* (Smg.pore and Penan,). of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF JAVA All information, detailed itineraries, free of charge VAN ltiFllFFrit ~Z~I
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    CHINA'S FUTURE.
    985 18 INTERVENTION AN IMPERATIVE NECESSITY. J. O. P. Bland's View. It may safely be asserted that the attitude and sentiments of the principal speakers at the recently held dinner of the China Association were a source of profound disappointment to ihoL l^ who for some time past have felt
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    CONFESSIONS OF A SONGWRITER.
    758 18 "WORLD HITS W SOLD FOR FEW POUNDS. Remarkable Confessions. Harry Wincott, the song writer, who recently had a benefit concert m Camberwcll, but only received a few pounds m consequence, made some remarkable confessions to me the other day, writes Hannen Swaffer. They read all the
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      126 18 Universally Approved. Sole Agents Sime Darby Co., Ltd. 5, Malacca Street, Singapore. ij l IBM Mk m i I 5Pj -^^^i^jo^f^^ pj y DoDy 000 i •I TRY IT FOR BABY 5 I i COW GATE MILK FOOD FOR INFANTS AND INVALIDS. J Stocked by All Chemists and Stores. \l
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      218 18 y/WE KNEW n\ \NOIXN3XXV a/IOA xovaxxv amoA\ sim VBORNEO MOTORS LTD. rf^ Five reasons why If EVEREADY Unit Cells \1 I Give better satisfaction I I B^Bw^^"*^^bV Bad I |C> "*'Jbi '2 Long after ordinary flashlight batteries are exhausted. 3 I Eveready Unit Cells will go on delivering bright, 9
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    REDUCING COTTON SPINNERS' COSTS.
    361 19 Umm \\a K vs Only 'Item m Scheme of Many Items." Inquiries made m mail week into the report of a proposal on the part of one of the committees of the Federation of Master Cotton Spinners' Associations for a reduction m the va|M of the
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    FRASER & CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    881 19 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SH ARE BROKERS. Tl ESI) AY, JAN. 17th. Buyers Sellers Asam Kumbang 57s 59^ Bangrin Tin 38s 6d 39s (id Batang Padang ($1) (30 G5 Batu Caves ($1) 1.35 140 Chenderiang 18s 19s 6d Chta Chin ($1) 1.#7% 1.12% '.astern Siam 22s 9d 2.')s 9d Aaad
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    32 19 Chin Chin Tin Limited have been granta! exclusive prospecting- licences over addi tiona' areas of 420 acres adjoining thpresent property. The outputs for Octobtr November and December have been 120 pfltalfl monthly.
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    EXCHANGE.
    62 19 Janu rj I V. Hank -1 MM. Pank demand 2 3 15-lu Private credits m.s. 4 9*19 New York, demand SGV^ Crelito 90 dayi 87% France. demand U'M\ India, T. T. 151 Honjr Kon^, demsuid 10 p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand 120 Java, demand 140 Bangkok, demand 80 Dm Silver
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    PRODUCE.
    217 19 January 17. Tin £M Tons IJ4 50 Gambler S Pepper White 95 Pepper Black 67 Flake Tapioca 9'- 2 Pearl .Sago Small 9 Copra 11. 00 Copra Sundries' li.r>o Opium, Benires unt. 4,000 Rice I.iang Hin Chan Mirk Red Eagle (New) 830 Rice, Siam old No. 1. 830 Rice,
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    C. OF C RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    59 19 January 17th. 12 o'clock noun. R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spot fi7' 4 »»7>. Standard R.S.S. Ml Tender .Jan. 17% 68 Feb-Mar. »;:< BtVi N Apr-Juiu* 71 71' 4 July-Sopt. 72.. 7.' Tom- ,»f Market: Quiot and Slightly easier. Latcsi Cable: Loads* Spot Sheet lt%d
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    MACPAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    109 19 Yesterday's Alterations. January 17th. Cl— Jßg I*rire>. Hatu Caves 1.85 1.40 Hong Fatts ,><; Si* Kinta Tin Dred. Ll7tt 1.45 ex Kuchai 2.12'u 8.17H I-inKuis 2. it.'. 2.10 Penawats S2 8(5 Puteh I.GO l.Td Sun^ei Wa.ws 3.27 0.H7« Taipinjr 1.22M> 1.27 1 N Talam LIB 1.20 Eastern
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      Rubber Affected by Floods.
      109 19 Rubber Affected by Floods. STOCKS RISING. (Our Own Correspondent.— Copyright). London, Jan. 17. The Rubber share market is steady although easy and values are inclined to dr.mji probably owing to a certain amount of scattered selling. A depressing factor blm kl the increase m London stocks which is understood to
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      TIMES ON RESTRICTION.
      32 19 The Time?, discussing: the opposition to the new assessment rules m Malaya, declares that the volumv of the protests su«-fi-ests that a significant stajre m restriction has been reached.
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      THE ANGLO-JAVA MERGER.
      60 19 Fae Anjili) Java scheme has been approved by the shareholders. It BeqoJNf 2.').K)J acres of previously fonig.ll jimMui rubber it Juhoro. of which 21,864 »s planted mostly witii mature rubber. The directors offer for subscription ijSQOjDQQ new 2s shares at ♦>s and a million 7 per cent,
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      TIN MARKET STEADY.
      55 19 The fall of tin below £2M) ha> not affected the sharemarket greatly. This is probably «iue to the statement that the South Wales tinplate works are uorl inp iull time for the first time since the coal strike. I»ndon Tins tinishtd lower whilst the older t.escriptions of
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      GLENEALY PLANTATIONS.
      216 19 The following is the llgniooalll report of the directors to the shareholders of the above Company to be presented at the annual meeting on Jan. 2Kth at noon at Derlick and Company's. The profit for the year amounts t.» SIOS.JTo.sI to which has to be added tinbalance of
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      ROSE MACPHAIL & COS REPORT.
      216 19 ROSE MACPH AIL COS REPORT. Singapore, Jan. 17. Rubber. London, Is 7 a sd. 'kd tlitwti Local 67 Vi CtSS Tin. London, i"24H 17s »>d. lf>s down Local $121.51) f'>r 200 Ton.-. Mining. Easier. KoduU 2.l*> 2.17, Kinta Dredge 1.42 1.4 7 Lingui 2.07 2.10. I'enawat *2 84, Kahman i.90
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      364 19 \SSETS OVER $7,500,000. rTHK" TPfAT rif-rrnv ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $27,000,000. IHE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE- Win (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) The Company has £20^ Lo^tT' LONDON OFFICE: 27 Old Jewry, E.C. 441,000 deposed with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British ATTRACTIVE
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      412 19 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Incorporated m England by Royal Charter. I'ai«l up Capital m 600,0«0 shares of „a ch £3,000.000 Koserve Fund 4,000,000 Iveserve Liability of a VY r ~S. lwior< 3,000,000 Head Oflitv: 88, Bishopsgate, London, EC. Agencies and Branches. Alur Star Jpoh Rangoon Amntsar
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      310 19 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hong Kong). Head Office: Hong Kong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund— Sterling £6,000,000 t- Silver $13,500,000 Keserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon: Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, Chairman v- ir C "IP 10
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      39 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m 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.
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1155 20 Those interested m Malayan turf mat ters will have learned with reirret that Mr. H. Hoiu', who was last year Appointed Official handirapper m succession to Mr. I). A. M. Brown, has ha<J to icsign the post and will be leaving Malaya after our May meeting. Mr. Hone
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    30 20 Thouph the Duke's defeated the Hawkins at Tanplin at hockey yesterday by the large margin of six goals to nil, the game could not by any means hy called uninteresting.
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    PENANG RACES.
    549 20 LAST DAY'S BIG CROWD. Some Good Wins. There was a very large attendance for the las. day of the races and the going w.ts gootl. Horse- Class Three. Third Division (Five Furlongs). Stiffy, (Irvine) 9 1 Marco. Gunning 8.5 2 Lord Logan (Thompson,) 8.8 Won by threequarters of
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    THE ENGLISH CUP.
    119 20 DRAW FOR FOURTH ROUND. Arsenal and Spurs at Home. [Router's Service.] London, Jan. 16. The following is the Association Cup draw for the fourth round to be player? on Jan. 28. C'harlton or Bury vs. Manchester United. Kotherham or Exeter vs. Blackburn. Cardiff vs. Liverpool. Port Vale
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    THE INTER-SERVICES FIGHTS.
    400 20 Two Return Contests. H.E. the (Governor (Sir Hugh Clifford) will be present at the Lowther Grant Cup boxing tournament at the Happy Valley to-morrow night and will present the prizes. H.E. Vice-Admiral Sir K. Tyrwhitt. KX.M.G. D.S.O. and Major General C.C. van Straubensee, C.B. CMJ'I. will also
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    FOOTBALL COMPETITION No. 21.
    152 20 Nine competitors jualined for the prize m this week's football competition, m which leaders were required to forecast the re suits of twelve matches m the third round of the Knglish F. A. Cup which were played on Saturday. The coupon sent m by Sergt. Stone.
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    56 20 The football match played at Tanglin yesterday between the second teams of the Duke's and the Hawkins resulted m a victory for the former by three goals to nil after a rather uninteresting game. Printed and published by Reginald Downing Davies at the office of the Singapore Free Prvw Ltd.,
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    YACHTING.
    838 20 THE SOMERVILLE BOWL RACE. Jean 11. First. On Sunday last the first race for the Somerville Bowl was sailed ovei the N.E. Monsoon course and seven A class boats turned out. Ella easily got the best of the start with Kathleen just down to leeward only a second or
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    RUGBY AGAINST A.P.C.
    43 20 The following: will represent the A.l\< against H.M.S. Hawkins to-morrow, at ."> p.m. on the Stadium ground: Chippendale; Niblock, Barnes. Robertson, Shaw; Scoular. Nicholson; Sturgess, Smith, Roberts, Cherrill, Twist, Barton-Wright, B rote-hit? an-1 Barton. The A.P.C. will play m Club colours.
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